#Complementary

[akadoodles]

“Bamboo and Bricks”

Digital Painting, Made in Procreate

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[artbyblastweave]

The Nightly News by Jonathan Hickman sure is a comic book

[pinkeoni]

mike has many little freckles and will has a few big freckles ☹️

[blackpointgame]

[alverrann]

I was thinking the other day, and listening to these songs - comparing and contrasting the death themes of two of the most iconic characters from two of the most iconic franchises, and how their themes reflect the themes of the franchises themselves.

Vader's (which starts at 42 seconds in)

And Spock's

John Williams did a masterful job with Vader's theme. It gives us tragedy, introspection, a warning against falling to the dark side ... a feeling of longing - a longing for peace, and a pale reflection of his his earlier themes (notice the descending scale in the back, bringing the power of the Imperial March down to its very lowest - letting us see behind the mask musically as well as physically)

James Horner worked just as brilliantly on Spock's death theme, which denotes a peace that already exists - a certainty of thought and knowledge that transcends one's own desires, because there are greater things than oneself and they are worth dying for (with ascending scales in the back, giving it a hopeful, almost uplifting feeling. Though there's still a soft tragedy there - I would even say gentle - as Kirk says goodbye)

It would be impossible to really talk about their themes without mentioning the one that they share, and that is sacrifice. Though both of them come at it from different angles, they are ultimately giving their lives for the ones that they love.

We know as an audience that Spock would give up his life for any innocent, but that does nothing to diminish the gravity and the import of his sacrifice. He cared for his crew just as he cared for Kirk and McCoy, and we don't begrudge him the love that he feels for them any more than we begrudge them their reactions.

On the opposite end we have Vader, who wouldn't have sacrificed himself for anyone but Luke, which is part of what makes the breaking of Palpatine's shackles so immensely satisfying to watch. Luke succeeded where no one else did, correct that Anakin Skywalker was still alive, and - somewhere deep down - was still a Jedi.

And then their funeral themes

Vader's is the Force theme, which is the through-line for the whole saga

A reminder that we're all connected and that death isn't the end

Vs Spock's Amazing Grace, which reflects gratitude for life, and hope for the future

And it ends with an echo of his earlier death theme, just in case you weren't already crying

Even the lighting of the scenes kind of complement each other. Vader's is all dark but for the fire, the flames of his pyre licking the black of his suit and illuminating the look of longing/loss on Luke's face

And Spock's is all dark but for the Enterprise (and any shots done in the ship, ofc, all of his mourning family and friends) as his body is launched to the planet, which turns just enough to show the star behind it

Anyway.

Just some thoughts I was having as I listened.

[carelessmirel]

Cover art for "Complementary"!

Complementary...

My first ever NottPott fic, actually. I still love that fic, absolutely adore. So I made cover art! Yes, after like... a month? Don't know, don't care!

[fine-art-stephane]

move your colors

translateds from a @caparbia colaboration

[alwayswonderingandwandering]

complementary

[tenth-sentence]

Though different as light and shadow, the twins fought well as a team.

"DragonLance Chronicles: Dragons of Autumn Twilight" - Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman

[silvascribble]

I left my tablet at home so that I wouldn’t draw at work 👍

[knotty-et-al]

Number joy & Pattern love

Quick collage and lettering [2023/12/12]

[barcoland]

All we are saying is give peace a chance. (John Lennon)

[shylaelyzabyth]

24x24” final oil paintings

[barcoques]

maybe we will be people doing laundry and taxes together in the next life, maybe we will be sakura flowers on the same tree in the next life, maybe we will be the sun and the moon in the next life, maybe we will be two perpendicular lines in the next life, maybe we will be deers frolicking in a meadow in the next life, maybe we will be connected weeping willows in the next life, maybe we will be two swans in the next life, maybe we will be dragonflies at a pond in the next life, maybe we will be a lotus and a lily pad on water in the next life, maybe we will be seahorses hiding in seagrass and mangroves in the next life, maybe we will be trees that have branches touching in the next life, maybe we will be blue and orange in the next life, maybe we will be coffee mugs on the same table in the next life, maybe we will be books made out of the same paper in the next life, maybe we will be pomegranates from the same garden in the next life, maybe we will be similar shades of lipstick in the next life, maybe we will be cheese and win in the same refrigerator in the next life, maybe we will be a lemon and lime in a bowl in the next life, maybe we will be poems in the same journal in the next life, maybe we will be orchids in the same vase in the next life, maybe we will be sugar and spice in the next life, maybe we will be thunder and lightning in the next life, maybe we will be silver and gold in the next life, maybe we will be chairs with identical designs in the next life, maybe we will be two cats sleeping in the same bed in the next life, maybe we will be bread and butter on the same counter in the next life, maybe we will be milk and cookies in the next life, maybe we will be moss and algae in the next life, maybe we will be songs in the French and Spanish in the next life, maybe we will be-

maybe we will be keychains on the same key ring in the next life

[written-nature]

Dogs were domesticated in the Pleistocene, complementing our hunting lifestyles.

"Plagues Upon the Earth: Disease and the Course of Human History" - Kyle Harper

[sek0st]

Child Modeling CHILD MODELING cHiLd MoDeLiNg

Identification Card & social media gravitation ->Adult Child, HOLY shiet streetless or is it more. Today, it's more mature good looking my aged girl with bleached blond hair.