Iconic Female Action Heroes
Pam Grier as Coffy - Coffy (1973)
Sigourney Weaver as Ellen Ripley - Aliens (1986)
Linda Hamilton as Sarah Connor - Terminator 2: Judgement Day (1991)
Carrie-Anne Moss as Trinity - The Matrix (1999)
Uma Thurman as the Bride - Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
Emily Blunt as Rita Vrataski - Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
Charlize Theron as Furiosa - Mad Max Fury Road (2015)
Julie Estelle as The Operator - The Night Comes for Us (2018)
Matilda Lutz as Jen - Revenge (2018)
Amber Midthunder as Naru - Prey (2022)
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atla live action thoughts: episodes 7 & 8
SPOILERS AHEAD
tw: opinions
things i liked:
i keep forgetting to say this but i love the stylization of the opening credits it looks so elegant
northern water tribe looks beautiful. the spirit oasis is stunning, this show almost never fails to deliver on visuals
i fucking KNEW they were going to end the season with azula producing lightning for the first time and it looks great i won't lie. can't wait for her blue fire
the pakku v katara fight is not bad actually, though it obviously doesn't hold a candle to the original. glad they kept the ice discs moment in because that was iconic and it does have a nice set-up of her learning it from the earthbenders
i do like that they allow aang to interact with different avatars and that they all give him different perspectives. it highlights the differences in their personalities and how the role of the avatar had to be adapted to the times they lived in
i can't remember exactly what it was but aang's line about how this isn't his world or his time went hard
"i underestimated zhao" "funny i figured that out as i was swimming away from the burning wreckage of my boat" i live for sassy zuko
good decision to take out pakku only deciding to teach katara because she was kanna's granddaughter. that reeked of exceptionalism and never sat right with me, so i appreciate that she at least proves herself and also that she includes the other women in the tribe when pushing him to let them fight
yugoda getting to yell at pakku for being a misogynistic idiot is exactly what she deserves, you tell him queen
KOIZILLA!!
seeing the fall of omashu to azula was an addition that made a lot of sense, and sets up the return to omashu episode in the next season nicely
things i disliked:
yue's wig was atrocious. can't believe i'm saying this but the shyamalan movie did it better. amber midthunder deserved so much better
the misogyny arc was a godforsaken mess. the northern water tribe is still sexist... but no one seems to be sexist except for pakku?? chief arnook seems to be grooming yue to take over as chief, the other male waterbenders are impressed by katara and respect her right away, yue seems to have a lot of autonomy, hahn is respectful and kind, and then pakku himself changes his mind on women fighting pretty much within one day. so what was the point of including it at all?
this show has completely nuked katara's rage. she would not be calmly announcing that she's fighting pakku as though it was a calculated decision because it very much wasn't! it was her sense of righteousness and outrage over injustice taking over and it hurts me deeply that they removed that because it's so important to who she is! i needed to see a LOT more power and fury in her in this scene but instead it felt extremely lukewarm
KATARA AND AANG NEVER. FUCKING. LEARN. WATERBENDING. for a show that marketed itself so heavily with the tagline "master your element" there isn't a lot of mastering going on here?? i'm sorry i don't buy at ALL that katara would be able to become a master with One waterbending scroll and watching some earthbenders. i know she's a prodigy but no one can be THAT prodigious. and it really makes her fight with zuko and subsequently being called master katara fall flat because i don't think i've been shown enough to justify that
also hate that my girl got knocked out halfway through the zutara fight because of the moon wtaf let her kick zuko's ass
a moment of silence for "aren't you a big girl now" and "you rise with the moon, i rise with the sun" you will always be famous
despite knowing the avatar needs to learn waterbending, pakku and arnook just?? walk away?? when they find out he hasn't??? SOMEONE TEACH THIS POOR BOY AN ELEMENT OTHER THAN AIR. ANY ELEMENT, I'M BEGGING
real quick, who had "momo saves a random little girl from falling rock only to be nearly killed and saved by yue and sokka in the spirit oasis" on their live action bingo? no one, that's who, BECAUSE THAT'S FUCKING BONKERS. people are dying all around them but sokka and yue decide this is the time to fuck off to save a lemur?? please be so fr
iroh telling zuko to remember his breath of fire when this show has not once established (at least, iirc) that power in firebending comes from the breath is... something. heavily dislike how little focus was given to the intricacies of learning bending in this series
HATE that they removed zhao dying because of koizilla and gave it to iroh instead. that was such a great moment of karmic justice for zhao and really highlighted how he brought about his own downfall through his pride and arrogance. i know they tried to show zuko's compassion by having him spare zhao and walk away (as a callback to the agni kai i'm guessing) but zuko risking himself to save the life of the man who tried to kill him in the original just hit SO much harder.
