do you think ocean was worrying about how she had to get home soon because there was school tomorrow as she boarded the cyclone? do you think constance was super excited about finally going on her favorite ride after looking forward to it the whole day and the choir just went along with it because she wanted to so bad? do you think mischa was reaching out for his phone that was falling out of his pocket as he fell to his death in one final desperate attempt to contact talia? do you think ricky wished he could scream more than he ever had before as he watched the girl sitting next to him's head fly off? do you think in his final moments noel was worrying about his mom and how she would have no one left if he died? do you think ocean was the first one to notice how something was wrong with the track and could only listen as her choirmate's screams of joy became screams of fear? do you think about how hard mr and mrs blackwood probably cried when they found out their baby girl was dead? do you think that was mischas first time on a roller coaster? do you think about how ricky died the youngest of them all, having turned 17 only 3 months earlier? do you think constance was gripping the hem of her skirt, like she does in the show, as the cart was flying off the tracks out of pure adrenaline? do you think penny had brought ezra with her and he was on the ground, watching the ride his sister was on break and kill everyone in it? do you think he was desperately trying to tell the medics that the unidentified body was his sister and they brushed him off because of his age? do you think constance was laughing as she fell to her death, more focused on the beautiful sunset and memories than she was on her imminent doom? do you think about how because of the canadian school schedule, that was literally only their second week of senior year? do you think constances baby brother was scared when his big sister just stopped coming home one day? do you think about how mischa's final text to talia was probably a good night text and she slept through the love of her life's death, only to see no new messages from him when she woke up and "rest in peace" comments all over his social medias? do you think ocean was stressing about a quiz they had at school the next day in the moments before the cart derailed? do you think rickys cats felt his absence after he died and just knew something bad had happened to him? do you think, as he bled out, mischa was smiling because he would finally get to be with his mom?
About one year ago, I was so excited for Shazam FOTG that during a math class I wrote an entire essay I named "'Shazam!' E Crianças Que Agem Como Adultos", translating: "'Shazam!' And Children That Act Like Adults". I'm not home rn so I can't take a picture (and it was all in portuguese anyway), but I'd like to share some of my points from that essay, because I think they're pretty interesting?
In the introduction, I wrote about how people always criticized Shazam talking about how much the adult versions of the kids always acted child-like, but never talked about how the children acted like adults. And I listed one by one, the "grown up problems" each one of the Shazamily members had.
Mary being scared of leaving her family/home for a big change. Pedro being insecure with his own body and sexuality. Billy having serious abandonment problems. Freddy masking his feelings with jokes. Eugene being digital-addicted. Darla having abandonment problems just like Billy, but dealing with them in a different way, because of their different ages, experiences and personality in general.
Of course I could do a better job at writing something like that now, but I still think I had some pretty good points
i will never be able to put into words how much the percy jackson books mean to me... they were a formative experience and they truly helped shape me into the person i am today, so the fact that we're finally getting a good live action makes me feel unwell...
thinkin about the chosen one story told from the pov of the person standing next to them again. thinkin about the one who has to stand by and watch the chosen one become a weapon, a sacrifice, an offering to the machinations of plot and can do nothing but make sure they’re fed and rested and soothe them when they wake up screaming from nightmares. thinkin about the fierce devotion that has to exist to follow someone to the end of the world just so they don’t have to die alone. thinkin about the terror they’d feel every step of the journey knowing it’s not their place to change how the story plays out. thinkin thinkin thinkin.
shout out to every single person in my notes saying my constant shazam jabber is making them watch the movies. this is a net win for me. come into my basement we have found family.
thinking the Shazam fandom is a safe cool fandom then finding out people ship Freddy and Billy to this day even though there’s been 2 whole movies about how they’re family