Robert Eggers has unleashed a wave of historical set piece horror films that play around with many themes and folkloric elements. That style and influence is very apparent in Beth Park’s FISHWIFE. The production design, costume, and camera work is very impressive and helps bring the viewer into the unsettling world of an isolated woman. Do the dark events events that she goes through, play out as they’re presented? Or is something else occurring that her mind is incapable of accepting? Give it a view and decide what’s really going on in this story.
Sometimes you just don't communicate well online and what you said is taken very negatively. I would delete this but it was re-blogged too much and I don't want it to have zero context, so I'll edit instead. All the original text remains.
I love you Fanny Price (Mansfield Park) for wanting to look the best in your ballgown.
Explanation: Fanny really cares about looking good for a ball. This is never mocked, it's taken as a real and sympathetic concern. So often I feel like women are dismissed for even caring about their appearance.
I love you Elle Woods (Legally Blonde) for going to court in a pink dress.
Pink often is seen as girly and infantile. Also, I love that we actually see the effort that Elle puts into being pretty. She cares about it and it's an investment. What we seem to get now is instant make-up and fashion from characters who don't actually care about it. Like you have to look the best at all times but it should also be effortless.
I love you Beth Harmon (The Queen's Gambit) for using your winnings to buy nice clothes.
I thought they would throw Beth Harmon into the frump category (ie: A woman only has brain cells to be smart OR pretty, not both, think Amy from The Big Bang Theory). Also she's not shamed for spending her money on clothing and not more important stuff.
I love you Joan Harris (Mad Men) for showing a woman can be both sexy and very good at her job.
This one has probably been taken the worst. Joan's character is fascinating to me because she falls into a bunch of "sleep your way to the top" stereotypes but they subverted those expectations. She is sexy, she does use it or attempt to use it to her advantage (it mostly ends up hurting her), but she is also very smart and very good at her job. It makes me so angry that most characters, even Peggy at first, dismiss her as just trading on her looks. I loved how complex a character she was and that she wasn't just a "bimbo"
I wish there were more of you, instead of an endless trope of Strong Women TM acting and dressing like men.
Edit: This post was taken as an insult by people I did not intend to offend. I would be more than happy to see women of all types in media. What makes me sad is that it's still rare to see a woman enjoying being feminine without being portrayed as stupid.
As you may know, yesterday, September 23rd, was Bisexual Visibility Day, which happens to overlap with National Hispanic Heritage month. Please enjoy this collection of (partially headcanoned) Chaotic Biconic Hispanics.
im just taking a moment to appreciate this photo and the TALENT. like?? the lighting and the softness and her expression! the mood it so powerfully conveys but in a subtle way!! I think this is the best Beth Garrabrant shoot so far
Ghost doesn’t know how his brother managed to convince him to come with them to the park. It’s everything he fucking hates: loud, crowded, overwhelming, expensive. The works. The only thing that makes it marginally worth dealing with is the look on Joseph’s face when he looks around at the scenery. And he does have to admit, the attention to detail with the settings is pretty impressive. He doesn’t go on any of the rides, and suffers in silence with the stupid ear headband that Beth forces on him (the giggle he gets is well worth the indignity). Overall, it’s not the best time but it’s not the worst.
At least, until Joseph goes missing in the post-parade crowd. Ghost prides himself on his cool head and his preparedness, but the sheer density of the mass of people combined with the sensory overload and the flood of adrenaline from realizing his nephew isn’t next to him is enough to send him into a near panic attack. Tommy isn’t much better, but at least Beth has her wits about her to make a plan
The three Rileys split up to cover more ground, and Ghost heads to the sci-fi area of the park to look for Joseph. His lungs are caught in a vice, his brain is soup, and he’s freaking the fuck out. The only good thing is that it seems like this area is less crowded.
His heart stops when he hears a shout of “Uncle Simon!” And the relief that floods him is almost enough to send him to his knees. He runs for his nephew, whose face is blotchy and red from tears but smiling so brightly at the sight of Ghost. (Ghost is sure his face isn’t much better, but thankfully his black medical mask is still in place.)
He’s doubly thankful for the mask when Joseph points to someone behind him and chirps “Mr. Soap helped me!” He’s sure he’s tomato fucking red when he catches sight of the man standing there, ridiculous mohawk and brilliant blue eyes and all, waving awkwardly.
Mr Soap introduces himself as John MacTavish, and Ghost never stood a goddamn chance.
Perhaps there’s something to that slogan after all…
Some notes:
- soap is a ride engineer/mechanic who was there to fix one of the downed attractions and just happened to be at the right place at the right time. He also helps with the effects for some of the nighttime shows (and might give some hints to his new favorite guests about the best seats in the house)
- Gaz is a face character because that man gives Disney prince energy and I will take no criticism
- price works security with Nikolai
- laswell runs guest relations and doesn’t take any shit from any of the guests
So I just restarted Y: The Last Man as it’s been a few years and I immediately tripped over this in the very first issue:
Okay, from the landscape and art they’re pitching for presumably somewhere in the Northern Territory. Might be the MacDonnell Ranges, might be Kakadu, could be anywhere in between.
This panel in particular is modelled off a particularly famous piece of art at Nourlangie Rock in Kakadu.
…DHARAWAL???
Uh. No. There is absolutely no way, shape or form that’s Dharawal Country.
This is at best guess Bininj land in the NT, if we use the Kakadu art as location confirmation. Dharawal people come from the Illawarra, south of Sydney in NSW.
By no stretch of the imagination could anyone ever call the Illawarra the Outback.
Incredible level of research fail (if it had said Yolngu or even Pitjantjatjara for instance I wouldn’t have blinked, in terms of the landscape being sort of vague but a kind assumption would work for either extreme and they’re both well known NT peoples)
It’s such a research oops, but now I’m bewildered by what on earth Vaughan could have been reading that he fixed on Dharawal as a name to use.