i guess i wouldn't care

If i make it through it’s all because of you

[wheneremiss]

[wheneremiss]

tell me why i feel even lonelier.

beautiful day, the sun was warm. the cool breeze felt nice. but you scare me. it feels like you’re the manifestation of all rejection i could get. i don’t know what you think of me, and for me to see you as a friend, i need to believe you like me. what do you feel about me?

you barely look me in the eye. don’t wait for me or sit beside me. which is nothing. but i keep overthinking there’s something the matter. because you came to me with a fight and i was so unprepared i keep expecting one all the time now.

i need more from you. i need reassurance. i don’t think i can go on much longer fearing your reactions.

if you do that again and push me away, this time it will break me. don’t break my heart, because i can’t help but care. in that regard you’re not special, hear me? i care about everyone. because everyone matters. but that includes you.

[wheneremiss]

don’t even tell them that you know me

i would rather burn forever

you really outdid yourself this time. you acuse me of being friends with bad people, not tell me what they did to you, and treat me bad for talking to people i had no idea did any of that. i just met them. my god, i didn’t know expecting strangers not to be awful monsters was such a crime. how can i know someone’s past?

and you come here and tell to my face that i made you feel bad, unwelcome, and that you did such a deed to put up with them because i was friends with them. but you have your reasons to badmouth them, i’m sure. you just don’t want to tell me. you feel so superior because you isolate yourself whenever someone says something you disagree with. guess what, pal. people are real, they say things without thinking and they have prejudice. you have them too. we unlearn them by talking to each other. you don’t change the world living in a capsule. people aren’t perfect. they’re real. they say bad things and do bad things and make mistakes. you make them too. you act as if they were criminals who did unforgivable things. the average person is full of sins. we only got ourselves to save, who are you saving yourself to?

i don’t even want to look at you right now.

i can’t stand it

[wheneremiss]

diary entry #1

it might be worse now i don't have a notebook with me. things are getting worse again, i can't stand my job. endless hours of the same movements over and over again. i look up when i can, to see the same people wearing the same faces doing the same things every time. the exact same movement like constant replay of a bad dream. sometimes it doesn't feel real. my body don't feel mine. it's like i'm stuck in a room watching the same tape of a point of view of somebody else's day. my hands feel detached from my body, nothing is real. i saw you crying today. i thought about talking to you during our break, but by the time it came the accident felt so distant and unreal that i gave up. i feel like i'm selling my soul. every day i feel more and more tired, i don't want to do anything, or talk to anyone. i don't feel like reading, or watching any movies. i don't want to learn, or study, or spend money or time on anything. i feel bad for sleeping, because i feel like i'm wasting my only free time from that place where i should be doing something to feel real, to create proof i'm a human being, and i exist. but i'm so tired. i wish i could take a break for a long time.

[acupofbritishearlgrey]

Andrei Mironov as Ostap Bender

'The Twelve Chairs' (1976), dir. Mark Zakharov

[eng. sub.: episode 1, episode 2, episode 3, episode 4]

[deathdefyinggarlic]

[silme-lorien]

be careful out there mamas

[doll-ceci]

[sophsun1]

Labyrinth (1986) dir. Jim Henson

[still-she-haunts-me-phantomwise]

Faithful Alice in Wonderland Adaptations

Before contacting me about whether I missed an adaptation, check out my Loose Adaptations list. If you have wish to add additional or correct information, please send me a message through my askbox.

This list has evolved into a collaboration of many talented people. Special thanks to @curiouser42, @all-in-the-golden-afternoon96, @lewis-carroll, @ophelianine, @theshaggynerd, @captainsilver, and @translatingnekojiru​.

* = means only one source (usually IMDb) ** = means there’s confusion *** = means it’s an estimation Dates listed are when the material premiered, broadcasted, was released, etc. unless said otherwise. Runtimes are rounded down. Titles in quotation marks are guesses or nicknames because the real one is unknown.

