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Hi! I'm zzukkummi~ New to Tumblr! I'll mostly write reviews on movies and shows. I used to write a lot of fanfiction and draw a lot of fanart, but I've been busy these days;; Maybe Tumblr can re-ignite my passion! See you around~
ALICE IN BORDERLAND + MINOR ARCANA
[insp] [template] symbolism reference: wikipedia, labyrinthos
Alice in Borderland: Shuntarō Chishiya (INTJ 5w4 549 sx/sp)
MBTI
Dominant Ni
His Ni is apparent many times in the manga. He chose to stay in one spot during the tag game to observe his enemies first (Ni prefering prediction over Se action). His dominant Ni is also very apparent when he set Arisu up. When he saw Aguni's confusion when he opened the black envelope he concluded that the content of the envelope is most likely empty. After setting Arisu up, he picked information again when Aguni looked into one spot because he felt uneasy that Arisu tried to break the fake safe, hence he was looking at the location of the real safe. He used his Ni briefly in blackjack too, guessing that one of the players is a magician because of how he looks.
He used his Ni a lot during the Beauty Contest game. He thought that the success rate for the King (Kuzuruyu) and tried to infer the meaning behind it and considered the success rate to be fair. He knows that Kuzuruyu is a lawyer, that the game venue is a court with gigantic scales as the decoration. He also mentioned that the value of all life is equal is the ideals of a lawyer. As the game progressed, all of the players' choice are nearing the number zero, which is an equilibrium (there will be no exchange of points cause rationally everyone will choose zero in the end), which is in line with Kuzuruyu's ideals. He then understood what Kuzuruyu is trying to weigh (he is trying to find the meaning behind the game). After implementing his strategy for the game he saw Kuzuruyu keeping up with his new strategy which means that he already predicted that this could happen and he concluded that Kuzuruyu is trying to weigh the value of life from the game. Then as they conversed more he found that Kuzuruyu is unable to choose the worth of a life and he inferred that he became the citizen to let the game decide the worth for him and hoped that he'll eventually become numb to it (before that he asked Kuzuruyu if he kept participating in these games and becomes the citizen himself and losing his human emotions would it increase the pain and Kuzuruyu said it's possible).
He also kept his eye on Daimon and inferred that she is a frank person because she kept asking things that she doesn't know to other people. Because of her personality he predicted that she would choose a random number. He narrowed down her number of choice and associated some of the numbers that he eliminated with the numbers that are usually seen a lot in daily life (64 with a ding from a video game console commercial and so on).
Auxiliary Te
He used his Te too in the tag game. He chose a spot where he can observe everything from above and he thought that it doesn't make sense to wander around when you don't know where the it will emerge with limited visibility in the apartment. He also used Arisu to bait the real safe from Aguni (knowing that Hatter is a cautious person, so the safe must be hidden) when the militants are celebrating his coronation as the King of the beach (finding the safe without bait during an opportunity like this wouldn't be as effective and could get you caught or you wouldn't find the safe at all when they're going back).
He also used his Te in the blackjack game. He knows that if he knows how many cards are left then he will know which cards are left since all of the decks are the same, then he categorised which cards are advantageous to the players and which ones are advantageous to the dealers and counted the ratio of the said cards from the deck and from this formula he can decide how much he should bet. During the last few rounds of blackjack he knows that the old lady despised one of the players, a trick master, because it reminded her of her husband (that player has used his gun to kill another player, so he can't use his gun again), so he cheated again to trigger the game system to allow the lady to use the gun and of course that lady killed the trick master.
During the Beauty Contest game he decided to break the equilibrium by choosing the number 100, knowing that Daimon is a frank person and because of his choice Daimon won the round and repaid him by choosing 100 in the next round.
Tertiary Fi
He sometimes evaluates his personal values like in the tag game when he said that as long as he survives, he doesn't care how many people will die and he reflected on this value, whether or not it's human to have that mindset. He also justified his wrongdoing after he set Arisu up by saying that there isn't anything that someone shouldn't do in order to survive.
When Daimon died during the Beauty Contest he said that her sacrifice is not worth the exchange of his own life and he realized that his emptiness is there even before the Borderlands. During the last round of the Beauty Contest, he said to Kuzuruyu that equality is impossible since there will always be one side that will be sacrificed to reach "equality" or to implement "justice" (black and white Fi judgment due to auxiliary Te). After figuring out Kuzuruyu's personal values, he played with it, forcing him to make a choice with his value and slightly mocking him that if he doesn't like to make decisions (since Kuzuruyu can't decide the worth of a life), he can just kill him off since the rules of the game is impartial. After Kuzuruyu died he realized that he thought Kuzuruyu as an interesting person because he envied his interest in life, which he doesn't have.
After he was shot, he told Arisu that he used to view the human beings as stupid beings. He said that he despised the sincere ones, he berated people who put in their effort, hurt a lot of people, and shunned a lot of people who have good will and intentions. He realised that he was probably jealous cause those are the things that he doesn't have. He felt like he has no purpose and his mere existence is just to show how empty a human can be and deep down he just wanted to be understood. After he went back to the real world he decided to live an honest life.
Inferior Se
His Se inferior showed up during the tag game because he prefers to know the prediction first instead of acting in the now. He also used the things around him during the Witch Hunt to make a flamethrower.
Shadow Functions
Opposing Ne
During the game of Tag when he saw Karube suggesting the players to work together he doubted that his idea will work out easily. He considered the possibilities of the other players risking themselves to go to the walkways to find the base, risking themselves to reveal their locations to the it, and risking themselves to trust the intel from another player. His assumptions are later proved to be wrong cause Usagi risked herself to work together with everyone else.
Critical Parent Ti
During the Beauty Contest game he quietly criticized the old man for using his own logical deduction, using his own intelligence as his basis and he thought that if he kept doing that he won't win the game and won't understand the workings of an "idiot". He also called out Kuzuruyu's obsession with equality is illogical since he is the one who is trying to assign superiority or inferiority to human lives by creating the game.
Trickster Fe
During the Witch Hunt he said to Mira that he never wanted to understand the hearts of others. During the battle royale he said to Arisu that he despised sincere people and he couldn't help but to shun people's good will and intentions.
Demon Si
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Enneagram
5w4 549 sx/sp
*this includes my own interpretation of his character
As you can see in the manga he values information and deem it important. He keeps collecting things after the games too. Since 5s are afraid of being deprived of their resources, he told Karube that his information is not for free.
As you can see in the manga him being neglected by his parents form his 5 core. As the result of the neglect he becomes empty and apathetic (one of 5 traits). He was never taught how to love and he has to conquer the world on his own since he was a kid and depended on himself, making himself competent (hence the 5 fear of being incompetent, making them hoard a lot of information and knowledge for themselves). His 4 wing makes him envy what people have that he doesn't have. He threw a letter of a father who wanted to redeem himself because he envied him as he doesn't have a father who really cared for him. As 5w4 he is jealous of other people who are seemingly not empty and have a purpose. Because of his emptiness he feels that he has no purpose, that life is meaningless. The result of his jealousy is his antagonistic behavior to people. He tried to fulfill that emptiness with some random knowledge (you can see that when he quotes some random knowledge about utopia or monalisa in the manga) and pursued medicine to see if he could care about life. As 5w4 he felt that he came to the world being neglected and not being accepted as who he is by his parents and he assumed that they had him just to look normal and just to be a good hospital director. Since the void of his 5 is without depth, he might view that to give is to deprive himself, so he becomes selfish.
Even though he has no interest in the concept of life, his 4 wing makes him intrigued to find what's missing in himself, his sense of purpose and he just want people to understand him and to see him as who he is.
From the explanation above you can conclude that he has 5 and 4 in his tritype. His gut type is a 9 since he doesn't provoke people that much and tried to be peaceful even though he is frustrated.
His Sx instinctual variant makes him want to find a person that he finds to be interesting in Borderland (that's like his sole purpose there) and he finally met Kuzuruyu. His Sp second makes him consider his own survival, but not at the expense of his Sx since he is willing to take risks to find that one-on-one connection and turns out what makes Kuzuruyu interesting to him is him being the opposite of himself, valuing life even when his life is the cost.
I want invisible earplugs. So that I can block out all the bullshittery in this world. I want invisible earplugs. So that I can still give genuine smiles. I want invisible earplugs. So that I don't have to hate those I am told I need to love. I want invisible earplugs. I need invisible earplugs.
Is anyone else participating in #inktober2022 ??
Day 1: Gargoyle
I looked up "anime gargoyle" to find a new series I never heard about. Lol I know about this series now... and now you do too. XD it's chaotic. Actually chaotic. Not sure if I like it tho.... old school, kinda outdated... but it has a doggo gargoyle named "Gar-kun" lol rating this series a solid 3/10. Gar-kun is a good boi.
Day 2: Scurry
For today, I decided to draw some scurrying hamsters~~~ one of these things are not like the other~~
I grew up watching Hamtaro (햄토리/Hamtori in Korean). I learned about Ebichu many many years later haha
Which Hamtaro character was your favorite??
Mine was Penelope!
Right to left!
Hamtaro: Frankenstein's monster
Bijou: Witch
Penelope: Ghost
Ebichu: Fairy
Is anyone else participating in #inktober2022 ??
Day 1: Gargoyle
I looked up "anime gargoyle" to find a new series I never heard about. Lol I know about this series now... and now you do too. XD it's chaotic. Actually chaotic. Not sure if I like it tho.... old school, kinda outdated... but it has a doggo gargoyle named "Gar-kun" lol rating this series a solid 3/10. Gar-kun is a good boi.
I got a bit impatient, waiting for @sally-for-sally to help me with the hashtags for this... but it's been a while since I drew fanart for anything so I wanted to share this as soon as I could!
I wanted to draw Bheem and Ram, but I had a hard time deciding what art style I wanted to draw them in. Then after watching the new Dragonball Super: Super Hero movie, I found myself drawing these...
Please don't take this too seriously. They were quick doodles because I was suddenly inspired. Haha. Just sporadic things;;;
#zzkkmm_art
So apparently RRR is not being sent as an entry for the Oscar’s. How we feeling tumblr?
Ok... so @sally-for-sally took me to watch the new Dragonball Super movie. Thanks bestie♡
I promised a review so here it is~
WARNING: Spoilers! Rambling! Disorganized fangirling!
All the characters are so cute!!! I have no idea how to write a review about this one. It's going to be very scattered and I'm just going to ramble and word-vomit all the feels that I do remember!
Here we go!
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Dragonball Super: Super Hero
First off, I really liked the "montage" intro. Perhaps more like a tribute/flashback/review. It definitely served its purpose in setting the tone. It felt more like a nod to the OG db vibes and I loved every bit of it.
Villains:
Speaking of OG db, they brought back the OG villain, Red Ribbon! I am aware RR is featured in the newer DBZ games, but it was still nice to see that old logo on the big screen.
The main villain is Magenta, the son of Commander Red. Red... Magenta... lol I will always appreciate the never-changing naming preference.
Magenta is this short mafia-head-looking dude. He hires another shortie. A superhero fanboy who is actually a genius, De. Hedo, the grandson of Dr. Gero.
Dr. Hedo is soooooo cute!!!!! We first see him leaving prison, so we are lead to believe he's a bad guy. But he was serving time for successfully reanimating the dead (think Frankenstein's monster). His crime was for unethical medical/scientific studies/esperiments. Ok. Still a crime...but we know he's a genius. He knows it too! He said his grandpa was a genius, but he's a SUPER genius. Lol so cute~
He's not only a super genius, he's also a hardcore superhero fan! He likes the oldschool superhero costumes, the aesthetic, everything! He even modified his own skin to make it more tough. Kind of like classic superheros where even if they get shot, they're daijyokay.
I liked seeing the son of Commander Red and the grandson of Dr. Gero interacting. They're both short so it's extra cute. The entire time, I was like "awww these two shorties~~" I was particularly amused when Magenta kept feeding Dr. Hedo oreos lol. So cuteeee!!!
Magenta successfully tricks the super genius Dr. Hedo into thinking the saiyans are the bad guys. So in order to save the planet, Dr. Hedo creates superhero androids, the Gammas!
