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broke-on-books · 2 years
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Me trying to figure out how long it took to make Scooby Goes Hollywood for maximum emotional impact and getting nothing from Google
Do we think it took longer than three months
#aaaagghhh#blah#because like OKAY. i would just like to know if goes hollywood is a post scrappy or a pre scrappy invention#because like it was aired pretty much 3 months after the introduction of scrappy in sept 1979. and it was the first time scooby had done#anything remotely like it. its less than an hour long. but the level of care and quality put into it is WELL beyond the level of any scooby#before it (or after it until the mid 90s tbh)#it had original (ish) music. it had around 10 different parodies of popular media. it had the most successful scooby metanarrative pretty#pretty much ever. it feels like a goodbye. and in a way it very much is.#and im just curious how much the introduction of scrappy and sd's dire situation played a role in the shaping of this film.#because like do we think this was a film concieved as a farewell to scooby as a continually producing franchise? do we think its one to#mark the end of the classic era and welcome the scooby to come after? like what is the INTENTION behind it and how was the message altered?#THIS IS WHAT I NEED TO KNOW.#because like scooby really was the only hanna barbera to survive continually. shows like yogi and the flintstones the jetsons etc had their#two three seasons and then were keot alive culturally through reruns and saturday morning cartoons with a special released maybe once a#decade. and something something my generation and down really started becoming the death of that.#like with my age group it isnt as bad just bc we did watch cable as (young) kids there were just lots of options so less ppl were watching#stuff like that but ESPECIALLY once you get into streaming so many of those classic shows are not going to be as relevant EXCEPT for scooby#as it had the advantage of also producing new content at the same time as the reruns of old shows and movies. but that really is sometjing#so essential to an understanding of scooby in my opinion. its that folding of all these different versions of these characters from dozens#of sources into one picture. you cant just click a series and watch all of whats new or sdmi and get it. seeing things from all eras random#ly and folding it into your image of scooby as a whole is something SO essential to the experience the way i lived it and its one i feel is#hurting in the streaming era. anyways that got super off topic uh buy old compilation dvds from 2007 and wb or cn or hbo or whoever owns#scooby now online let me compile themed groups of eps and movies from all different eras#there should be a winter scooby themed group with stuff from way all thru be cool (and guess if applicable) amen good night#im so surprised i didnt run out of tags there wtf
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getalittleclosey · 4 years
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under 100k larry fic recs
hi! i’m becca and i read...so much fic. these rec lists are an accumulation of fic that i’ve read or reread and extra loved from 2016-now. there’s a wide range of stuff here and i think there’s definitely something for everyone!! i divided them up by length so you can check out all those categories below!
please make sure to read tags and warnings on all these fics!! the only things i think i can guarantee is that these are all larry, there’s no non-con, no age play, no eating disorders, no mentions of bg, they end happy, and they’re mostly aus. oh and they’re all on ao3 and some are locked so you’ll need an account! anyway i hope y’all enjoy!!!
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☆ somethin’ bout you by missandrogyny 60k
Of all the government agents in the world, Louis had to go and land the most charming one.
☆ tug-of-war by cherrystreet 63k
Louis' husband dies suddenly and he is left with nothing. Well, not really nothing. He has Harry. And a St. Bernard puppy named Link, whom his late husband left behind for him. Louis takes care of Link and Harry takes care of Louis. Everything is okay until suddenly, it isn't.
☆ cameras flashing by juliusschmidt 82k
With his breakout single platinum three times over and his second album still selling out in stores around the world, Louis Tomlinson has made it to the top. However, his position as Pop Heartthrob of the Decade is threatened by the edgier, more artistic Zayn, who happens to be releasing an album a week after Louis’ upcoming third. Louis needs something groundbreaking- scandalous, even- to push past him in the charts. Much to Louis’ dismay, his PR team calls in The Sexpert.
Consulting with PR firm Shady, Lane and Associates pays the bills so that Harry Styles can spend his down time doing what he really loves: poring over data. On weekends and late into the evenings, he researches gender, presentation, and sexual orientation, analysing the longitudinal study that is his father’s life’s work. That is, until his newest client, the popstar with the fascinating secret, drags him off his couch and frighteningly close to the spotlight.