Alice in Wonderland (1903) Short Film Date(s): 13 October 1903 Country: UK Runtime: 12 minutes (original); 8 minutes (surviving) Status: Released and restored; parts are missing. Directed by Cecil Hepworth and Percy Stow. May Clark starred as Alice. IMDb. BFI. Youtube (restored).  Tag.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1910) Short Film Date(s): 9 September 1910 Country: USA Runtime: 14 minutes Status: Existing in archives and a private collection; not released. Made by the Edison Manufacturing Company. Gladys Hulette starred as Alice. Contrary to popular belief, it was NOT directed by Edwin S. Porter. IMDb. Pictures. Youtube. Tag.

Alice in Wonderland (1915) Film Date(s): 19 January 1915 (private showing); 25 December 1915 (public release) Country: USA Runtime: 120 minutes (original); 52 minutes (surviving) Status: Only Wonderland has been released though missing scenes. One reel of Looking-Glass is in a private collection. Made by Nonpareil Feature Film Co. Directed by Martin J. Faust. Viola Savoy starred as Alice. The film contained both Wonderland and Looking-Glass sequences. For some unknown reason, this film had been re-edited and re-released a few times by different companies and by 1927, the film had been separated into two parts. Additionally, different releases edited out scenes. The original film does not exist and our current version comes from the edits. Only one reel, out of five, of Looking-Glass has been identified. IMDb. Youtube (edited Wonderland). Additional rare video clips (1, 2, 3 ). Looking-Glass reel. Tag (includes pictures).

Alice in Wonderland (1927) Silent, Short Film Date(s): recorded on 5 June or 10 July 1927 Country: USA Runtime: 13 minutes Status: Released. A recording of the Mountaineers Players’ Alice performed in the Kitsap Forest Theater in Washington. Myrtle Hester starred as Alice. The script is based on Mrs. Burton Harrison’s 1898 script “Alice in Wonderland: a Play for Children in Three Acts” which is relatively faithful, but adds a rather odd love affair between the White Rabbit and the Duchess. Information, Pictures, and Videos.

Alice Adventuring in Wonderland (1931) Silent, Short Film Date(s): recorded on 7 or 14 June 1931 Country: USA Runtime: 10 minutes Status: Released online. Another recording of the Mountaineers Players’ Alice performed in the Kitsap Forest Theater in Washington, but with Through the Looking Glass added in. Myrtle Hester starred again as Alice. The script appears to be original, but the Wonderland scenes are based on the script by Harrison (see 1927 entry). Information and Pictures. Video.

Alice in Wonderland (1931) Film Date(s): 20 or 30 September 1931** Country: USA Runtime: 50 minutes Status: Released, but not restored. Released version is missing scenes. Made by Metropolitan Studios. Directed by Bud Pollard. Ruth Gilbert starred as Alice. The script is based on Harrison’s script (see 1927 entry). IMDb. Youtube. Tag.

Alice in Wonderland (1933) Film Date(s): 22 December 1933 Country: USA Runtime: 76 minutes Status: Released. Made by Paramount Pictures. Directed by Norman Z. McLead. Charlotte Henry starred as Alice. Includes an traditionally animated sequence. IMDb. Dailymotion. Amazon. Tag.

Theatre Parade: Alice Through the Looking-Glass (1937) Television Date(s): 22 January 1937 Country: UK Runtime: 25 minutes*** Status: Performed live; most likely not recorded. Televised on BBC and presented by George More O'Ferrall. Ursula Hanray starred as Alice. Performed two times. IMDb. Information. Pictures.

Alice in Wonderland (1937) Television Date(s): 29 April 1937 / 1 May / 21 December / 25 Dec. Country: UK Runtime: 25-30 minutes*** Status: Performed live; most likely not recorded. Televised on BBC and presented by Geoge More O'Ferrall. Ursula Hanray starred as Alice. December performances had alterations. Performed four times. IMDb. See above.

Alice in Wonderland (1944) Television Date(s): Uncertain Country: USA Runtime: Uncertain Status: Most likely performed live; most likely not recorded. Televised on WRGB and presented by Russell Sage College. First television production of Eva la Gallienne’s Alice though Gallienne was not directly involved. Edith Kelly starred as Alice. Information and Picture. Another Picture.

