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[sixty-silver-wishes]

Roasting you based on your favorite of these German Expressionist films

(this post is a joke; don't take it too seriously lol)

Metropolis: You've got spicy political opinions and daddy issues. You were doing great in life until you found out how corrupt capitalism is sometime in high school or college, and it's absolutely mind-boggling to you that nobody else is batting an eyelid at all the injustices of the world because they're too busy defending the concept of a 40-hour work week. You're constantly checking your privilege and everyone else's, too. Or you just want to bang a robot. That's probably it.

The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari: Okay, I could make a joke about you being emo, or you liking the most basic film on the list, but that's not really the issue here. Your Hot Topic fashion sense and shitty drugstore eyeliner are nowhere near as concerning as the fact that you have no idea who the hell you are without them. You constantly overthink everything and are great at solving everyone's problems but your own, and you're averaging like 4 hours of sleep on a good night. You can't get your intrusive thoughts to leave you alone and if you relate to literally any character in this film, you need to get help. It's okay; I promise your therapist doesn't secretly hate you.

M: You're a surprisingly sweet and empathetic person for someone whose favorite film on this list is about a child murderer. You care deeply about others and are very much in tune with yourself, but unfortunately, everything you say is so off-putting that most people don't get that vibe about you. If they actually gave you a chance, they'd find that you have a great personality, but they don't, so instead you're stuck at home stalking your ex's vacation photos on social media.

Dr. Mabuse the Gambler: You like the finer things in life. You're high-maintenance, your tastes are classy and expensive, and you actually know how wine tasting works. However, you're way too into conspiracy theories and pyramid schemes for your own good, and your cultured proclivities are deeply undercut by the fact that you probably got into Bitcoin when that was a thing. Your two career paths are either "businessperson" or "cult leader," and it's concerningly difficult to discern which one you're on.

Nosferatu: Your sense of humor relies entirely on recycling memes that are at least a decade old, and the fact that you communicate nearly entirely in pop culture references is your attempt at disguising the fact that you're really bad at socializing. You think you have lots of great ideas that make perfect sense, but most people don't know what the hell you're going on about. However, you've got one or two ride or die friends who love you for who you are, cringe and all. Keep being you, Nosferatu fan. Never change.

The Student of Prague: I'm not sure this one is actually anyone's favorite film, but if this was yours, you were into shipping the Onceler with himself when that was a thing. You're super competitive, but you have a tendency to overwork yourself and burn out quickly, so now you're living off of Top Ramen and protein bars. People love to tell you that you "have potential" and "just need to apply yourself," but what they don't get is that you're stressed 24/7 and won't give yourself a break because you're trying so hard to satisfy your own impossible standards. Please take a nap.

Der Golem: You're great with children, small animals, and potted plants, but that's because literally anyone else you have to deal with fucking pisses you off. The absolute audacity of everyone around you means you're never not two seconds away from throwing hands, but honestly? You're always right and you should say it. You're actually a really nice person, but people keep pushing you to your limit and you're sick of it. On an unrelated note, you probably work in customer service.

Different from the Others: If this is your favorite film and you're a member of the LGBT community, that's perfectly understandable. It was a monumental achievement in LGBT cinema in the early 20th century and, despite being somewhat dated by today's standards due to the time period it was created in, largely holds up as an educational, yet tragic, piece of cinema. That being said, if you're a straight/cis/allo person and this is your favorite film, what is going on with you. I want to study you in a lab. How did you find this film. Come to think of it, how did you even get into German Expressionist cinema to begin with. I just want to know

Der Januskopf: [REDACTED]

Genuine: You're a "Caligari" fan who doesn't want to seem basic like the rest of the "Caligari" fans, so somehow you ended up here. You don't actually like this film aside from the visuals. Nobody actually likes this film. You want so, so badly to like this film, so you lie to yourself, just like you do about everything else.

