#corpus christi 2019

[petitemaman2021]

Corpus Christ (2019), directed by Jan Komasa

Cinematography by Piotr Sobocinski Jr

[escapismthroughfilm]

#139

[ratgirlcopia]

the whole concept of a post that's "things copia canonically likes" is sort of making me lose it because i set up a parameter for myself that's "copia has to explicitly state a preference or use an adjective that indicates an opinion in order for it to count." but now i have a list that's just, like, men's underwear ("hot"), cities in the state of washington ("[people who live in washington] have pretty cities"), moac ("actually quite good" after calling it shitty), and taints (too many examples to count).

there's speculation that can be done with some stuff other characters say (imperator says she ordered copia's "favorite" and it's chinese takeout, but do we trust what imperator says?). there are things we see copia doing that imply enjoyment (tricycle, playing video games). there are negative opinions expressed that imply other positive ones (does not want a tesla, presumably prefers his current car). there are adjectives that do not necessarily imply preference, but could if you squint ("my nose is now very delicate," "overdone" chin).

there is even broader speculation that can be done with costuming choices (implication that prequelle suits were predetermined, as he just needed to "be fitted for [his] new suits" in ch2, but the variation in costumes for imperatour and departure from the norms can imply he had some say there). there are recurring fashion motifs like bat wings that could imply a preference, but again, only if we assume copia has some say in the imperatour costumes.

and then there's that goddang halloween quiz which, if it is indeed an accurate reflection of preferences, nearly doubles the number of things copia definitely canonically likes.

[icypiece]

"Let people enjoy things" is usually said about flawed media, but I think it needs to be said more about "pretentious" or "unorthodox" things. I so often see people say that people are just pretending to like things (or sometimes not like things) because they want to feel special. Which might be true on the rare occasion, but a) people are most likely just stating their opinion and b) even if they are pretending... why care, honestly? I get the impulse to think someone is lying, I often have it; I probably have at some point(s) myself said that someone is just pretending to like X. But we need to get beyond the impulse that just because we don't get something, nobody else could never possibly get it.

I also think that it's a good thing that people seek out different things, outside of the mainstream. "High art" things. "Weird" things. "Unorthodox" things. "Quirky" things. Things from an "unusual" place. Especially since often things that are not from a wealthy English speaking country are sometimes thought to be "inherently" pretentious or strange or unusual or whatever which a) is just not true b) why should we limit ourselves to certain cultures?

The world is just more interesting the more variety people enjoy. And we should encourage people to seek out new stuff. Seek out things just because the genre seems cool or because one has never experienced something in a specific language or from a certain culture before. Let the world widen. And let people enjoy things that you just don't understand. It's nice when a lot of people enjoy the same thing and can bond over it. It's also nice when someone discovers something completely new and want to share it, regardless of whether other people can share in their enthusiasm or not.

[suimovies]

“Boże Cialo (Corpus Christi)”

directed by Jan Komasa

[cardinalvalentino]

i was tagged by @sensazioneultra to post my favourite first watches of 2023!!

[ID: six film posters of the films listed below]

corpus christi (2019) dir. jan komasa / stoker (2013) dir. park chan-wook / paris, texas (1984) dir. wim wenders / the company of wolves (1984) dir. jim jordan / american beauty (1999) dir. sam menders / trainspotting (1996) dir. danny boyle

these are in no particular order, but if you really must know my absolute fave was stoker with trainspotting as a close second. also, if you want you can find me on letterboxd at @/meteorologo.

tagging @sainteverge @lucreziaborgiagf @parsleyroot @britomart @possession1981 if you want to :)

[carolusofmycastle]

Dearest @i-want-my-iwtv thank you for tagging me! I love to do this kind of tag games. How lovely to see an animation included, I chose one as well. I’m a big fan of TV series and especially German ones so there are few of them. Old and new productions. 🤓