Alice in Wonderland (1946) Television Date(s): 21 December 1946 / 24 Dec. Country: UK Runtime: 40 minutes*** Status: Performed live; may have not been recorded. Televised on BBC and presented by George More O'Ferrall. Directed by Clemence Dane. Vivian Pickles starred as Alice. Performed two times. IMDb. Information. Picture.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass (1948) Television Date(s): 25 December 1948 / 30 Dec. Country: UK Runtime: 45 minutes*** Status: Most likely performed live; may have not been recorded. Televised on BBC and adapted for television from the Herbert M. Prentice play. Margaret Barton starred as Alice. Performed 2 times. Was redone in 1956. Genome (1, 2). Information.

Alice au Pays des Merveilles (1949) Film Date(s): 13 May 1949 Country: France Runtime: 71 minutes (French); 83 minutes (original English); 75 minutes (surviving English) Status: Released, but in horrible conditions and missing scenes. One restored version at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. Made by L'Alliance Générale de Distribution Cinématographique and Lou Bunin Productions. There is a French version and an English version of the film; scenes were filmed for both versions. The English version was directed by Dallas Bower and the French version was directed by Marc Maurette. Carol Marsh starred as Alice. Wonderland is stop-motion animated with a live action Alice. Not widely seen in the USA as a result of a legal dispute with Disney. IMDb. BCDb. Youtube (English). Youtube (French). Amazon (English). Amazon (French).

Through the Crystal Ball: Alice in Wonderland (1949) Television Date(s): 16 May 1949 Country: USA Runtime: 30 minutes*** Status: Performed live; was recorded, but lost. Televised on CBS. Bambi Linn starred as Alice. Information. Pictures.

The Ford Theatre Hour: Alice in Wonderland (1950) Television Date(s): 15 December 1950 Country: USA Runtime: 60 minutes*** Status: Existing in an archive and may exist in a private collection; not released. Directed by Franklin J. Schaffer. Iris Mann starred as Alice. IMDb. Pictures (1, 2, 3).

Alice in Wonderland (1951) Film Date(s): 26 July 1951 Country: USA Runtime: 75 minutes Status: Released in excellent condition. Made by Walt Disney productions. Directed by Clyde Geronimi, Wildred Jackson, and Hamilton Luske. Kathryn Beaumont was the voice and model for Alice. Traditionally animated. IMDb. BCDb. Amazon.

Alice au pays des merveilles (1951) Television Date(s): Uncertain Country: France Runtime: Uncertain Status: Unknown. Directed by Bernard Hecht. nooSFere. Picture.

Children’s Newsreel: A Mad Tea Party (1954) Date(s): 2 May 1954 Country: UK Runtime: Uncertain Status: May have been performed live. Not sure if recorded or not. Directed by Steve Race. Julia Lockwood starred as Alice. IMDb. Genome.

London’s Festival Ballet in “Alice in Wonderland” (1954) Television Date(s): 12 July 1954 Country: UK Runtime: 45 minutes*** Status: Most likely performed live; may have not been recorded. Televised on BBC. Choreography and adapted for television by Michael Charnley. Directed by Benn Toff. Belinda Wright starred as Alice. Genome. Pictures and Info.

Hallmark Hall of Fame: Alice in Wonderland (1955) Television Date(s): 23 October 1955 Country: USA Runtime: 88 minutes Status: Performed live in color. Black-and-white exists in archives, not released. Second television production of Eva la Gallienne’s Alice though first in which Gallienne was involved. Directed by George Schaefer. Gillian Barber starred as Alice. IMDb. Pictures.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1956) Television Date(s): 1 January 1956 Country: UK Runtime: 75 minutes*** Status: Most likely performed live; may have not been recorded. Televised on BBC and adapted for television from the Herbert M. Prentice play. Seems to be very similar to the 1948 production. Lisa Barnett starred as Alice. Genome. Picture. Information and Another Picture.

