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secondbeatsongs · 2 days

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Hello, you said in some tags in a poll that Speed Racer (2008) is your favorite film. If you’re okay with it, I’d really like to hear more about why you love it. I love the Wachowskis’ work (they’re among my favorite directors), but I kinda ended up bouncing off Speed Racer (2008). So, hearing that it had a real impact on someone makes me very curious why. I’m not interested in criticizing your opinion or arguing with you, I’d just really like to know why you love it in the hopes I might be able to enjoy that movie more in the future.

oh god this is from seven months ago, I'm so sorry - but I do love almost everything about Speed Racer (2008) and I still think about it nearly every day.

I love that it's so bright and colorful and absurd. I love that it's an anime in live action form. and I love that at its heart, it is a story about love.

it's about the mistakes people make out of love, and the consequences of that. it's about the way children grow to understand why the adults around them make the choices they do, and maybe choose to do the same things. it's about taking risks for the people you love, and the pain of failing to change the world, because everything is capitalism and everything hurts.

(and it's also about being transgender btw. like, that's one of the main things about it - it is very much a movie about being transgender)

what if your father's choices hurt your older brother, and your older brother's choices hurt you, and now it's you and your younger brother staring down a future where you're going to end up hurting him by making the same choice?

and then...what if you can escape that? what if the broken parts put themselves back together, and the hope doesn't run out, and you're not alone with the things that haunt you? what then?

and now you're at the end and mistakes were still made, people were still hurt, but everyone's grown and changed and they're different now. and they've figured out that maybe, just maybe, you can change the world by doing something you love, by creating art and beauty and making people feel things.

maybe you really can defeat capitalism by driving a car really fast. and even if everyone thinks you can't...don't you have to try anyway? shouldn't you fight with the skills you have, the only way you know how?

what if it works?

and I'm not even gonna get into most of the Racer X stuff (because I want people to go watch this movie, and most folks probably won't be spoiled for it), but his whole deal is just...everything. I love him.

(if there's a guy from Speed Racer that I want to put in a jar and shake every so often, or maybe wrap in a blanket so he can have a nice nap, it's Racer X. he's a great character. prime blorbo material)

anyway I've been rotating this movie in my head ever since I saw it for the first time, and I think I've seen it...seven? times now? and I still cry at the final race, and I still get blown away by the intro sequence.

(the beginning of the movie is genuinely one of the best things I've ever seen - it does an amazing job of introducing you to the world and the story of the characters, and gets you emotionally invested in it right from the start. it's fantastic filmmaking)

also like. story stuff aside, from a technical standpoint, the movie is a masterpiece. it's the type of thing that people hated when it first came out, but when you look at it now and see how it was made, how it intentionally looks bizarre and cartoonish, plastic and surreal, you can see the exact vision the Wachowskis were going for, and it's brilliant.

the way they did the visual effects, the way they made the outdoor scenes feel so detailed, the way the driving and the tracks work - they put so much thought into that, and the behind-the-scenes vids show how cool their process was.

also uhhh cars go vroom, crash into each other, flip upside down, explode, maybe have bees and hammers in them sometimes?

(the above is me complimenting the unhinged vibe of the races themselves, which I love very much)

anyway I could make other full posts about the script of the film and how much I love it, or the cool side characters, or the fanfic potential of the amazing world of the film, or how I can prove that it's set in 1991...but I guess if anyone wants those rants, they'll just have to watch the film and then come talk to me. :)

(please. please come talk to me about Speed Racer.)

so, yeah! I kinda lost my mind there and made this post way longer than I intended, but I do feel strongly affected by this movie, and I hope this has helped explain why.

#asks #crescentwench #speed racer #speed racer (2008)#speed racer 2008 #the wachowskis #my beloved #also it's important for anyone who hasn't seen the movie or cartoon to know #the main guy. his name is Speed Racer #first name Speed last name Racer #also the movie has vague found family vibes because Sparky and Trixie are here and are a part of this family #don't worry about it. they belong here #and so does chim-chim #he's their youngest child #and also a chimpanzee #sbs rambles #long post

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piratecaptainscaptainpirates · 11 hours

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There is no way to write a story that will satisfy everyone, and while it's very normal for new seasons of shows to have tonal shifts reflecting character development and story progression, not everyone will like that, even if they enjoyed earlier installments (like, my mom loves watching LotR with me, but she only truly loves the first movie because the tone does get much much darker). I absolutely adore both seasons of OFMD, but I do have my little quibbles and I could understand why someone would prefer the first season.