As the album’s release date approaches, will Tomlinson and Styles be able to pull off the most risky PR scheme of the millennium and beat Zayn in sales or will the heat of their feelings for each other compromise everything?
☆ home to you by crowsonthewire 54k
“If someone wrote that for me I’d probably be a crying mess before it was even over. I’m crying a little right now actually.”
It’s about you, Harry’s brain screamed. I wrote it about you.
Gemma appeared in the doorway then and dragged Louis away. With one winking smile he was gone. Harry curled up and stuffed his face into his duvet so he could cry with no one hearing.
**** At fifteen, Harry wrote his first song for an oblivious seventeen year old Louis Tomlinson. Ten years later he’s a singer/songwriter who cant find any words for his second album and Louis is a closeted actor tired of LA.
They both try to run from the things weighing them down and in the process, they find each other.
☆ fate don’t know you by sincewewereeighteen 99k
“Just. How bad is it?”
Zayn sighs. Shit.
“Not that bad, really,” he says quickly as he scans Louis’ face. “It depends, really. The freshmen are all right and I think you’ll manage just fine with the sophomores.”
“But?”
“Seniors are always shit because they think they rule the school, and this specific class of juniors… Well, let’s say you’ll find a real troublemaker there. Some say he used to be a soft kid, but- I don’t know. Most teachers just leave him alone.” Zayn shrugs. “He walks around with a tough crowd. Guess no one wants to take their chances with him. This is Chicago after all.”
“D’you know the name of the kid?” Louis asks, already very curious to meet said person.
“His name is Harry Styles.” The other man responds. “You’re in for a treat with this one.”
[Or: The one in which Louis always hears thunder when Harry speaks and sees lightning when he glances at him.]
note: this is student/teacher so if that makes you uncomfortable please skip! harry’s 17 but he is still a student so power unbalance and all that but from what i remember it was tastefully done. just like....don’t do that irl obv jfkdaj
☆ like an endless summer by objectlesson 87k
“You just wanna go fawn over Styles as soon as possible,” Zayn grumbles.
“I do not. Plus, he probably got ugly this year. Eighteen is an awkward time...I bet he’s got acne and one of those terrible fuckboy haircuts all the hipsters are getting these days, with the shaved sides? Just watch, the first year we’re gonna get any time together is gonna be the first year I don’t have a stupid crush on him.”
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Or, Louis is a riding instructor at a summer camp, and Harry is a fellow counselor who he’s been successfully managing his crush on for the last two summers. That is, until Harry shows up this year leveled up and lethal, and all Louis’s formerly perfected veneer of nonchalance melts like a popsicle in the sun.
note: there’s a second part to this that’s 6k of pwp
☆ back to how it was by lululawrence 53k
Harry carefully stood up and was on his way to the window to look outside when he ran his hand through his hair, and it stopped entirely too soon.
He froze then began fervently patting all over his head. Where was his hair? He’d been growing it out for a couple of years now and it was finally almost to the length he’d had as a goal the entire time. How could it have gotten cut off overnight?
Harry rushed over to the mirror hung on the wall adjacent to the window.
Oh shit. What the hell was happening? Harry leaned closer and saw that not only was his hair cropped shorter than he’d ever wanted to go again, but it looked like he had the beginning of crow’s feet by his eyes. Those definitely weren’t there yesterday! And what happened to his tattoos? He still had some of them, like the star and the letters he’d gotten for his mum and Gemma, but most of the rest were missing and there were a few he’d never seen before instead.
What. The. Fuck.
Or the one where Harry goes to bed angry with his bandmates and wakes up in a universe where One Direction was never formed and he has to find a way back home. Home definitely has nothing to do with his best friend and bandmate, Louis. That would be ridiculous.
note: there’s a second part to this that’s 24k!
