#the ghovie

[irlbop]

[ghuleh-recs]

this. this is the shot.

[kaleidos-copia]

didn't know it was even possible to fall more deeply in love with Copia than I already was, but here we are

[angelstraiqhtfromhell]

fuck dude i love Ghost so god damn much.

[nova-lunosi]

I’m still buzzing ~ Rite Here Rite Now was great

Long Live Father Imperator I guess????

[antichristual]

the copia mother angst is getting to me and suddenly im thinking what if sister imperator passes away in the movie and there’s a juicy, heart demolishing, soul crushing, will-to-live-killing, tear spilling, throat seizing, raw, unexpected grief scene from her little cardi! i know this will not happen because umm thats not gonna be the premise of the ghovie and thats not really ghost’s vibe, but um..anyone else get the vision?????? no??????….walks away awkwardly

[ghoulettalie]

AAAAAAAAAAHHH GHESTIES LOOK!!!

[littlemissemeritus]

THREE THINGS ABOUT THIS;

THE TIME ON THE CLOCK IS THREE MINUTES TO MIDNIGHT WHICH IS THE INTERNATIONAL CLOCK TIME FOR THE "DOOMSDAY" OR TRADGEDY CLOCK (WHEN IT HITS MIDNIGHT SOMETHING TRAGIC IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN) AND I LOVE THAT THEYVE DONE THAT IT MAKES ME SO HAPPY HDWVGJCHD

THE POPECORN BUCKET??????? HELLO?????? I LITERALLY NEED IT SO BAD

THE GRUCIFIX IS POINTING TO V OR FIVE????? HELLO LIKE PAPA V????????? STOP OH MY GOD

[fireflyatlast]

As promised: Rite Here Rite Now Review

Spoiler free above the cut, spoilers WILL be under the cut. (Word count: 1110)

Wow wow wow. In simple terms, RHRN was incredible. The recordings were edited very well, the crowd was great, the vocals were amazing as always, and the long-awaited continuation of the chapters was very satisfying.

As a newer fan (really started listening right when Re-Imperatour was ending) I unfortunately never got the chance to ever see any shows live. However, despite my newer status, I have made Ghost a key part of my interests. (ask any of my lovely irl friends, they've had the misfortune of hearing my rants.) I've watched countless interviews and old rituals in order to make up for lost time, but never have I felt more immersed in any Ghost media than I did when I saw the KIA shows on the big screen. It didn't feel like I was in row G seat 12 of my "local" mall's Regal Cinema, it felt like I was right there in LA.

The opening 5 minutes as Square Hammer plays softly in the background was great. Because there wasn't much going on on the screen, everyone in the theater that I was in was softly humming or singing to themselves quietly (Side note: I was worried that people would be super disruptive as the movie was going on, and I was really happy to not have those worries realized. My theater was respectful for the most part, and the only time anyone sang was during that five-minutes of not much.) It felt very nice to belong amongst such a nice community irl. As an introverted neurodivergent, sometimes I struggle to find places or people welcoming or sharing my interests. So being in a theater full of people who love the same thing as me, as much as me, was such a nice feeling.

The cinematography during the entirety of RHRN was great, with my personal favorite segment being Con Clavi Con Dio. The editing was really nice for the most part, and I love the development Cardi was given throughout the movie. I feel my one gripe with the filming is that while we did get great perspective shots on the ghouls, we didn't get much of their personalities. And yes, I get that technically they are just hired musicians and not the main focus by any means, I think it just would have been nice to see more than just a handful of clips of them interacting with each other or Papa.

All in all, RHRN was a wonderful experience and I strongly suggest any Ghost fan out there gives it a watch.

And now its time for my more story-based review. Spoilers under the cut!!

Again, wow. I was pretty excited to finally get some more of the chapters, I'm a big fan of anything that has "lore" even if it doesn't need it, so I definitely owe the chapters a thanks for really getting me into Ghost.

I was thrilled to find that we finally had a true conformation of Cardi's parents. I had always theorized that while Nihil was Copia's father, Copia had come from an affair with the audience members in the Kiss the Go-Goat music video, and that Imperator was Copia's adoptive mother after Nihil's abandonment of him. It's good to know I was wrong rather than not I guess.

