#modern day emo discourse too

[zombieboyarise]

i like that in many ways tumblr is still the worst website to be on

[half-assed-movie-reviews]

Titanic (1997)

Although it doesn’t quite contend for a spot as one of my favorite films, Titanic certainly stands out as a beautiful film with stunning cinematography and thoughtful use of bold colors, as well as a fairly engaging plot to keep the audience’s attention. I can certainly understand why some people obsess over this movie. If I had to choose a favorite part of the movie, I would probably pick the scene where Jack says “It’s titanic time!” and spins the captain’s wheel, ultimately causing the ship to hit an iceberg and sinking the entire boat. Here I will provide a short list of my favorite aspects of the movie:

Cinematography: I think the movie did a really good job of using interesting camera angles. It uses several wide shots to show the size and beauty of the boat, and a lot of quick cuts and lower angles during action scenes to convey suspense and adrenaline. This is definitely one of the movie’s biggest strengths and it helped keep my attention throughout the film’s runtime.

Use of color: The film was very tasteful with the way it used color and filters to contrast different scenes. The romantic scenes used warm, bold colors while the sadder and more suspenseful scenes used very cool color palettes, which emphasized the progression of the story and helped evoke strong emotions from the audience. This is definitely a common James Cameron W.

Plot: Although I didn’t find the characters to be the most interesting people ever, the plot is still fairly solid and adds to the movie. I hate to say it but sometimes it’s more fun to watch a boat sink when Leo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet are smooching every 30 minutes or so. I think they could’ve made the characters a little deeper considering they had 3 whole hours to develop them (trust me I’ll get to that) but overall it was still a fun little love story. That being said, I think it was a little rude of them to make Jack’s preppy ass steal Rose from Cal. Considering Cal is the only man in the entire movie wearing edgy e-boy eyeliner, it definitely sends a message that emo boys don’t get bitches, which is a harmful stereotype that plagues our modern discourse. This only reinforces my belief that e-boys are the most oppressed group in society.

Creative Liberties: I think generally speaking, the areas in which the film differs from the true events of the Titanic are justifiable and only add to the movie. I don’t think the part of the movie where Jack lifts up Rose on the bow of the ship would’ve hit the same if a crew member pulled up and said “sorry guys no passengers are allowed up here”. It just generally made the movie more beautiful and none of the changes really minimized the tragedy that occurred in real life. The only choice I found a little odd was when Jack said “rip bozo lmao” when the captain’s quarters flooded and drowned the captain, but I can certainly see what James Cameron was going for with that scene so it didn’t bother me too much. Overall I didn’t dislike any of the unhistorical additions to the film too much and I think they are all understandable.

Generally speaking I liked a lot more aspects of the movie than I disliked, but there are still a few small points that I think are worth mentioning that made me like the film a little less:

The Runtime: 3 hours and 15 minutes. My Brother in Christ is one eighth of an entire day. Don’t get me wrong, I don’t always dislike long movies and I think they can be justified in some circumstances, but it’s still difficult to sit still for that long regardless of how good the movie is. I liked Titanic and all, but after 3 hours I felt like if I ever heard Leo DiCaprio’s smug ass voice again I’d punch a hole through my TV.  I don’t think Titanic necessarily made terrible use of its runtime, but I still think they could’ve done more with the characters during that time. Maybe give more insight into Jack and Rose’s pasts or something, or maybe make Jack and Cal kiss #pride idk. It’s just that if I need to take 2 bathroom breaks during a movie I want it to be really worth it.

The Music: Don’t get me wrong, I thought the music during the movie was overall really good. However, what pissed me off is that they sampled that one Celine Dion song so much throughout the movie but NEVER played the part with vocals. She goes absolutely ape on that song you can’t just cut that part out. Bro I want Celine Dion just absolutely belting My Heart Will Go On while the boat sinks that’d be so awesome why didn’t they use that part of the song. Mr James Cameron please you need to fix this.

Overall, I liked a lot more about the movie than I disliked. I understand why it’s a classic and it’s definitely a movie I would rewatch at times. So long as you have a good attention span and some snacks on hand I’d definitely recommend watching it if you have a free afternoon; there’s a lot to enjoy about it. Maybe make it a date night or something idk. After some deliberation I ranked it at #27 out of 92 on my list of every movie I’ve seen, which is actually really solid considering it placed right below My Neighbor Totoro and Full Metal Jacket. 

