"different things can be sad!"
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nightpoemnovember was a good movie month. i'm becoming extra aware of the types of stories i tend to gravitate towards. themes too. it's filling me up with a lot of hope... never underestimate the power of story. n art!!!! i lose sight of that sometimes, but honestly not really, because it's the only thing carrying me through my day to day and bringing me any sort of whimsy or joy. these huge heart-swelling feelings and thoughts i get after watching something jolt me back to my human spirit... the one that's closest to who i was as a kid. it clears away the everyday fog that having a job and monotony and adulthood forces me into, that kind of auto-pilot mode i hate. the numbness. which is like, even more prevalent in our progressively AI-riddled fate. I REFUSE!!! i will Sit Down n Write this. i will Reflect.
hal & harper, lady bird, beginners, sentimental value
honestly i was going to group these together and call it White People Go Through Stuff. but i found a far deeper and even more coincidental connection between these and they all center around family. there are flashes of romance maybe, but at the core, it's about familial relationships and bonds, the crooked, complicated messes of where it all started. i used to be addicted to romantic love, as an idea, concept, story, everything, and i'd be disinterested in anything that explored family or home life, probably because i was only looking for escapism back then. i think it was hard to look directly at a big sore spot in my life. but family is the first encounter and experience of love. and shapes everything afterwards. there's a lot you can do with that premise. interesting, devastating, special things. these all made me cry. surprise!
hal & harper and sentimental value were ones i've never seen before, but they both share a lot of similarities even with really separate plots and contexts. both handle really heavy subjects in careful, profound ways + writing is brilliant + have pivotal scenes at the end that made me sob like a baby. with beginners and lady bird, these are rewatches and i like that revisiting films makes you realize you've grown. beginners i liked less, but i still liked, but it made me happy that i found all the scenes with the dad are what stuck out to me the most (and the dog). when i was a tumblr teen, i was obsessed with the romance but now i find those parts a bit insufferable, and instead i was inspired by the dad's courage and joy and way of living. and the moments they shared together. and lady bird is just. wow. i remember liking it but not this much because it honestly depicted my life growing up a little too well. maybe that's why it was hard for me, it wasn't an idealized coming of age like i wanted, it had all the ugly, painful bits. it hit so hard!!! her relationship with her mom, living on the "wrong side of the tracks," wanting to pursue art n feeling bigger than the place u grew up in whew!!! i was ready to receive it this time. loved it.
pan's labyrinth, frankenstein, pacific rim
okay so i got guillermo del toro'd. i've wanted to watch his movies forever so i finally got around to it. i've watched all of these in the last month or so !!! my favourite is definitely pan's labyrinth. i don't know if him getting into Big Studio money change the feel of his films, but i wasn't as moved with frankenstein or pacific rim. pan's labyrinth was not horror to me, it was tragedy. depressing...drama... i'm not sure, there was something about it that was so utterly bleak. i know there's a fairytale/fantasy aspect but i think it was to offset the Horrors of reality. incredible performances tho... so ruthless and violent. NOT a children's film!!!
frankenstein was good.... i think gdt is a masterful storyteller no doubt... i'm not going to do comparisons to the book since i haven't read it, it's more that i feel like it could've gone Deeper instead of Wider. since it told both viktor and the creature's tales, they ended up both falling a little flat and i didn't have any really strong feelings by the end. also sorry i'm mad asf at everyone glazing jacob elordi when his character is literally written to be pitiful and lovable. nsjdfdjksj like i don't think his performance really carried anything, i think the script did. LET'S PRAISE MIA GOTH N OSCAR ISAAC INSTEAD! /petty asf
pacific rim lol no comment. I WATCHED THIS BC THERE ARE SO MANY FIC AUS BASED ON THIS AND I WANTED TO SEE WHAT ALL THE FUSS WAS ABOUT. the premise is really interesting...n Gay...... too bad it was kinda horrendous and the acting is so unseriousnfjkdkjf anyway who wanna write a jayhoon. bc they would Definitely be Drift Compatible. yk what i mean.