1. Babylon Berlin (2017-2021): What a way to introduce us the reality of post war era in Weimar Germany. Class society, political wars, war traumas and in the midst of all this are crimes to be solved. Perfect ending titles. 2. Anders als die Andern (1919): The film is one of the first sympathetic portrayals of homosexuals in cinema. Released on May 28 1919, when German Republic was only 6-months-old. Young Conrad Veidt in the leading role.  3. Halt and Catch Fire (2014-2017): I’ve only seen season 1, but it already proved how effective it is when all the drama happens around one thing, in this case the evolution of home computers. Talented cast and script. Lee Pace is horrifyingly ravishing. 4. Viktor und Viktoria (1933): Best musical ever! The humor of the director & screenwriter Reinhold Schünzel, who teases us with the gender role-playing and cross dressing. 5. Das Boot (2018-2022): Imo Germans are the best storytellers of WWII and the N*zi regime so this show is one of the good examples to watch. 6. The Red Shoes (1948): Powell’s & Pressburger’s finest. The first 15 min nailed me and made me wonder why on Earth haven’t I seen this before. 7. Aladdin (1992): The message of the film ‘be yourself’ has always pleased me among all that Oriental beauty & magic. I draw the characters as paper dolls back then. 8. The Thief of Bagdad (1940): When the villain (elderly Conrad Veidt) is far more attractive than the hero. Beautiful Technicolor adventure film. 9. Corpus Christi (2019): Is both innocent and funny but also terrifying and sad. Opens up the religious side of the society. Polish language is my ASMR. Tagging: @missholson @wicked-felina @xxhellonursexx @auburnandamberangel and anyone who wants to join this! ♥︎

[hangmansgbaby]

Timeline of Always Darling | J.Seresin

Please read everything available before reading this.

CONTAINS SPOILERS

Masterlist | Always Darling Masterlist

2001

May - High School Graduation

August - First Day of US Naval Academy

August 2001 - May 2005

US Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland

2005

April - Jake and Willow meet

April - Jake and Willow dating anniversary

May - Naval Academy Graduation

June - Willow meets the Seresin Family

July 2005 - February 2007

Flight School, NAS Pensacola, Florida

2007

March - Jake and Willow receive their wings

April - Jake in NAS Oceana, Virginia. Willow in NAS Corpus Christi, Texas.

May - Willow ranks O-2 Lieutenant Junior Grade(LTJG)

June - Willow receives the call sign Vixen.

October - Jake ranks O-2 Lieutenant Junior Grade(LTJG)

November - Jake receives callsign Hangman. 

2008

March - Jake in to NAS Corpus Christi, Texas with LTJG Javy "Coyote" Machado

May - Willow in NAS Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas to assist training on the F-18.

June - Willow in NAS Corpus Christi, Texas. 

October - Willow in NAWS China Lake, California with LTJG Natasha "Phoenix" Trace.

March 2007 - July 2010

Insert enough deployment, detachments, and times leave to equal 6 months of Jake and Willow being together physically.

2009

January - Willow ranks O-3 Lieutenant (LT) with Phoenix.

May - Jake ranks O-3 Lieutenant (LT) with Coyote.

2011

January - Jake in NAS Lemoore, California. Willow in NAS Whidbey Island, Washington.

May - Willow called to Top Gun, NAS North Island, California. Jake deployed to Indian Ocean.

August - Willow graduates top of class at Top Gun. Willow and Jake in NAS Lemoore, California. 

2012

May - Jake called to Top Gun, NAS North Island, California

July - Willow in NAS North Island, California

August - Jake graduates top of class at Top Gun. Promise Ring exchange. Jake deploys on USS Theodore Roosevelt, Atlantic Ocean. 

September - Willow finds out she's pregnant at 6 weeks

October - Jake MIA. Willow 11 weeks pregnant.

2013

January - Jake rescued. Willow 21 weeks pregnant. Willow and Bradley interact for the first time since 1996.

May - Ellorie Serena Seresin is born

2014

April - Jake and Willow tie the knot on the Seresin Ranch. Jake's family and Ice and family are present.

May - Ellorie turns 1!

November - Willow ranks O-4 Lieutenant Commander (LCDR)

2015 - 2019

Multiple deployments, detachments, and NAS. Lots of moving with little Ellorie.

2020

January - Jake, Willow, and Ellorie in NAS Lemoore, California with Coyote.

May - Ellorie turns 7!

October - 12 pilots called to NAS North Island, California for a top secret mission. Willow and Maverick interact for the first time since 1996. Willow and Rooster interact for the first time since 2013.

November - Admiral Tom "Iceman" Kazansky passes. Rooster, Phoenix, Bob, Payback, and Fanboy are chosen to carryout the mission with Willow as the Team Leader. Jake is the only spare. Mission is a success. 

December - The Dagger squad becomes a permanent strike team at NAS North Island, California. Willow steps back from flying missions to be a Top Gun Instructor. Jake and Willow begin trying for baby #2.

2021

November - Beckett Walker Seresin is born!

2025

April - Willow and Jake celebrate 20 years together, 11 years married.

May - Ellorie turns 12.

June - Jake deploys for 12 months. Willow, Bradley and kids take a trip to Virginia Beach to pack up Carole’s house. Willow is called to lead a mission from NAS Oceana.

