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[wasafairytale]

Y’all know when Mulan is sitting in the rain and watches her parents silhouette disappear as the candle is blown out and then her eyes squint in determination and the music that starts to play and you see her go into the family temple and light a match and bow in respect and then sneak into her parents room and switch the scroll for her hair brooch and then the way her reflection is shown as she pulls the sword and cuts her hair?? It’s literally more iconic than any marvel movie

[wyntersknight]

Y’all know that there is heavy symbolism in that scene to show that Mulan is the spirit of the Great Stone Dragon and that’s why Mushu wasn’t able to awaken it?

[glitter-worm]

im sorry What!! i never knew this! my life feels fuller!!! ahhhh

[wyntersknight]

Mulan sits in the rain underneath the statue of the Great Stone Dragon (who is looking down on her), and suddenly decides on a course of action. She looks up, resolved to go to war in place of her father and runs into the temple where she lights the match and beseeches protection for her family. The stone she bows to and that we see lit up by lightening strike is that of the dragon, whose eyes are looking out after her, lit from underneath by the candles. The scene transitions to the divider in the house that also has an icon of the dragon. where she replaces her hair comb with the summons. Then we see the sword hilt, also the dragon, and as she draws the blade we see her face replace it. She ties up her hair, then as she opens the wardrobe, the handles are also the dragon. After donning the armor, the view shows her facing us, with the hilt of the sword (the face of the dragon) in front of her face, where she then turns the sword to reveal her face, and sheaths it. As she leaves, we flash back to the temple, and the eyes of the dragon flash as her grandmother wakes up.

The Great Stone Dragon resides within her. She is the protector of the family.

[vinedragonheartstring]

After this explanation, the scene where Mushu cannot wake up the stone dragon makes so much more sense. I appreciate the symbolism so much more. I noticed the dragon but didn’t notice she was constantly juxtaposed with the dragon!

Canon accepted.

[my-little-sourwolf]

…..holy shit!

[dailytessa]

Tessa Thompson for Marie Claire (2019)

[recommend]

Proof That Baby Showers Are the Literal Worst (x)

[samxdean]

[peacefield]

the child + uppy arms

[everythingfox]

[vanelandia]

Robert Pattinson attends the Dior Men’s Winter 2020-2021 show

[fmerob]

Robert Pattinson // Dior Homme I’m Your Man 2020

[thealfaguy]

[okaytrue]

*comes across a slight inconvenience* me: you know what would solve this ????? death

[bob-belcher]

[burnouthenight]

MARA X NOAH ferrari // the neighbourhood ain’t no rest for the wicked // cage the elephant coming down // halsey psychotic girl // the black keys i will follow you into the dark // death cab for cutie gasoline // halsey robbers // the 1975 evil woman // electric light orchestra fireworks // fall out boy the world is watching // two door cinema club

[maeganramirez]

In the past, racially offensive jokes, remarks about your female colleague’s breasts or cracks about ‘spastics’ were considered a reasonable element of daily banter both in and outside the workplace. Now they are not. We have abandoned them for the same reason we no longer burn witches at the stake or stick orphaned children in the poorhouse. We have moved on. Values change, societies develop and their language and behavior evolve with them. That’s not political correctness but social and political progress. It is not imposed by liberal diktat but established by civic consensus. Those who are unwilling or unable to move on are welcome to their words and views. But like anyone else who engages in antisocial behavior, once they act on these impulses they must live with the consequences. Those who struggle with this are not so much living in the past as struggling to accept the present. For what they are really arguing for is the right both to be insensitive and for that insensitivity to go unchallenged. The first is their right–but, like all rights, it comes with both responsibilities and ramifications. The same freedom of speech that allows you to disparage large groups of people also allows those people to mobilize public opinion and legislation against you if you do so.

Gary Younge, Who Are We - And Should It Matter in the Twenty-First Century? (via sociologistbridget)

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[dreamofspring]

The man who fears losing has already lost. Fear cuts deeper than swords.

[ronweaslley]

shadowhunters appreciation weeks: week thirteen ↳ objects 

[kristensource]

kristen stewart jalouse outtakes