☆ when we were younger by dinosaursmate 76k
About a week after Harry started visiting this particular chat room, he was watching some kid argue with the whole room about football, personally disinterested as he tipped a bag of crisps into his mouth. He happily chomped on the crumbs, taking a swig from a glass of Ribena to wash them down, glancing at the screen and very nearly spat the squash back out again. His heart was pounding wildly. The display icon of the argumentative newcomer had caught his eye, and not in a good way. He gulped as he clicked the picture, and when it popped up in full resolution, his heart nearly fell right out of his arse. - Sixteen year old Harry Styles’ world turns upside down when he logs on to gay teen chat to discover somebody has stolen his photos and used them as their own.
note: there’s a second part that’s 3k ziam centric
extra note: you don’t want to know how many episodes of catfish i’ve seen
☆ like cabbages and kings by you_explode 61k
When Louis was a kid, he had a series of very vivid dreams about a place called Wonderland. There were rabbits wearing waistcoats and talking cats and ridiculous tea parties, and amidst all the absurdity, there was a boy. A boy with dimples, big green eyes and the sweetest soul Louis has ever known. Louis has always kept a place in his heart for that boy and for his funny dreamworld, and when he’s twenty-five and his life falls apart, it turns out Wonderland might not be so imaginary after all.
☆ knives don’t have your back by turnyourankle 51k
The lone survivor of an on campus massacre that claimed the lives of his four housemates, Harry is urged to take a sabbatical or transfer. Instead, he chooses to stay in school, move into the dorms, and overcome his fears.
He finds comfort in a budding friendship with Louis, an upperclassman who lives on his floor, not realizing that their relationship will bring him closer to his traumatizing past rather than further from it.
☆ loving you is free by littlelouishiccups 68k
Louis is a workaholic record label CEO who hasn't been on a date in nearly a year. Niall and Liam make an account for him on a sugar dating website as a joke. And then Louis meets Harry.
note: there are two other parts to this that are pretty much pwp. they’re 24k and 4k
☆  dance to the distortion by lis (domesticharry) 93k
Louis accidentally breaks Harry's camera lens and in order to get it fixed, they decide to participate in a romantic couples study. The only issue is that they are not actually couple. Well that and the fact they cannot stand each other.
☆ waiting on you by emma1234 77k
“Vampires,” Louis says with disgust, glaring over at the vampire who is noisily slurping from the woman’s neck nearby.
Zayn gives the neat fang marks on Louis’ neck a meaningful look.
“Can’t live with them, can’t live without them,” Louis finishes, ignoring Zayn when he rolls his eyes.
Louis takes a long sip of his milkshake, presses his fingers against the marks on his neck, and definitely doesn’t think about the vampire who left them there.
note: there’s a second part to this that’s 5k
☆ this wicked game by cherrystreet 70k
An AU in which The Bachelor is gay, Louis is a contestant, Harry is the bachelor, everyone drinks a lot of champagne, the entire world gets to watch them fall in love, and no one plays by the rules.
note: i’ve seen maybe five episodes of the bachelor in my life and hated it but i have read every larry bachelor fic 
☆ coax the cold by mediawhore 86k
England, 1897.
English Professor Louis Tomlinson’s passion for the occult has been a source of mockery and derision for most of his life. When he hears whispers of a travelling freak show newly established in London claiming the existence of a monstrous sea hybrid, half-man, half-fish, Louis sees it as his ticket to credibility amongst his peers. The summer he spends undercover working on the show, however, gives him much more than that.
☆ this feeling by orphan_account 59k
"Gonna play it back for you now." Louis clicked play and the song flooded through Harry’s headphones.
The sound of each others voices united into one, and the rhythm of the music carried their voices effortlessly. Harry’s insides tingled and a wave of shivers rolled down his spine.
Before the clip cut off, Harry turned to raise an eyebrow at Louis, and failed miserably at disguising his smile. Louis stared back at him in shock.
Or A Larry Duet AU
☆ love’s on the line, is that your final answer? by pearlydewdrops 53k
Harry can’t believe it when Louis, the boy he’s always had a tempestuous rivalry with, asks him to be his boyfriend. Well, pose as his boyfriend, that is—for a new television game show in which young couples are quizzed on how well they know each other for a jackpot of thirty grand.
