i definitely want the ratgrinders to find redemption however i do really like the posts that have brought up that they kind of need their asses handed to them in this battle and the bad kids are so weary and over it at this point in just their high school careers they can't be bothered trying to "fix" them in this moment they need to save the world AGAIN
all that said i think now that ankarna is coming back likely in her uncorrupted form thanks to fig as a goddess of JUSTICE, my hopes and dreams are that she will see the deaths of these CHILDREN manipulated and used as pawns by cruel and selfish adults as DEEPLY unjust and because the ratgrinders were still devoted to her in some way, she will revive them herself, offering them a second chance bc i think that is what is ultimately fair and right
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Till's piece from the event is a very honest depiction, but I want to examine it in more detail since it looks so interesting.
For one, I find the headpiece confusing, I was hesitant on this point in the last post I made covering this I assumed the headpiece Till is wearing (separate from the headphones) was this device.
There isn't even a name for that device, but it's been theorized that it serves a similar function have the collars pet humans have, but affects the pet humans in some way.
I believe it's a behavioral management device since there is an emphasis on the brain when it's shown. And just based on the design itself. I think the purpose of it is similar to a shock collar.
Till in this environment looks familiar, he has that focused expression that he always has when he's writing music, like he's in a daze. Since this is a practice in a controlled environment I think he might actually be handling an instrument this time around (hence the headphones). Till has a natural passion for music, the environment of Anakt Garden also appears more calm than what he goes through with Urak so he looks very much in his element.
But despite how calm, and focused he looks outwardly, his collar shows orange.
Till is giving with his expressions even around the aliens, so if he was feeling bad (I would suspect as much seeing the fresh experiment patches..) I believe it would look more obvious, but the difference threw me off a bit. I could be reaching (definitely) But given how unruly his behavior can be, and how much effort the aliens are putting into finding ways to subdue him I think they used that device to mellow him out so that they could properly monitor him.
The collar being orange gives me the impression that he's not as calm as he looks but the headpiece is keeping him in a 'sedated' state(?)
Red - Condition in the negatives, energy depleted, feeling bad. overall horrible state.
Orange, yellow - to a lesser extent, more like if you're feeling skittish, nervous, (think of this mode as feeling under the weather)
Green - Good, calm, happy, normal and a healthy mode.
(Translation by kh47uo on Twitter)
This behavior could also show desensitization, as he had likely been conditioned to not be phased nor show weakness in front of the aliens even if he feels bad, a way of tolerating. But this is just me trying to make sense of whatever that head gear was... he could've also been sedated beforehand (banging my head against the concrete)
Also interesting to me that we weren't shown Till doing other things, like dancing, or singing. I think it's a testament to Anakt's (And Urak's) priorities as they have Till build on his music skills, his strongest skill. It's probably because that's all he has to offer is his music (His grades in every other subject are a mess.). So building that to its greatest potential before anything is important. But it's a reminder of the situation, he's not so intense about his craft because of his inclination to it. He doesn't make music simply because he likes it, he does it because it's what he has to do to survive. Despite doing what he is naturally driven to do, he looks like he has had his life drained out of him.
Urak (the bastard) knows that for sure. Appearances, and 'decent' skills can get you far but overwhelming passion and skill can put you farther above all the rest, it's exactly why Luka is the best in his league, and why Urak pushes Till to his limits to surpass that even with such destructive means.
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GUYS I JUST FOUND OUT SOMETHING
I don't know if you already noticed it before, but I need to share some tears here otherwise I'm gonna drown in a new ocean, so take some tissues if you think you'll need them.
I discovered a thing while I was looking for screencaps to make a new blended edit about the last race in the first cars movie, and I looked on through the 4K pictures that are also wider than the original frame that is basically the one from the dvds (so 16:9)...
The moment I'm talking about is the one that comes right after the scene i made a gifset just the post before. I noticed this cute little thing: when Tex calls Lightning and he turns to talk to him, you couldn't basically see the other characters first in the 16:9, but now you can and LOOK
While Flo, Ramone and Fillmore look at Tex as well as Lightning, Doc doesn't give a damn and still looks at his boy with such a proud face I JUST CAN'T YOU GUYS HELP ME. It's barely a second of the movie but I'm literally melting over this.
I tried to made a gif but I couldn't find a better quality for the wider frame, sorry! Here it is
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