the pacing of the north pole arc in general was FAR too rushed. at least in the original animation we got the sense that they'd spent weeks there, but in the show it feels like it's been a couple of days MAX. there had to be much more time to build up the threat of the fire nation and the yue/sokka relationship
the sense of time passing was a problem i anticipated the show would have from the start because 8 episodes just feels shorter than 20, but i wish they'd at least done some montages or something to make it seem like time was passing between episodes. as it is, it felt like every episode picked up right after the previous and so the whole season felt like it happened within a week or two. which is a shame because it weakens the epic scale of their journey in having to cross the entire world
overall rating: 6/10. unfortunately i think these episodes were the weakest of the series both in quality of writing and entertainment value, but still fun to watch for the most part
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Face Claims for My Canons
Carlisle Cullen: Peter Facinelli
Cullen Rutherford: Charlie Hunnam (as well as icons from Dragon Age Inquisition game)
Dorian Pavus: Sean Teale (as well as icons from Dragon Age Inquisition game)
Edward Cullen: Robert Pattinson
Emmett Cullen: Kellan Lutz (looking for an alternative)
Gabriel Van Helsing: Hugh Jackman
Iron Bull: Jason Momoa (as well as icons from Dragon Age Inquisition game)
Sam Winchester: Jared Padalecki
Vax'ildan Vessar: BooBoo Stewart
Vex'ahlia Vessar: Amber Midthunder
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Hello! I've been lurking but there's so many taken faces that i'm blanking on who to bring. What are your mw fcs that could fit an alchemist?
Fear not, anon! We've got you covered with a list of amazing faceclaims still available for the taking: Tenoch Huerta, Taylor Russel, Alba Flores, Winona Ryder, Dewanda Wise, Joy Sunday, Adria Arjona, Anna Lambe, Davika Hoorne, Madeline Madden, Courtney Eaton, Sasha Lane, Amber Midthunder, Ashley Moore, Chase Sui Wonders, Steven Yeun, Coty Comacho, Quannah Chasinghorse, Lauren Ridloff, Khadija Red Thunder, Kiowa Gordan, Emma D'Arcy, Morgan Holmstrom, Hari Nef, Star Slade, Quintessa Swindell, Priscilla Quintana, Simone Ashley, Rege Jean Page, Zion Moreno, Joe Keery, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Teyonah Parris, Debora Nascimento, Taís Araújo, Anya Chalotra, Poppy Liu, Savannah Lee Smith, Jamie Campbell Bower, Brianne Tju, Kathryn Bernardo, Evan Mock, Henry Golding, Jan Luis Castellanos, Angel Bismark Curiel, MJ Rodriguez, Jacqueline Sato, Rosé, Josie Totah, Maddison Jaizani, Karreuche Tran, Kiernan Shipka, Justice Smith, Lana Condor, Luka Sabbat, Aisha Dee, Rahul Kohli, Sofia Bryant, Stephanie Beatriz, Boun Noppanut Guntachai, Alex Meraz, Anna Diop, Chay Suede, Go Minsi, Michaela Coel, Jesse James Keitel, Jung Hoeyeon, Antionette Robertson, Cierra Ramirez, Grace Dove, Laura Harrier, Manny Jacinto, Sen Mitsuji, Aida Osman, Charlie Heaton, Michael B. Jordan, Tom Hardy, Omar Sy, Lizeth Selene, Charles Michael Davis, Mark Mckenna, Maya Hawke, Natalia Dyer, and Win Metawin!
We tried to focus on those with an abundance of resources, but also feel free to bring in your favorite, underused FCs regardless of how many gifs or icons they have! They're not necessary in order to have fun here! :D
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if you click the link in the source, you’ll find #27 gifs of amber midthunder, an actress born in 1997, from reservation dogs (2022). amber is hunkpapa lakota, hudeshabina nakoda, sissiton-wahpehton dakota (specifically enrolled in the fort peck sioux), thai-chinese, and white so please cast her accordingly. all of these gifs are 268x150p and were made by me, from scratch. you can edit these into gif icons if you provide credit, via link, to the original post. please like or reblog the post if you’ve found it helpful!
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note: please read my rules before you use. this brings her total of gifs made by me to #72 gifs.
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