Ahhhhhhhhh
Now look. I am not a seiyuu fan... but MAN.... why did they cast such amazing voices for these androids???? Gamma 1 and Gamma 2... their design is super cute! Gamma 1 has 1 fin on his head and Gamma 2 has 2 fins on his head. Idk if they are fins or horns. But they kinda reminds me of sharks so I'm just going to call them fins. Anyway, I like their designs!! Simple and non-human. BUT THEIR VOICES!!///// Why make their voices ikemen???////////// I was not ready for that.
Anyway, the Gammas were designed to be the best superheros. They, at first, blindly listen to Dr. Hedo's commands, believing that they were fighting villans (the saiyans + Piccolo). But when they realize the saiyans area the villains, they "re-program" themselves to be true superheros.
I like Dr. Hedo and the Gammas. They aren't villains, just a bit naive. I always love the classic trope of genius but naive. Dr. Hedo didn't disappoint.
Other than the Gammas, Dr. Hedo also made another Cell, Cell Max. Nothing too interesting to say about Cell Max, to be completely honest. His design is mainly the same, just more red. He's just supposed to create a "dangerous" atmosphere so that the heros can level up a bit before they save the world. He was "released" prematurely, so it's not like he is cognitive. He's just a brat that is big mad that someone woke him up from his sleep.
Piccolo:
Ok. So to summarize the entire movie with 1 description... it's a Piccolo Movie.
He's the main character.
We see Piccolo being a great babysitter, as always. Not only did he babysit Gohan, now he's babysitting Gohan's daughter, Pan. He trains her and also picks her up from school. But just because he's Pan's teacher, it doesn't mean he ever stopped being Gohan's teacher.
Biss gets attacked by Gamma 2, and what does he do? He goes above and beyond to make a training regime for Gohan.
He stops by for the dragonballs to wish for latent potential (Shenron gave him a little extra as well), goes undercover into RR HQ SEVERAL times.... and even makes Pan pretend to be kidnapped. All of this to make Gohan understand that training consistently is important because you never know when we will need to save the planet.
The entire movie is about Piccolo being extra.
I always liked Piccolo in the manga because he was always so darn cute. But it was great to see him depicted in a cute manner in animation too! His place of residency is very barren because he doesn't like to keep unnecessary things. He's also like a houseplant because he only really needs water to live. Because his basic needs are met, he has no use for monetary assets.
We learn that Videl has been "paying" Piccolo for his babysitting with plushies. Piccolo clearly does not need anymore (or any at all) plushies... but I'd like to think he can't get rid of them because they were gifts. It's super cute. And since he doesn't get rid of them, perhaps everyone just thinks he likes them. It's extra cute. The cycle doesn't break. More plushies!!!!!!!
Anyway, with Shenron's extra boost, Piccolo gets his first visual upgrade. His skin turns golden, very much how the saiyan's hair turns gold when going super. But then he had to go and slap a boring name on it: Orange Piccolo. This dude needs a better naming guidebook.
Piccolo not only helps the villains grab Gohan's attention, but he also helps to escalate the villains' plans, but it's all gucci because he ends up being the main drive to successfully save the planet. So yeah. A one-man show. A one-Piccolo show. Bless.
The Saiyans:
So many things I want to comment on!!
There was a great lack of ChiChi here. But looking back, it makes sense to take out ChiChi's presence. Gohan is too influenced by his mother. That's a whole 'nother can of Asian tiger mom worms. Not sure if that was the correct setting for this kind of movie. As much as I love ChiChi, for the vibes of this movie, it was right to leave her out.
Speaking of leaving out. I thought it was great how they sent Goku and Vegeta over to Beerus's planet to have them train under Whis with Broly. It was necessary to remove those training-obsessed grandpas from this "disaster."
Beerus crushing on Chirai is canon lol. I think I need some time to process this choice too. Pretty sure that was just added randomly so that there is an excuse to keep Goku, Vegeta, and Broly from being forced to return to Earth. I ship Chirai with Broly so kitty kat needs to just end it at the crush state.
I just want to say.... Goten's glow-up tho~~~ ahh so cuteeeeee I def love his new hair!~
I thought having Goten and Trunks mess up the fusion was a great move. Every small detail happened so that Gohan and Piccolo could level up. If Trunks and Goten successfully fused, they could have easily floored Cell Max.
We then have Krillin and Android 18. I absolutely loved how Krillin actually stayed back with Bulma to "protect" her. Bros been through a lot these many years. He's only human. Give him a break. No cap tho, I found myself hoping Krillin didn't get killed. It would be too much. And yay! They kept him alive! Good job, Krillin! You made it to curtain call!
I spoke about Videl a little bit, but sounds like she's also a girlboss. As much as people diss DBZ female characters, I kind of appreciate how Toriyama makes his female characters strong. No, I don't mean "can they solo Goku?" strong... but in the real world, Bulma, ChiChi, and Videl are all top tier.
Bulma: CEO of Capsule Corp. Certified genius. She has beauty, brains, and money.
ChiChi: Literally a princess. She comes from money, yet she settled for Goku. She's good at whatever she wants/needs to do. She's stubborn, sure, and has a bad habit of only seeing what she wants to see, but she's just super goal-focused. She's smart, pretty, and knows what she wants. I'd assume she also has money as well.
Videl: She's the daughter of Mr. Satan. Meaning... she also comes from money. She's also very efficient with her job. She knows how to ask for favors too (shown with Piccolo). Videl's EQ is probably the highest in the entire DBZ cast.
It's because of these fierce women then the saiyans are able to do whatever tf they're into...
Which brings me to Gohan.
This biss.
At least he doesn't train all day like Goku and Vegeta.... at least he stays home... sure. He stays cooped up in his room... only interested in his research. ChiChi wanted you to study to land a good career! Not so you could continue the cycle of being a negligent father!
Dude really pushed all his fatherly dutied onto Piccolo. Like father like son... One would think that because he couldn't spend a lot of time with his dad growing up, you'd think he would want to be in Pan's life more... nah. Bro straight-up was like "I didn't need a dad, so you don't need a dad either, Pan!" Bruhhhhh
Which... kinda maybe yeah. Maybe Piccolo should just open an official academy. Get paid in sensu beans?
Pan was probably my favorite character in this entire movie. She was so cute!!!! Her lovely acting reminded me of Anya from Spy x Family too. "Papa!!! Tasukete!!!!" Was too cuteeee~~~!!!
But honestly... how does Gohan not know how strong his own kid is? At least Goku was like "nah, my son will be fine! He's 3 now, but he's strong!" Meanwhile, Pan's about to learn how to fly and our man Gohan is just like "oh no! Humans have kidnapped my saiyan daughter!" Lol. It's just extra sad and shows just how much of a negligent father he is.
Am I done with this review? No idea... I think this is all of my feels at the moment. It was a super cute movie. I loved Pan, I loved the shortie villains duking jt out, I loved the Gammas, I loved Krillin trying to stay alive, I loved Goten and Trunks messing up fusion. I loved Piccolo and his plushies.
Arigathanks for reading!
This is my favorite musical segment of the entire film! Thank you for this compilation!!
This looks fun! The last time I wrote any fanfic was back in 200......6?????? It'd be fun to even follow this event! Thank you @stanleykubricks and @fangirlshrewt97 for organizing!!
Hello! This is my first time on Tumblr! I made this account for my bff because she is super into RRR at the moment. I will be watching the movie now, and uploading my immediate reactions to moments in the film. I have no prior information about this movie. I am curious, yet also super excited because my girl is super excited. Ayeeee. Let's start this trip!
Omg.... I literally just repeated "omg" like at least 5 times before pausing to write this. The first scene bruh.... danggggggg
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So they started off the movie with a super peaceful opening. Nice overhead of a tranquil forest... people smiling and looking all happy....
A young girl drawing a beautiful piece of henna art on a classy looking yt lady....
Then the girl starts singing oh so sweetly~ about needing to be in her mother's lap! Awwww
The lady's husband appears to be a high official of sorts. We don't quite know. They seem to be a generous couple who is paying the mother of the girl who painted the henna tattoo. But they weren't paying for the art. They paid for the daughter.
Once the mother realized this, she rushes over to the car, begging for her child back. When a soldier points a gun at the mother, the yt asshole pretty much calculates the price of the bullet in the gun... and states that it's too valuable to be used on a brownie. Holy... omg....
Now... I realize this was probably the norm back then. But mannnn it's been a while since I watched anything not fantasy tbh. I've mostly been watching anime weeb shit these days. This line was hella cold... but mannn it hit hard.
Speaking of hitting hard.... the soldier, now that he understood the assignment... takes a small log... and smashes in the head of the young girl's mother.
This first shocking scene immediately sets the tone of the movie. This is not a wholesome feel-good film. It's going to be raw. It's going to be real. It's going to be honest.
No wonder my bff loves this film.
Ok so first scene was "omg omg omg".... this 2nd scene... was "NANI?? WHAT?!? WHAT?!!?!?!?!?" To summarize... but seriously tho... nani the fuck??
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Are you kidding me????
I honestly thought I was watching a Wuxia for a hot second... the dude FLEW! He F L E W!!!!!
He grabbed a wooden stick... flew over the fence.... fought like 1000 men... ALONE! Got his head smashed in with a ROCK! Not even a small log (rip mama from scene 1)!!!
But then I was like... yeah... in the end, it's still an Indian movie.... protagonist powers activated FULLBLAST!
So from the uniforms, I was able to deduce this was 1910~1920. Dang... then my short history readings played back in full. Hahahahhaa "traitor" lol OP traitor.
A traitor THIS OP means he's a good guy. Has to be. He's probably going to either switch sides later... or is just doing this to hide his true reasons. Idk. But I refuse to believe this dude is an antagonist. No way.
He got smashed in the head... punched in the face... and got beaten up by a MOB.... lol he should have died from the rock. But no. He fulfills his mission in retrieving a specific man, like a good dog. Meanwhile, he taps a dudes toe and they keel over... they stumble down a hill and die.... he rolls with them but he's fine. See the pattern? No way he's the real bad guy. Nope.
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Ok. Only really paused so I don't forget my thoughts and feels to the introduction of the hunter dude. So the flying Wuxia dude is fire... and this hunter guy who can outsmart and win against a wolf and a tiger.... is water. Fire and water. Classic visual rivalry. Solid.
I'm just gonna call the flying wuxia dude fire soldier and this new dude water hunter.
So water hunter is in the city now. He is getting help from the locals here in secret. And the army bros are actually doing something to try to hunt him down. Man... with the handsome prize of getting a promotion if water hunter is brought back alive... or a nice bounty for if he is returned dead, fire soldier is making plans to catch water hunter.
The whole talk about how fire soldier is trying to catch water hunter by the whole "enemy of an enemy is a friend" and how people are risking their lives to hide strangers for the same cause... deeply reminded me of a lot of Korean history. So many parallels and similarities. It's hard to watch without being reminded. I'd imagine many Koreans also felt same feels.
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*applauds* that was spectacular!
So water hunter brought a bro with him here... and he walked right into the trap that fire soldier planned out. Luring in whoever wants to kill the governor. Almost had him too but then a soldier saluted, giving away his identity as an officer. So the bro ran off. He doesn't seem like a strong fighter, but man is he epic at hide and seek. He blended in with the crowd so well that he was able to throw off protagonist powers. Nice. So bro was able to run away and also had time to warn water hunter about this fake governor hater who is an officer.
Water hunter tells the bro to lay low... and is in the middle of deciding what the next course of action is... when there is a train accident that ends up trapping a little boy in the middle of the river.... surrounded by fire. Yeah... tbh, if the boy just swam under the flames, he would have been gucci. But nah that'd be too easy.
Sooooooo instead of the easy way out... fire soldier and water hunter VIA EYE CONTACT ONLY.... develops a full out rescue plan.
They calculated the speed, the length of the bug ass random rope they found lying around on the bridge somewhere, AND they were able to find a fire-proof flag. Yup. Protagonist powers activated yet again~ hype!
Honestly... doesn't matter. They saved the kid, did a mini celebration, and shared names.
I finally heard their names... but I'm gonna stick with fire soldier and water hunter. Sorry y'all. I'm riding out this train.
