#I AM COOL CALM AND COLLECTED

[thebekashow]

MURDER DRONES EPISODE 8 AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[aethersea]

I do think Blazing Saddles handled its one depiction of native americans very poorly, and the full extent of its representation of chinese workers on the railroad is they were literally just there. not even one single speaking line. unclear if this is worse or better than the redface.

it's fucking phenomenal at lampooning antiblack racism though. extremely blatant, extremely funny satire, which is constantly and loudly saying "racism is the philosophy of the terminally stupid at best and morally depraved at worst, and we should all be pointing and laughing at them 24/7"

plus the main character is a heroic black man who has to navigate a whole lot of bullshit but is constantly smirking at the extraordinarily stupid racists and inviting the audience into the joke. the one heroic white character is a guy who was suicidally depressed until he met the protagonist and they just instantly became buds, and he's firmly in a supporting role the whole time and happy to be there. the protagonist saves the day with the help of his black friends from the railroad, and uses the position of power he was given to uplift not only those friends, but all the railroad workers of other minorities too, in an explicit show of solidarity.

anyone saying "Blazing Saddles is racist" had better be talking about its treatment of non-black minorities. it had better not be such superficial takes as "oh but they say the n-word all the time" or "they have nazis and the kkk in there!" because goddamn if that's the full extent of your critique I very seriously suggest you read up on media analysis. there is too much going over your head, you need to learn to recognize satire.

[purplebutwarhammer]

I found out recently on a trip to the zoo that bats have their muscles tensed as their ‘relaxed’ state, this is what allows them to hang upside down without falling as they would need to consciously ‘tense’ their muscles to let go.

I’ve decided to apply this to Night Lords as a bit of geneseed fuckery. Part of what makes them seem so dangerous is that their most relaxed state looks to outsiders like they’re incredibly tense, so people see them ‘relaxed’ and assume they’re actually relaxed when in fact that Night Lord is ready to go and is likely about to flay you.

On the flip side a Night Lord that looks like he’s holding a lot of tension is probably incredibly calm, a Night Lord tensing up around you would mean he doesn’t view you as a threat or trusts you to watch his back (this is rare for obvious reasons). It has the added advantage of giving them incredibly grip strength and meaning they can hang onto something for hours at a time.

[johnnyst0rm]

One month (for the states) until pookie comes to play.

[mazojo]

the boy savior

[vulcanette]

📸: saamhallett via highwatermain

[aquarines]

sometimes you just gotta look at fandom drama and say "oh my god who CARES" out loud and move on

[jeonjcngkook]

the colourised versions has me on my knees

[cementcornfield]

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[cuephrase]

don’t read batman comics they do things to your brain, exhibits A-G

anyways. i’m very normal about bruce wayne now

[faaun]

said goodbye to him feeling weird!

[t-hirstreview]

[feelbokkie]

I AM UN FUCKING WELL

[chip-does-stuff]

Things I’ve noticed and/or thoroughly enjoyed seeing from watching Megamind eight times over the course of six days

Megamind has such a crush on Roxanne before he even steals Bernard’s identity

Hal gearshifts in midair while saving Roxanne during the midnight flight

Roxanne looks like she genuinely feels bad after slamming the breaks on the way to the school house

Megamind is incredibly good at hiding giant, smoke-producing blimps in midair (invisibility cloak???)

You can see projector lines in the observatory from a brain-bot

Minion and Megamind consistently switch back and forth between older sibling and younger sibling roles

There is a brainbot with lipstick and eyelashes

The way Megamind comments on Roxanne’s hair during their date gives me actual butterflies

Hans Zimmer wrote the MOST AMAZING LOVE THEME FOR ROXANNE AND MEGAMIND AND I WILL NEVER GET OVER IT

Roxanne’s absolutely dumbfounded look when Megamind compliments Metro Man’s music

You can hear so much glass shattering every time Tighten destroys a building

Crazy Train is clearly Minion’s favorite song and I respect it entirely

The way Megamind calls Roxanne’s name when he saves her from the alligator room is weirdly sweet (maybe I just have a crush on him)

Minion has a little antenna on his back that I assume lets him control the suit

Megamind immediately steps to protect Roxanne when Tighten sees past his disguise

Is the warden a father figure for Megamind??? Like obviously he’s a crap father if that’s the case but like, is he???

Roxanne runs up behind Tighten with a street sign in hand to defend Megamind while he’s crawling to the invisible car

Megamind’s hurt look when Bernard calls the dehydration gun “cheap”

When Roxanne rejects him, Megamind winces with every accusation (and I genuinely feel so bad for both of them like ow)

I love Megamind’s and Tighten’s themes, they’re both reminiscent of lullabies, which is a fun choice for the villain characters

Roxanne has a picture of the design for the diffuser gun hanging in her apartment when she’s trying to figure out Megamind’s plan

Megamind still has his custom baby seal leather boots on during the Tighten fight

Have I mentioned the music enough? Because I’m trying to figure out some of the themes by ear on the piano and the music is decently complex. It’s not insane, but it’s tougher to figure out than a lot of music.

“Lyrical Magic” is credited as an actual song in the end credits

Megamind’s face when Roxanne admits to looking back is the sweetest thing I’ve ever seen and the way the camera follows his face is really well done

The use of lighting changes for ambiance or passage of time can be really subtle, but honestly just amazing

My dad thinks I will get sick of this movie pretty soon, seeing as I’ve watched it once or twice a day whenever possible, and he is seriously underestimating just how much I am in love with Megamind. My mom has given up calling me weird. I’m also using my uncle and aunt’s peacock account to watch it over and over, and if they’ve noticed how often I watch it they haven’t said anything.

Next week I try to beat my friend’s record of watching her comfort movie twenty times in one week.

[cloudcountry]

"Thank you for the chocolates. Are you gifting them to me out of social obligation, or is this an expression of affection? Your answer will influence what you receive in return"

this would make me run for the hills i would get so nervous. even though it's NOT social obligation by any stretch of the imagination, and i would most likely tell him so, WHY would he phrase it like that it makes me NERVOUS

[xoxochb]

unfortunately I have never once in my life been nonchalant about anything