#it is very late idk if any of this makes any sense

[chushanye]

Across the Spider-Verse was so weird because it's over two hours of just build-up with no payoff? This whole movie felt like a set up for the third part in the way the MCU does. And the thing is, they introduced two very interesting topics: parenthood and "opposing" police and then didn't deliver on either. The parenthood storyline featured set-ups like Spider-Woman (Jessica Drew) and her baby. Gwen's "will you adopt me?" and possible found family especially with the repeated discussions on mentorship later in the movie. Gwen's dad commenting on how difficult parenthood is. Rio talking about how hard it is to let go of Miles being her little man. Jeff's talk with spider-man and that thing about spreading his wings. Peter B. Parker and Mayday. Miguel losing his daughter. Like there were so many threads that connected this theme of parenthood and kids learning how to be kind and responsible from adults but that they still need freedom and healthy rebellion even against loved ones. but it never went anywhere and none of it felt connected. at least not within this movie...which is 2h 20min long.

The scene where Miles is about to tell Rio he is Spider-Man could have been so interesting because the thread connecting all spider-people was NEVER cops- it was "Uncle Ben". It was and always has been family, grief, parental role-models and responsibility. but what also connects them is that all of these spider-people lied to their loved ones about their secret identity. right? like lack of communication and lying in order to "protect" them. and while the scene where you realize Miles went into the wrong universe was done fantastically - the music and atmosphere was so good - imagine how good it would have been if Miles chose to break the cycle of pain and death by being open with Rio. he breaks the cycle by being responsible, honest and having trust in his family! and they have to learn how to let him go and "fly" while trusting he will come home safe and that they will be able to care for him. + it would tie at least one theme in this movie together. but it was a fake out scene instead.

but this movie couldn't fully deliver on the parental theme because it goes hand-in-hand with the weird pro-cop thing. you have spider-punk who is there to question all authority but he can't be in the movie for too long because you just KNOW he's anti-police and we can't have that in this movie that literally relies on the assumption that what makes spider-people spider-man is that a fucking police chief dies. and also the whole spider organisation imprisoning anomalies and being judge jury and executioner of what is "right" for the multiverse, and Miguel BEATING THE SHIT out of Miles while telling him he was the original anomaly, that he is a mistake, and so on...(and lets not forget Miles is a young Black boy and all of this carried implications) and the whole plotline that the whole reason this spider-society exists is to specifically target MILES.....bro the implications are so fucking concerning.

and i mean from the first movie miles wants to become spider-man to "help" people the way his dad does so pro-cop idolization was there from the start. but then this sequel attempts to have some criticism of it as well with Gwen's storyline with her dad. where he almost shoots and attempts to arrest her. and i was watching that scene and thinking "you know this is really good criticism because it shows that 'good' cops aren't a thing because they fundamentally are there to protect a system and not actual justice." but then later in the movie they do a 180 and Gwen straight up goes "you're one of the good cops dad. you pick up that badge because if you didn't, worse people then you would" and it's like what kind of "not all cops. the good ones are somehow exempt from the system" bullshit is that? and i thought when she said "you're a good cop, dad" that she was gonna follow it up with "but you're a bad person because of it." and that would have been such a banger line and i got so hyped because that line was so good in my head but no they just straight up went the pro-cop route. also the whole "the thread that connects all spider-men is the death of a chief of police" made no fucking sense. why would the death of his girlfriends dad be super personal to Pavitr and motivate him to be a better Spider-Man???? literally what. WHY was the "thing that connects all spider-men" made to be a fucking police chief. like I'm sorry that's literally so stupid I was sitting there so fucking confused like "it was family????? the line was always with great power comes great responsibility and that they learn the lesion from someone near and dear to them. and Jeff taught miles to "go by the book" and Mile's opposing this spider-society is him refusing to do that (tying into the theme of rebellion) -> so he thematically realizes he need to oppose organisations that follow rules fundamentally opposed to his morals of not killing people....but he doesn't question his dads job? idk between that parallel and spider-punk, and gwen and her dad i thought something fruitful was gonna be there

but i guess i should be that surprised because marvel has been ramming the pro-military and pro-state propaganda for years now. it just feels so performative in this movie where gwen has "protect tans kids" on her wall and miles has a "BLM" pin.

[m-kyunie]

Left waiting, left wanting; why can't you see me

just imagine Sins Fate or Prayer [Banana Fish] playing & the text boxes flickering. Alma's symbolism goes so hard.

I'm on my hands & knees begging you to read the Alma Arc instead.

[screechingsandwichhologram]

my uninformed american opinion is that i will be calling it derry not londonderry because im american and therefore will always support ireland if its ireland vs the british.