I had to pause... go back... and rewatch this part! It's my favorite part so far! Especially since as viewers, we KNOW who is who!
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Fire soldier and water hunter release their rope harnesses... walk towards eachother under the water, join hands, help eachother out of the water.
Then they climb together like in the old movie Ant Z. We see that water hunter keeps looking at the yt angel lady... and fire soldier keeps looking for water hunter's bro who went into hiding.
The music scene does an amazing job at showing the growing bond between water hunter and fire soldier. Eating together, riding together (one on a horse, and the other on his mechanical steed), walking down the same path (but metaphorically on different sides of the same path)... the train scene where they both get eaten by the fog was so nice too! I loved this music segment! The fire tire.... the work out session! The taking turns looking out from the same cliff! So beautiful!
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Ok so we know that fire soldier and water hunter are bffs now. Lol. So of course, fire soldier is going to help out his boi and make an excuse for the yt angel to speak with them. By puncturing her car tires with nails. Totally not manipulative. Nope. But also... water hunter can't speak English... and the yt angel can ONLY speak English... lol yep. They're meant for eachother. <insert eyeroll here>
Anyway... fire soldier suggests that yt angel get a ride from water hunter... and they end up doing touristy things. Lol. Lady... anyway, water hunter finds out that Malli (the girl he's been trying to find this entire time)... is at yt angel's house. (Yes, her name is Jenny... but yt angel is just more fun at this point. I am committed.)
So water hunter quickly makes a bangle to go with the dress that yt angel bought for Malli.
Their communication skills are on point. Clearly.
In fact, they bonded soooo well, that yt angel decided to invite water hunter to a party. Honestly... probably to a party where they don't welcome "brownies" so I mean... the ignorant yt woman trope is perfectly portrayed. Lady doesn't realize how dangerous her invitation could be.... lol typical.
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The yt party hahahhahahahaa
Honestly... if it weren't for the fact that fire soldier can speak English... water hunter could have been in serious danger. (Please be more careful, yt lady)
So not only does fire soldier help water hunter interact with yt angel... but also helps style him for the party... and when some yt boi tries to do our man dirty, fire soldier drumrolls in, and they nacho nacho it up to get the real party started~
I also love the extra detail of how only the ladies are super into the nacho nacho dancing.
When the yt boi busted out his little renditions of flamenco and salsa (lol)... I was all ready for a dance off. I would have been super pissed if there weren't a dance off scene. We're al gucci tho. There was a dance off~ We're good~~
The dance off was intense! Everyone called it quits. It was the our bois water hunter and fire soldier who were left in the end. Fire soldier lost on purpose because he's still trying to wingman his man. But likeeeeee water hunter was like "I tried hard after looking into your eyes, bro." Like brooooo he wasn't even trying hard for the yt angel! It was a pure competitive reflex! These two are clearly meant to be rivals.
I can see the ship.
But I'm not a huge fan of fire soldier atm. Boi hunted down the water hunter's hide-and-seek bro... so like... idk man.... i was like NOOO RUN!!!
This happens while water hunter is off for some afternoon tea at yt angel's place! Where Malli is! I had to pause it here so that I could write this part out.
Also yes. Malli will most likely be the only character who I write out their actual name.
-paused at 1:12:00-
THEY MET! THEY FINALLY MET! Water hunter was able to successfully meet Malli!!! She is locked in her cellar and is only taken out to entertain yt ladies at parties. Singing and drawing henna art for them. Then after her segment, she is returned to her prison.
When she grabbed into water hunter and refused to let go, my heart sank. She's just a kid! Of course she's scared and homesick;;; this poor girl;;; if this were as true to history, she probably also has been continuously the R-word. The movie only portrayed her being locked and made to entertain the ladies so I'll take it at face-value... but man... those were messed up times.
Water hunter tells Malli to let go and act normal so they don't get caught. He tells her that he will return to save her. She is resistant at first, but man.. what a mature kid. She listens to him and plays her part. I could only imagine how much it hurt for both of them. Her having to mature quickly, and him for leaving behind a crying child.
Water hunter returns to base... says they are going to strike soon.... and looks for his brother... who was captured by his new bro, the fire soldier.
-paused at 1:25:00-
So we finally got fire soldier's backstory! He made some sort of promise to his village and to his fiancé, I'm assuming... (he already mentioned he loves a woman named Seetha). We can pretty much guess the promise has to do something with him getting a promotion. That's probably why he's working so hard to get noticed by senpai. I mean.... the higher ups.
So fire soldier successfully captured hide-and-seek bro, but hide-and-seek bro is secretly a snake whisperer... tapper?? Snake morse code practitioner?? Anyway... he was able to lure a venomous snake with some tapping... and got it to bite fire soldier.
After hearing that he only has an hour to live, he suddenly releases hide-an- we're calling him snake tapper from now on.... anyway... he releases snake tapper... and makes his way back to where water hunter is.
Water hunter finds fire soldier, notices the snake bite... and does everything right to drag fire soldier back to the world of the living. As a bonus, he even confesses to fire soldier... telling him that he only kept it from him to protect him, not because he didn't trust him... *le gasp*
His shonen-nakama speech leaves fire soldier with his kokoro feeling feels. He punches the wall quite a bit, showing that he is recovered from the venom incident. But bro is a changed man. He has a lot of feels now. Perhaps this is where he finally switches sides and retires from the antagonist title (like I hoped from the beginning).
I yelled so much. My throat kinda hurts.
-paused at 01:37:00-
Bruh. The rescue team honestly did their very best to go all out. Even as far as packing animals that couldn't even fit in that truck. Like honestly.... I felt like there were wayyy too many animals. But it's cool.
It felt so good when that one guard got beat up. No cap. That biss deserved it. Speaking of bisses.... fire soldier... THAT BISS! BRO HAD A CHANCE TO REDEEM HIMSELF BUT NAH!
They went literal with the FIRE soldier and WATER hunter.... fire soldier wielded fire and water hunter used.... hoses from a fountain... lol... how strong would that water lressure be tho?? Like not very... it's only a decorative fountain...
Anyway~ they duked it out... kinda. Water hunter looked like he was holding back a lot... but the times he did land... fire soldier went flying (well deserved).
Eventually, water hunter was like... yo, you go play with kitty (a tiger), I have actual important duties to attend to~ ciao for now~ and went straight for Malli.
Ultimately, fire soldier was able to catch up... ended up trapping him with the holy thread necklace... that water hunter gave!!! Like bruhhhhhhhh BRUHHHHHH!!!!!!!
HOWEVER! I really really REALLY want to believe that he stopped him because he knows these yt pipo and knew Malli would be in danger instead. And that's why he intervened.... is what I keep telling myself;;;;
I am STILL praying for fire soldier's redemption.
-pause at 01:57:00-
And there it is, bois!!! The redemption arc!!!!
We got the full back story. As I had anticipated, he needed to get promoted. The reason was because he needed a way to smuggle guns! His village got invaded by the colonizers and he learned the importance of guns from his father. Luckily, he was not only blessed with smarts, but blessed with naturally amazing shooting skills. He risked his all to get promoted.
He had his entire family killed. All in a matter of minutes. His brother... his mother.... then his father, even after witnessing their deaths made him continue to shoot. And he did. He made perfect shots. Even as a kid, he was able to hold off the british military. That day was when he learned how powerful guns were.
Fast forward to the present, an order was placed for a public flogging of water hunter, and for everyone's attendance. What will fire soldier do??
-paused at 02:07:00-
Oh wow the public flogging scene was a lot.
The classy yt lady... who seemed generous and kind.... was the most sadistic so far. Holy jeez..... a regular whip wasn't good enough so she just casually gives the whipper a thorned whip. Like... why does she have these around? It wouldn't even fit in her purse! She's def a dom and since she can't outwardly be so, this is probably the next best thing for her to get a hardon over... lady's messed up. Seriously... they do whatever it took to make water hunter bleed... and kneel. They got the pool of blood part... but instead of kneeling, he just ended up collapsing. She's sick.
Water hunter singing while getting whipped was iconic. The lyrics... the tone... the sound of the whipping... it was a lot. The emotions made me tear up. Water hunter made my eyes water up.
And not just mine! But all those who were there to watch, ended up getting affected by water hunter's tenacity to not kneel. The acting was top notch. Everyone had amazing expressions. They first started off with worry, concern, then sadness.... then anger!!! The transition was perfectly executed!!
As fire soldier carried water hunter to the prison truck, the commoners broke through the wired "wall" and fought back. A mini rebellion! Let's gooooooo!!!!!!
-paused at 02:30:00-
Ok so fire soldier is still alive (thanks to more protagonist powers), and he's living a pretty set schedule with working out and fasting. Oh.. and the occasional beatings and being crammed into small spaces (where he also works out). It looks like he's not getting a lot of leg day, but I can see working out as the best way to spend his imprisonment.
Water hunter and Malli ran away. It isn't too difficult to track them tho considering the limited routes they could have taken. When they are just about to get outed, fire soldier's fiance saves them. So she's not only pretty but also smart~ she lies and acts like she's asking for help from the soldiers... saying that her people caught small pox. The soldiers all leave. She not only saves them, but also feeds them.
While they thank her for her help, she tells them about her fiance. They find out that she is the fiance if fire soldier. They are visibly surprised. But before anything, she explains that they are preparing for a revolution.
I'm used to Korean dramas tbh... where miscommunication, assumptions, lies, etc run rampant.... so it was SUPER refreshing to see how the fire soldier's fiance was just like "nope~ none of that bs here~~" girl~~~~ we appreciate you!~
Finished!!!
Ok so our girl the yt angel was finally useful! Yay!!! She helped water hunter with the blueprints of the place~ So water hunter ends up finding fire soldier with their little drum routine... which quite honestly could have been anyone but lol....
He rips out the cage and yeets fire soldier on his shoulders. We already knew they didn't need much talking to have full communication, so now they do this fusion HA combo and they end up fighting as one body and mind.
With the power of friendship and protagonist powers, they not only were able to flee, but also took down the entire place. They just went all out. Grenades... fireworks... all of the shebang. They also were able to smuggle the guns that fire soldier wanted so badly. Fire solder's new look was 🔥 eyyyy~~ so he can shoot arrows as well as he can shoot bullets~
They return to fire soldier's place, hands out guns like it's everyone's birthday, then for water hunter, Malli is finally reunited with her mother~
We did it, bois!!!
The curtain is also super cute~~ as it should be!
It was an enjoyable movie! Full of totally anime moments. Thanks for the suggestion~!
Also, let me know if you liked this marathon review~
Hello! This is my first time on Tumblr! I made this account for my bff because she is super into RRR at the moment. I will be watching the movie now, and uploading my immediate reactions to moments in the film. I have no prior information about this movie. I am curious, yet also super excited because my girl is super excited. Ayeeee. Let's start this trip!
Omg.... I literally just repeated "omg" like at least 5 times before pausing to write this. The first scene bruh.... danggggggg
-paused at 07:30-
So they started off the movie with a super peaceful opening. Nice overhead of a tranquil forest... people smiling and looking all happy....
A young girl drawing a beautiful piece of henna art on a classy looking yt lady....
Then the girl starts singing oh so sweetly~ about needing to be in her mother's lap! Awwww
The lady's husband appears to be a high official of sorts. We don't quite know. They seem to be a generous couple who is paying the mother of the girl who painted the henna tattoo. But they weren't paying for the art. They paid for the daughter.
Once the mother realized this, she rushes over to the car, begging for her child back. When a soldier points a gun at the mother, the yt asshole pretty much calculates the price of the bullet in the gun... and states that it's too valuable to be used on a brownie. Holy... omg....
Now... I realize this was probably the norm back then. But mannnn it's been a while since I watched anything not fantasy tbh. I've mostly been watching anime weeb shit these days. This line was hella cold... but mannn it hit hard.
Speaking of hitting hard.... the soldier, now that he understood the assignment... takes a small log... and smashes in the head of the young girl's mother.
This first shocking scene immediately sets the tone of the movie. This is not a wholesome feel-good film. It's going to be raw. It's going to be real. It's going to be honest.
No wonder my bff loves this film.
Ok so first scene was "omg omg omg".... this 2nd scene... was "NANI?? WHAT?!? WHAT?!!?!?!?!?" To summarize... but seriously tho... nani the fuck??