[thinkingimages]

Genuine: A Tale of a Vampire, (1920) Robert Wiene

[weirdlookindog]

Fern Andra in Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire (Genuine, 1920)

[paigemathews]

The Warren Witches | Patty Halliwell

Patricia 'Patty' Halliwell was the only daughter of Penelope and Allen Halliwell. Raised alone by her mother after her father's death, Patty was a formidable witch but known as being considerably more agreeable than her mother. She possessed the power of molecular immobilization. While she had her share of torrid love affairs, she's most known for being the mother of the Charmed Ones, the most powerful witches of the Warren line (see Prue Halliwell, Piper Halliwell, Phoebe Halliwell, and Paige Matthews). Despite her skill and allies, Patty was killed in a fight with the Water Demon, who was permanently vanquished by her daughters over twenty years later.

[xarika]

Fern Andra in Genuine

[omo321]

.......I wonder how Fina felt about the revolution (in general and what Wilk&co were doing in particular). she seems to be a peasant, and 1891 is only 30 years past serfdom abolishment - which doesn't guarantee her views would be anti-state but I do think she would be

maybe she didn't gaf abt her husband being a spy because she didn't gaf about russian empire to begin with. that makes sense to me. (not that helping imperial japan is a productive way to combat imperial russia, but Kiroranke did the same..)

[goddammitjosef]

watching videos about lgbt rights in russia to remind myself that things could be a lot worse in my life (read tags)

[holyfallenprince]

Okay, something I just realized was that. Vivziepop could've avoided going to voodoo route & making his character black (even though the fandom thinks he isn't). By making Alastor have some form of connection to morticians. Because, from my current knowledge (I wanted to be one & fixated on Mortician work for 5-6 months & talked to an actual funeral director.) They used to sow the mouth & eyes of the fallen shut. Remove the organs, and fill their veins with chemicals. Granted if the vein one happened in 1920's, I doubt it. But then again, I don't know for sure. So, y'all know how in the movie Coraline, the Beldam makes the Coraline Doll & preforms ancient Mortician work on her in the beginning? I believe that Vivzie could've done something like that since if you look at Alastors Demon-deer form when talking to Husk / Fighting the loansharks in EP.5. It in some scenes kinda resembles the Beldam. Plus the Beldam worked with a doll. So it'd be plausible that Alastor could too in a similar matter. So here's my idea on the history of Alastor / His Backstory ;

Alastor, the son of two famous morticians in the 1890's Louisiana. Was a Mama's boy, his mother was always the more caring of his two parents. His father was always buried in his work of funeral directing. Al's father only really bonded with Alastor while they're embalming or preparing a casket. When Alastor was a kid he always LOVED to greet the kin of the fallen at the door. He always chatted with them & made them feel better, but his favourite part of his family's work was the act of prepping the dead to be downed. He enjoyed the smell of the decaying carcass & the feeling that got sent into him whilst sewing them shut. Just as his mother would sew shut a scratched arm on him. Along with the beautiful tune she would senranade him with as his eyes prickled as a young lad. His favourite song, “Your never fully dressed without a smile.”. And that song was the song he sang while embalming his mother. He knew that her death hit him hard. But he didn't know that her death would affect the decision of if he was going to Heaven, or Hell. But life moves on, and Alastor found his profession. In being a charming, hilarious, Radio Host. Quickly becoming a hit, a huge radio wave that brought others off balance. But the hunger from his childhood, the entertainment of controlling the dead by means of the normal dead prepping, plus a few extra details, like a deer symbol scribed in chalk on the lower back, sewing the mouth shut with a smile, and keeping the blood he exchanged from the body intern of Embalming fluid. He then use the dead skin of White tailed deer - specifically young bucks or yearlings. He started his deer-embalming escapade in the late 1920's around say 1928. He continued his current life as a Radio Host, but with the secret that he was a serial killer of course. And well Alastor made sure none of the people in his inner circle would betray him. He made sure of that by avoiding the advances of women by all cost.. Only being close with a select few. And his life was eventful, yet it was inevitable he would one day meet his fate. Which he did, on a late September evening. Being mistaken for a Buck by a hunter while skinning a yearling & injecting blood into its hide. Getting shot in the head & mauled by dogs. Only to wake up in Hell, next to an old radio station, grinning in delight..

