#Cinema mode

[elvencantation]

russian childhood movies: the tale of tsar saltan

[16th-of-a-twigg]

no thoughts head empty Ko-Fi

[hail-dondus]

Pixar did not have to go as hard as they did with the Kronos Unveiled scene in The Incredibles (2004), yet they did anyway and gave us one of the best scenes in modern cinema. Literally cannot stop thinking about how good this scene is, from the animation to the build up to the soundtrack.

I don’t think I truly understood how dark this scene - and this film - was a child: Syndrome is systematically and strategically luring in superheroes and killing them off in order to test and improve his Omnidroid design… these people were not only supers but they also had family and loved ones too, just like Bob, and one day they would have just disappeared because chances are they weren’t telling people where they were going because it was "top secret" and against the law. They thought they were doing something good, like helping the people in the island, while also getting to relive their glory days, perhaps even paving the way for superheroes to make a proper comeback… only for Syndrome to kill them in cold blood.

Most of these people can actually be seen at Bob and Helen’s wedding in the beginning of the film - they weren’t just random supers, they were their friends, people they worked alongside and cared about. It’s even worse when you realise that Bob probably blames himself because, after all, Buddy/Syndrome was his biggest fan and he dismissed him by not letting him help.

The relief on Bob’s face when he realises Syndrome doesn’t know where Helen is - meaning he also doesn’t know where their children are because he didn’t realise they were married at this point - is so realistic and gut wrenching to see. The relief contrasting with the anguish of knowing how much danger they and their entire family could have been in the entire time without even knowing...it's so well-done, you can literally feel it.

It’s also worth noting that originally the next target wasn’t Mr Incredible but Frozone - that was who Mirage was trailing, hence why his location is “known”. Imagine if she/Syndrome hadn’t realised that Mr Incredible was with him and they’d lured Frozone in instead as planned; he would have gone to the island to fight the Omnidroid 8 in a volcano setting. We saw how being in the burning building dehydrated Frozone and made it impossible to use his ice powers - presumably it would have been the same in the middle of a lava filled volcano, and he’d have been slaughtered just like the other superheroes before him.

This scene shows an entire generation of superheroes - Bob, Helen and Lucius’ generation - wiped out all because Syndrome felt slighted by his hero as a child, because he internalised that slight and let it drive him to revenge. And, if we take into account the deleted alternate opening scene, it’s mentioned that superheroes "aren't supposed to breed” - meaning there’s a likelihood that Violet, Dash and Jack-Jack are among the very few supers of the next generation. I know that it's deleted and so not really canon, but it's definitely a concept to consider, I think.

Then there's the fact Syndrome named the project "Kronos" - Kronos was a God who overthrew his own father in order to take over his rule, and then he ate his own children to prevent them doing the same thing to him. It feels like it reflects Syndrome once looking up to Mr Incredible and even saying "I could be your ward!", meaning Mr Incredible adopting or fostering him - the project name is a metaphor for Syndrome destroying the Supers, especially Mr Incredible, who he viewed as a father figure. The Omnidroids he built killed two birds with one stone: not only was he able to acquire the data to upgrade the robot to its final design, but it also eliminated the real super heroes and so left him as the last remaining "superhero", even though his powers are man-made, not something he was born with.

Not only did he want to become the only remaining superhero by killing the real ones in revenge, he also planned to sell his inventions at some point so everyone can be super - because "when everyone is super, nobody is". It's like a final blow to the memory of the superheroes he had killed.

I've talked too much about this scene but God... I love it so much more as an adult because it's just so chilling to think about. I'm sure other people can put it much more articulately than I just tried to, but I just really wanted to appreciate this scene.

[salonduthe]

Behind the scenes of Wong Kar Wai's In The Mood For Love (2000).

Taken in Angkor Wat, Cambodia, by by Man Lim Chung (文念中), the film's art director.

[jacky93sims]

Hi Ilenia,

First things first, Happy New Year, I wish you only the best !!

I have a request for you, would you agree to convert the "Name in Lights Marquee" and "The Name in Lights Theatre Sign" from TS4 Get Famous Expansion Pack ?

Thank you so much

Name In Lights Marquee and Theatre Sign for The Sims 2

These are 4to2 conversions from Sims 4 Game, low poly. You can find them in Wall Lighting section of Buy Mode but only in community lot. They emit light at night.

DOWNLOAD HERE

[cloud-ya]

my reaction to sonic 3 post credit scene but as shadow because I had my very cool shadow hoodie on lol

[phantomladyoverparis]

A La Mode (1959), dir. Stan Vanderbeek

[y95ng]

⋆ ˚ ⊹⠀𓉸ྀི⠀𓂃⠀𝓑𝓪𝓫𝔂⠀Let's⠀Kill⠀❀

The⠀Romeo ... 🍎

🍷 ╾⃰ ˙⠀It⠀Falls⠀❤︎⠀Like⠀𝒟𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑜𝑒𝑠⠀⡷⃨ ⠀ ♫ ۟

[ilkkawhat]

[mariocki]

Lady on a Train (1945)

"Park Towers Hotel?"

"Yes. Oh, no! No, er, take me to the nearest police station, please."

"Okay, lady, but they got better rooms at the Park Towers."

[vertigoartgore]

Pixar/Brad Bird's The Incredibles turns 20 today. Feel old yet ?

[ubourgeois]

Shadow (2018) dir. Zhang Yimou

[salonduthe]

Polaroids from Wong Kar Wei's In The Mood For Love

[airlesscendresderoses]

M au cinéma en Automne 2025

[mikunology]

random note: vocal android is a musical series as y'all probably figure, so I like to think there's at least one song every episode!

....that said, once in a while the title of the episode might not correspond with the featured song lmao lmao

[phantomladyoverparis]

A La Mode (1959), dir. Stan Vanderbeek