-paused at 14:30-
Are you kidding me????
I honestly thought I was watching a Wuxia for a hot second... the dude FLEW! He F L E W!!!!!
He grabbed a wooden stick... flew over the fence.... fought like 1000 men... ALONE! Got his head smashed in with a ROCK! Not even a small log (rip mama from scene 1)!!!
But then I was like... yeah... in the end, it's still an Indian movie.... protagonist powers activated FULLBLAST!
So from the uniforms, I was able to deduce this was 1910~1920. Dang... then my short history readings played back in full. Hahahahhaa "traitor" lol OP traitor.
A traitor THIS OP means he's a good guy. Has to be. He's probably going to either switch sides later... or is just doing this to hide his true reasons. Idk. But I refuse to believe this dude is an antagonist. No way.
He got smashed in the head... punched in the face... and got beaten up by a MOB.... lol he should have died from the rock. But no. He fulfills his mission in retrieving a specific man, like a good dog. Meanwhile, he taps a dudes toe and they keel over... they stumble down a hill and die.... he rolls with them but he's fine. See the pattern? No way he's the real bad guy. Nope.
-paused at 30:00-
Ok. Only really paused so I don't forget my thoughts and feels to the introduction of the hunter dude. So the flying Wuxia dude is fire... and this hunter guy who can outsmart and win against a wolf and a tiger.... is water. Fire and water. Classic visual rivalry. Solid.
I'm just gonna call the flying wuxia dude fire soldier and this new dude water hunter.
So water hunter is in the city now. He is getting help from the locals here in secret. And the army bros are actually doing something to try to hunt him down. Man... with the handsome prize of getting a promotion if water hunter is brought back alive... or a nice bounty for if he is returned dead, fire soldier is making plans to catch water hunter.
The whole talk about how fire soldier is trying to catch water hunter by the whole "enemy of an enemy is a friend" and how people are risking their lives to hide strangers for the same cause... deeply reminded me of a lot of Korean history. So many parallels and similarities. It's hard to watch without being reminded. I'd imagine many Koreans also felt same feels.
-paused at 40:00-
*applauds* that was spectacular!
So water hunter brought a bro with him here... and he walked right into the trap that fire soldier planned out. Luring in whoever wants to kill the governor. Almost had him too but then a soldier saluted, giving away his identity as an officer. So the bro ran off. He doesn't seem like a strong fighter, but man is he epic at hide and seek. He blended in with the crowd so well that he was able to throw off protagonist powers. Nice. So bro was able to run away and also had time to warn water hunter about this fake governor hater who is an officer.
Water hunter tells the bro to lay low... and is in the middle of deciding what the next course of action is... when there is a train accident that ends up trapping a little boy in the middle of the river.... surrounded by fire. Yeah... tbh, if the boy just swam under the flames, he would have been gucci. But nah that'd be too easy.
Sooooooo instead of the easy way out... fire soldier and water hunter VIA EYE CONTACT ONLY.... develops a full out rescue plan.
They calculated the speed, the length of the bug ass random rope they found lying around on the bridge somewhere, AND they were able to find a fire-proof flag. Yup. Protagonist powers activated yet again~ hype!
Honestly... doesn't matter. They saved the kid, did a mini celebration, and shared names.
I finally heard their names... but I'm gonna stick with fire soldier and water hunter. Sorry y'all. I'm riding out this train.
I had to pause... go back... and rewatch this part! It's my favorite part so far! Especially since as viewers, we KNOW who is who!
-paused at 46:00-
Fire soldier and water hunter release their rope harnesses... walk towards eachother under the water, join hands, help eachother out of the water.
Then they climb together like in the old movie Ant Z. We see that water hunter keeps looking at the yt angel lady... and fire soldier keeps looking for water hunter's bro who went into hiding.
The music scene does an amazing job at showing the growing bond between water hunter and fire soldier. Eating together, riding together (one on a horse, and the other on his mechanical steed), walking down the same path (but metaphorically on different sides of the same path)... the train scene where they both get eaten by the fog was so nice too! I loved this music segment! The fire tire.... the work out session! The taking turns looking out from the same cliff! So beautiful!
-paused at 52:00-
Ok so we know that fire soldier and water hunter are bffs now. Lol. So of course, fire soldier is going to help out his boi and make an excuse for the yt angel to speak with them. By puncturing her car tires with nails. Totally not manipulative. Nope. But also... water hunter can't speak English... and the yt angel can ONLY speak English... lol yep. They're meant for eachother. <insert eyeroll here>
Anyway... fire soldier suggests that yt angel get a ride from water hunter... and they end up doing touristy things. Lol. Lady... anyway, water hunter finds out that Malli (the girl he's been trying to find this entire time)... is at yt angel's house. (Yes, her name is Jenny... but yt angel is just more fun at this point. I am committed.)
So water hunter quickly makes a bangle to go with the dress that yt angel bought for Malli.
Their communication skills are on point. Clearly.
In fact, they bonded soooo well, that yt angel decided to invite water hunter to a party. Honestly... probably to a party where they don't welcome "brownies" so I mean... the ignorant yt woman trope is perfectly portrayed. Lady doesn't realize how dangerous her invitation could be.... lol typical.
-paused at 01:05:00-
The yt party hahahhahahahaa
Honestly... if it weren't for the fact that fire soldier can speak English... water hunter could have been in serious danger. (Please be more careful, yt lady)
So not only does fire soldier help water hunter interact with yt angel... but also helps style him for the party... and when some yt boi tries to do our man dirty, fire soldier drumrolls in, and they nacho nacho it up to get the real party started~
I also love the extra detail of how only the ladies are super into the nacho nacho dancing.
When the yt boi busted out his little renditions of flamenco and salsa (lol)... I was all ready for a dance off. I would have been super pissed if there weren't a dance off scene. We're al gucci tho. There was a dance off~ We're good~~
The dance off was intense! Everyone called it quits. It was the our bois water hunter and fire soldier who were left in the end. Fire soldier lost on purpose because he's still trying to wingman his man. But likeeeeee water hunter was like "I tried hard after looking into your eyes, bro." Like brooooo he wasn't even trying hard for the yt angel! It was a pure competitive reflex! These two are clearly meant to be rivals.
I can see the ship.
But I'm not a huge fan of fire soldier atm. Boi hunted down the water hunter's hide-and-seek bro... so like... idk man.... i was like NOOO RUN!!!
This happens while water hunter is off for some afternoon tea at yt angel's place! Where Malli is! I had to pause it here so that I could write this part out.
Also yes. Malli will most likely be the only character who I write out their actual name.
-paused at 1:12:00-
THEY MET! THEY FINALLY MET! Water hunter was able to successfully meet Malli!!! She is locked in her cellar and is only taken out to entertain yt ladies at parties. Singing and drawing henna art for them. Then after her segment, she is returned to her prison.
When she grabbed into water hunter and refused to let go, my heart sank. She's just a kid! Of course she's scared and homesick;;; this poor girl;;; if this were as true to history, she probably also has been continuously the R-word. The movie only portrayed her being locked and made to entertain the ladies so I'll take it at face-value... but man... those were messed up times.
Water hunter tells Malli to let go and act normal so they don't get caught. He tells her that he will return to save her. She is resistant at first, but man.. what a mature kid. She listens to him and plays her part. I could only imagine how much it hurt for both of them. Her having to mature quickly, and him for leaving behind a crying child.
Water hunter returns to base... says they are going to strike soon.... and looks for his brother... who was captured by his new bro, the fire soldier.
-paused at 1:25:00-
So we finally got fire soldier's backstory! He made some sort of promise to his village and to his fiancé, I'm assuming... (he already mentioned he loves a woman named Seetha). We can pretty much guess the promise has to do something with him getting a promotion. That's probably why he's working so hard to get noticed by senpai. I mean.... the higher ups.
So fire soldier successfully captured hide-and-seek bro, but hide-and-seek bro is secretly a snake whisperer... tapper?? Snake morse code practitioner?? Anyway... he was able to lure a venomous snake with some tapping... and got it to bite fire soldier.
After hearing that he only has an hour to live, he suddenly releases hide-an- we're calling him snake tapper from now on.... anyway... he releases snake tapper... and makes his way back to where water hunter is.
Water hunter finds fire soldier, notices the snake bite... and does everything right to drag fire soldier back to the world of the living. As a bonus, he even confesses to fire soldier... telling him that he only kept it from him to protect him, not because he didn't trust him... *le gasp*
His shonen-nakama speech leaves fire soldier with his kokoro feeling feels. He punches the wall quite a bit, showing that he is recovered from the venom incident. But bro is a changed man. He has a lot of feels now. Perhaps this is where he finally switches sides and retires from the antagonist title (like I hoped from the beginning).
I yelled so much. My throat kinda hurts.
-paused at 01:37:00-
Bruh. The rescue team honestly did their very best to go all out. Even as far as packing animals that couldn't even fit in that truck. Like honestly.... I felt like there were wayyy too many animals. But it's cool.
It felt so good when that one guard got beat up. No cap. That biss deserved it. Speaking of bisses.... fire soldier... THAT BISS! BRO HAD A CHANCE TO REDEEM HIMSELF BUT NAH!
They went literal with the FIRE soldier and WATER hunter.... fire soldier wielded fire and water hunter used.... hoses from a fountain... lol... how strong would that water lressure be tho?? Like not very... it's only a decorative fountain...
Anyway~ they duked it out... kinda. Water hunter looked like he was holding back a lot... but the times he did land... fire soldier went flying (well deserved).
Eventually, water hunter was like... yo, you go play with kitty (a tiger), I have actual important duties to attend to~ ciao for now~ and went straight for Malli.
Ultimately, fire soldier was able to catch up... ended up trapping him with the holy thread necklace... that water hunter gave!!! Like bruhhhhhhhh BRUHHHHHH!!!!!!!
HOWEVER! I really really REALLY want to believe that he stopped him because he knows these yt pipo and knew Malli would be in danger instead. And that's why he intervened.... is what I keep telling myself;;;;
I am STILL praying for fire soldier's redemption.
-pause at 01:57:00-
And there it is, bois!!! The redemption arc!!!!
We got the full back story. As I had anticipated, he needed to get promoted. The reason was because he needed a way to smuggle guns! His village got invaded by the colonizers and he learned the importance of guns from his father. Luckily, he was not only blessed with smarts, but blessed with naturally amazing shooting skills. He risked his all to get promoted.
He had his entire family killed. All in a matter of minutes. His brother... his mother.... then his father, even after witnessing their deaths made him continue to shoot. And he did. He made perfect shots. Even as a kid, he was able to hold off the british military. That day was when he learned how powerful guns were.
Fast forward to the present, an order was placed for a public flogging of water hunter, and for everyone's attendance. What will fire soldier do??
-paused at 02:07:00-
Oh wow the public flogging scene was a lot.
The classy yt lady... who seemed generous and kind.... was the most sadistic so far. Holy jeez..... a regular whip wasn't good enough so she just casually gives the whipper a thorned whip. Like... why does she have these around? It wouldn't even fit in her purse! She's def a dom and since she can't outwardly be so, this is probably the next best thing for her to get a hardon over... lady's messed up. Seriously... they do whatever it took to make water hunter bleed... and kneel. They got the pool of blood part... but instead of kneeling, he just ended up collapsing. She's sick.
Water hunter singing while getting whipped was iconic. The lyrics... the tone... the sound of the whipping... it was a lot. The emotions made me tear up. Water hunter made my eyes water up.
And not just mine! But all those who were there to watch, ended up getting affected by water hunter's tenacity to not kneel. The acting was top notch. Everyone had amazing expressions. They first started off with worry, concern, then sadness.... then anger!!! The transition was perfectly executed!!
As fire soldier carried water hunter to the prison truck, the commoners broke through the wired "wall" and fought back. A mini rebellion! Let's gooooooo!!!!!!
-paused at 02:30:00-
Ok so fire soldier is still alive (thanks to more protagonist powers), and he's living a pretty set schedule with working out and fasting. Oh.. and the occasional beatings and being crammed into small spaces (where he also works out). It looks like he's not getting a lot of leg day, but I can see working out as the best way to spend his imprisonment.