(i wasn't even going to post this but i wrote a whole essay in the tags so i don't want to waste that)

[i-put-the-s4p-in-s4pphic]

attention moots🗣️🚨

I remade my old carrd as an updated list of all my f/os:

I've decided I'm uncomfortable sharing certain f/os and added some new ones. I'll list the important changes below (but feel free to still check out my carrd I worked very hard on it😌)

key: 🌧️= no sharing | 🌥️= moots only | ❗= new

🌧️gyutaro shabana |🌧️daki shabana

🌧️takanobu aone |🌧️hitoka yachi

🌥️tadashi yamaguchi |🌥️nobara kugisaki

🌧️❗sukuna | 🌧️yuu ishigami

🌥️neito monoma |🌧️kazutora hanemiya

🌧️❗yuri plisetsky | 🌧️sayori

🌥️❗kazuichi souda | 🌧️midori takamine

🌧️haley | 🌧️long john silver

🌧️❗striker | 🌥️lucifer morningstar

🌧️shuko | 🌥️gwen stacy

[sparky-is-spiders]

Been thinking about what entities I would assign to my OCs. I think initially Amaldyne was Hunt aligned (endlessly hungry, chasing down the gods) but relistening to Prentiss’ statement makes me think she’s be a shoe-in for being Corruption aligned. She’s toxic. She’s obsessive. She has a deeply codependent relationship with an insect. She ruins every other relationship she touches. The people who are exposed to her frequently end up constantly suffering for it. Her name is ROTWING

[toastsnaffler]

weekend melancholy is starting to kick in >~<

[toytulini]

thinking about my oc Bytte. and. her gender is Aro. her Aromanticism is inextricable from her gender experience.

[piplupod]

every day i see people talking about things that I simply do not understand no matter how much I look into it and think about it and try to figure it out. i cannot tell if it's brainfog and fatigue or if I'm just ,,,, incapable of being intelligent enough for it all :[

[sleepygaymerdisease]

does anyone else ever get certain phrases stuck in their head for no reason. i dont mean like catchphrases or quotes btw i mean like original writing

[if-loki-was-a-fox]

Feeling kinda anxious about this so justed wanted to put it out there again that I am able bodied and don't know a whole lot of physically disabled people irl, so if I ever do anything weird in depicting disabled characters (canon, OC, headcanon, wtv) please let me know and/or generally give me advice and point me in the right direction!

(preferably nicely because I am kind of very anxious, but if I'm being a jerk even on accident you obviously owe me nothing on that front!)

[keepthemacramesecret]

oHHHH my God... did baring-gould put chas in 1899 by... literally counting 50 murder cases and putting it in that winter....?? that is... remarkably stupid

[adore-gregor]

ugh

[kiwikipedia]

I thoroughly appreciate the darker vibe and more intense feel to Fate/Type Redline. Fate/Koha Ace was a very goofy and more or less parody of the usual Fate Series with its unusual art style and goofy moments, but Redline takes that very real danger to the Fate Series and highlights it.

In every other Fate incarnation we know that yes, the Grail war is to the death, and yes its dangerous, but the way that Redline is illustrated is made to be intense. There is no uwu-ification nor shying away from the fact that this is an extension of the World Wars in this world, there’s no shying from the fact that Oda Nobunaga, Okita Souji, or any of the other servants— but those two especially— were killers. 

Because of how Fate presents the Servants, it is very easy to forget that Nobu and Okita were both very ruthless killers. Nobu’s title of Demon King of the Sixth Heaven was a very real title and very on point. Okita, like every other member of the Shinsengumi, was a killer, a man-slayer.

Redline does not uwu-ify these two and I appreciate that.

Grand Order’s Guda Guda events are the balance between Redline and Koha Ace, but ultimately, Redline is the closest that we have gotten to how intense and terrifying that particular Grail War must have been, how ruthless and bloody every Servant of that fight was and had to be in order to come out on top.

I’m very interested to see how the entire series plays out and if it follows the original KA plot of Everyone Teams Up Against The Final Bad Guy like Guda Guda did in Grand Order, or if there will be a different twist. I think no matter what, I’ll be pretty content if the portrayal and intensity remains the same.

[lisbonsteresa]

knees weak, arms are heavy

[seesgood]

rpc culture is just such a double edged sword because it can be so anxiety inducing approaching people, opening yourself up to them, getting attached to things / plots and then losing that, fearing that you might upset them or cross a line, etc.  but  at the same time, the rpc is dependent on interactions and connections. in so many cases, peoples’ motivation / excitement / willingness / comfort / etc. to be here hinges so heavily on that interaction and activity. and it’s just sometimes really hard and exhausting and anxiety inducing to try and walk that line

[arklay]

also sorry for constantly disappearing on here then i come on to vent like idk i’m going through it but i know i need to stop doing that lmao