Adventures of Alice (1960) Television Date(s): 23 December 1960 Country: UK Runtime: 60 minutes*** Status: Unknown. Televised on BBC. Directed by Charles Le Faux. Gillian Ferguson starred as Alice. nooSFee. Information and Picture. More Pictures.

B.P. Super Show: Alice in Wonderland (1962) Television Date(s): 16 December 1962 Country: Australia Runtime: Uncertain Status: Videotaped; may exist in private collections, but not released. Stage production of Noel Ferrier’s. Televised on CTC-7. Directed by Ian Holmes. Patricia Moore starred as Alice. Information and Pictures. Youtube (clip).

Alice in Wonderland (1966) Television Date(s): 28 December 1966 Country: UK Runtime: 71 minutes Status: Released. Televised on BBC. Directed by Jonathan Miller. Anne-Marie Mallik starred as Alice. IMDb. Dailymotion. Amazon.

Channel Niners Club: Alice in Wonderland (1966) Television Date(s): December 1966 Country: Australia Runtime: Uncertain Status: Unknown. Televised on STW Channel 9. Pixie Hale starred as Alice. Picture.

Les aventures d'Alice au pays des merveilles (1970) Television Date(s): 22 December 1970 Country: France Runtime: 123 minutes Status: Not released; posted online. Directed by Jean-Christophe Averty. Marie Véronique Maurin starred as Alice. Shot entirely in front of a blue screen. IMDb. Dailymotion (French). Pictures (1, 2, 3). Torrent. Behind the Scenes Video (French).

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1972) Film Date(s): 20 November 1972 (in US) / 22 April 1973 (in UK) Country: UK Runtime: 91 minutes Status: Released, but in usually horrible condition. Made by Josef Shaftel Productions. Directed by William Sterling. Fiona Fullerton starred as Alice. IMDb. Amazon (English). Amazon (Spanish/English; best quality).

Alice Through the Looking Glass (1973) Television Date(s): 15 January 1973 / 22 Jan. / 29 Jan. / 5 February / 12 Feb. / 19 Feb. / 26 Feb. / 5 March / 11 Mar. / 19 Mar. / 26 Mar. / 2 April Country: UK Runtime: Uncertain Status: Unknown. Made by Thames Television Production. Directed by Daphne Shadwell. Carol Hollands starred as Alice. Information.

Festival of Family Classics: Alice in Wonderland (1973) Television Date(s): 11 February 1973 Country: USA Runtime: 22 minutes Status: Released Made by Rankin/Bass Productions. Directed by Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass. Traditionally animated. IMDb. BCDb. Youtube. Amazon.

Alice Through the Looking Glass (1973) Television Date(s): 25 December 1973 Country: UK Runtime: 74 minutes Status: Released. Televised on BBC. Directed by James MacTaggart. Sarah Sutton starred as Alice. Almost entirely shot in front of a blue screen. IMDb. Pictures (1, 2, 3). Youtube. Amazon.

Nel mondo di Alice (1974) Television Date(s): 3 September 1974 / 24 Sept. Country: Italty Runtime: around 50 minutes per episode / 212 minutes total Status: Limited release in Italty, rare everywhere else. Directed by Guido Stagnaro. Milena Vukotic starred as Alice. IMDb. Information and Picture. Youtube.

Alicia en el país de las maravillas (1976) Film Date(s): 9 December 1976 Country: Argentina Runtime: 66 minutes Status: Not released; posted online. Directed by Eduardo Plá. Mónica Vont Reust starred as Alice. IMDb. Youtube (Spanish).

Manga Sekai Mukashi Banashi: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (1977) Television Date(s): 8 December 1977 Country: Japan Runtime: 21 minutes Status: Limited release, posted online. Directed by Fred Laderman. Traditionally animated. IMDb. BCDb. Youtube.

Alisa v Strane Chudes (1981) Television Date(s): Uncertain Country: Russia Runtime: around 10 minutes per part / 30 minutes total Status: Released. Made by Kievnauchfilm. Directed by Efrem Pruzganskiy. Marina Neyolova starred as Alice. Mixture of traditional animation and paper cut-out stop motion animation. IMDb. BCDb. Youtube (Russian with English subtitles). Amazon.

