#typecast

[feyti-odinsdottir]

Actors who can play exactly one (1) character to absolute perfection are everything to me

[hugmelikeasoldier]

the fact that Wyatt Oleff’s typecast is “name is Stanley” is frying me 😭

[kwentoniblack]

Balik Tanaw: Emo Era, Rakista, at mga Millennial

May paraan ang nostalgia na sumabay sa tibok ng puso. Sa amin na lumaki sa pagitan ng analog at internet age, nagsisimula ito sa simpleng eksena. Magbukas ka ng Friendster profile at may tumutugtog na kanta sa background. Pinili iyon ng kaibigan mo o mismong track na nagsisilbing mood ng araw. Sa MySpace naman, mas maingat ang pagbuo ng sarili. Profile picture, Top 8 friends, at playlist na parang diary ng emosyon. Sa madilim na gig halls o sa sulok ng kwarto habang nakikinig ng 128kbps MP3s, malinaw na ang emo ay hindi lang genre. Isa itong estado ng isip, social signal, at araw araw na ritwal. Naka black ang damit, nakasulat ang lyrics sa notebook, at pilit inuunawa ang sarili habang unti unting tumatanda.

Sa international scene, ang MySpace age ay pinangungunahan ng mga bandang naghahalo ng melody at chaos. Saosin, Senses Fail, Silverstein, Eyes Set to Kill. Sila ang soundtrack ng sleepless nights at heartbreak na parang sabay sabay nararanasan sa iba ibang sulok ng mundo. Kapag tumama ang kanta sa tamang sandali, parang sumasabay ang emosyon sa lakas ng tunog. May pakiramdam na ang pagsigaw ng lyrics sa loob ng kwarto ay lehitimong paraan ng paghinga.

Sa Pilipinas, may sariling anyo ang eksena. Ang rakista culture ay humalo sa tunog ng Typecast, Chicosci, Urbandub, Saydie, at Valley of Chrome. Hindi lang simpleng tugtugan ang dating nila. Parang personal na sulat ang bawat riff at bawat linya ng kanta. Ang emo at post hardcore wave ay sumanib sa lokal na rock scene. Malakas ang enerhiya, diretso ang emosyon, at may rawness na parang ang bawat gig ay lihim na pagtitipon ng kabataan.

Hindi lang ito tungkol sa musika. Isa itong kolektibong identity. Nakikilala mo ang tribe mo sa band shirts at worn out na Converse. Sa playlists na pinapasa sa forums. Sa mga debate kung Silverstein o Thursday ang tunay na soundtrack ng high school mo. Ang MySpace profile ay nagsilbing diary, curator ng taste, at maliit na social experiment. Mahalaga ang bawat detalye. Gig posters sa dingding, burned CDs at mixtapes na ginawa para sa crush o kaibigan, playlists na paulit ulit pinaandar, blog entries sa Angelfire at Xanga, Sasuke haircut experiments, black eyeliner bago ang gig, midnight MSN chats tungkol sa banda o heartbreak, at concert tickets na hindi mo kayang itapon.

Para sa maraming Pinoy millennials, formative ang panahong ito. Hindi mo lang pinapakinggan ang musika. Bahagi ito ng paraan mo ng pamumuhay. Nandoon ang urgency ng pagiging bata, frustrated, at hopeful sa mundong tila masyadong mabilis gumalaw. Kahit instant na ang internet ngayon, may kakaibang charm noon sa paghihintay. Hinihintay ang bagong album release. Nadidiskubre ang banda sa CD ng kaibigan. Tinitingnan ang Top 8 ng mga kakilala. Paulit ulit na chine check ang band pages sa MySpace, PureVolume, o Last.fm.

May humor din kapag binalikan. Nakakatawa ang ilan sa mga desisyon namin noon. Sobrang seryosong usapan tungkol sa screamo at post hardcore. Ang maingat na pag curate ng blog page. Ang Sasuke haircut na halos pare pareho sa buong tropa. Pero totoo ang lahat ng iyon. Bahagi iyon ng paghubog sa amin. Hindi perpekto ang eksena. May mga banda na isang EP lang ang inilabas at nawala. May lyrics na minsan walang malinaw na kahulugan. Minsan sobra rin ang drama. Pero para sa amin, iyon ang totoong mundo.