dead talents society
there r some things u watch and you know it's going to be an ultimate favourite. i wanted to live inside this world ! it was scary, silly, sad, funny, original and charming. i feel like it's hard to do something kinda offbeat, Weird or goofy without it either coming off as 1) corny or 2) stupid. sorry to EEAAO lovers, that movie wants what this movie has. the classic asian theme of the crushing weight of Success and Recognition is there, but done in a smart and heartfelt way. the ensemble of eccentric and quirky characters banding together in the name of love aghhhh found family u will always make me smile. i loved this so so much. u can tell the director was such a true horror enthusiast too... everything came together so well. MASTERPIECE!
when harry met sally
comfort movie rewatch. sorry. romcom based in new york city? lock me upppp... the lead performances will always be the blueprint, sm chemistry and charm. nora ephron ur a genius. i need to get writing classes for dialogue like this. honestly i kept thinking this movie has a fic structurenjsnfjsd maybe that's why i'm obsessed with it. i've been wearing my best sweaters all week because of this... the fits go crazy... and i'll romanticize u forever nyc.
huge brain dump wow. that's the roundup... in writing this i've kind of figured out what the ingredients are for a recipe of Greatness in my books...
now i'm thinking it thru the lens of astrology. NJSDFK i think i'm going to do a post about my fav movies/stories/themes n how it could relate to my big 3. possibly. like ok strange n niche n nonsensical but who cares this is my blog. the point is to have fun ... and i will be having fun ... Hehe.
hal & harper, lady bird, beginners, sentimental value
honestly i was going to group these together and call it White People Go Through Stuff. but i found a far deeper and even more coincidental connection between these and they all center around family. there are flashes of romance maybe, but at the core, it's about familial relationships and bonds, the crooked, complicated messes of where it all started. i used to be addicted to romantic love, as an idea, concept, story, everything, and i'd be disinterested in anything that explored family or home life, probably because i was only looking for escapism back then. i think it was hard to look directly at a big sore spot in my life. but family is the first encounter and experience of love. and shapes everything afterwards. there's a lot you can do with that premise. interesting, devastating, special things. these all made me cry. surprise!
hal & harper and sentimental value were ones i've never seen before, but they both share a lot of similarities even with really separate plots and contexts. both handle really heavy subjects in careful, profound ways + writing is brilliant + have pivotal scenes at the end that made me sob like a baby. with beginners and lady bird, these are rewatches and i like that revisiting films makes you realize you've grown. beginners i liked less, but i still liked, but it made me happy that i found all the scenes with the dad are what stuck out to me the most (and the dog). when i was a tumblr teen, i was obsessed with the romance but now i find those parts a bit insufferable, and instead i was inspired by the dad's courage and joy and way of living. and the moments they shared together. and lady bird is just. wow. i remember liking it but not this much because it honestly depicted my life growing up a little too well. maybe that's why it was hard for me, it wasn't an idealized coming of age like i wanted, it had all the ugly, painful bits. it hit so hard!!! her relationship with her mom, living on the "wrong side of the tracks," wanting to pursue art n feeling bigger than the place u grew up in whew!!! i was ready to receive it this time. loved it.
pan's labyrinth, frankenstein, pacific rim
okay so i got guillermo del toro'd. i've wanted to watch his movies forever so i finally got around to it. i've watched all of these in the last month or so !!! my favourite is definitely pan's labyrinth. i don't know if him getting into Big Studio money change the feel of his films, but i wasn't as moved with frankenstein or pacific rim. pan's labyrinth was not horror to me, it was tragedy. depressing...drama... i'm not sure, there was something about it that was so utterly bleak. i know there's a fairytale/fantasy aspect but i think it was to offset the Horrors of reality. incredible performances tho... so ruthless and violent. NOT a children's film!!!