Alisa v Zazerkale (1982) Television Date(s): Uncertain Country: Russia Runtime: around 9 minutes per part / 38 minutes total Status: Released Made by Kievnauchfilm. Directed by Efrem Pruzganskiy. Marina Neyolova starred as Alice. Mixture of traditional animation and paper cut-out stop motion animation. IMDb. BCDb. Youtube (Russian with English subtitles).

Alice at the Palace (1982) Television Date(s): 16 January 1982 Country: USA Runtime: 61 minutes Status: Released Production of Elizabeth Swados’s musical “Alice in Concert”. Directed by Emile Ardolino. Meryl Streep starred as Alice. IMDb. Youtube. Amazon.

Alice in Wonderland (1982) Television Date(s): Uncertain Country: USA Runtime: 80 minutes Status: Released on VHS tape, posted online. Production of Children’s Theater Company’s Alice. Directed by John Clark Donahue. Annie Enneking starred as Alice. IMDb. Youtube. Pictures.

Great Performances: Alice in Wonderland (1983) Television Date(s): 3 October 1983 Country: USA Runtime: 86 minutes Status: Released. Production of Eva la Gallienne’s Alice in which she’s involved. Directed by Kirk Browning. Kate Burton starred as Alice. IMDb. Youtube. Amazon.

Alice in Wonderland (1985) Television Date(s): 26 March 1985 / 2 April / 9 Apr. / 16 Apr. / 23 Apr. Country: UK Runtime: around 20 minutes per episode / 100 minutes total*** Status: Not released; posted online. Televised on Anglia Television. Directed by Harry Aldous. Giselle Andrews starred as Alice. The Wonderland characters were puppeteered by Da Silva Puppets. IMDb. Information and Screenshots. More Information and Another Picture. Youtube.

Alice in Wonderland (1985) Television Date(s): 9 December 1985 Country: USA Runtime: around 93 minutes per part / 183 minutes total Status: Released. Televised on CBS and made by Irwin Allen Productions and Columbia Pictures Television. Directed by Harry Harris. Natalie Gregory starred as Alice. IMDb. Amazon.

Alice in Wonderland (1986) Television Date(s): 5 January 1986 Country: UK Runtime: around 30 minutes per part / 114 minutes total Status: Released. Televised on BBC. Directed by Barry Letts. Kate Dorning starred as Alice. Lots of blue screen used, most of the sets are models. IMDb. Youtube. Amazon.

Bideo Eehon: Alice in Wonderland (1986) Television Date(s): Uncertain Country: Japan Runtime: 10 minutes Status: Released on VHS; posted online Made by Walker’s Company and released on VHS tape. Youtube. 

Budil'nik: Alice in Wonderland (1987) Television Date(s): Uncertain Country: Russia Runtime: around 30 minutes per part / 60 minutes total*** Status: Not released; one segment posted online. Russian children’s show “Alarm” featured segments of the chapters “Pig and Pepper” and “A Mad Tea-Party”. Only “Pig and Pepper” is online. Youtube (Russian).

Něco z Alenky (1988) Film Date(s): 3 August 1988 (USA) / 1 November 1990 (Czechoslovakia) Country: Czechoslovakia Runtime: 83 minutes Status: Released in excellent quality. Directed by Jan Švankmajer. Kristýna Kohoutová starred as Alice. Wonderland is stop-motion animated with a live action Alice. IMDb. Amazon.

Alice in Wonderland (1988) Video Date(s): Uncertain Country: Australia Runtime: 48 minutes Status: Released. Made by Burbank Films Australia. Directed by Franco Cristofani. Olivia Martin starred as Alice. Traditionally animated. IMDb. BCDb. Youtube. Amazon.