[fleshgardens]

Get to know me better?

Tagged by @plavigmaz in the ‘9 people you’d like to get to know better’ game.

Thank you Plavi! I usually just post art and don't talk a lot, so this might be nice for a change! It makes me feel pretty nostalgic, games like this were going on all the time on deviantart 10+ years ago

1. Top 3 ships: Aside from my own OCs, Zagreus x Thanatos (Hades) might just be my favourite (Zagreus is almost as oblivious as me haha), other than that I really like the idea of Nyx x Persephone (also Hades). Also maybe Canach x Pact Commander? (GW2) Canach reminds me of my partner a LOT in some aspects so he has a special place in my heart

2. First ship: I can't remember for the life of me, my whole childhood is very foggy tbh

3. Last song: Reptile - Nine Inch Nails

4. Last movie: not 100% sure, I mostly watch series lately, last one I remember is Corpus Christi (2019)

5. Currently reading: Rip It Up and Start Again: Postpunk 1978–1984 by Simon Reynolds (actually re-reading it after like 9 years) I love postpunk as a whole and I'm a bit into modern music history, so I'm just really glad this book exists. Postpunk is very often neglected/forgotten when people write about music, and to have a well-written, accurate book written by someone who was there at the time and clearly cares about the subject is amazing!

6. Currently watching: Better Call Saul / Castlevania: Nocturne, only just started Castlevania, in love with the character designs , obsessed with Edouard already... I NEED him to get a happy ending ;_;

7. Currently consuming: Pumpkin gnocchi with spinach and garlic, recipe if anyone wants it! I sometimes sub the all-purpose floor for 1:1 mix of potato or tapioca starch and rice flour and it turns out great!

8. Currently craving: the coffee that my partner just brewed that is right there next to me but I will feel like crap if I drink too much

I have decaf too and it's still pretty good but it's not the same thing, even the best decaf tastes a bit flat compared to regular coffee :<

edit: guess I'm gonna feel like crap later today, coffee was delicious though

zero pressure, feel free to ignore! @friberchi @kaapora @diesvitae @sariannearies @astin-the-silent @ependasketchpad @tetraethyl @anna-yells-stuff @akuras-stash

[revengeromance]

having a moment right now so here’s pictures I took of the Selena statue in Corpus Christi in 2019 :,) 🌹🤍

[espantajerias]

Corpus Christi (Boże Ciało) (2019) Jan Komasa.

[wiha-jun]

BOŻE CIAŁO/CORPUS CHRISTI (dir. Jan Komasa, 2019)

[rainymovies]

Corpus Christi (2019)

[djscratch]

Boże Ciało (Corpus Christi) dir. Jan Komasa (2019)

[cardinalvalentino]

thank you @guangchuans for tagging me!!!

last song: so tonight that i might see by mazzy star

favorite color: pastel blueeee

currently watching: nothing at the moment. we shall see what ill decide to watch

last movie: corpus christi (2019) dir. jan komasa

currently reading: lolita by vladimir nabokov and wuthering heights by emily brontë

sweet/spicy/savory: savoury or spicy

relationship status: medieval monk

current obsessions: many things. my url is a big hint though

last thing i googled: "napolitano morte" (translation: napolitano death)

currently working on: tentatively working on an art piece and other than that just the start of the semester really

tagging @parsleyroot @lucreziaborgiagf @officialjamesflint @sensazioneultra if you feel like it <3

[theuniversitychallengereview]

Ep 5 - Cranfield vs Royal Holloway

Right, gang - I got distracted watching skits about contact tracing on Twitter so I now only have thirteen minutes to write this intro rather than the thirty I had initially planned for (its remarkably easy to fall down a ‘skits about contact tracing’ rabbit hole, and it's a surprisingly deep rabbit hole), but we’re going to give this a go anyway...

Something football fans will idly do if there aren’t any matches on, or if the only match thats on is something like Burnley vs Watford (mid-October, not mid-March in the depths of a relegation battle), is idly speculate about what the ideal lineup of Premier League teams would be. Unlike American sports in which there is no promotion and relegation, the football pyramid is a constantly shifting chimaera, meaning that you can never have all of the most “noble and historic” teams in the top division at the same time.

Indeed, they did try and engineer a version of this for teams across the European continent in the form of the European Super League, but this was shouted down for being one of the most soulless and corporate ideas ever to come out of soulless and corporate modern sport. But it's something fun to think about, anyway.