Reluctantly, Harry agrees—because he's got student loans to pay off, hasn't he? What's the harm? And he can totally deal with keeping his secret thing for Louis under wraps too. This is all just to win some money. It's fine. No big deal. What could possibly go wrong?
Well, everything. Obviously.
☆ say your prayers by nothing_but 59k
Louis was left wondering what the fuck this encounter had been. Coming to this camp - especially after learning that it was a religious one - he had never expected to find himself in a bathroom with the attractive, strictly Catholic, not-gay-or-anything head counsellor making flirty remarks. Quite the opposite, to be honest.
Or the one where Harry, head counsellor at a Catholic summer camp, dedicates his time to what he loves most, year after year. It’s mostly the same every summer; the place, the topics, the games. This year, however, there’s a new assistant counsellor stumbling into his camp, and possibly his heart.
☆ i’ll crash until you notice me by stylinsoncity 61k
Louis sets off to Barbados to oversee the massive resort his family owns known as Sandy Hill. For years, he's been looking for a change in the monotony of his life, seeking adventure and perhaps love too. What he doesn't expect is the bright eyed boy who spills a milkshake on his shoes.
Cue the summer loving.
note: zendaya is listed as a character in this which desperately makes me want to reread it because i don’t remember that!!!
☆ nothing but you on my mind by nonsensedarling 84k
Louis Tomlinson is a PR manager hired to improve the image of royal bad-boy Prince Harry Styles. Unfortunately for him, that means being faced with the Prince's constant innuendos, incessant dirty jokes, and relentless flirting. Louis just wants to make it to Princess Gemma's coronation; once she's crowned Queen, his contract is up and he never has to see the Prince again.
☆ ghost note symphony by whoknows 96k
Louis is on tour when he first hears about it. It’s all over the news – Harry Styles Attacked By Fan runs in headlines for days. It’s not even just the gossip rags, either. Actual journalists are covering the story. It would have been impossible to avoid hearing about it. Technically, Oli is the one who tells Louis about it, but it’s not exactly being covered up. Harry doesn’t answer Louis’ text asking if he’s alright, but that’s not really surprising. They haven’t spoken for months, and it’s been a lot longer than that since they’ve had a real conversation. The sting of the text going unanswered is still there, less painful than it might have been a few years ago.
It’s not that it’s easy to forget about, exactly. Louis has a whole life outside of One Direction now, though. So Louis goes on with his life, figuring that if Harry was seriously hurt he would have heard about it by now. He might currently be in the same country as Harry, but being on opposite sides of it puts enough distance between them that putting it in the back of his mind is easy. There’s nothing Louis could do, even if he thought Harry might want him to.
That’s why everything that happens next comes as a complete shock to him.
☆ thinking about the t-shirt you sleep in by nonsense_darling 52k
Harry's alpha fraternity donates to a local thrift shop (because of Liam's latent crush on a cute beta in his lecture). Louis' financial situation (and confusing omega instincts) lead him to make some interesting fashion purchases. Lots of pizza, feelings, and not-really-lying.   
☆ here in the afterglow by fondleeds 89k
“If you hadn’t noticed, I don’t have many friends,” Louis whispers, the blossom of insecurity in his stomach unfurling and clawing its way into his throat.
Harry is silent for a long time, and then he speaks; a soft, slow uncurl that makes Louis’ stomach shake. “I’ll be your friend.”
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1970’s AU. In a tiny town in Idaho, Louis’ life is changed forever by the arrival of a curious stranger.
note: i can’t believe i waited until 2020 to read this...it was life changing tbh and i cried
☆ just call me inspiration by hereforlou 52k
The truth is Louis knows he’s going to hell, if there is such a thing, but it isn’t because he writes erotic fiction for a living. If anything, it’s because his muse, the reason he’s inspired to write about people shagging in increasingly creative ways everyday, is the sweetest, loveliest, most genuine (and completely oblivious) future children-book illustrator in the world.
(Or, the one where Louis is a writer, Harry is an art student, and they inspire each other in very different ways.)
☆ truly, madly, deeply (10 things i hate about you) by sunsetmog 54k
The first Louis had heard of Harry auditioning for X Factor was the night he'd turned up on Louis' doorstep the day before leaving for Boot Camp, with a DVD and an illicit bottle of vodka.
