#reanimator

[queerolddad]

A Tribute to Rufus, a real soldier in the weaponized autism war 🫡

[sleepy-n-thinkin-stuff]

Watching Beyond Reanimator feels like the aftermath of a divorce where Herbert has custody of the viewer

[wishfulsketching]

Re-Animator in a nutshell?

[flowerprintundies]

I've had enough of this one haha

[brokenthebarrier]

Reanimator (1985) screencaps I never see - part 5/?

[dracula-enthusiast]

can anyone hear me please its so dark in here

[rottenzone]

[friendcrumbs]

the spinning keychains are hereeeeee !!! come grab your own :-) they're $10 (+shipping)

[cerealssoggies]

💚💉🧪🪏

[sunny-12557]

silly herbert!!

[sleepy-n-thinkin-stuff]

There is no bond stronger than a trans boy and his weird 80s/90s body horror film

[cocomantou]

i swear my artstyle keeps changing these days and mind you this is not how i wanted to draw herbie and dan but my skills havent caught up just yet sooo... bear with me 🙂🫶

anyways college has been exhausting, drawing keeps me sane thankfully🙏

hope u guys had/ have a great day!

[burntowncity]

Herbert dump from last summer

why is his mole missing in every sketch  😭

[brokenthebarrier]

Reanimator (1985) screencaps I never see - part 8/?

[it-was-dead-when-i-found-it]

Ok I'm sorry but you just hit me with the double whammy of Re-animator AND Crane Wives so I've GOT to do a bit of analysis about this edit...

On the first watch through, the obvious narrative voice seems to be Herbert: he's the one we assume to be "selfish, broken, and cruel". In contrast to Dan's affable demeanor and skill with small talk, it's a given that the audience assumes the song is being applied to Herbert. In fact, the first three shots really are directly applying to Herbert: especially with the focus of the hands in the "do you ever think of me and my two hands" shot.

However, after that, there is a swift twist. The main chunk of the edit focuses on Herbert *fulfilling* each aspect of the song. He soothes Dan's "fever" (stab wound) and tells him he's going to be alright, he ties his *own* shoes as Dan walks away, he wraps Dan in a blanket and holds him oh so gently as Dan lies on the floor. The final shots, focusing on "and wonder why they never had the chance to lose you" even focuses on Dan losing *Herbert,* leaving him behind in the morgue.

Under this light, there's a new reading to the original text, that has highlighted through the edit. The Reanimator movies can be read as an exploration of what is presented, and what is *there.* Dr. Hill presents himself as a respected and trusted professor and scientist. In reality, he is a manipulative predator and plagiarist, willing to make Dan "disappear" to get his way. Meg is presented as the loyal daughter, when her actions show she's willing to go against all her father's actions in order to do with her life what she likes.

So how does all of this fit into the edit? Well, it perfectly showcases this juxtaposition between presentation and underlying action. Herbert and Dan are usually presented as the uncaring and compassionate respectively, but their actions tell a different story. Throughout the movies, any touch Dan initiates is often violent: shaking Herbert, pushing him, pulling him off the dead cop... It's true that Dan has this draw towards Herbert, but he's not kind about it. Perhaps you could say he has something internalised, he can't let himself touch Herbert softly- he can't soothe Herbert's fevers, or tie his shoes, he certainly can't hold him gently. In contrast, Herbert never has something good to say: it's all about the work, it's all little antagonisms to Dan to make him do what he wants. One might make an assumption that Herbert only sees Dan as a tool to be used. However, if Dan can't bring himself to initiate kind touch, Herbert seems to have the same block with voice- with his true intentions spilling out elsewhere. Throughout the two movies, Herbert often finds himself reaching out to Dan. He holds on to him, gets in his personal space, places hands on shoulders, tends his wounds, cradles Dan... And reaches out to Dan at the eleventh hour in hopes of salvation. This seems to be the true tragedy, as the only time we truly see Dan reach out for Herbert in this edit (and one of the few times in the movies) is when he can't succeed. Herbert is pulled back, and Dan is left hanging. Too little, too late.

This edit perfectly highlights the push and pull between Herbert and Dan we so rarely discuss. Underneath his bluster, Herbert is desperately reaching out to someone- and Dan, despite his warmth, so often turns away. They really are two sides of the same coin, forever bound to their polar opposite, Herbert always reaching out, and Dan always pulling away.

Hello Re-Animator nation