Water hunter and Malli ran away. It isn't too difficult to track them tho considering the limited routes they could have taken. When they are just about to get outed, fire soldier's fiance saves them. So she's not only pretty but also smart~ she lies and acts like she's asking for help from the soldiers... saying that her people caught small pox. The soldiers all leave. She not only saves them, but also feeds them.
While they thank her for her help, she tells them about her fiance. They find out that she is the fiance if fire soldier. They are visibly surprised. But before anything, she explains that they are preparing for a revolution.
I'm used to Korean dramas tbh... where miscommunication, assumptions, lies, etc run rampant.... so it was SUPER refreshing to see how the fire soldier's fiance was just like "nope~ none of that bs here~~" girl~~~~ we appreciate you!~
Hello! This is my first time on Tumblr! I made this account for my bff because she is super into RRR at the moment. I will be watching the movie now, and uploading my immediate reactions to moments in the film. I have no prior information about this movie. I am curious, yet also super excited because my girl is super excited. Ayeeee. Let's start this trip!
Omg.... I literally just repeated "omg" like at least 5 times before pausing to write this. The first scene bruh.... danggggggg
-paused at 07:30-
So they started off the movie with a super peaceful opening. Nice overhead of a tranquil forest... people smiling and looking all happy....
A young girl drawing a beautiful piece of henna art on a classy looking yt lady....
Then the girl starts singing oh so sweetly~ about needing to be in her mother's lap! Awwww
The lady's husband appears to be a high official of sorts. We don't quite know. They seem to be a generous couple who is paying the mother of the girl who painted the henna tattoo. But they weren't paying for the art. They paid for the daughter.
Once the mother realized this, she rushes over to the car, begging for her child back. When a soldier points a gun at the mother, the yt asshole pretty much calculates the price of the bullet in the gun... and states that it's too valuable to be used on a brownie. Holy... omg....
Now... I realize this was probably the norm back then. But mannnn it's been a while since I watched anything not fantasy tbh. I've mostly been watching anime weeb shit these days. This line was hella cold... but mannn it hit hard.
Speaking of hitting hard.... the soldier, now that he understood the assignment... takes a small log... and smashes in the head of the young girl's mother.
This first shocking scene immediately sets the tone of the movie. This is not a wholesome feel-good film. It's going to be raw. It's going to be real. It's going to be honest.
No wonder my bff loves this film.
Ok so first scene was "omg omg omg".... this 2nd scene... was "NANI?? WHAT?!? WHAT?!!?!?!?!?" To summarize... but seriously tho... nani the fuck??
-paused at 14:30-
Are you kidding me????
I honestly thought I was watching a Wuxia for a hot second... the dude FLEW! He F L E W!!!!!
He grabbed a wooden stick... flew over the fence.... fought like 1000 men... ALONE! Got his head smashed in with a ROCK! Not even a small log (rip mama from scene 1)!!!
But then I was like... yeah... in the end, it's still an Indian movie.... protagonist powers activated FULLBLAST!
So from the uniforms, I was able to deduce this was 1910~1920. Dang... then my short history readings played back in full. Hahahahhaa "traitor" lol OP traitor.
A traitor THIS OP means he's a good guy. Has to be. He's probably going to either switch sides later... or is just doing this to hide his true reasons. Idk. But I refuse to believe this dude is an antagonist. No way.
He got smashed in the head... punched in the face... and got beaten up by a MOB.... lol he should have died from the rock. But no. He fulfills his mission in retrieving a specific man, like a good dog. Meanwhile, he taps a dudes toe and they keel over... they stumble down a hill and die.... he rolls with them but he's fine. See the pattern? No way he's the real bad guy. Nope.
-paused at 30:00-
Ok. Only really paused so I don't forget my thoughts and feels to the introduction of the hunter dude. So the flying Wuxia dude is fire... and this hunter guy who can outsmart and win against a wolf and a tiger.... is water. Fire and water. Classic visual rivalry. Solid.
I'm just gonna call the flying wuxia dude fire soldier and this new dude water hunter.
So water hunter is in the city now. He is getting help from the locals here in secret. And the army bros are actually doing something to try to hunt him down. Man... with the handsome prize of getting a promotion if water hunter is brought back alive... or a nice bounty for if he is returned dead, fire soldier is making plans to catch water hunter.
The whole talk about how fire soldier is trying to catch water hunter by the whole "enemy of an enemy is a friend" and how people are risking their lives to hide strangers for the same cause... deeply reminded me of a lot of Korean history. So many parallels and similarities. It's hard to watch without being reminded. I'd imagine many Koreans also felt same feels.
-paused at 40:00-
*applauds* that was spectacular!
So water hunter brought a bro with him here... and he walked right into the trap that fire soldier planned out. Luring in whoever wants to kill the governor. Almost had him too but then a soldier saluted, giving away his identity as an officer. So the bro ran off. He doesn't seem like a strong fighter, but man is he epic at hide and seek. He blended in with the crowd so well that he was able to throw off protagonist powers. Nice. So bro was able to run away and also had time to warn water hunter about this fake governor hater who is an officer.
Water hunter tells the bro to lay low... and is in the middle of deciding what the next course of action is... when there is a train accident that ends up trapping a little boy in the middle of the river.... surrounded by fire. Yeah... tbh, if the boy just swam under the flames, he would have been gucci. But nah that'd be too easy.
Sooooooo instead of the easy way out... fire soldier and water hunter VIA EYE CONTACT ONLY.... develops a full out rescue plan.
They calculated the speed, the length of the bug ass random rope they found lying around on the bridge somewhere, AND they were able to find a fire-proof flag. Yup. Protagonist powers activated yet again~ hype!
Honestly... doesn't matter. They saved the kid, did a mini celebration, and shared names.
I finally heard their names... but I'm gonna stick with fire soldier and water hunter. Sorry y'all. I'm riding out this train.
I had to pause... go back... and rewatch this part! It's my favorite part so far! Especially since as viewers, we KNOW who is who!
-paused at 46:00-
Fire soldier and water hunter release their rope harnesses... walk towards eachother under the water, join hands, help eachother out of the water.
Then they climb together like in the old movie Ant Z. We see that water hunter keeps looking at the yt angel lady... and fire soldier keeps looking for water hunter's bro who went into hiding.
The music scene does an amazing job at showing the growing bond between water hunter and fire soldier. Eating together, riding together (one on a horse, and the other on his mechanical steed), walking down the same path (but metaphorically on different sides of the same path)... the train scene where they both get eaten by the fog was so nice too! I loved this music segment! The fire tire.... the work out session! The taking turns looking out from the same cliff! So beautiful!
-paused at 52:00-
Ok so we know that fire soldier and water hunter are bffs now. Lol. So of course, fire soldier is going to help out his boi and make an excuse for the yt angel to speak with them. By puncturing her car tires with nails. Totally not manipulative. Nope. But also... water hunter can't speak English... and the yt angel can ONLY speak English... lol yep. They're meant for eachother. <insert eyeroll here>
Anyway... fire soldier suggests that yt angel get a ride from water hunter... and they end up doing touristy things. Lol. Lady... anyway, water hunter finds out that Malli (the girl he's been trying to find this entire time)... is at yt angel's house. (Yes, her name is Jenny... but yt angel is just more fun at this point. I am committed.)
So water hunter quickly makes a bangle to go with the dress that yt angel bought for Malli.
Their communication skills are on point. Clearly.
In fact, they bonded soooo well, that yt angel decided to invite water hunter to a party. Honestly... probably to a party where they don't welcome "brownies" so I mean... the ignorant yt woman trope is perfectly portrayed. Lady doesn't realize how dangerous her invitation could be.... lol typical.
-paused at 01:05:00-
The yt party hahahhahahahaa
Honestly... if it weren't for the fact that fire soldier can speak English... water hunter could have been in serious danger. (Please be more careful, yt lady)
So not only does fire soldier help water hunter interact with yt angel... but also helps style him for the party... and when some yt boi tries to do our man dirty, fire soldier drumrolls in, and they nacho nacho it up to get the real party started~
I also love the extra detail of how only the ladies are super into the nacho nacho dancing.
When the yt boi busted out his little renditions of flamenco and salsa (lol)... I was all ready for a dance off. I would have been super pissed if there weren't a dance off scene. We're al gucci tho. There was a dance off~ We're good~~
The dance off was intense! Everyone called it quits. It was the our bois water hunter and fire soldier who were left in the end. Fire soldier lost on purpose because he's still trying to wingman his man. But likeeeeee water hunter was like "I tried hard after looking into your eyes, bro." Like brooooo he wasn't even trying hard for the yt angel! It was a pure competitive reflex! These two are clearly meant to be rivals.
I can see the ship.
But I'm not a huge fan of fire soldier atm. Boi hunted down the water hunter's hide-and-seek bro... so like... idk man.... i was like NOOO RUN!!!
This happens while water hunter is off for some afternoon tea at yt angel's place! Where Malli is! I had to pause it here so that I could write this part out.
Also yes. Malli will most likely be the only character who I write out their actual name.
-paused at 1:12:00-
THEY MET! THEY FINALLY MET! Water hunter was able to successfully meet Malli!!! She is locked in her cellar and is only taken out to entertain yt ladies at parties. Singing and drawing henna art for them. Then after her segment, she is returned to her prison.
When she grabbed into water hunter and refused to let go, my heart sank. She's just a kid! Of course she's scared and homesick;;; this poor girl;;; if this were as true to history, she probably also has been continuously the R-word. The movie only portrayed her being locked and made to entertain the ladies so I'll take it at face-value... but man... those were messed up times.
Water hunter tells Malli to let go and act normal so they don't get caught. He tells her that he will return to save her. She is resistant at first, but man.. what a mature kid. She listens to him and plays her part. I could only imagine how much it hurt for both of them. Her having to mature quickly, and him for leaving behind a crying child.
Water hunter returns to base... says they are going to strike soon.... and looks for his brother... who was captured by his new bro, the fire soldier.
-paused at 1:25:00-
So we finally got fire soldier's backstory! He made some sort of promise to his village and to his fiancé, I'm assuming... (he already mentioned he loves a woman named Seetha). We can pretty much guess the promise has to do something with him getting a promotion. That's probably why he's working so hard to get noticed by senpai. I mean.... the higher ups.
So fire soldier successfully captured hide-and-seek bro, but hide-and-seek bro is secretly a snake whisperer... tapper?? Snake morse code practitioner?? Anyway... he was able to lure a venomous snake with some tapping... and got it to bite fire soldier.
After hearing that he only has an hour to live, he suddenly releases hide-an- we're calling him snake tapper from now on.... anyway... he releases snake tapper... and makes his way back to where water hunter is.
Water hunter finds fire soldier, notices the snake bite... and does everything right to drag fire soldier back to the world of the living. As a bonus, he even confesses to fire soldier... telling him that he only kept it from him to protect him, not because he didn't trust him... *le gasp*
His shonen-nakama speech leaves fire soldier with his kokoro feeling feels. He punches the wall quite a bit, showing that he is recovered from the venom incident. But bro is a changed man. He has a lot of feels now. Perhaps this is where he finally switches sides and retires from the antagonist title (like I hoped from the beginning).
I yelled so much. My throat kinda hurts.
-paused at 01:37:00-
Bruh. The rescue team honestly did their very best to go all out. Even as far as packing animals that couldn't even fit in that truck. Like honestly.... I felt like there were wayyy too many animals. But it's cool.
It felt so good when that one guard got beat up. No cap. That biss deserved it. Speaking of bisses.... fire soldier... THAT BISS! BRO HAD A CHANCE TO REDEEM HIMSELF BUT NAH!
They went literal with the FIRE soldier and WATER hunter.... fire soldier wielded fire and water hunter used.... hoses from a fountain... lol... how strong would that water lressure be tho?? Like not very... it's only a decorative fountain...
Anyway~ they duked it out... kinda. Water hunter looked like he was holding back a lot... but the times he did land... fire soldier went flying (well deserved).
Eventually, water hunter was like... yo, you go play with kitty (a tiger), I have actual important duties to attend to~ ciao for now~ and went straight for Malli.
