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Actually while I'm thinking about it, I just wanna say that the more live-action remakes Disney shlups out like shoveled manure, the more amazed I am that Cinderella (2015) exists. It breaks literally every standard of Disney's LA remakes.

It's not a shot-for-shot remake of the original 1950 animated film, though it does include small references and homages to it, but only when such things can be incorporated organically into the story.

The creators understood and respected the cross-cultural significance of the Cinderella story. They didn't want to "fix" it, or add some wacky twist to it, they just wanted to make the best possible version of the Quintessential Cinderella that they could.

Everything that could be done practically was done practically. The carriage was a real, the horses pulling it were real, and all of the other animals (with the exception of the mice and lizards, since their performance was a lot more involved than the others') were real living animals, the lizard footman and goose carriage driver were wearing prosthetics instead of just having their animal features added in post, the Fairy Godmother's dress had little LED lights sewn into it so that it would actually glow for real, the ballroom set was built by hand and included real chandeliers with more than 2000 total candles that were all actually lit for the scene, and I could go on but you get the point.

There's a ton of attention paid to little details that make the world feel real and lived in. Ella's shoes are always a little scuffed and dirty. Her farm dress is faded and wrinkled. When she breaks down and runs away to the woods, she rides her horse bareback (which, once again, was a thing Lily James actually did, no stunt-double or editing in post), because not only is that something a country girl like her would know how to do, but it also makes sense that with as upset as she is, she wouldn't want to waste time with saddling the horse. When she's dancing with the prince, it's visually obvious that he is leading her and giving her cues because of course Ella wouldn't know the latest ballroom dances, and would need him to guide her through it.

Hey speaking of dancing, y'know what else this movie does that no other LA remake has been allowed to do (at least not to this extent)? ROMANCE. Land sakes alive, this is one of the most unabashedly and yet still tastefully romantic movies I've ever seen. Ella and Kit are just oozing romantic chemistry from the moment they lock eyes for the first time. It all comes down to the fact that these two characters both have the same core values of courage and kindness, which makes their admiration for each other feel grounded and believable. Richard Madden also really sells Kit's feelings for Ella with the way his eyes go all big and soft whenever he looks at her. And don't even get me started on Lily's performance as Ella. Her quiet awe that someone as powerful as the prince loves her. The timidity and fear that she's not really worthy of that. The selfless determination to protect him from her family's cruelty, even if it means she'll never see him again, I'm just-- *banging my fist against the table and screaming into a pillow*

Absolutely god-tier costume design. No notes, I think Sandy Powell's work speaks for itself. Btw, in case you were somehow still wondering, yes, Ella's ballgown is fully practical--those layers upon layers of dreamy silk skirts are real. CG was only used to brighten up the blue color to make her stand out from the crowd more.

Wicked stepmother was allowed to actually be wicked. The movie never tries to make you sympathize with Lady Tremaine, or shift the blame off to someone else. And her villainy is given an extra layer of depth with the reveal that she is a dark reflection of Ella. They've both lost people they loved, but where Ella refused to let her grief get in the way of kindness, Lady Tremaine became utterly consumed by it. She views the death of her first husband as a sort of twisted justification for pursuing all her worst impulses. She despises Ella for her ability to flourish even while enduring terrible suffering, for being everything Lady Tremaine was either unable or flat-out refused to be.

Also Cate Blanchet absolutely SLAYS in this role. Hands-down my favorite portrayal of the wicked stepmother character.

Anyways, TLDR: Cinderella (2015) is the only Disney live-action remake that can justify its own existence and that's because it actively defies everything the LA remakes are today.

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Was anyone else banking on a call coming in screaming for help, no choice given how to respond at first because Forrest takes it away with, "DAMMIT Ponty!! I already told you to knock it off with the ads! Peggy, hang up on him."

"Wait, Forrest, I don't think this is a bit." And she's right; Brian Ponty is fighting for his life as they speak. Forrest has to help him navigate avoiding a Whistling Man who seems to have the ghostly ability to teleport, and it ends with a grand finish where Forrest & Peggy hear glass shattering, Ponty shouting, and they can't tell if he was able to make it out alright or not.

"Do you think he made it?"

I'm sure he did. / We tried our best. / Good riddance.

At the end of the night, Forrest is able to confront Marie. "What the hell made you go after Ponty?"

Something to do with George? / Awful promotions?

It turns out that Marie and Henry just got frustrated enough by Forrest & Peggy saving people and being an obstacle that they decided to gun for Ponty to blow off some steam, and "We were passing by, anyway."

"You were passing by?"

"Well, and it's what you asked for!"

Like hell I did! / I guess I did. / Thank you!

"And? Did he get away?"

"Not important."

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Tomorrow, when you fight, you can stand proud knowing you are members of the most noble army the world has ever known.

ALBION PARTY 2021 week 3: the knights

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I’m so serious this man should have had more time on screen and did NOT deserve to go out like that. he was one of the kindest most down to earth characters in supernatural with a natural charm who proved your nature does not make you a monster. he was a vampire fighting against the urge to kill to be a better person because he knew dean thought he could be, and he didn’t want to prove him wrong / disappoint him. he was devoted and loyal to dean winchester and never once let him down (even letting dean CHOP HIS HEAD OFF and return to purgatory to save bobby n sam). dean refused to burn his bones — just in case — and he should have been giving a softer ending after all that redemption

and prob should have gotten to hold deans hand at least once

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Stiles: Do you think your family likes me?

Derek: My uncle literally bribed you to marry me

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Effie: Oh, fiddlesticks! That really ruffles my feathers.

Haymitch: Please, just say fuck.

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Not Wyatt being triggered like a sleeper agent by the word "odds"

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wyatt's death took me so horribly off-guard that I near sobbed when haymitch saw his face in the stars on that first night.

it needs to be acknowledged that he was treated as no less of a main character than maysilee was. he was talked about just as often, just as present in every scene, portrayed just as important and influential as the rest of the 12 tributes were. to me, at least, there was no warning or sign for his death when it came.

i thought he would get more of a chance to live, before the inevitable. even in the end, we knew so little about him. the lack of value he held for his own life was foreshadowed, yet to die in the first battle of the first day in the area was a fate i didn't see him meeting.

we don't even know his last words.

i think he deserved a little more justice.

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The Tributes of District Twelve: The 50th Hunger Games

Slight Sunrise On The Reaping spoilers

Haymitch Abernathy: The Victor

Maysilee Donner: The Meanest Girl In Town

Louella McCoy: Like Haymitch’s Little Sister

Wyatt Callow: The Oddsmaker

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i had to draw this moment. district 12 tributes my babies, their hug got me good ☹️

any spoilers here are minor and/or out of context spoilers so don’t yell at me lol

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Long shots

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I wonder if at least one or potentially both district 12 tributes in the 1st quarter quell were booker boy's or like related/involved with them in some way.

It makes a lot of sense that the district would vote for one of them, but I guess it depends on whether they were operating at the time.

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thinking about the cruel irony of all the attention paid to Wyatt’s snoring and how to get around it in the arena only for him to not even make it to nightfall on the first day

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I hate that SEPTember OCTOber NOVember and DECember aren’t the 7th, 8th, 9th, and 10th months.

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take me to snurch (snail church)