#visual thoughts

[idonttakethislightly]

This is just so eloquent. Eliza's cross (symbolic of her Christian faith) is the thing that visually-metaphorically "comes between" her and Magus. It's the "crux" of their disagreement. And it's the lens each of them sees the other through- he judges her for being a Christian, she judges him on the basis of her Christian values. And I feel like, even before I articulated all that stuff to myself, the image just visually works to convey those vibes. So good.

[silenceissomethingyoucanhear]

[canisalbus]

✦ Fashionably late ✦

[ugli-ly]

I started Disco Elysium barely knowing anything about the game, I assumed when people called Harry Du Bois a wet pathetic freak they were exaggerating. You know, the blorbofication of a middle aged man.

But no. I'm only 4 hours in and I had to make him take off his pants to clear some areas in this game? For a second I was genuinely afraid it'd be possible to get a Game Over screen bc I thought I was killing him by making him stand up too fast. The guy is almost completely incoherent. He vomited twice. Tbh it might be possible to make him meet the criteria for almost every disorder in the DSM-5, if the player so wishes

[graysbullshit]

I have been vacinated about 30-45 times in my life. Do you know how much I paid for it? Not a dime.

My great-aunt had a tumor and had to treat it with radiotherapy and chemotherapy. She was fully recovered. Do you know how much she paid for it? Not a dime.

One of Brazil's most famous tv show hosts who has been in show business for over 40 years with over 30 milion views had a kidney transplant this year. Do you know how much he paid for the transplant? Not a dime.

When my mother is bored she walks a block up to the public health center and gets a check up. Do you know how much she pays for this? Not a dime.

My mother has been going to the psychologist. Do you know much she has paid? Not a dime.

Does this enrage you? It should. When Luigi said "this" was a insult to the American people's intelligence he probably meant the mediatic circus around his person, but if we're to be honest you could say the same about USA's healthcare politics. Do not let them tell you it "has to be this way" and "there is no other way." There is. You CAN have better healthcare. You DON'T have to sell your house to pay your medical debt. They are MAKING you do this ON PURPOSE. Don't forget that.

I don't usually have any kindness to spare USAians, but we are with you in this one. The world is watching. You CAN turn this around! Don't let them desincourage you.

[akanemnon]

Yeah, that checks out.

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[tadpole-apocalypse]

Perils of dating a Wild Magic Sorcerer while trying to have a dramatic moment on your grave.

[infamouslydorky]

It still fascinates me how DJ is short for Disc Jockey, as if to ride the waves of music like a stallion

[orionis13]

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[hurlyburlytopsyturvy]

a seer’s stolen luck

based on this post

[idonttakethislightly]

Thinking about visual storytelling, and the "camera angle" in comics. Look at the top-right and bottom-left panels specifically- the camera is really low in both, actually below Kid Ignition's eye level. But these (implicitly) aren't moments that Kid's remembering- they're what Heavy thinks his son's childhood was like. They're not drawn from Heavy's perspective, visually, but they are his perspective, narratively. I feel like there's something really profound to be said there about emotion and subjectivity and visual metaphor, but I can't put my finger on whatever it is.

Also, why is everyone lying in a circle on the ground in that last panel? That's the most contrived-stock-photo illustration of a happy community that I could possibly imagine. I think the takeaway here is that Heavy's incredibly adept at buying his own press, no matter how flimsy the narrative is.

[silenceissomethingyoucanhear]

[oddarette]

Lemurdurd 🍋

[ruushes]

🗣️ pay ‼️🗣️ attention ‼️🗣️ to ‼️🗣️ him ‼️

[wacuoms]

[soaked-doors]

pov the reaper that’s dragging away your boyfriends soul says something so freedomphobic you hit his corpse with the nika stare