Ultimately, fire soldier was able to catch up... ended up trapping him with the holy thread necklace... that water hunter gave!!! Like bruhhhhhhhh BRUHHHHHH!!!!!!!
HOWEVER! I really really REALLY want to believe that he stopped him because he knows these yt pipo and knew Malli would be in danger instead. And that's why he intervened.... is what I keep telling myself;;;;
I am STILL praying for fire soldier's redemption.
-pause at 01:57:00-
And there it is, bois!!! The redemption arc!!!!
We got the full back story. As I had anticipated, he needed to get promoted. The reason was because he needed a way to smuggle guns! His village got invaded by the colonizers and he learned the importance of guns from his father. Luckily, he was not only blessed with smarts, but blessed with naturally amazing shooting skills. He risked his all to get promoted.
He had his entire family killed. All in a matter of minutes. His brother... his mother.... then his father, even after witnessing their deaths made him continue to shoot. And he did. He made perfect shots. Even as a kid, he was able to hold off the british military. That day was when he learned how powerful guns were.
Fast forward to the present, an order was placed for a public flogging of water hunter, and for everyone's attendance. What will fire soldier do??
-paused at 02:07:00-
Oh wow the public flogging scene was a lot.
The classy yt lady... who seemed generous and kind.... was the most sadistic so far. Holy jeez..... a regular whip wasn't good enough so she just casually gives the whipper a thorned whip. Like... why does she have these around? It wouldn't even fit in her purse! She's def a dom and since she can't outwardly be so, this is probably the next best thing for her to get a hardon over... lady's messed up. Seriously... they do whatever it took to make water hunter bleed... and kneel. They got the pool of blood part... but instead of kneeling, he just ended up collapsing. She's sick.
Water hunter singing while getting whipped was iconic. The lyrics... the tone... the sound of the whipping... it was a lot. The emotions made me tear up. Water hunter made my eyes water up.
And not just mine! But all those who were there to watch, ended up getting affected by water hunter's tenacity to not kneel. The acting was top notch. Everyone had amazing expressions. They first started off with worry, concern, then sadness.... then anger!!! The transition was perfectly executed!!
As fire soldier carried water hunter to the prison truck, the commoners broke through the wired "wall" and fought back. A mini rebellion! Let's gooooooo!!!!!!
Hello! This is my first time on Tumblr! I made this account for my bff because she is super into RRR at the moment. I will be watching the movie now, and uploading my immediate reactions to moments in the film. I have no prior information about this movie. I am curious, yet also super excited because my girl is super excited. Ayeeee. Let's start this trip!
Omg.... I literally just repeated "omg" like at least 5 times before pausing to write this. The first scene bruh.... danggggggg
-paused at 07:30-
So they started off the movie with a super peaceful opening. Nice overhead of a tranquil forest... people smiling and looking all happy....
A young girl drawing a beautiful piece of henna art on a classy looking yt lady....
Then the girl starts singing oh so sweetly~ about needing to be in her mother's lap! Awwww
The lady's husband appears to be a high official of sorts. We don't quite know. They seem to be a generous couple who is paying the mother of the girl who painted the henna tattoo. But they weren't paying for the art. They paid for the daughter.
Once the mother realized this, she rushes over to the car, begging for her child back. When a soldier points a gun at the mother, the yt asshole pretty much calculates the price of the bullet in the gun... and states that it's too valuable to be used on a brownie. Holy... omg....
Now... I realize this was probably the norm back then. But mannnn it's been a while since I watched anything not fantasy tbh. I've mostly been watching anime weeb shit these days. This line was hella cold... but mannn it hit hard.
Speaking of hitting hard.... the soldier, now that he understood the assignment... takes a small log... and smashes in the head of the young girl's mother.
This first shocking scene immediately sets the tone of the movie. This is not a wholesome feel-good film. It's going to be raw. It's going to be real. It's going to be honest.
No wonder my bff loves this film.
Ok so first scene was "omg omg omg".... this 2nd scene... was "NANI?? WHAT?!? WHAT?!!?!?!?!?" To summarize... but seriously tho... nani the fuck??
-paused at 14:30-
Are you kidding me????
I honestly thought I was watching a Wuxia for a hot second... the dude FLEW! He F L E W!!!!!
He grabbed a wooden stick... flew over the fence.... fought like 1000 men... ALONE! Got his head smashed in with a ROCK! Not even a small log (rip mama from scene 1)!!!
But then I was like... yeah... in the end, it's still an Indian movie.... protagonist powers activated FULLBLAST!
So from the uniforms, I was able to deduce this was 1910~1920. Dang... then my short history readings played back in full. Hahahahhaa "traitor" lol OP traitor.
A traitor THIS OP means he's a good guy. Has to be. He's probably going to either switch sides later... or is just doing this to hide his true reasons. Idk. But I refuse to believe this dude is an antagonist. No way.
He got smashed in the head... punched in the face... and got beaten up by a MOB.... lol he should have died from the rock. But no. He fulfills his mission in retrieving a specific man, like a good dog. Meanwhile, he taps a dudes toe and they keel over... they stumble down a hill and die.... he rolls with them but he's fine. See the pattern? No way he's the real bad guy. Nope.
-paused at 30:00-
Ok. Only really paused so I don't forget my thoughts and feels to the introduction of the hunter dude. So the flying Wuxia dude is fire... and this hunter guy who can outsmart and win against a wolf and a tiger.... is water. Fire and water. Classic visual rivalry. Solid.
I'm just gonna call the flying wuxia dude fire soldier and this new dude water hunter.
So water hunter is in the city now. He is getting help from the locals here in secret. And the army bros are actually doing something to try to hunt him down. Man... with the handsome prize of getting a promotion if water hunter is brought back alive... or a nice bounty for if he is returned dead, fire soldier is making plans to catch water hunter.
The whole talk about how fire soldier is trying to catch water hunter by the whole "enemy of an enemy is a friend" and how people are risking their lives to hide strangers for the same cause... deeply reminded me of a lot of Korean history. So many parallels and similarities. It's hard to watch without being reminded. I'd imagine many Koreans also felt same feels.
-paused at 40:00-
*applauds* that was spectacular!
So water hunter brought a bro with him here... and he walked right into the trap that fire soldier planned out. Luring in whoever wants to kill the governor. Almost had him too but then a soldier saluted, giving away his identity as an officer. So the bro ran off. He doesn't seem like a strong fighter, but man is he epic at hide and seek. He blended in with the crowd so well that he was able to throw off protagonist powers. Nice. So bro was able to run away and also had time to warn water hunter about this fake governor hater who is an officer.
Water hunter tells the bro to lay low... and is in the middle of deciding what the next course of action is... when there is a train accident that ends up trapping a little boy in the middle of the river.... surrounded by fire. Yeah... tbh, if the boy just swam under the flames, he would have been gucci. But nah that'd be too easy.
Sooooooo instead of the easy way out... fire soldier and water hunter VIA EYE CONTACT ONLY.... develops a full out rescue plan.
They calculated the speed, the length of the bug ass random rope they found lying around on the bridge somewhere, AND they were able to find a fire-proof flag. Yup. Protagonist powers activated yet again~ hype!
Honestly... doesn't matter. They saved the kid, did a mini celebration, and shared names.
I finally heard their names... but I'm gonna stick with fire soldier and water hunter. Sorry y'all. I'm riding out this train.
I had to pause... go back... and rewatch this part! It's my favorite part so far! Especially since as viewers, we KNOW who is who!
-paused at 46:00-
Fire soldier and water hunter release their rope harnesses... walk towards eachother under the water, join hands, help eachother out of the water.
Then they climb together like in the old movie Ant Z. We see that water hunter keeps looking at the yt angel lady... and fire soldier keeps looking for water hunter's bro who went into hiding.
The music scene does an amazing job at showing the growing bond between water hunter and fire soldier. Eating together, riding together (one on a horse, and the other on his mechanical steed), walking down the same path (but metaphorically on different sides of the same path)... the train scene where they both get eaten by the fog was so nice too! I loved this music segment! The fire tire.... the work out session! The taking turns looking out from the same cliff! So beautiful!
-paused at 52:00-
Ok so we know that fire soldier and water hunter are bffs now. Lol. So of course, fire soldier is going to help out his boi and make an excuse for the yt angel to speak with them. By puncturing her car tires with nails. Totally not manipulative. Nope. But also... water hunter can't speak English... and the yt angel can ONLY speak English... lol yep. They're meant for eachother. <insert eyeroll here>
Anyway... fire soldier suggests that yt angel get a ride from water hunter... and they end up doing touristy things. Lol. Lady... anyway, water hunter finds out that Malli (the girl he's been trying to find this entire time)... is at yt angel's house. (Yes, her name is Jenny... but yt angel is just more fun at this point. I am committed.)
So water hunter quickly makes a bangle to go with the dress that yt angel bought for Malli.
Their communication skills are on point. Clearly.
In fact, they bonded soooo well, that yt angel decided to invite water hunter to a party. Honestly... probably to a party where they don't welcome "brownies" so I mean... the ignorant yt woman trope is perfectly portrayed. Lady doesn't realize how dangerous her invitation could be.... lol typical.
-paused at 01:05:00-
The yt party hahahhahahahaa
Honestly... if it weren't for the fact that fire soldier can speak English... water hunter could have been in serious danger. (Please be more careful, yt lady)
So not only does fire soldier help water hunter interact with yt angel... but also helps style him for the party... and when some yt boi tries to do our man dirty, fire soldier drumrolls in, and they nacho nacho it up to get the real party started~
I also love the extra detail of how only the ladies are super into the nacho nacho dancing.
When the yt boi busted out his little renditions of flamenco and salsa (lol)... I was all ready for a dance off. I would have been super pissed if there weren't a dance off scene. We're al gucci tho. There was a dance off~ We're good~~
The dance off was intense! Everyone called it quits. It was the our bois water hunter and fire soldier who were left in the end. Fire soldier lost on purpose because he's still trying to wingman his man. But likeeeeee water hunter was like "I tried hard after looking into your eyes, bro." Like brooooo he wasn't even trying hard for the yt angel! It was a pure competitive reflex! These two are clearly meant to be rivals.
I can see the ship.
But I'm not a huge fan of fire soldier atm. Boi hunted down the water hunter's hide-and-seek bro... so like... idk man.... i was like NOOO RUN!!!
This happens while water hunter is off for some afternoon tea at yt angel's place! Where Malli is! I had to pause it here so that I could write this part out.
Also yes. Malli will most likely be the only character who I write out their actual name.
-paused at 1:12:00-
THEY MET! THEY FINALLY MET! Water hunter was able to successfully meet Malli!!! She is locked in her cellar and is only taken out to entertain yt ladies at parties. Singing and drawing henna art for them. Then after her segment, she is returned to her prison.
When she grabbed into water hunter and refused to let go, my heart sank. She's just a kid! Of course she's scared and homesick;;; this poor girl;;; if this were as true to history, she probably also has been continuously the R-word. The movie only portrayed her being locked and made to entertain the ladies so I'll take it at face-value... but man... those were messed up times.
Water hunter tells Malli to let go and act normal so they don't get caught. He tells her that he will return to save her. She is resistant at first, but man.. what a mature kid. She listens to him and plays her part. I could only imagine how much it hurt for both of them. Her having to mature quickly, and him for leaving behind a crying child.
Water hunter returns to base... says they are going to strike soon.... and looks for his brother... who was captured by his new bro, the fire soldier.
-paused at 1:25:00-
So we finally got fire soldier's backstory! He made some sort of promise to his village and to his fiancé, I'm assuming... (he already mentioned he loves a woman named Seetha). We can pretty much guess the promise has to do something with him getting a promotion. That's probably why he's working so hard to get noticed by senpai. I mean.... the higher ups.
So fire soldier successfully captured hide-and-seek bro, but hide-and-seek bro is secretly a snake whisperer... tapper?? Snake morse code practitioner?? Anyway... he was able to lure a venomous snake with some tapping... and got it to bite fire soldier.
After hearing that he only has an hour to live, he suddenly releases hide-an- we're calling him snake tapper from now on.... anyway... he releases snake tapper... and makes his way back to where water hunter is.