But the weird awful canyon backlash and criticisms of season 2, combined with the ridiculous tumblr backlash, have made me into a one-man OFMD Season 2 Defense Squad. All my nitpicks come from a place of deep love and the second someone's like "I HATE OFMD season 2" or "season 2 ruined the show" I instantly just start thinking like "oh so you hate fun and joy and whimsy. so mermaids and true love mean nothing to you. I see. sorry about your poor taste in media." It's not mature but it's very much where I'm at, especially after the cancelation. I'm ready to go to bat for this show at a moment's notice

#ofmd #our flag means death

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the-cooler-erinsintra · 9 months

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i like going to the movies because there's no pause button. they force you to watch the whole thing at once. whenever i watch a movie at home i split it in several sections and watch a little bit every day like they're different episodes of a show

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townslore · 10 months

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watching the miraculous movie has done irreversible damage to my brain. hands you miraculous shuake au.

#i said it before and i'll say it again. i never liked aus until these 2 came around. i really do not know how or why it happened #i see them in everyone and everything #persona 5 #miraculous #miraculous ladybug #squeak squeak #idk why i drew that weird pose for goro i wanted to show off his cape but then i realized i'd have to draw his like. backside #and im not good at that. oof.#i like the akira drawing so much more Oh well #they cant all be winners #anyway the movie. i really liked it.#i watched the show often in the past and loved it but then all the weird shit happened and like #i still liked watching it even then but then my brain switched #and i couldn't fucking STAND it anymore #i genuinely hated seeing anything about it. filled me with rage. but this movie? did not.#might have to do with the fact that astruc or whatever his name is didnt influence it as far as i know #goro akechi #akira kusuru #shuake #idk if everyone can read my handwriting i wanted to actually have like the. au details on the drawings #and i dont like writing so much on my tablet.... gets a jumbled mess after a while

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hadesknockedupintheunderworld · 1 month

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"We need more messy/awful/cringefail female characters!"

You guys couldn't even handle Wanda Whipple...

#sonic the hedgehog #knuckles 2024 #knuckles series #wanda whipple #fandom wank #knuckles 2024 spoilers #sonic movie #knuckles series spoilers #I feel like someone had to say it #If I had a nickle for every post I saw that treated her character being sucky as a person a terrible flaw of the show (to the point of #people saying that her character isn't objectively a good character unless she's terribly punished or becomes a better person) then I would #be rich guys #Me watching the show: Wow she like. Sucks. In any other show this role would be reserved for the sucky chad older brother who bullies his #nerdy mc younger brother but honestly as a believer of allowing characters who a #aren't just cishet white guys to get to play a multitude of roles #it's kind of refreshing that this is a role played by a lady #Everyone else: Wow this female character sucking ass as a person is indicative of everything wrong with this show why is she sucky why #I'm not even gonna get started on what I heard about Agent Willoughby #Like if sucky or bad or corrupt guys can just be that without the reasons having to make sense to you why do you scrutinize the female cast #for not being perfectly palatable good girlbosses #i just be ramblin #Edit: oh yeah for the record. this is not an opening for you to give me a dissertation on why you should be allowed to hate or be #disappointed in the handling of the female characters in the red echidna and his buddy show

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andromaqves · 4 months

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which fictional character was Emma Mountebank's gay awakening?

I was sitting here looking at this for like ten seconds and then my answer entered stage left at light speed and hit me like a brick to the face: she def didn't REALIZE it at the time but like, in hindsight... Emma's Gay Awakening was Lara Croft circa 2001. The Angelina Jolie!Lara era.