Video Anime Ehonkan Sekai Meisaku Dowa: Alice in Wonderland (1988-1990) Television A.K.A.: Funky Fables, Sugar & Spice Date(s): Uncertain Country: Japan Runtime: 28 minutes (English dub) Status: Released on VHS tape; posted online. Made by Fuji Project Ltd. The original Japanese version was probably faithful and aired on television sometime between 1988 to 1990. Saban dubbed the series into English around 1991 or 1992, making it a humorous retelling in the “Funky Fables” series. It may have been aired on television in the US. It was released on the “Sugar & Spice” VHS series with different cover art. Because of the cover art, there is confusion and two different IMDb pages. IMDb (Sugar & Spice). IMDb (Funky Fables). Youtube (English). Sugar & Spice Cover. Amazon.

Fushigi no kuni no Arisu (1991) Video Date(s): Uncertain Country: Japan Runtime: 30 minutes Status: Released on VHS tape; posted online. Stage production of Pikkari Theatre, a troupe of “living dolls.” Not much else is know about this version besides that the actual stage production may have been longer. Youtube.

Anime Sekai no Dowa: Alice in Wonderland (1994) Television Date(s): Uncertain Country: Japan Runtime: 22 minutes Status: DVD release in Italy; posted online. Made by Toei Doga. Directed by Hiroshi Shidara. Traditionally animated. IMDb. Youtube (Italian).

Alice in Wonderland (1995) Video Date(s): 31 July 1995 (USA)* Countries: USA, Canada, Japan Runtime: 45 minutes Status: Released. Made by Jetlag Productions and GoodTimes Entertainment. Directed by Toshiyuki Hiruma and Takashi. IMDb. BCDb. Youtube. Amazon.

Alice Through the Looking Glass (1998) Television Date(s): 26 December 1998 Country: UK Runtime: 83 minutes Status: Released. Televised on Channel 4 and made by Projector Productions. Directed by John Henderson. Kate Beckinsale starred as Alice. Lots of CGI effects. IMDb. Youtube. Amazon.

Alice in Wonderland (1999) Television Date(s): 28 February 1999 Country: USA Runtime: 128 minutes Status: Released. Televised on NBC and made by Hallmark Entertainment. Directed by Nick Willing. Tina Majorino starred as Alice. IMDb. Amazon.

Alice de l’autre côté du miroirs (2003) Date(s): Uncertain Country: France Runtime: 25 minutes Status: Limited release; posted online. Made by Storimages. Directed by Dominique Debar. May be digitally animated. There is an added plot about Alice’s mother and step-mother. Official Website (with English trailer). Youtube (English). Dailymotion (Russian).

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (2005) Television Date(s): Uncertain Country: UK Runtime: 105 minutes Status: Limited released. Production of Chicken Shed Theatre’s Alice and televised on Sky Arts. Directed by Jon Woods. Belinda Mcguirk starred as Alice.

Unsuk Chin: Alice in Wonderland (2007) Television Date(s): 27 June 2007 (Germany) Country: Germany Runtime: 123 minutes Status: Released. Opera composed by Unsuk Chin. Directed by Ellen Fellmann. Sally Matthews starred as Alice. IMDb. Dailymotion. Amazon.

Alice in Wonderland (2008) Video? Date(s): 2 August 2010 (DVD release) Country: USA Runtime: 93 minutes Status: Released. Opera composed by Peter Westergaard. Jennifer Winn starred as Alice. Amazon.

Alice no País das Maravilhas (2009) Video Date(s): Uncertain Country: Brazil Runtime: 43 minutes Status: Released. Made by Video Brinquedo. Directed by Robson Lima and Everton Rodrigues. Rita Almeida starred as Alice. Youtube (English). Youtube (Portuguese).

Alice in Wonderland (2010) Video Date(s): 23 February 2010 Country: USA Runtime: 56 minutes Status: Released. Directed by Michael Conroy. The audio is from a 1948 radio broadcast starring Dinah Shore as Alice. IMDb. Dailymotion. Amazon.

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (2011) Television Date(s): 23 April 2011 Country: UK Runtime: 121 minutes Status: Released in excellent condition. Ballet by Christopher Wheeldon and commissioned by The Royal Ballet. Directed by Jonathan Haswell and Dominic Best. Lauren Cutherbertson starred as Alice. There are also 2013 and 2014 performances with Sarah Lamb as Alice. IMDb. Amazon.