I actually have a list of 22 teams for my dream Premier League on my phone, dated 5th January 2019 (just so you know I’m walking the walk as well as talking the talk here). I’d share, but the controversy would likely be too much for me (and you) to handle. The thought processes behind this decision making are very abstract and unknowable, but essentially, in most people’s cases, it probably boils down to two things: one - who used to be really good, ages ago?; and two - who was sort of okay when you were between the ages of five and thirteen. This is why my particular list contains Nottingham Forest and Portsmouth, despite neither of them having been in the top division (until Forest’s ascent this year) for quite a while.

You may also have noticed that my league has 22 participants, while the actual league only has 20. This is because of a third aspect of the decision making process - the idea of the golden age. Despite the fact that I was never alive when the Premier League had 22 teams, it feels to me like football must have been better, and more pure when it did.

Nothing can be as good now as it used to be.

This is a truism in more than just football. When we look at the past, we look at it with rose-tinted glasses.

I imagine you’re wondering what the heck this all has to do with University Challenge, and you’d have good reason to. Your wondering will likely not be abated by my explanation either, because the observation it is based on is far from universal.

When choosing my ideal 28 team lineup for University Challenge, I’d have all of the major players - your Yorks, and your Edinburghs, your Durhams and Warwicks and Imperials and St Andrewses. A sprinkling of the most successful Oxford and Cambridge Colleges, Trinity, Magdalene, Corpus Christi… The Open University. I’d also have one of tonight’s teams, despite them only having appeared four times in the Paxman Era.

However, in one of those four appearances, Cranfield made the final, so in the hours I have spent on the University Challenge Wikipedia page over the years, scrolling through the list of past finals, they must have seeped into my head as an absolutely classic UC team. They’ve not been on the show since they were beaten in the Grand Final by Birkbeck in 2003, but I’ve absorbed that name over the course of countless repeat visits to that one webpage, to the extent that I had written all of that stuff about the Premier League without even checking their overall record. Still, they make my roster regardless.

Unfortunately, Royal Holloway, with their pair of second round appearances, do not. But that’s quite enough nostalgia for one intro, lets get on with the show (this has taken me twenty one minutes, so I’m going to be watching on a delay, but that ain’t half bad for seven hundred words I don’t think)

The first starter goes to Brown of Royal Holloway, winning the race to Renee Zellwegger. They pass on a very guessable bonus- as in they should have at least given a guess, not necessarily that they would have got it right - which is not the most promising of signs, but they get the third at least. Brown then takes another starter, and they took two bonuses on the Copley medal.

Suri gets Cranfield off the mark with pop art, and they get two bonuses on the letter X, before Keenan takes the first picture round to bring them within five points. Two bonuses on proposed new states reversed the deficit.

Harvey gets a starter for Holloway, and I was about to chastise them for saying snapping turtle instead of snapper turtle on a bonus, and chastise Paxman for allowing the answer, but a quick Google has revealed that it was I who was in the wrong. How embarrassing. At least I didn’t publish that without checking, though.

Cranfield’s double act of Keenan and Suri take another ten points each to reclaim the lead for the Bedfordshire quartet, but Harvey swiftly pegs them back with a starter of his own, and Holloway are five clear going into the music round.

No one gets the starter, despite some accidental conferring from Holloway after Cranfield skipper Stephenson had buzzed in with a wrong answer. Abramovich hears two-toed on the next starter and buzzes in with sloth, as any good quizzer should. What other animal is defined by its having two toes?

On a bonus about The Haunting of Hill House, Cranfield’s Chivers comes so close to the correct answer that it's such a shame to hear him say End instead of Hill, but them's the breaks. Holloway follow this up by giving sea urchin instead of sea cucumber, but that only has two words in total so it's less sad.

The second picture starter goes to Brown, who recognised a still from the Danish show Borgen. They clean up on the bonuses, and Paxman takes his chance to patronise them for knowing stuff about TV shows. I know it's his last season and all, but it should be pointed out that he himself is literally on a TV show at the exact moment he makes this comment.

On the next starter, which also goes to Brown, you can sense him gearing up to correct her pronunciation of Karamazov before she’s even finished giving her answer. She won’t care though, because Holloway are more than fifty points clear with only a few minutes remaining.

A late rally from Cranfield brings them above one hundred points, but Holloway aren’t threatened, and win by a clear margin at the gong.

Final Score: Cranfield 110 - 155 Royal Holloway

So, Cranfield not doing much justice to my selection of them to the Hall of Fame lineup there, but congratulations to Royal Holloway, who advance to the second round for the third time in three appearances. Here’s hoping they can go one better this time.

See you next time for Glasgow vs Queen’s Belfast, and as always, thanks for reading. Subscribe if you never want to miss a post, it really would mean a lot to me.