Honorable mention to Evie's sai fight in The Mummy Returns (also 2001)

#I will now die on this hill #Emma watched the 2000s Lara Croft movies with Jacob and pretended to hate it all but she was having a gay crisis internally #(picture Dylan side eyeing her the whole time if this was a counselors activity. like girl I SEE you crisis-ing over there)#NO I'm not projecting at all why do you ask #literally tho I watched the mummy movies at LEAST once a month every month all throughout childhood #my parents didn't raise me those movies raised me I'm so fr rn #the sai fight scene....... that's when everyone Should Have Known bc I was OBSESSED #but like. shoutout to my dad for watching all of Angelina's Lara croft movies regularly bc clueless baby gay me ate that shit up too #see also: transformers except I was 12 and wrote na essay about how awful Michael bay is for how he treated Megan fox #kudos to my English teacher who had to put up with me ahsjkfhjfkhjg #ANYWAY this ask was a gift ty moth!!!!#answered #emma mountebank #headcanons #mine #the quarry

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syn0vial · 1 year

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someone please deprogram me from feeling like i've committed cold-blooded murder every time i have to ask for a sick day from work

#I HATE MISSING WORK #I HATE INCONVENIENCING OTHER TEACHERS BY MAKING THEM SUB MY CLASSES #I HATE MAKING EVERYONE SCRAMBLE TO PICK UP MY SLACK #I HATE GETTING BACK TO WORK THE NEXT DAY AND FINDING OUT MY LESSON PLANS WEREN'T EVEN FOLLOWED #unfortunately i've been getting sick pretty much non-stop since they stopped requiring masks at my school in march #also i already had to miss one of my classes last week for a doctor's appt which makes me feel even worse :(#also i got back the next day and my students were like ''the sub just let us watch a movie all class :)'' WHICH #I'M GLAD THEY HAD FUN. BUT WHY REQUIRE ME TO WRITE SUB PLANS IF THE SUB AIN'T GONNA FOLLOW THEM #crumb post

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spider-man-2o99 · 1 year

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Just wanted to say that I have been thinking of you and pre-emptively empathizing with the nonsense you are no doubt being flooded with and the psychic damage it must be causing. Keep stanning the king ignore the weirdos <3

thankg u.,, i feel like ive been trapped in a fuckign . Torture Labyrinth these past coupl days . but. wwe will. We Will Yet Persist onwards w/ our hand on the left wall till we;re either out or at the center i swear 2 fucking GOD,

#talking tag #asks #th pain is forever the Horrors r unending the lack of media comprehension on all sides is Disappointin But Also My Goddamn Life I Guess lol #though i will say ppl in my inbox have actually been.. surprisingly polite overall? if not outright rather kind as a whole. um. post-atsv.#but. god. i have not Talked About so much of that movie because i kind of just.#..ok actually i realize this is gonna sound rude as hell lmao. but. hhaha i Kinda Just. was fool enough to Assume that everbody would yknow #like. Comprehend The Film yk yk yk. since it is a well-written movie that doesnt try to Hide any of what it;s abt? yk?#i come On Here onto tumblr dot bumblr and i make my stupid esoteric gddamn complaints abt 2099 Themes for Me Only so my head doesnt blow up #n silly ol me i really do like earnestly honestly in my Heart think. like. we all saw the same movie. right? mayb thingsll calm down.#but oh oh oh oh oh no no no No No. they do Not calm down they get So Much Worse.#and now hypothetical Internet Strangers might be Passing Judgement bcuz we look like an Apologist 4 assuming Everyone Knew Media Literacy #CHRIST. do people think i think mig was. like. In The Right. in atsv. no ive known he would be Wrong for years dudes.#why do yall think i was so low-key Disappointed he was placed in a role that couldve better suited. like. Superior Spider-Man.#public image. DING-DONGs. man he is Never Going To Be In Movies Again After This Hes An AU SPIDER-MAN FROM THE 90S. LORD!#i had SO MUCH FUN watching atsv!!!!!!!!!!!!!#i dont like the choices it made to put miguel in the situation that it did. Bizarre Thematic Changes to 2099 that Only I Care Abt. but like #that is SUCH a fuckin SMALL and insanely autistic nitpick like i earnestly loved the hell out of the film and its mig is--#--Earnestly One Of His Better/Best Adaptations despite bein within the limited confines of th plot nd setting he is In & w/o his inner mono #..i just. Hate So Much That This Movies Version Of Miguel Will Be The Only One That Anybody Knows For The Next Seven Years At Least. yknow.#i lov watching that fuckers trainwreck of a slowmotion mental breakdown for two hours but the movie gave practically Zero Context 2 newbies #BTSV please save me BTSV please save me BTSV PLEASE save me PLEASE please please please PLEASE BTSV youre my last hope....#(arthur clenching his fist meme) ppl r Already so shitty 2 ppl w/ Messy Symtptoms i could Handle losing MK but SM2099 means too much 2 me..

