I'm so fucking scared to post these LMAO 😭 But hey guys this is my fav thing ever I really don't know how to describe it bc I view them in a very specific lense—maybe the best way to describe it is queerplatonic bromance I DON'T KNOW THIS IS SO CRINGE. But Animal Mother and Rafterman are my favs ever and they mean so much to me sigh here's my cringy art ewwww
I'll put my whole explanation under a cut if u don't give a gaf about me mansplaining my vision onto you lmao bc there is a method to my madness
ARE YOU READDDYY AAAAA
OK SO I've told two people about this crap and they validated me so I'ma say it on here bc like... I wanna document my crazy dinky dow-ness here lol.
But I feel like these two have interacted enough in the film to conjure up some slop like in the scene where they all say their lines above the corpses and Animal Mother asks Rafterman what he thinks they are fighting the war for, or when there hunting down the sniper and Animal Mother tells Rafterman to go look for her with him (timestamp 1:43:35), or when they're joking around when the camera crew films them during the Surfin Bird thing (timestamp 1:17:26)
THEY'RE VERY CUTE TO MEEE OKAYYY😭💔 fuck they smiling about bro
I also like how Animal Mother is the ideal Marine who is hardcore and has the Lusthogs' back throughout the movie despite how crude he acts—almost becoming someone Rafterman can look up to with his clearly romanticized viewing of the war they're fighting in (examples being shown when he says he believes they're fighting for the good cause of freedom, wanting to go out into the field and seeking action, and immediately asking for validation when he shoots the sniper)
And actually that scene also shows so much about Rafterman's character if you pay attention to his wording. Cuz when he kills the sniper he asks if he's a "life taker" and a "heartbreaker" WHICH IS EXACTLY HOW COWBOY INTRODUCED THE LUSTHOG SQUAD TO HIM ugh he makes me sick. I think Rafterman is honestly the best example of someone with complete ignorance and views the entire war in rose-tinted glasses with how he acts.
So I like the idea of Rafterman already looking up to Animal Mother as a badass Marine in his screwed up vision, and Animal Mother almost taking him under his wing and also straight up telling him the war is a slaughter like in that scene IDK how to describe it...it's late lmao. They also have a nice contrast between them; with Rafterman being stupid and ignorant about the war, wanting to see the shit and thinking of killing the sniper as something heroic—and then Animal Mother knowing the war is a slaughter and seeing killing the sniper as payback for her killing his brother in arms.
But also they're framed next to each other a lot lmao like look at the handy picture I made below
PLUS I think the way they both kinda separate themselves from the group is similar—with Rafterman and Animal Mother both not speaking up during the scene with the hooker (Animal Mother only talks during that scene to snag her away from Eighthball and assert his... sigh... Dominance FUCKING CRINGE) Animal Mother also wasn't chilling with the rest of the group until he had to assert DOMINANCE over Joker. And Rafterman is weird and nobody likes him so he kinda is quiet by default.
And in the VERY SPECIFIC manner I ship them is like I don't think Rafterman is gay per say and I don't think Animal Mother would ever stay committed to someone during his time serving (he is NOT giving up prostitutes and he definitely has like 15 different STDS)
So I guess queerplatonic is the best way to put it cuz I think it's FUNNY the concept of them hanging out and like cuddling and being ODD OKAY. Maybe they kiss once in a blue moon I dunno shrugs... No hanky panky SEX Rafterman would never do that with a dude (Animal Mother maybe I don't fucking know he's weird dude he'd probably stick his weiner into a pipe) That's the ideal relationship ever uh huh yup and Animal Mother goes into gross detail about his hookups while Rafterman nods along while developing his pictures in the dark room and then Rafterman talks about cars and shit while Animal Mother flicks his boogers onto the wall.
There is a reason behind this chaos clearly lol I love looking too deep into shit aw yea I think that's around everything tho... Thanks for reading my tangent that is definitely reaching too far bleh. Ask me headcanons or anything I got so many. Also just ask me shit like about theories I watch FMJ everyday no joke I know a load about it plus I have my vietnamese credentials I'm so neurotypical it's insane
Please don't view them as Animal Mother being an alpha chud male and Rafterman being a little bitch I'd END IT ALL. They are both lonely chuds who snuggle every weekend to makeup for their loserness and they need to die. Animal Mother suffocates Rafterman because he is stinky and like 200 pounds