Water hunter finds fire soldier, notices the snake bite... and does everything right to drag fire soldier back to the world of the living. As a bonus, he even confesses to fire soldier... telling him that he only kept it from him to protect him, not because he didn't trust him... *le gasp*
His shonen-nakama speech leaves fire soldier with his kokoro feeling feels. He punches the wall quite a bit, showing that he is recovered from the venom incident. But bro is a changed man. He has a lot of feels now. Perhaps this is where he finally switches sides and retires from the antagonist title (like I hoped from the beginning).
I yelled so much. My throat kinda hurts.
-paused at 01:37:00-
Bruh. The rescue team honestly did their very best to go all out. Even as far as packing animals that couldn't even fit in that truck. Like honestly.... I felt like there were wayyy too many animals. But it's cool.
It felt so good when that one guard got beat up. No cap. That biss deserved it. Speaking of bisses.... fire soldier... THAT BISS! BRO HAD A CHANCE TO REDEEM HIMSELF BUT NAH!
They went literal with the FIRE soldier and WATER hunter.... fire soldier wielded fire and water hunter used.... hoses from a fountain... lol... how strong would that water lressure be tho?? Like not very... it's only a decorative fountain...
Anyway~ they duked it out... kinda. Water hunter looked like he was holding back a lot... but the times he did land... fire soldier went flying (well deserved).
Eventually, water hunter was like... yo, you go play with kitty (a tiger), I have actual important duties to attend to~ ciao for now~ and went straight for Malli.
Ultimately, fire soldier was able to catch up... ended up trapping him with the holy thread necklace... that water hunter gave!!! Like bruhhhhhhhh BRUHHHHHH!!!!!!!
HOWEVER! I really really REALLY want to believe that he stopped him because he knows these yt pipo and knew Malli would be in danger instead. And that's why he intervened.... is what I keep telling myself;;;;
I am STILL praying for fire soldier's redemption.
-pause at 01:57:00-
And there it is, bois!!! The redemption arc!!!!
We got the full back story. As I had anticipated, he needed to get promoted. The reason was because he needed a way to smuggle guns! His village got invaded by the colonizers and he learned the importance of guns from his father. Luckily, he was not only blessed with smarts, but blessed with naturally amazing shooting skills. He risked his all to get promoted.
He had his entire family killed. All in a matter of minutes. His brother... his mother.... then his father, even after witnessing their deaths made him continue to shoot. And he did. He made perfect shots. Even as a kid, he was able to hold off the british military. That day was when he learned how powerful guns were.
Fast forward to the present, an order was placed for a public flogging of water hunter, and for everyone's attendance. What will fire soldier do??
Hello! This is my first time on Tumblr! I made this account for my bff because she is super into RRR at the moment. I will be watching the movie now, and uploading my immediate reactions to moments in the film. I have no prior information about this movie. I am curious, yet also super excited because my girl is super excited. Ayeeee. Let's start this trip!
Omg.... I literally just repeated "omg" like at least 5 times before pausing to write this. The first scene bruh.... danggggggg
-paused at 07:30-
So they started off the movie with a super peaceful opening. Nice overhead of a tranquil forest... people smiling and looking all happy....
A young girl drawing a beautiful piece of henna art on a classy looking yt lady....
Then the girl starts singing oh so sweetly~ about needing to be in her mother's lap! Awwww
The lady's husband appears to be a high official of sorts. We don't quite know. They seem to be a generous couple who is paying the mother of the girl who painted the henna tattoo. But they weren't paying for the art. They paid for the daughter.
Once the mother realized this, she rushes over to the car, begging for her child back. When a soldier points a gun at the mother, the yt asshole pretty much calculates the price of the bullet in the gun... and states that it's too valuable to be used on a brownie. Holy... omg....
Now... I realize this was probably the norm back then. But mannnn it's been a while since I watched anything not fantasy tbh. I've mostly been watching anime weeb shit these days. This line was hella cold... but mannn it hit hard.
Speaking of hitting hard.... the soldier, now that he understood the assignment... takes a small log... and smashes in the head of the young girl's mother.
This first shocking scene immediately sets the tone of the movie. This is not a wholesome feel-good film. It's going to be raw. It's going to be real. It's going to be honest.
No wonder my bff loves this film.
Ok so first scene was "omg omg omg".... this 2nd scene... was "NANI?? WHAT?!? WHAT?!!?!?!?!?" To summarize... but seriously tho... nani the fuck??
-paused at 14:30-
Are you kidding me????
I honestly thought I was watching a Wuxia for a hot second... the dude FLEW! He F L E W!!!!!
He grabbed a wooden stick... flew over the fence.... fought like 1000 men... ALONE! Got his head smashed in with a ROCK! Not even a small log (rip mama from scene 1)!!!
But then I was like... yeah... in the end, it's still an Indian movie.... protagonist powers activated FULLBLAST!
So from the uniforms, I was able to deduce this was 1910~1920. Dang... then my short history readings played back in full. Hahahahhaa "traitor" lol OP traitor.
A traitor THIS OP means he's a good guy. Has to be. He's probably going to either switch sides later... or is just doing this to hide his true reasons. Idk. But I refuse to believe this dude is an antagonist. No way.
He got smashed in the head... punched in the face... and got beaten up by a MOB.... lol he should have died from the rock. But no. He fulfills his mission in retrieving a specific man, like a good dog. Meanwhile, he taps a dudes toe and they keel over... they stumble down a hill and die.... he rolls with them but he's fine. See the pattern? No way he's the real bad guy. Nope.
-paused at 30:00-
Ok. Only really paused so I don't forget my thoughts and feels to the introduction of the hunter dude. So the flying Wuxia dude is fire... and this hunter guy who can outsmart and win against a wolf and a tiger.... is water. Fire and water. Classic visual rivalry. Solid.
I'm just gonna call the flying wuxia dude fire soldier and this new dude water hunter.
So water hunter is in the city now. He is getting help from the locals here in secret. And the army bros are actually doing something to try to hunt him down. Man... with the handsome prize of getting a promotion if water hunter is brought back alive... or a nice bounty for if he is returned dead, fire soldier is making plans to catch water hunter.
The whole talk about how fire soldier is trying to catch water hunter by the whole "enemy of an enemy is a friend" and how people are risking their lives to hide strangers for the same cause... deeply reminded me of a lot of Korean history. So many parallels and similarities. It's hard to watch without being reminded. I'd imagine many Koreans also felt same feels.
-paused at 40:00-
*applauds* that was spectacular!
So water hunter brought a bro with him here... and he walked right into the trap that fire soldier planned out. Luring in whoever wants to kill the governor. Almost had him too but then a soldier saluted, giving away his identity as an officer. So the bro ran off. He doesn't seem like a strong fighter, but man is he epic at hide and seek. He blended in with the crowd so well that he was able to throw off protagonist powers. Nice. So bro was able to run away and also had time to warn water hunter about this fake governor hater who is an officer.
Water hunter tells the bro to lay low... and is in the middle of deciding what the next course of action is... when there is a train accident that ends up trapping a little boy in the middle of the river.... surrounded by fire. Yeah... tbh, if the boy just swam under the flames, he would have been gucci. But nah that'd be too easy.
Sooooooo instead of the easy way out... fire soldier and water hunter VIA EYE CONTACT ONLY.... develops a full out rescue plan.
They calculated the speed, the length of the bug ass random rope they found lying around on the bridge somewhere, AND they were able to find a fire-proof flag. Yup. Protagonist powers activated yet again~ hype!
Honestly... doesn't matter. They saved the kid, did a mini celebration, and shared names.
I finally heard their names... but I'm gonna stick with fire soldier and water hunter. Sorry y'all. I'm riding out this train.
I had to pause... go back... and rewatch this part! It's my favorite part so far! Especially since as viewers, we KNOW who is who!
-paused at 46:00-
Fire soldier and water hunter release their rope harnesses... walk towards eachother under the water, join hands, help eachother out of the water.
Then they climb together like in the old movie Ant Z. We see that water hunter keeps looking at the yt angel lady... and fire soldier keeps looking for water hunter's bro who went into hiding.
The music scene does an amazing job at showing the growing bond between water hunter and fire soldier. Eating together, riding together (one on a horse, and the other on his mechanical steed), walking down the same path (but metaphorically on different sides of the same path)... the train scene where they both get eaten by the fog was so nice too! I loved this music segment! The fire tire.... the work out session! The taking turns looking out from the same cliff! So beautiful!
-paused at 52:00-
Ok so we know that fire soldier and water hunter are bffs now. Lol. So of course, fire soldier is going to help out his boi and make an excuse for the yt angel to speak with them. By puncturing her car tires with nails. Totally not manipulative. Nope. But also... water hunter can't speak English... and the yt angel can ONLY speak English... lol yep. They're meant for eachother. <insert eyeroll here>
Anyway... fire soldier suggests that yt angel get a ride from water hunter... and they end up doing touristy things. Lol. Lady... anyway, water hunter finds out that Malli (the girl he's been trying to find this entire time)... is at yt angel's house. (Yes, her name is Jenny... but yt angel is just more fun at this point. I am committed.)
So water hunter quickly makes a bangle to go with the dress that yt angel bought for Malli.
Their communication skills are on point. Clearly.
In fact, they bonded soooo well, that yt angel decided to invite water hunter to a party. Honestly... probably to a party where they don't welcome "brownies" so I mean... the ignorant yt woman trope is perfectly portrayed. Lady doesn't realize how dangerous her invitation could be.... lol typical.
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The yt party hahahhahahahaa
Honestly... if it weren't for the fact that fire soldier can speak English... water hunter could have been in serious danger. (Please be more careful, yt lady)
So not only does fire soldier help water hunter interact with yt angel... but also helps style him for the party... and when some yt boi tries to do our man dirty, fire soldier drumrolls in, and they nacho nacho it up to get the real party started~
I also love the extra detail of how only the ladies are super into the nacho nacho dancing.
When the yt boi busted out his little renditions of flamenco and salsa (lol)... I was all ready for a dance off. I would have been super pissed if there weren't a dance off scene. We're al gucci tho. There was a dance off~ We're good~~
The dance off was intense! Everyone called it quits. It was the our bois water hunter and fire soldier who were left in the end. Fire soldier lost on purpose because he's still trying to wingman his man. But likeeeeee water hunter was like "I tried hard after looking into your eyes, bro." Like brooooo he wasn't even trying hard for the yt angel! It was a pure competitive reflex! These two are clearly meant to be rivals.
I can see the ship.
But I'm not a huge fan of fire soldier atm. Boi hunted down the water hunter's hide-and-seek bro... so like... idk man.... i was like NOOO RUN!!!
This happens while water hunter is off for some afternoon tea at yt angel's place! Where Malli is! I had to pause it here so that I could write this part out.
Also yes. Malli will most likely be the only character who I write out their actual name.
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THEY MET! THEY FINALLY MET! Water hunter was able to successfully meet Malli!!! She is locked in her cellar and is only taken out to entertain yt ladies at parties. Singing and drawing henna art for them. Then after her segment, she is returned to her prison.
When she grabbed into water hunter and refused to let go, my heart sank. She's just a kid! Of course she's scared and homesick;;; this poor girl;;; if this were as true to history, she probably also has been continuously the R-word. The movie only portrayed her being locked and made to entertain the ladies so I'll take it at face-value... but man... those were messed up times.
Water hunter tells Malli to let go and act normal so they don't get caught. He tells her that he will return to save her. She is resistant at first, but man.. what a mature kid. She listens to him and plays her part. I could only imagine how much it hurt for both of them. Her having to mature quickly, and him for leaving behind a crying child.
Water hunter returns to base... says they are going to strike soon.... and looks for his brother... who was captured by his new bro, the fire soldier.
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So we finally got fire soldier's backstory! He made some sort of promise to his village and to his fiancé, I'm assuming... (he already mentioned he loves a woman named Seetha). We can pretty much guess the promise has to do something with him getting a promotion. That's probably why he's working so hard to get noticed by senpai. I mean.... the higher ups.
So fire soldier successfully captured hide-and-seek bro, but hide-and-seek bro is secretly a snake whisperer... tapper?? Snake morse code practitioner?? Anyway... he was able to lure a venomous snake with some tapping... and got it to bite fire soldier.
