#i love ot tbh

[thighguys]

just so you know on phils wikipedia page dan is referred to as "frequent collaborator" which i guess he is but its so funny because the page also says that dan and phil are romantically involved

[jayninjago]

[kanansdume]

I've recently been watching these very interesting Star Wars video essays on YouTube (yeah I know, a rare breed) and it brings up these comments Lucas has made about how he views Star Wars as almost like a silent film in terms of how important the visuals are to him in comparison to the dialogue. But this essay also points out how important Lucas finds all of the "rhyming" moments in his trilogies and the way he utilizes them to remind you of something else for emotional or thematic reasons. And there's so many of them, both in visuals and in dialogue, and it's interesting to consider how important this is to him, the repetition for a purpose as well as the storytelling through visuals above everything else and then to look at Star Wars since the Prequels came out and realize how little has really been able to match up to those ideals since then.

The ONLY thing that's come out since the Prequels that I think really hits these two things the same way is, in fact, Andor. One of the things I noticed about the way people discussed Andor as it was airing in a way I haven't really seen for any of the other shows or films was the visual SYMBOLOGY. So many times I saw people noticing the Imperial cog everywhere, from the aerial shot of Narkina 5 as the prisoners escape to the architecture of Mon Mothma's house. There were people picking up on the use of items in Luthen's shop that are familiar from other things to give this idea that Luthen is from another time, he's attempting to preserve this world he lost, that if you're not looking closely enough you won't notice what he's really saying or doing with this shop. The color choices for the different locations and people got analyzed because the people involved spoke about how they intentionally utilized color to SEND A MESSAGE about the characters and the world. We know that the people who made the costumes and sets really worked hard to treat Star Wars almost like a period drama and study the history of the franchise as if it were a real place so that the things they came up with felt like they belonged in this world everyone knows so well even if it's completely new. And of course there were all of the myriad references to things from Rogue One, the constant repetition of "climb", the sunset on the beach, etc.

Nearly EVERY SHOT in this show was created with so much intention behind it in order to say something meaningful about the characters, the world, this specific story they're in, and the overall saga of Star Wars itself. It's insane how much greater impact this show was able to achieve through the incredibly careful usage of visual symbols and thematic repetitions, much like Lucas did before them. It feels like they didn't just study the history of the galaxy far far away, but they studied the history of STAR WARS and what Lucas was trying to do and say with this story. They peeled back his onion a bit more and were able to create something that really has that same visual feel even when it's not created for a child audience. It also is experimenting with its narrative style through its structure and through Cassian's character being allowed to be somewhat more reactive than proactive, and while that didn't work for everyone, it does feel like it's following in Lucas's footsteps of experimentation through Star Wars. Push the boundaries of what Star Wars is and can be and what you can say with it.

But this only works because they peeled the onion back enough to TRULY understand all of the messages Lucas was sending with it. They got the heart of Star Wars and despite its lack of space wizards, despite the lack of most major characters in the Saga, this was a show that honestly got the message more than just about anything else Star Wars has put out since the Prequels. The choices between selflessness and selfishness, the themes about how you always HAVE to make a choice even when it feels like you don't have any (sometimes ESPECIALLY when it feels like you don't have any), and how important it is to make sure to choose the path of compassion above everything else. The themes of connection to others, the symbiotic circle and the impact even the smallest person can have on world around them, it's RIGHT THERE and it's CENTRAL to Andor's storyline.

So yes, it experiments a little with narrative structure, but it's possibly the most Star Wars thing to exist Revenge of the Sith because it honestly truly GETS what Star Wars was about, both in its themes and in its filmmaking. A lot of people said that Andor didn't feel like Star Wars to them, usually because of the lack of space wizards and the fact that it's not a story aimed at children. But to me, Andor is EXACTLY what Star Wars is and has always been. They're stretching the boundaries of what Star Wars can be, but it's saying the exact same things Star Wars has always said, it's just saying it slightly differently. This doesn't feel like fanfiction to me, not really. Unlike things like the Mandoverse or the books, Andor isn't just taking some of the toys out of the sandbox and going to play with them somewhere else. Andor is IN that sandbox. It's building a slightly different sandcastle, but it's still within the sandbox, using the same sand that Lucas did.

[fire-eyed-raven]

Usually I'm all for not treating two characters as a one inseparable unit. I'm all for exploring them separately from each other or considering some interesting rare pair options for them.

But not with Madara. I love Madara very much but I'm sorry his canon obsession with Hashirama can't be ignored by me. I can't separate it from him. Their bond with Hashirama is completely something else. It's a very integral part of who Madara is.

He wants his attention even if it will be in a fight he wants everything Hashirama can give him. He'll recognize him in any situation. He'll be happy to see him even if the last time they have seen each other Hashirama killed him. He talked about uniting Ying and Yang and clearly meant Hashirama as Yang to his Ying. He ended up merging a part of Hashirama into himself in a most literal sense. He can't shut up about Hashirama when we see him as himself and not an impersonator (obito) or through other's memories.

[gabbingwaves]

Favorite (paraphrased) dialogue exchange of the event so far:

Jiuli: How DARE you use ME as an excuse to GIVE UP. AGAIN.

Shifan: But...

Jiuli: I'M NOT DONE YET

Shifan: okay

[cornerihaunt]

oh. ohhhhhhhh. okay. okay. well. at least it’s not detroit.

[enka11]

she a bit strange but i like her

[fizzle-y]

happy valentines:))here are some main rtc ships for u!!!!

[hauntingblue]

The marines calling Roger the worst man of the world is something but considering ace renounced him and luffy kinda blindly admires him bc we don't really know much about what he has done past his travels....

[landofgay]

recommendations of what to post on Facebook to make transphobic people unfriend me cause I am so fucking done

[g0thsoojin]

📓

[girl-bateman]

Every time an artist references one of their old songs in a new songs an angel sheds a tear and I bust a nut

[outrosword]

we're getting two more people????

what what

[djarin]

happy birthday beloved twink pops loml ❤️❤️❤️ i remember making your bday set last minute last year akdbsjdb and i did the same this year ... some things never change. ANYWAYS i love you so much you're such an amazing person, you're so SO talented and your chaos is my favourite thing about you. i always smile whenever i see a message from you and you're just such a cute wonderful talented beautiful person AND IM NEVER GETTING OVER YOUR HAIR ITS SO FLUFFY I LOVE IT!! i hope you had the best bday ever loml im hugging you so tightly and kissing your forehead rn 💗💓💞 enjoy 21 my pops you're positively ancient now /j /lh

NATTT MY LOVE NEVER CHANGE!!!! ILYSM <3 YOU'RE so talented and i'm literally so so so honoured and grateful to be friends with someone as caring, thoughtful, funny, and sweet as you!!! :') AND THANK YOU, YOU KNOW I WILL SEND YOU ENDLESS HAIR UPDATES <3 and that's right i'm a fuckin relic, appreciate ur pops for the way he gets up at 7 am every morning to make breakfast for u and @hanmegumi 🙄 /j ILY SO MUCH MY NAT MY TWINKIE THE LOML!!! <3

[yuta-is-a-little-shithead]

I'm gonna watch the 4way when I get home again that was such a great match

[majimassqueaktoy]

Truth revealed.