Final Score: 3.5/5 stars. You should watch this movie I like the part where they’re on a boat

[wylanvanwreck]

Modern Dregs AU #10

The Dregs and music

so the dregs all have specific music tastes that often clash with each other in the worst ways and boy, do they give each other a bunch of shit

let’s start with Kuwei

he’s the kind to dance to any kind of music

hip hop? he jump. metal? he head-bang. dubstep? batshit crazy.

he’ll listen to anything though he claims hardcore gangster rap is his favorite

Kuwei trying to be Edgy™ 2k17

Nina sees right through it

“name one other song besides ‘Straight Outta Compton’ and I might believe you for five seconds” “…’Thrift Shop’?” “………..boi”

Nina meanwhile is definitely one to follow the pop radio station

she’ll be into a popular song for weeks, listening to it over and over and over again until the whole gang gets sick of it

she still sings Uptown Funk, much to Matty’s dismay

“I’M TOO HOT” “please, stop” “CALL THE POLICE AND THE FIREMAN” “NINA, YOU CAN’T POSSIBLY STILL BE INTO THAT SONG” “DON’T BELIEVE ME JUST WATCH”

but oh man, does Matty get his revenge

he goes from being a metalhead to country-lover in 0.000000000002 seconds

one minute it’s Metallica

the next it’s Johnny Cash

Nina doesn’t know if she hates “Enter Sandman” or “Hurt” more

and when he drops her off somewhere he’ll bLAST THE MUSIC SO LOUD TO (lovingly) EMBARRASS HER

“MATT, ARE YOU KIDDING ME” “HAVE A GOOD DAY, LITTLE RED BIRD” *heavy metal screaming*

the only person that tolerates Matthias’ strange taste in music is probably Jesper

Jesper, like Kuwei, is also one who samples from every single genre imaginable

though he ironically listens to a bunch of classic rock songs and lip-syncs them for Wylan’s amusement

“Eye of the Tiger” has been his most iconic hit yet

he’ll also sing the party anthems with Nina (y’know, the songs they play at school dances)

once again, Matthias and Wylan are scarred for life when Nina and Jesper break into Gas Pedal at full fucking volume

Wylan, ofc, is the biggest music lover

classical music is his favorite while he’s working on a new drawing or painting

or driving

so when he’s having a bout of road rage in his mom’s minivan (IT RETURNS), it’s a very interesting scenario when he sticks the finger out the window while blasting Canon in D Major

(wylan, you’re not kaz, quit being so extra)

SPEAKING OF

Kaz is one of those who listens to the Holy Emo Trinity

c’mon you know what i’m talking about

Fall Out Boy, Panic! At the Disco, and My Chemical Romance

Jesper gives him so much shit for it

“black parade, are you fucking kidding me?” “it’s a classic” “it’s trash” “you’re trash”

he totally didn’t cry when MCR broke up

(jk, Jordie tried to get him out of his room for WEEKS)

“it was just a band” “i’m having a midlife crisis, leave me alone” “you’re such a drama queen”

then there’s Inej, who has a specific playlist she falls back on every time the new music just doesn’t set well with her

some of the songs include “Shake It Out” and “Iris”

y’know, the songs that can make you cry because they’re just so powerful

she’ll dance along to them, all flowy and precise movements

one time, Nina barged into her room excited about something and scared Inej so badly she fell (!!!!) to the floor

“HOLY SHIT, INEJ, I’M SO SORRY” *wheezes* “it’s cool”

now Inej requires everyone to knock on her door before letting them enter

she’s also the only one who can convince Kaz to listen to something outside of his typical preferences

almost all of her suggestions end up downloaded onto his phone under a playlist titled Inej

shhhhhhhhhhh don’t tell her

(for the record, this is MY headcanon, so if you disagree, that’s fine by me, but don’t tell me how wrong I am, I simply do not have the energy for silly discourse)

[eeby-the-mcdeeby]

Thought I'd advertise my various blogs, in case anyone's interested lol. I would like to preface this by saying,

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Anyway shall we begin?