After hearing that he only has an hour to live, he suddenly releases hide-an- we're calling him snake tapper from now on.... anyway... he releases snake tapper... and makes his way back to where water hunter is.
Water hunter finds fire soldier, notices the snake bite... and does everything right to drag fire soldier back to the world of the living. As a bonus, he even confesses to fire soldier... telling him that he only kept it from him to protect him, not because he didn't trust him... *le gasp*
His shonen-nakama speech leaves fire soldier with his kokoro feeling feels. He punches the wall quite a bit, showing that he is recovered from the venom incident. But bro is a changed man. He has a lot of feels now. Perhaps this is where he finally switches sides and retires from the antagonist title (like I hoped from the beginning).
I yelled so much. My throat kinda hurts.
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Bruh. The rescue team honestly did their very best to go all out. Even as far as packing animals that couldn't even fit in that truck. Like honestly.... I felt like there were wayyy too many animals. But it's cool.
It felt so good when that one guard got beat up. No cap. That biss deserved it. Speaking of bisses.... fire soldier... THAT BISS! BRO HAD A CHANCE TO REDEEM HIMSELF BUT NAH!
They went literal with the FIRE soldier and WATER hunter.... fire soldier wielded fire and water hunter used.... hoses from a fountain... lol... how strong would that water lressure be tho?? Like not very... it's only a decorative fountain...
Anyway~ they duked it out... kinda. Water hunter looked like he was holding back a lot... but the times he did land... fire soldier went flying (well deserved).
Eventually, water hunter was like... yo, you go play with kitty (a tiger), I have actual important duties to attend to~ ciao for now~ and went straight for Malli.
Ultimately, fire soldier was able to catch up... ended up trapping him with the holy thread necklace... that water hunter gave!!! Like bruhhhhhhhh BRUHHHHHH!!!!!!!
HOWEVER! I really really REALLY want to believe that he stopped him because he knows these yt pipo and knew Malli would be in danger instead. And that's why he intervened.... is what I keep telling myself;;;;
I am STILL praying for fire soldier's redemption.
Hello! This is my first time on Tumblr! I made this account for my bff because she is super into RRR at the moment. I will be watching the movie now, and uploading my immediate reactions to moments in the film. I have no prior information about this movie. I am curious, yet also super excited because my girl is super excited. Ayeeee. Let's start this trip!
Omg.... I literally just repeated "omg" like at least 5 times before pausing to write this. The first scene bruh.... danggggggg
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So they started off the movie with a super peaceful opening. Nice overhead of a tranquil forest... people smiling and looking all happy....
A young girl drawing a beautiful piece of henna art on a classy looking yt lady....
Then the girl starts singing oh so sweetly~ about needing to be in her mother's lap! Awwww
The lady's husband appears to be a high official of sorts. We don't quite know. They seem to be a generous couple who is paying the mother of the girl who painted the henna tattoo. But they weren't paying for the art. They paid for the daughter.
Once the mother realized this, she rushes over to the car, begging for her child back. When a soldier points a gun at the mother, the yt asshole pretty much calculates the price of the bullet in the gun... and states that it's too valuable to be used on a brownie. Holy... omg....
Now... I realize this was probably the norm back then. But mannnn it's been a while since I watched anything not fantasy tbh. I've mostly been watching anime weeb shit these days. This line was hella cold... but mannn it hit hard.
Speaking of hitting hard.... the soldier, now that he understood the assignment... takes a small log... and smashes in the head of the young girl's mother.
This first shocking scene immediately sets the tone of the movie. This is not a wholesome feel-good film. It's going to be raw. It's going to be real. It's going to be honest.
No wonder my bff loves this film.
Ok so first scene was "omg omg omg".... this 2nd scene... was "NANI?? WHAT?!? WHAT?!!?!?!?!?" To summarize... but seriously tho... nani the fuck??
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Are you kidding me????
I honestly thought I was watching a Wuxia for a hot second... the dude FLEW! He F L E W!!!!!
He grabbed a wooden stick... flew over the fence.... fought like 1000 men... ALONE! Got his head smashed in with a ROCK! Not even a small log (rip mama from scene 1)!!!
But then I was like... yeah... in the end, it's still an Indian movie.... protagonist powers activated FULLBLAST!
So from the uniforms, I was able to deduce this was 1910~1920. Dang... then my short history readings played back in full. Hahahahhaa "traitor" lol OP traitor.
A traitor THIS OP means he's a good guy. Has to be. He's probably going to either switch sides later... or is just doing this to hide his true reasons. Idk. But I refuse to believe this dude is an antagonist. No way.
He got smashed in the head... punched in the face... and got beaten up by a MOB.... lol he should have died from the rock. But no. He fulfills his mission in retrieving a specific man, like a good dog. Meanwhile, he taps a dudes toe and they keel over... they stumble down a hill and die.... he rolls with them but he's fine. See the pattern? No way he's the real bad guy. Nope.
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Ok. Only really paused so I don't forget my thoughts and feels to the introduction of the hunter dude. So the flying Wuxia dude is fire... and this hunter guy who can outsmart and win against a wolf and a tiger.... is water. Fire and water. Classic visual rivalry. Solid.
I'm just gonna call the flying wuxia dude fire soldier and this new dude water hunter.
So water hunter is in the city now. He is getting help from the locals here in secret. And the army bros are actually doing something to try to hunt him down. Man... with the handsome prize of getting a promotion if water hunter is brought back alive... or a nice bounty for if he is returned dead, fire soldier is making plans to catch water hunter.
The whole talk about how fire soldier is trying to catch water hunter by the whole "enemy of an enemy is a friend" and how people are risking their lives to hide strangers for the same cause... deeply reminded me of a lot of Korean history. So many parallels and similarities. It's hard to watch without being reminded. I'd imagine many Koreans also felt same feels.
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*applauds* that was spectacular!
So water hunter brought a bro with him here... and he walked right into the trap that fire soldier planned out. Luring in whoever wants to kill the governor. Almost had him too but then a soldier saluted, giving away his identity as an officer. So the bro ran off. He doesn't seem like a strong fighter, but man is he epic at hide and seek. He blended in with the crowd so well that he was able to throw off protagonist powers. Nice. So bro was able to run away and also had time to warn water hunter about this fake governor hater who is an officer.
Water hunter tells the bro to lay low... and is in the middle of deciding what the next course of action is... when there is a train accident that ends up trapping a little boy in the middle of the river.... surrounded by fire. Yeah... tbh, if the boy just swam under the flames, he would have been gucci. But nah that'd be too easy.
Sooooooo instead of the easy way out... fire soldier and water hunter VIA EYE CONTACT ONLY.... develops a full out rescue plan.
They calculated the speed, the length of the bug ass random rope they found lying around on the bridge somewhere, AND they were able to find a fire-proof flag. Yup. Protagonist powers activated yet again~ hype!
Honestly... doesn't matter. They saved the kid, did a mini celebration, and shared names.
I finally heard their names... but I'm gonna stick with fire soldier and water hunter. Sorry y'all. I'm riding out this train.
I had to pause... go back... and rewatch this part! It's my favorite part so far! Especially since as viewers, we KNOW who is who!
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Fire soldier and water hunter release their rope harnesses... walk towards eachother under the water, join hands, help eachother out of the water.
Then they climb together like in the old movie Ant Z. We see that water hunter keeps looking at the yt angel lady... and fire soldier keeps looking for water hunter's bro who went into hiding.
The music scene does an amazing job at showing the growing bond between water hunter and fire soldier. Eating together, riding together (one on a horse, and the other on his mechanical steed), walking down the same path (but metaphorically on different sides of the same path)... the train scene where they both get eaten by the fog was so nice too! I loved this music segment! The fire tire.... the work out session! The taking turns looking out from the same cliff! So beautiful!
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Ok so we know that fire soldier and water hunter are bffs now. Lol. So of course, fire soldier is going to help out his boi and make an excuse for the yt angel to speak with them. By puncturing her car tires with nails. Totally not manipulative. Nope. But also... water hunter can't speak English... and the yt angel can ONLY speak English... lol yep. They're meant for eachother. <insert eyeroll here>
Anyway... fire soldier suggests that yt angel get a ride from water hunter... and they end up doing touristy things. Lol. Lady... anyway, water hunter finds out that Malli (the girl he's been trying to find this entire time)... is at yt angel's house. (Yes, her name is Jenny... but yt angel is just more fun at this point. I am committed.)
So water hunter quickly makes a bangle to go with the dress that yt angel bought for Malli.
Their communication skills are on point. Clearly.
In fact, they bonded soooo well, that yt angel decided to invite water hunter to a party. Honestly... probably to a party where they don't welcome "brownies" so I mean... the ignorant yt woman trope is perfectly portrayed. Lady doesn't realize how dangerous her invitation could be.... lol typical.
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The yt party hahahhahahahaa
Honestly... if it weren't for the fact that fire soldier can speak English... water hunter could have been in serious danger. (Please be more careful, yt lady)
So not only does fire soldier help water hunter interact with yt angel... but also helps style him for the party... and when some yt boi tries to do our man dirty, fire soldier drumrolls in, and they nacho nacho it up to get the real party started~
I also love the extra detail of how only the ladies are super into the nacho nacho dancing.
When the yt boi busted out his little renditions of flamenco and salsa (lol)... I was all ready for a dance off. I would have been super pissed if there weren't a dance off scene. We're al gucci tho. There was a dance off~ We're good~~
The dance off was intense! Everyone called it quits. It was the our bois water hunter and fire soldier who were left in the end. Fire soldier lost on purpose because he's still trying to wingman his man. But likeeeeee water hunter was like "I tried hard after looking into your eyes, bro." Like brooooo he wasn't even trying hard for the yt angel! It was a pure competitive reflex! These two are clearly meant to be rivals.
I can see the ship.
But I'm not a huge fan of fire soldier atm. Boi hunted down the water hunter's hide-and-seek bro... so like... idk man.... i was like NOOO RUN!!!
This happens while water hunter is off for some afternoon tea at yt angel's place! Where Malli is! I had to pause it here so that I could write this part out.
Also yes. Malli will most likely be the only character who I write out their actual name.
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THEY MET! THEY FINALLY MET! Water hunter was able to successfully meet Malli!!! She is locked in her cellar and is only taken out to entertain yt ladies at parties. Singing and drawing henna art for them. Then after her segment, she is returned to her prison.
When she grabbed into water hunter and refused to let go, my heart sank. She's just a kid! Of course she's scared and homesick;;; this poor girl;;; if this were as true to history, she probably also has been continuously the R-word. The movie only portrayed her being locked and made to entertain the ladies so I'll take it at face-value... but man... those were messed up times.
Water hunter tells Malli to let go and act normal so they don't get caught. He tells her that he will return to save her. She is resistant at first, but man.. what a mature kid. She listens to him and plays her part. I could only imagine how much it hurt for both of them. Her having to mature quickly, and him for leaving behind a crying child.
Water hunter returns to base... says they are going to strike soon.... and looks for his brother... who was captured by his new bro, the fire soldier.
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So we finally got fire soldier's backstory! He made some sort of promise to his village and to his fiancé, I'm assuming... (he already mentioned he loves a woman named Seetha). We can pretty much guess the promise has to do something with him getting a promotion. That's probably why he's working so hard to get noticed by senpai. I mean.... the higher ups.
So fire soldier successfully captured hide-and-seek bro, but hide-and-seek bro is secretly a snake whisperer... tapper?? Snake morse code practitioner?? Anyway... he was able to lure a venomous snake with some tapping... and got it to bite fire soldier.
After hearing that he only has an hour to live, he suddenly releases hide-an- we're calling him snake tapper from now on.... anyway... he releases snake tapper... and makes his way back to where water hunter is.
Water hunter finds fire soldier, notices the snake bite... and does everything right to drag fire soldier back to the world of the living. As a bonus, he even confesses to fire soldier... telling him that he only kept it from him to protect him, not because he didn't trust him... *le gasp*
His shonen-nakama speech leaves fire soldier with his kokoro feeling feels. He punches the wall quite a bit, showing that he is recovered from the venom incident. But bro is a changed man. He has a lot of feels now. Perhaps this is where he finally switches sides and retires from the antagonist title (like I hoped from the beginning).