Thing was, Louis hated secrets, and he really hated being made a fool of, and he really, really hated Harry Styles.
or: the one in which they're all in sixth form together, and Harry auditions for X Factor without them.
note: this has always been a fav
☆ the impossible now by stylinsoncity 65k
A wish on Christmas Eve sends Louis to an alternate dimension where Harry is a member of One Direction.
☆ swallow the knife by whoknows 76k
“You came,” Louis says, still breathless, clinging to Harry, uncaring that his sweat is getting all over Harry’s presumably clean dad shirt, or that he’s making Harry hold up all of his weight.
“Of course I came,” Harry says. He shifts, one arm curled underneath Louis’ arse, the other spreading wide in the middle of Louis’ back. “If I ignored you every time you pissed me off we would have stopped being friends a long time ago.”
Louis already knows that, of course. It doesn’t do anything to stop the pleased squirm in his belly every time Harry proves it, though. They fight like nobody’s business, both of them too stubborn to pull their punches when they’re arguing, and it used to get them in trouble, but they always make up.
Adrenaline makes Louis loose-lipped, and they both know it. He tightens his arms around Harry’s neck, buries his face in his hair. “I missed you,” he confesses, quiet. “Doesn’t feel the same up there by myself.”
note: i don’t even normally like non-aus but i have read this fic five times in the last nine months so. there’s that. 
extra note: there’s an 11k alternate sex scene here
☆ perfect storm by cherrystreet 80k
What do you do when your best friend asks you and your (now) ex to be the best men at his destination wedding? You can either tell him the truth, tell him you’re not together anymore, and deal with the consequences, or you can pretend you’re still together and roll with it, just pray you don’t spiral. Fake it ‘til you make it. You know, for the sake of the wedding.
Harry and Louis choose the latter.
☆ anyplace, anyhow, anytime by aimmyarrowshigh, colazitron 81k
Harry's going to audition for The X-Factor in a few days, he really can't use this persistent tickle in his throat. What's even worse is when the tickle turns into a full blown cough, and the cough makes him pass out only for Harry to wake up in a different world. And then another one, and another one, and another one. The only other person who seems to be as affected as he is, is a boy with blue eyes who keeps showing up in every single one of these worlds.
note: i reread all of aimmyarrowhigh’s larry fics this year including the 500k or whatever sheylinson verse and i thought about putting them all in here but like...felt excessive & i figured i’d give attention to a less well known one, plus this way we get colazitron too! 
☆ the second hand unwinds by kingsofeverything (fullonlarry) 52k
Louis Tomlinson is one of the first members of NASA's top secret Chrono Exploration Program. When things go wrong and he's sent further back in time than planned, he has no other option than to show up on his ex-boyfriend's doorstep.
☆ waiting for the tides to meet by nauticalleeds (metamorphosis) 60k
Louis lets out a deep breath, thinking about Harry’s soulmate. Thinking about how Harry’s soulmate is probably as beautiful as Harry, some person that Louis cannot compare to, and how the universe has chosen them to be Harry’s. Fuck the universe. “Fuck you,” he calls out to the universe. He’s aware of how crazy he sounds.
Maybe he is crazy, with how he’s falling for Harry. And fuck that, too.
Soulmate AU. Everyone is born with heterochromia — one eye is their own eye colour, while the other is the colour of their soulmate's. It's only when they meet their soulmate for the first time that their own eyes match properly. After a hazy night at a frat party, Louis wakes up to blue eyes and the shocking realization that he had met his soulmate, without any sober recollection. Seven years pass where Louis comes to terms with the fact that he'll never know who his soulmate is. Then one fated summer, a beautiful green-eyed photographer arrives at Louis' workplace, with promises of endless laughter and a familiar feeling in Louis' heart.
Featuring a lovely cup of OT5, a road trip down the coast, and a scene where Harry eats a whole head of lettuce. Don't ask why.
☆ keep my candle bright by whisperdlullaby 79k
louis returns to his hometown after four years to find that the reverend’s son has done some growing up of his own.