Something I also enjoyed was the constant foreshadowing of Sister's death. It wasn't very subtle, but its definitely something I only connected the dots to at the end. Whenever we saw Sister, we saw pills. Lots and lots of pills. I had originally brushed this off as a background joke, but once Cardi reads her note, I realized that the pills were for her unnamed "condition." I think going into it, all of us knew someone would die, I just personally thought that someone would be Copia, not Sister.

That after-credit scene was amazing too. I loved Cardi's new outfit, and the conformation that yes, there will have to be another papa. Which obviously, yes, of course there has to be a new papa, but now, it just feels so much more real. Speaking of the new papa I WISH WE COULD HAVE SEEN HIM AAH! I get cliffhangers, but he was RIGHT THERE!

I'm excited for the next era and the next papa, the next costume of the ghouls. I have a theory though. I see a lot of people being stressed about the changing of the ghoul costumes with the new era, but I think we have one more cycle with the Impera masks. I've noticed that each mask and costume stays the same for two cycles. Opus to Infestissumam, the only thing that changed was the costumes becoming more remnant of Catholic ministry-wear. From Meliora to Prequelle, the masks stayed mostly the same, now with an added more feminine looking mask and more "suit like" outfits over religious attire. I definitely think we have one more era with the Impera masks, but different costumes. Also speaking of the ghouls one of them talked!! I think it was Mountain, but honestly I have a shit memory and it could have been anyone.

Onto my focus on who Cardi actually is. I am so happy we finally got more of a look into his mind now that he is papa. I feel like his personality when he was Cardinal was very timid and awkward, however I never thought he would stay that way at all. I like that he's way more confident now, to the point that he's questioning the higher authority of the ministry and their ways. I love that this confidence is partly just a mask to keep his fears of death hidden. I think his fears manifesting as an angry, questioning personality gives him a lot more depth than if he just gained confidence through his performances, which obviously happened too, don't get me wrong.

The last thing I want to discuss is the credit song, "The Future is a Foreign Land." First off, loved it. It was great musically, and the uncertainty in the lyrics fit very well with all of our uncertainty about the next cycle. Second off, I can't be the only one who think it sounds very similar to Subvision. I personally love Subvision, and even if its only for that one song, I'm super glad that style was revived for Ghost.

In conclusion, I love the developments made in RHRN, and I am more than excited for whatever is next. I think my brain will have to marinate on what I saw a bit more, maybe then I'll have some actual theories.

[copiousloverofcopia]

Ghost - RITE HERE RITE NOW (Sneak Preview)

[sages-of-hell]

the crowd in LA was actually subjected to a very important ethological experiment: private information (it is tuesday) vs papa information (it is friday)

[irlbop]

Spoiler for Rite Here, Rite Now

I know we’re all feral and ready to bite Tobias for that cliffhanger of an ending but…I dunno, I actually kinda like that we’re back where Copia’s era started:

We’re waiting in a corridor of the Ministry, Sister and Nihil and the twins are present. The opening chords of “Pro Memoria” are playing. A shadow approaches the door, the new face for the Ghost Project.

And assuming it is Copia’s twin and the twin is identical (I will defenestrate myself if it’s DeFroque but that is neither here nor there), the face of someone old yet all the same new will greet us next chapter.

I know it’s the wrong fandom but it’s like poetry: It rhymes. Or better yet: It’s like returning to a home someone else walked around before, lived in before.

[4fl0tsam]

GHOVIE SPOILERS AHEAD

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So…is the next Papa gonna be Copia’s twin or something? Because were there two babies in that one scene or am I high?

[kaleidos-copia]

still not over it

[phantomsboyfriend]

Unmasked Mondays

In honor of the ✨Ghovie✨ I bring you this picture.

It’s been a while since I’ve gotten to post my boy but here he is.

[angelstraiqhtfromhell]

i caved and i’m seeing the ghovie one last time tomorrow.

i knew this would reignite my special interest, but feel like an addict atp.