Bawat banda ay may sariling soundtrack ng sleepless nights, gig posters, black eyeliner sessions, Sasuke haircut memories, burned CDs at mixtapes, obsessive lyric copying, Angelfire at Xanga blogs, midnight MSN chats, concert tickets, at playlists na paulit ulit pinaandar. Isang panahon ng nostalgia, identity, at paghahanap ng sariling tribe, parang snapshot ng MySpace at emo era na sabay sabay naming naranasan.

Kapag inaalala ngayon ang Friendster at MySpace era at ang rakista bands ng 2000s-2010s, hindi lang ito simpleng nostalgia. Paalala ito kung paano hinanap ng isang henerasyon ang sarili sa tunog ng gitara at ingay ng crowd. Natutunan namin na minsan ang pinakamalakas na boses ay hindi galing sa entablado kundi sa tahimik na kwarto kasama ang mga taong nakakaintindi.

It's not a phase. It's a lifestyle.

[kawaiiers]

bro I JUST HAD A VERY SUDDEN realization that Brick and Jacques share a voice actor in the polish dub

[milli-moi]

Let’s talk typecasting!

I began to do a full watch of Kathryn Hahn’s Filmography a few months back, as I went on I decided to start taking some notes on the typecastings I often saw, it’s been interesting actually, basically I’ve looked at sexuality, religion and parent-status. The list isn’t done yet so I won’t go too far into it

BUT

I’ve also been watching a decent chunk of Aubrey Plaza’s filmography when I realised how little of it I had seen.

So Kathryn is 51, Aubrey is 40 - yes there is a chunk of age difference between them but they are close to the same ‘playing age’ for a lot of things. They have done a similar amount of projects - IMDB has Aubrey in 98 and Kathryn in 85 but there are a bunch of credits which are for shorts that aren’t easy to find anymore for Aubrey.

Now I haven’t finished either of their Filmographies yet but I have watched a decent chunk of both and I’ve looked through them enough to be pretty sure I won’t find many more Mum roles for Aubrey in what I haven’t seen.

I don’t count voice work for this because it doesn’t really affect how an actress appears. I can absolutely see that Kathryn has the ‘Mum’ look though.

I have seen Aubrey play a Mum 6 times - two of which she is playing biologically female but is the ‘father.’

Kathryn has played a Mum 34 times..! Pretty sure Aubrey has also never played a visibly pregnant character and has only been pregnant on screen for one role.

It’s amazing to see how much this attests to their individual image both in terms of style and in terms of build - and no I don’t mean weight, I mean that Kathryn is just curvier generally. But it also probably has a lot to say about their early work and the things that created their image as an actor.

Also, just before people say it, Yes for Crossing Jordan Kathryn’s pregnancy was written in to the role but this is the only time that has happened. She was also actually pregnant during the filming of How Do You Know but she would most likely have been cast in the role of the pregnant character before she fell pregnant with Mae, or at least the role was written as a pregnant character without the pregnant actress attachment.

[yashabonagracia]

How did I only just now realize the OBVIOUS similarities between Varys the Spider and Larys Strong?

Both use mysterious sources to gather secrets: Little Birds (Varys)/rats (Larys)

Both have defining physical afflictions beyond their control: eunuch (Varys)/clubfoot (Larys)

Both affect a meek or non-threatening demeanor to disarm people: weird giggles, being purposefully vague, and his exotic dress/perfumes (Varys)/playing up his disability and pretending to be helpful/mild-mannered (Larys)

Both are rumored to be “deviants” of some sort: likes little boys (Varys: unproven)/foot fetish (Larys: totally true and wouldn't be so bad if it weren't so predatory)

Both have ambiguous/flexible loyalties: The Realm? (Varys)/his current footslut or the highest bidder? (Larys)

They both employ tongueless minions...

Even their names are just one FREAKING letter apart: (V/L)arys!!!

They are basically the same person! Has anyone ever seen them in a room together at the same time?!?! I don't care that they're supposed to be born centuries apart! You say: important details, I say: convenient excuses!

[love-ardour-anarchism]

man imagine if you played one dog on like Airbud the movie or something and then they just typecast you as "the dog" wouldn't that be fucked up

[nirvanabrainrot]

last night me and my best friend were typecasting our friendship as different duos from anime, I said Naruto and Sasuke and this mother fucker said i was sasuke because I'm emo and my mums side of the family are criminals 💀💀