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there's a bit in the commentary for COTBP where keira knightley is like "look jack! it's the only time you get to hug me or touch me or cuddle me :)" and it is, in fact, the only time in the movie norrington and elizabeth touch, save for a bit in one (1) deleted scene where she takes his arm for 10 seconds.

jack [sparrow] knows that norrington will catch elizabeth rather than chase him, so he aims tactfully when he tosses her back to the navy:

and like. i just think it's nice that neither of them acknowledge this moment at all: elizabeth isn't pulling away and norrington isn't interrupting the action to notice that it's happening, despite all the complicated feelings that would otherwise arise. there's a certain—i don't think comfort is the right word here, but trust that they know each other well enough that it's not worth reacting to? i know there's a lot going on in this scene, but it's coming on the heels of a dreadfully awkward proposal AND an exposing swim in the harbor, and it's still not uncomfortable.

they're out of society's clutches in DMC, but i do really like the physicality of how elizabeth does not help to toss norrington into the muck, but gently helps him up and turns him over rather than just offering her hand

and in AWE after a year (or more?) apart, not really knowing who is alive or dead, when elizabeth trusts him the least, her instinct when trapped in a bad situation is still to rush for him—and norrington replies in kind by pulling her immediately into a hug.

and it's this (+ the mention of her recently deceased father) that makes elizabeth remember "oh right, i can't believe this guy actually". the idea that norrington=safety in some deep part of her mind, despite how little they touch, despite all the circumstances that changed, is very special to me

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writing advice for characters with a missing eye: dear God does losing an eyes function fuck up your neck. Ever since mine crapped out I've been slowly and unconsciously shifting towards holding my head at an angle to put the good eye closer to the center. and human necks. are not meant to accommodate that sorta thing.

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It's our favourite greasy old bat's birthday!! 🥰🎉 Wish him a happy birthday everyone, he will hate us all (he's so grumpy I love him so much)

I pick one of his famous quotes to make this small animation (using Tvpaint this time), sound source from yt, rough animation and ugly animatic on my ig

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I am living for all this Jinx on the airship art

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new year new mountain goats

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Silco's "power" monologue scene is so much more impactful with the context of what Vander did to Silco.

In the past, Silco was strangled and held under the water so long that he almost drowned. In the present, he resides in an office situated underwater, with only a giant glass window standing between himself and the river.

In the past, Silco pulled a knife out of Vander's pocket to defend himself, but he was not strong enough to fight Vander off entirely. In the present, he pulls a knife out of Deckard's pocket, rendering him defenseless and scaring him into complying.

In the past, Silco lost his left eye in the river due to a wound that became infected. In the present, he taps the knife next to his good eye, close enough to look intimidating but not quite close enough to cause actual damage.

He's talking about the ways in which his philosophy about power was shaped by his experience with Vander, while physically demonstrating his power by taking control of situations that once made him feel powerless. God I love this show.

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I don't think we're giving enough credit to this dude for turning the fuck around when they fell into fascism.

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Sisters

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fixing things

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Throckmorton

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Throckmorton

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cursebearing hips

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I don't need someone to match my freak; I need someone to complement my freak. Accentuate and accent my freak. Plus, we gotta diversify our freak portfolio here -- combine our efforts to cover the greatest amount of freakage instead of seeking freak redundancy.

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a shitty movie from the 90s is worth more than the shitty movies that are made today

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past present