frankenstein was good.... i think gdt is a masterful storyteller no doubt... i'm not going to do comparisons to the book since i haven't read it, it's more that i feel like it could've gone Deeper instead of Wider. since it told both viktor and the creature's tales, they ended up both falling a little flat and i didn't have any really strong feelings by the end. also sorry i'm mad asf at everyone glazing jacob elordi when his character is literally written to be pitiful and lovable. nsjdfdjksj like i don't think his performance really carried anything, i think the script did. LET'S PRAISE MIA GOTH N OSCAR ISAAC INSTEAD! /petty asf
pacific rim lol no comment. I WATCHED THIS BC THERE ARE SO MANY FIC AUS BASED ON THIS AND I WANTED TO SEE WHAT ALL THE FUSS WAS ABOUT. the premise is really interesting...n Gay...... too bad it was kinda horrendous and the acting is so unseriousnfjkdkjf anyway who wanna write a jayhoon. bc they would Definitely be Drift Compatible. yk what i mean.
dead talents society
there r some things u watch and you know it's going to be an ultimate favourite. i wanted to live inside this world ! it was scary, silly, sad, funny, original and charming. i feel like it's hard to do something kinda offbeat, Weird or goofy without it either coming off as 1) corny or 2) stupid. sorry to EEAAO lovers, that movie wants what this movie has. the classic asian theme of the crushing weight of Success and Recognition is there, but done in a smart and heartfelt way. the ensemble of eccentric and quirky characters banding together in the name of love aghhhh found family u will always make me smile. i loved this so so much. u can tell the director was such a true horror enthusiast too... everything came together so well. MASTERPIECE!
when harry met sally
comfort movie rewatch. sorry. romcom based in new york city? lock me upppp... the lead performances will always be the blueprint, sm chemistry and charm. nora ephron ur a genius. i need to get writing classes for dialogue like this. honestly i kept thinking this movie has a fic structurenjsnfjsd maybe that's why i'm obsessed with it. i've been wearing my best sweaters all week because of this... the fits go crazy... and i'll romanticize u forever nyc.
huge brain dump wow. that's the roundup... in writing this i've kind of figured out what the ingredients are for a recipe of Greatness in my books...
now i'm thinking it thru the lens of astrology. NJSDFK i think i'm going to do a post about my fav movies/stories/themes n how it could relate to my big 3. possibly. like ok strange n niche n nonsensical but who cares this is my blog. the point is to have fun ... and i will be having fun ... Hehe.
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Date: 2025-11-28 08:07 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2025-12-01 02:20 am (UTC)alsodnsfjsdk NO HONESTLY I DO LOVE IT RE: THE WORLD, LORE AND PREMISE its seriously so interesting.. it's just the movie itself was executed kinda sloppy imo but maybe my expectations were too high bc i was like whoa this is the source material that inspired so much WRITER GOLDDD
INCLUDING YOUR WIP WOWWWWW im seriously obsessed. please continue. i need this a million times more than anything f1 related oh god... imagine jay was obsessed w pacrim instead of f1... anyways. drift compatibility was invented for jayhoon oh my god. what sunghoon said on the talk show 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 jay's rage. the sexual tension. the fate of the world. PARADOX INVADER AND BLOCKBUSTER!!!! oh god please continue it's perfect...
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Date: 2025-12-02 11:24 pm (UTC)if i was a better writer the jayhoon pacrim fic would be posted by tomorrow but i suck. IT'S A GOLDMINEEEEEE i just read it again and okkkkkk concepts of a plannnn jay viewing sunghoon surviving the kaiju attack as a miracle / a sign whereas aegihoon was on suicide watch → turning into adult jay making it his own personal mission to defend people from kaijus despite all the obstacles in his way and once he finally gets his chance he's paired up w someone who he thinks is a suicidal idiot. their ying & yang in every universe making them the best partners ever. sunghoon meeting jay and deciding he will do everything in his power to make sure nothing bad ever happens to him while jay realizes maybe he is a bit naive about his goals to be #1 pilot and hero of the world... maybe i was cooking. i literally cannot promise anything in terms of me picking it back up even though i really want to but. i DO know there is an excellent jaywon pacrim fic if that helps *3*
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Date: 2025-12-14 03:15 pm (UTC)i also realised i rlly need to watch when harry met sally this winterbreak!!