☆ strawberries & cigarettes by dimpled_halo 77k
Harry looks up and immediately freezes. Next to Ms. Archie stands the boy from just the other day. The boy with the leather jacket and chipped black nails, that might or might not be sketched in the very book Harry has just placed on the table in front of him. The leather jacket is missing today, probably because they aren’t allowed as part of their required uniform attire, but Harry can still see the fading black nail polish on his nails, and eyeliner around his eyes. Harry’s mouth goes a little dry. This boy is so intriguing to him.
“Ye-yes, Ms. Archie?” Harry tries to play it cool, but he’s almost positive that his cheeks are burning red, and he’s relieved neither of them can tell how fast his heart is beating in his chest.
The boy seems to also recognize Harry, because his lips curve into a knowing smirk.
“Harry is at the top of his class. He’s your best bet at getting familiar with things around here.” She explains.
Louis nods, his smirk still very prominent on his face. “Thank you Ms. Archie. I’ll be sure to take advantage of young Harold here.”
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Summary: Two stories, eleven years, and the two boys that never stopped loving each other.
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roseylaces · 8 years
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guys okay so i watched ordinal scale and im literally dying. like i stepped out of the theatre and my hands were SHAKING!! that’s just how good the movie was!!! but i can’t express all my feelings towards the movie in such a small text post like this, so im gonna go full-on sao trash under the read more. feel free to click on it if you want my opinion on the movie!~ (will contain spoilers ofc lmao)
okay so i wanna start by firstly saying that ordinal scale is a straight up 10/10! i would literally not change anything about the movie. it was perfect - the characterisations, the action, the animation, the music, the story, the pacing, it was all perfection!!!! so now onto the actual story itself…
i LOVED the augma!!!! the whole concept of it being a connection between vr and reality was amazing imo, and will definitely influence technology in the future! also the fact that it also had a full dive function was a rlly well thought out addition that was just enough of a twist to surprise me! plus the augma was best exhibited in a movie environment - the fx sounds were absolutely stunning, and left me awe stuck as the clang of swords rang through the cinema! i myself felt nervous as kirito and asuna versed the bosses from their past, and got chills down my spine if they tripped (rip kirito)
this also leads me to asuna’s character development in the movie. i want to thank the producers and kawahara-sensei so so much for giving asuna as big a role as she played in the movie!!! i know that kirito is the overall protagonist, but allowing asuna to grow as well made me happy enough to cry aaa… and i felt that the way that kawahara-sensei dealt with her ptsd was also really thoughtful and well handled. i know that losing her memories was a big part of why she was suffering, but it was obvious that she had demons from her past that began to eat away at her when she was wounded in ordinal scale. her nightmares were physically heartbreaking to watch, and seeing her cry without kirito being able to help her ruined me tbh… but im just so glad that she became so much stronger for it!!!
this also leads me to express how mature kirito and asuna’s relationship is becoming!!! no longer are they the love-struck teens who can’t keep their hands off each other. they handle issues in such a responsible way, and they know each other better than themselves tbh!!! when asuna dropped that tea cup in alo, kirito knew that she would be able to get through it in her own way, in her own time, and he knew that she had that power! also asuna cares about kirito’s health so much - making sure he’s eating right, checking up on him - just like a real long-term relationship couple. domestic fluff hurts me in the best way jkhljk
i also loved the present that he got for asuna!!! i very much doubt that it was an engagement ring as i have heard people stipulate, but im 100% sure it’s a commitment ring!!! and the romantic date under the stars where they shared a tender kiss… aaAA I DIED!!!
one thing im also so glad for was the role that sinon was given!!! im honestly so happy that she wasn’t removed to the sidelines and made a background character. although she wasn’t a sao survivor, the way she held her ground against sao bosses, and the level 100 boss was outstanding, and was very true to her character - she would defeat any enemy to strengthen her heart, and the fact that she was given the opportunity even in an ar like ordinal scale was a wonderful choice!!