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That was the only article I used, and I used it to make sure that I didn't accidentally use Voodoo. If I did, I apologize . Because from my current knowledge, it's a closed practice. Actually, I lied I probably used other articles ( I can't remember them to be honest.) Also if I'm being honest I'm quite proud of that backstory I whipped up, especially since I made this at a highschool basketball game. When I started my HS Girls team just started, around 7:53, 1st qt & now it's the 4th qt. 1:31 & were losing 20 - 34 😭. Anyways enough of that, once again my only credentials for using the information about deer, & Mortician work is that 1) I'm currently fixated on deer (I have a collection of antlers :D ) 2) I'm A Midwesterner, ofc I know a lot of random shit Abt deer & 3) I used to be interested in Mortician work & being a mortician for a solid 5-6 months & spoke to a Funeral Director before.

[ahli-stuff]

I really want to to read some fanfiction or look at some fanart that explores Charlie’s age (since i heard it was said that she’s at least 200 ish??) in relation to the younger sinners in hell

Because even in canon she definitely feels younger than characters like Husk, Alastor, Angel, and even Vaggie but in reality charlie was like.. around since the like.. horse and wagon days u know?? She’s older than all of them.

while she is not Lucifer levels of “beyond the trifles of human affairs” she was around for the era of which humanity had exponential levels of expansion and advancement in technology. Unless it turns out she’s been like extremely sheltered and cooped up, Charlie seen some of the absolute worst of sinners but also has been able to bear witness to the absolute genius of them—the invention of the first telephone, typewriters, phonographs (oh, she would’ve loved them when they came out), cameras, and the list goes on. With that kind of age and experience there also comes a kind of wisdom, which is why I don’t really buy that she’s that naïve or (completely) blindly optimistic. I really want Charlie to be optimistic in spite of the evil in hell instead of Charlie being optimistic because she’s oblivious.

It would be fun if she were to have an interaction with another character where she is able to show a surprising bit of nostalgia, maybe referencing an musical or a book that used to be popular. I mean her dress style does bear a striking resemblance this one ref of an 1880s tux I found, especially the shoes (what is the name of these types of shoes??). Going by that, I assume it means that for all that Charlie has kept up with the times there are still things that even she can’t let go of.

[villalunae]

Are you an academic lesbian? 👀

unfortunately yes

[snugglyporos]

// So I decided to give "Crime Boss: Rockay City" a shot because it was $16 and all the DLC is free

can someone please explain to me why every game about crimes cannot decide as to whether it's a gritty crime game or whether it's happy funtime hero shooting game?

It reminds me of the confusion that Saints Row had in a bad way, where it's like 'we're in the 90s but also there is a faction with sentient robot enemies'

Also why set a game in the 90s if you're not going to take advantage of like, 90s gang and grunge culture

in terms of like, resources to mine, the 90s had plenty of them? I mean look at something like GTA San Andreas where that feels like the 90s.

This game feels like it could have been set in 2015 in a universe where the tvs were still CRTs.

I mean it's entirely competent but it's just sorta bland and uninspired I guess? People compare it to payday but this feels like it's closer to Saints Row 1.

[sixty-silver-wishes]

what if I just rewrote “genuine” (1920)

[drumlincountry]

So like did PG Wodehouse become more misogynistic as time went on or are there just so few women in his earlier books that it isn't as obvious?

[weirdlookindog]

Fern Andra and Hans Heinrich von Twardowski in Genuine: The Tragedy of a Vampire (Genuine, 1920)

[lesbianraskolnikov]

i do not think this crime and punishment obsession is going away for. a long time. once the character fixation comes in its so over. I have no choice but to draw references of the characters. Sure i can gather screenshots of whatever adaption does them best but sometimes i have a vision. Thats why my rodyas like he is. He shouldve been played by conrad veidt. thank you.

[clamorybus]

so many of my pet peeves with historical costuming in film boil down to: why set it in that era if you're not gonna have fun with the contemporary style?