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Ophelia from the Mirror Visitor book series :>

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Made some little animations for my GRIS fanart!

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How Artemis sleeps knowing that no matter what happens, he just has to let out a shriek and a giant with a machine gun will come to bitch-slap the danger to another universe:

How Butler sleeps knowing that any second he might have to defend a twelve-year-old boy with combat skills of a newborn fish:

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“That might’ve been his first kiss ever. “

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growth

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so much hostility in such a tiny package (he’s transparent)

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This had such good meme potential I couldn’t resist

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ed

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sometimes you just gotta handcuff yourself to your sworn enemy for her protection, u know?

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Howl's Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones

Art by Sabanty

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Artemis and Holly is watching a Disney's 'Artemis Fowl'

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In making Artemis so friendly and sympathetic, the movie actually downplays the power of love and friendship, robbing several characters of certain roles in the process.

I wouldn't call Artemis a sociopath in the first book. Artemis is not a friendly kid, and he's traumatized and fairly alone, but his intellect doesn't necessarily give him the same maturity level or coping skills as an adult. Despite the fact that I don't think he can be judged the same as an adult, he's still fairly callous in many respects. He feels some guilt for kidnapping Holly, but it's not enough for him to let her go. He does love his parents and Butler, but he considers himself superior to them.

Artemis slowly changes over the series into a more likable and caring person. He has relapses, and he's never 100% a good guy, but he becomes a better person. It's hard work, and considering how little mentoring or parenting Artemis really has, the kid deserves credit for turning into a better person. However, Artemis has several people to thank for this transformation. Pretty much all of the regular crowd plays a role, but I'd say two people in particular are absolutely vital: Holly and Butler.

It's through watching Holly's bravery and self-sacrificial nature that Artemis starts to realize that there's more than being the smartest person in the world. Holly saves him and his loved ones when he's given her no reason to do so, and she forgives him for things which some would say are unforgivable. By learning to care about Holly, Artemis learns to care about the things she stands for.

Artemis I wasn't the best father, and Angeline wasn't mentally around to be a parent to Artemis II. There are things Butler should have done differently; he's not the best substitute parent. But he loves Artemis. Butler protected Artemis when there wasn't anyone else to look after him. He tried to help his charge grieve in his own way. Butler has put his life on the line for Artemis, but not just because its his job. He does so out of love, and that makes all the difference. Butler should have drawn the line at kidnapping Holly, but he does step in to lecture Artemis at the end of the first book. Maybe Butler isn't the type to hug his charge, but he taught Artemis what love looks like when Artemis's real father was distant.

Artemis's journey takes the whole series, and I'm not even sure it's fully complete. It's hard, and other characters helped Artemis to become the type of person who would sacrifice himself to save a friend. By making Artemis a typical kid, not too bad, just wanting his father back, the movie gives audiences a less satisfying arc that doesn't show how difficult change can be. Because Holly and Artemis hit it off within hours of hom kidnapping her, their bond doesn't seem as strong. It's not saving people with friends so much as saving people with the help of some people you just met.

Butler still loves Artemis, and I'm not saying he's not important in the movie, but their dynamic is different because Artemis is different, and Artemis's relationship with his father is different.

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Remember when Artemis told Root “no fairies are allowed to enter while i am alive” and it took them several hours and two bickering psychiatrist to figure out the loophole in that sentence? Because Artemis obviously meant for them to think he misspoke, when it fact it was part of his plan and they were playing right into his hands.  Remember when Artemis used to be a genius? 

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Is anybody going to talk about how Artemis is NOT-SO-MUCH-A-genius in the film???

Like, everything he learns about the fairies he learns from his father or from his father’s journal. They didn’t show how he decyphered Gnommish language. Or how he came up with a way to get out of this time-freezing thing. Or how he learns about this rule of invitation and uses it to make a fool of LEP.

Remember how he took off his glasses in front of Holly??? If it was the first book, it all would have ended RIGHT THERE. (But she did nothing. Yeah, sure.) And then he just releases her from her cage. So clever.

Oh, and one more thing. He runs at a troll with a gun shouting «I’ve got him». Can you imagine ten-years-old genius boy from the book running at the troll who is three or even four times bigger than him? Because I can’t.

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some book 1 scenes and outfits