#2003 in film

[boardchairman-blog]

**Shots of the Movie**

Underworld (2003)

Director: Len Wiseman Cinematographer: Tony Pierce-Roberts

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THE DREAMERS (2003) dir. Bernardo Bertolucci

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Promo shots of Monica Bellucci as Persephone in 'The Matrix Reloaded' (2003)

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The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

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Eva Green / Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers (2003)

[sophsun1]

I ain't gonna kill you, but by the time I'm finished with you, you gonna wish you was dead.

Holes (2003) dir. Andrew Davis

[bixels]

Now that Ghibli's new movie is coming out soon, I've been thinking about anime films and wanna talk about my favorite animated movie ever, Tokyo Godfathers.

TG is a 2003 tragicomedy by Satoshi Kon, following three unhoused people––an alcoholic, a runaway girl, an a trans woman––who find a baby in a dumpster and set off across Tokyo to reunite her with her parents.

If you like the sound of that, go watch it because the rest of this post is spoilers and I have FEELINGS about this movie.

URGHH, the fact that only two moments of true kindness, generosity, and care given to the three protagonists without any expectation of reciprocity are given by a Latin-American immigrant couple and a drag show club full of trans women. The fact that, despite her loud and dramatic personality, Hana is the glue that holds the team together and the heart of the whole movie. The fact that this movie pulls no punches at showing the violence and inhumanity committed by "civilized Japanese society" against the unhoused. The fact that Miyuki craves to be loved by her parents and ends up seeing Hana as her true mother. The fact that Miyuki starts off accidentally using transphobic language against Hana, but slowly begins calling her "Miss Hana" out of respect. The fact that, according to Kon, Hana's role in the story is as a mythological trickster god and "disturb the morality and order of society, but also play a role in revitalizing culture." The fact that Hana so desperately wants to be part of a true family, yet is willing to sacrifice her found family so they can be with their own, and is rewarded for her good deeds in the end by becoming a godmother. The fact that, throughout the movie, wind and light have been used to signify the presence of god's hand/influence (this movie's about nondenominational faith––faith in yourself, faith in others, faith in a higher power. Lots of religious are referenced, such as Buddhism/Hinduism, Christianity, and Shintoism), and in the climax of the film, as Hana jumps off a building to save a baby that isn't hers, a gust of wind and a shower of light save her from death. The fact that god saves a trans woman's life because she proved herself a mother, and that shit makes me CRY.

[boys-with-gunss]

"Wait. 'One, two, three, go' or 'one, two, go'? Like one, two, three, go-'

"Either we shoot on four or we shoot on three."

"Three or four?"

"Everyone shoots on four, you know?"

"So it's like 'one, two, three' shoot, right?"

"Right, so like 'one, two, three,' bang."

"Yeah, not 'one, two' bang. Okay I got you."

"One... two... three..."

*sigh*

"Shots fired."

[lilemobaby]

Lost in Translation (Sofia Coppola, 2003)

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saw in my sketchbook

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HUGH DANCY in Tempo (2003)

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Y2KUNT SHADOWHEART AND ASTARION!! ACTION HORROR MOVIE BABES!! audiences rave, critics boo!! nu metal soundtrack!!

[ragnarockz]

OBSESSED with how this movie is picking up on so many previous styles but it’s SO GOOD like

Certain angles of Leo in the MM trailer makes him look like Jim Henson’s 1991 Leo

You got the first time Donnie was ever loaded with gear and accessories Michael Bay style circa 2014/2016

Raph got the combo-wombo of Bay 2014/2016 and ROTTMNT. Not only his bandana but even the shape of his body/plastron (more square/stocky)

MIKEY! BABY BOY WITH THE DEEPST VOICE OF THE 4. He is so interesting because he doesn’t look like any other version of Mikey other than really the 1987 cartoon and a teeeny bit of 2k3. They kept him very classic but SO iconic.

CHEF’S KISS

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Kill Bill Vol. 1 Billboard Advertisement (2003)

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PETER PAN (2003) dir. P. J. Morgan