(there's 22 I'm gonna have to put them into categories lol)

Main

@eggface-the-mcnosehair

My main blog, here! Listing this one in case anyone's looking at this in search results instead of from following me already cause they might be ok lol

I post a lot about social issues and memes/shitposts here. Standard kind of "everything goes" blog (except maybe a little bit more consistent due to my other blogs' existence lol)

@shes-seen-things

My "Personal" blog. Intended for like vents and stuff, I post those occasionally but I also rb helpful "life resources" kinda stuff, and identity stuff occasionally. And sometimes aesthetic stuff that gives me certain vibes

Fandom

@i-lov-them-beans

Sanders Sides blog! I love dark, angsty, theory/headcanon-y stuff. In particular I like creativitwins/king angst, Virgil angst, and just finding Virgil pretty in general. I post story/headcanon ideas, fanart (other people's and my own) and shitposty stuff I guess.

@tails-and-sonic-r-fab-ok

My Sonic blog, mostly inactive but I do post occasionally. I'd like to get back into Sonic but it depends on my mental health

@john-thicksoup

Epithet Erased blog, mostly inactive but I do love soup man

@doxifandoms

For any other fandoms I don't have a specific blog for, mainly minecraft and furries atm. I also reblog non-fandom art

Artistic

@an-art-blog-oh-ho

My art blog, I mostly reblog my sanders sides fanart from my @i-lov-them-beans , but there's some original stuff too. I seem to like robotic/ai characters for some reason

@doorways-project-official

Videogame dev project set in a cartoony anthro fantasy world with the main characters Dak the crow and Tirl the kangaroo. Hopefully gonna be v aesthetic, check it out!

@icetech-project

More videogame dev project. This one's also cartoony and anthro, but set in a high tech futuristic world with dragons and other mythical creatures, starring an ice dragon girl!

@deathmoon-project

Not a videogame project, just an idea I had. I may cancel the idea ngl, but the blog is p aesthetic if you wanna check it out.

@well-dang-its-a-writing-blog

My writing blog, kinda dead but I've been wanting to revive it. I intend to post mainly poetry original post-wise, I also reblog writing resources, memes, and inspo posts

@nature-photos-n-stuff

Pretty much dead. Might revive it at some point.

Interests

@fun-not-cringe

Kinda scenecore + other things. I wouldn't say dead, more just sporadic. I'm still trying to get over the effects cringe culture has had on me.

@oops-i-spilled-my-languages

Also not very active but I do post sometimes. I'm very into like, modern English linguists i.e. the linguistics of memes and online speech, but occasionally foreign languages too. I love affixes.

@stressed-depressed-veganess

Vegan activism blog, not much to say really but if you're looking for inclusive vegans go check it out I guess

A-spec

@romance-n-sex-repulsed-aroace

My biggest blog heyyy. :D Designed as a safe space for people who are romance repulsed and/or sex repulsed (but you don't have to be either to follow), I reblog stuff relatable to sex/romance repulsed people, pride/positivity aro/ace stuff, and non-romantic/sexual calming/stimmy stuff

@aspec-is-amazing

My other main aspec blog, this one focuses more on appreciating the whole spectrum at large, and community discussion. Mostly positivity but sometimes I'll post discourse-y stuff about intra-community issues (no aphobe "discourse" tho)

@clean-shitposts

To go with @romance-n-sex-repulsed-aroace , this is a blog for shitposts, memes, etc that are completely non-sexual for all your sex-repulsed shitposty needs

@aro-emo

Mostly dead, but occasional aesthetic reblogs. The intention was that whenever I searched the emo tag, I'd always get loads of relationship/romance-y stuff, so I wanted a blog for non-romantic non-sexual emo stuff.

@doxion-somo-icons

Icon making blog, new so there's not much there but I have a personal focus on Sonic and other cartoony stuff with aspec identities

Other

@mmgoodposts

I'm not bothered whether people follow this one tbh but it's an archive blog for posts I find iconic or otherwise particularly noteworthy and want an easy way to get back to.

@dayoftheweekposts

Another archive blog, this time for those posts that you've gotta reblog on certain days like Radical Saturday or Day 15

Prolly gonna be making more, I already have another one that I was gonna make but I haven't yet. We'll see. But there's definitely going to be mǫ̴͘r̡͘͘͝ȩ̸̀͟