Fushigi no Kuni no Arisu (2012) App Date(s): 20 June 2012 Country: Japan Runtime: 9 minutes Status: Released. Appears to be an smartphone app that tells the story for children in Japanese or English. It also seems to either be a traditional picture book format or animation (which is why it’s listed here).

Alisa v Zazerkalye (2012) Television Date(s): Uncertain Country: Russia Runtime: 147 minutes Status: Unknown; posted online. Production of Fomenko Theatre Moscow. Directed by Ivan Popovski.

Unknown Dates

Fushigi no Kuni no Arisu? (80s) Anime; may have used segments of Alice to teach English to Japanese children. That’s all the information I have. Youtube.

Ālìsī Mànyóu Qíjìng Jì (2012?) Made by Jupingjiejie. A Chinese Alice very ‘inspired’ by Disney’s. Dailymotion.

Last Updated: 5/27/16

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[filmescapism]

⋆˚｡ ⋆Goodbye, Dragon Inn (2003) dir. Tsai Ming-liang⋆˚｡ ⋆

[wheneremiss]

if you told me i’m real i don’t believe you

[wheneremiss]

if everybody can’t have nice things, what’s the point of me having nice things? i’m in the only kid on the playground with a toy to play with, what’s the point of playing?

[wheneremiss]

i’m 30 pages in tom sawyer and i don’t think i can do it

[saracastically]

toothless in 99 i got a ton of toothless requests; so i made this one move

commissions are open

[wheneremiss]

when i think about the idea of life itself it’s so beautiful and fortunate and incredible and amazing and when i think about my own life and everydays pains and tortures i’m like life is truly a prison

[dragonmasterhiccup]

Question for the mun!

What is your opinion on the third movie, specifically the ending?

Okay, honestly I'm a little nervous to answer, because there's a lot of controversy about the third film....but here I go!

On my first watch....I loved it, as a whole. The ending was bittersweet, and seeing them reunited with their kids, to me, was just amazing.

After watching it a few more times, okay a lot more, it does make sense why they had to say goodbye...hear me out!

Berk was becoming too dependent on their dragons. Hiccup was so focused on them it affected his ability to be a good chief.

Yes, they won their battle against Drago, and Viggo, and Grimmel, but...they lost so much, their luck would run out eventually and I think Hiccup knew that. He already lost his father, and Grimmel came very close to getting what he wanted, which was killing Toothless.

No matter the war, there are always casualties, and as much as the people of Berk loved their dragons, maybe it would have been safer to separate.

Ultimately, was it the right decision? Probably not. But, the way I see it, Hiccup had to make a choice. I don't think they could have continued the way they were going.

But then again, I also like to stay in the willing suspension of disbelief.

All of that being said, I have seen other takes on the film, and I do see their side as well. Why fight so hard to keep the dragons, just to send them away a year later?

🤷‍♀️ people change, don't they?

As Hiccup said himself, "I was fighting so hard for a world that I wanted, I failed to see what you needed."

The needs of the many outweigh the need of the few.

[wheneremiss]

(just popped out of nowhere sorry) but to me this made so much sense. hiccup tried so hard to keep the dragons and their life as it was. everyone was saying it wasn’t doable anymore and he’d go “nah we’ll make room” “we’ll figure it out”, he wanted to take everyone on berk away for good just to be with the dragons in peace. but when he almost lost toothless it’s like it finally hit him it was a lost cause. sooner or later another drago or a grimmel was gonna show up and they might not be so lucky this time, he knows it’ll never stop bc he’s being fighting them for years, and he knew after going there that the hidden world wasn’t a place for humans. it was either have them stay and keep living like this and take more risks or let them go. regardless of how clearly the film showcased this struggle i think the ending makes a lot of sense. it’s so bittersweet but not just because. (to be fair i haven’t read a lot of the arguments of the ppl that didn’t like it, so if i’m missing something already discussed sorry)