now onto the whole ‘levels that weren’t played’ situation. i think it was rlly insightful into where progressive might take us! we now know the level 91 and level 100 bosses, and having defeated at least one of them in ordinal scale, im certain that the same could be done eventually in progressive. it also showed how sao could have gone imo! the design of the final boss was AWESOME and their attacks were worthy of praise as the ‘final’! ofc they had to fit the fight into a movie, but i would love to know how exactly a boss like that would be defeated over a proper time span - at least hours would have to be dedicated to beating them tbh! and the actual 100th level itself had such beautiful scenery! i was really curious to see more of the world from that level, but im sure that will eventually come into being. the bridges and lakes were so glistening and pretty oh my gosh…
but man that scene with asuna dealing the final blow with the spirit of yuuki by her side as she performed mother’s rosario made me cry!!!! YOU CANT JUST DO THAT??? MY HEART CAN ONLY HANDLE SO MUCH EMOTIONAL STRESS!!!! I WAS SHAKING ASUNA LOVES YUUKI SO MUCH AAAA
ALSO THE SWORD THAT KIRITO GOT FOR BEATING THE 100TH LEVEL!!! WTF IS THAT!!!! IT WAS SO COOL YET SO OP!!!! I WANT THAT SWORD OMGGG!!!!
that aside, now onto yuna! I LOVED YUNA! she was such an amazing character, and proof of what could happen to ai’s with enough technological prowess. her singing was pretty, and her love for asuna made me laugh - especially seeing kirito’s reaction to her kissing her LMAO! she was also so sweet and selfless, only wanting to allow others to enjoy the life she had lost to sao, and make her father happy again… her connections between sao and ordinal scale were very believable, as she and eiji were both in the game, and she was the product of a quite realistic struggle of a father who lost the one he loves most… the way he went about making her was unethical, but it was understandable enough to feel pity for yuna. also her singing voice was amazing, and her version of smile for you was so nostalgic and sentimental - took me right back to the original sao… :’) plus her relationship with eiji was so so cute!!!! aaAA!
i myself thought that eiji was an amazing character!!! his motives to inflict sao-level fear into ordinal scale were understandable, as the loss of a friend is very hard to deal with alone. but man, when he broke klein’s arm, I WAS SO SHOCKED! like this boy is SUPER fit omg lmao! poor klein…. ; v ; but i do agree that his means of getting revenge for those who did not recognise him during the sao incident weren’t right - meaning he was a believable antagonist. he must have felt like he went through sao for nothing, if to not be mentioned in the sao archives, and this would therefore spark hatred, but hurting others is just as bad… that’s why yuna’s father was also to be pitied… he thought his daughter deserved to be recognised for her life, and therefore becoming a vrmmorpg ai diva would gain her attention, but it was only fuelling her father’s fantasy, which was not an ideal dream to have. but he eventually realised the fault of his ways and moved on, which i think was great development for him - to not follow the path of kayaba and instead continue to live life the way he used to for yuna… so sweet….
the way that kirito cared for asuna when she lost her memory was so lovely tbh! he was with her the whole time, supporting her in the ways he knew how, and even taking her to the doctors??? like what a good boy!!!! he always did those subtle things to show her support, and she knew it and was thankful for it (like reading her diary to ensure she remembered him, at least). i just want them to get married and love each other forever is that too much to ask gkfkddk
ALSO THE FAMOUS BOOB SCENE!!!! okay i admit i yelled when kirito kissed asuna and layed on her chest. IT WAS JUST SO PRECIOUS AND HE CARES FOR HER SO MUCH!!!! SHUT UP OH MY GOD!!!!
basically overall my kids have grown up so much and they continue to grow even now! the story was so original and breath taking, even inside the sao franchise, and the characters were the same lovely faces, yet they have developed so much to overcome their trauma and live every day the best they can. the music was masterful, the animation was brilliant, and i just couldn’t believe they fit so much into 2 hours yet make it not rushed, and squeeze the most out of every moment they could! seeing my children on the big screen was enough to make me cry, and i just want them all to be happy, and live life for themselves and each other, like the little family they are!!!
thank you a1 pictures and madman for allowing me to see this wonderful movie with my own eyes in a real cinema, and once again rekindle my love for the best series ever made! gosh sao is literally my life source and im still shaking tbh after the announcement of season 3 aaaa
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