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that-was-anticlimactic · 2 months

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hottake but r.enee r.app actually wasn't that good in the new m.ean girls movie musical - y'all are just attracted to her

#not syaing she can't sing bc she can but i hate how much she changed r.egina #and i hate just. pretty much everything about this movie other than the guy playing d.amien. he was good.#what's with the weird shots during w.orld burn???#wHY CHANGE SO MUCH GOD #just film the actual broadway musical #also like idk why everyone says r.enee is the best r.egina like. i mean i respect y'all's opinions she does have a beautiful voice but #everypne's out here acting liek r.enee is THE r.egina and there was no one before or after her #sorry i just need to know that SOMEONE agrees with me pls the whole movie was one awful disaster #i need someone to validate me pls i'm begging no one ever agrees with me on my movie musical critiques even tho i am a HUGE theatre fan😭#anyways #corey talks:)#idk i may delete this later it just. it BAFFLES me.#just watched the r.evenge party scene and hated every second of it #they changed SO MUCH and FOR WHAT #and they skipped ahead a LOT #and r.enee wasn't even that good in it??? all she did was like try to pose sexily or whatever and THAT ISN'T R.EGINA #not even going to get started on c.ady or g.retchen or the weird... idk whatever the beginning of that was #okay i'm done now again sorry

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myfanfictiongarden · 10 months

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Ok, so I finally came to watch Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania and… could somebody please explain to me why it is considered one of the worst MCU movies? Seriously, I wanna know because, in all honesty- imo, this is one of THE BEST that the MCU has put out so far. I genuinely think this is an incredibly well crafted movie, with a great script, amazing looking locations, good character dilemmas and a fantastic set-up for the new chapter in this universe.

This movie is what Multiverse of Madness wished it was.

#this movie was awesome to watch #me & my sis had such a great time #the story was amazing #the locations GOSH THE LOCATIONS #the script was very good in establishing the new arc #and all throughout watching I couldn't stop commenting #how this is a better multiverse of madness movie #than the actual multiverse of madness movie #so why did everyone hate this so much?#ant man and the wasp: quantumania #marvel #mcu #things i like #my thoughts

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steelthroat · 3 months

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Live action remakes????

FUCK YOU! FROM NOW ON I WANNA SEE ANIMATED REMAKES

Comics adaptations even. Just to piss y'all off.

I hate it I hate it I hate it. This stupid trend of getting GREAT animated project and just fucking adding living people to it.

BROTHER I DONWANT REAL PEOPLE AND REALISTIC LOOKING DRAGONS. Why should I look at a watered down version of a fictional world (because honey let's be real cgi costs a teeny weeny bit too much) instead of a colorful, LIVING AND BREATHING animated world???? HUH?????

Also fuck remakes. I watched 3 remakes in my entire life and they sucked. Why should I watch something worse... or even just not as good as the original animated thing in teh first place???

I have the ANIMATED masterpiece right here I'm not impressed by your "very important actor playing this role that the original voice actor did better anyway" or your "not as bad as I thought would be cgi".

Seriously I don't get it, I'll be watching an action movie and I imagine at the cooler animated version and there's some boring-ass showrunner zapping through some episodes and going "guys here's what we're gonna ruin with realism next ^w^"

Also in 2 of the 3 remakes I watched they just flattened the characters and made them ✨️morally perfect✨️ and the third one was just the same thing with 2 scenes more that added ✨️NOTHING✨️

Also I find it insulting the existence of a remake in the first place. Like animation isn't enough and is the lesser art and NEEDS to be remade. Like fuck you? Fuck your realism-fetish.