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one person is enjoying the failure of cats (2019) more than the rest of us ever will and its this man

Let us just appreciate that this person’s dad didn’t know when they would be home and so he couldn’t plan for them to be able to join the family for dinner, but he knew with no doubts that dear sweet Meatloaf staying in that exact position for hours was an absolute in this scenario. Truly, that cat was named well.

one of my favorite posts on tumblr over the course of 5 fucking years.. clearly i need a life

Meatloaf is a reliable cat and did not steal the money for selfish reasons. A rare friend.

I love Meatloaf. :)

Bless Meatloaf

Reblog Money Meatloaf to get surprise $40

Rapunzel was Raised to Not Show Physical Affection

We’ve all seen that Gothel makes Rapunzel come to her for hugs, but today I realized it goes deeper than that. Gothel doesn’t want Rapunzel showing physical affection unless she has been given specific permission. Opening her arms is that unspoken permission.

For example, towards the beginning, when she’s reminding Gothel that it’s her birthday tomorrow, she grabs her arm in exuberance. Gothel is put out and then pries Rapunzel’s hands off her arm, all the while pretending she doesn’t remember (or care) that her birthday - something Rapunzel is extremely excited about - is fast approaching.

She also uses Rapunzel’s need for physical affection, deliberately taunting and “teaching” her with it by pretending to offer it, then taking it away immediately.

The first bazzilionty times I saw this movie, I always assumed Rapunzel was relieved to see Gothel towards the end of Mother Knows Best just because she was scared.

But now I realize it’s not only because she’s scared, but because Gothel is now giving Rapunzel permission to seek the creature comfort of physical contact that she so desperately needs after the gamut of fear she’s run.

Eugene, on the other hand, starts showing physical affection as soon as he starts feeling any affection for Rapunzel at all. He uses it as a comfort. Yet Rapunzel keeps her hands to herself.

It continues when he gives her the little flag, touching the small of her back in an affectionate way. But her hands (and attention) are full at this moment.

In fact, the first time she realizes she’s touching him, and he’s touching her, and there’s affection and enjoyment buzzing between them, she’s the first to pull away.

She’s alarmed at first, then apologetic and sheepish. Sorry I was touching you, Eugene. And he politely takes a step back, tuned in to her discomfort and giving her a little more space.

But that is why the moment on the boat is so important, and why Rapunzel has the reaction she does.

In taking Rapunzel’s hand, out of the blue (as far as she can tell), it’s sending her a clear message that he feels the same about her that she does about him, and that physical affection is both alright and wanted. That he will seek out her attention in a way Gothel never has. And from this moment on, she touches him often, holding hands for the rest of the song, brushing his hair from his face as he lay dying, and never letting go of his head, even after he’d died in her arms. Not to mention kissing him when he lives again, holding hands on the balcony while they wait for her parents and end-of-movie smooching.

Bruh.

ouch my heart

Mother Gothel was such a great villain because she was so realistic

“Why do you like Tangled more than Frozen?” 

…because… like… so many reasons

im so delirious i found this on facebook and read it as yeet and now this is the funniest thing in my life

i can’t play this,, YEET

I can’t play this piano

YEET

I also read this as “YEET” and now I can’t stop laughing

If any of you kindlein yeet your pianos I will rise from my grave, drag my dead bones to your home and yeet YOU

@minaminokyoko

miles morales: the truth is,, anyone can wear the mask — Anyone can be spiderman

me, shovelling popcorn into my mouth with tears in my eyes:

#the hot dad vibes coming off olyphant on this show are like radioactive and lethal#the way he honestly genuinely adores his undead flesh-eating wife is also a thing of beauty#like if gomez addams was a slightly anxious loose-hipped white guy#who’s honestly just trying his best with a trying situation of ongoing zombie-ism#but really just loves his wife more than anything else#also i’m so glad he didn’t come off a decade of deadwood and justified and get stuck in a ‘srs violent man’ rut#but went full comedy instead and honestly seems like he’s having the time of his life#santa clarita diet #gif

#the audacity of timothy olyphant to be funny in this show while looking like breakfast lunch and dinner is staggering

@femmephantom

@minaminokyoko

just watched spiderverse again so here’s another hot concept: now that the multiverse is all blendy, portals start popping up everywhere in new york. it’s usually only for a few seconds, just long enough for a Villain of the Week to fly through and a spiderperson to swing in and punch them back into their dimension, sometimes with an assist from their new spiderman. nyc quickly settles into its new normal and starts debating which spidey team up is the coolest. meanwhile officer jefferson davis is starting to get real annoyed with the homeless-looking guy who keeps wandering through portals to “check up on” spiderman

officer davis: sir you need to go back through that portal right now or you could get stuck here and also die

peter b parker, watching miles swing straight into a wall and try to brush it off like he did it on purpose: haha nice

officer davis, upon running into peter for the fifth time in two weeks: sir please, you can’t just keep walking into other dimensions, it’s incredibly dangerous, you have to-

peter “been there done that” parker, cupping his hands in front of his mouth: yeah yeah yeah just- hold on- hey! hey spiderman! do a backflip!

officer davis, for the thirtieth time: sir. sir please.

peter b parker, who has recently been informed that officer davis is miles’s dad so stop talking to him you weirdo-: i know, this is super dangerous blah blah blah, i’ll go in a sec. but hey listen lol, next time you see spiderman can you ask him if he’s been using baby powder under his suit? especially the crotch area. he was looking stiff that last fight and i think he might be chaffing in the downstairs if you know what i mean-

spiderman, dropping from the sky to just fucking. toss hobo guy back through the portal: haha is this man bothering you officer

1. Of course Peter WOULD still be rocking homeless chic. “I am technically homeless here, Miles. Sure, since I come here on purpose now, I can bring a backpack. But it is still fairly obvious that I am living out of that backpack. Even if your money weren’t, yanno, purple–”

Miles: “It’s not–”

“–and more inflated than the pengő, I can barely afford one New York apartment. You know the most beautiful thing about webshooters, Miles? It’s that if I patented them, it would give away my secret identity. Sorry, did I say beautiful–”

2. At some point an actual credible threat is going to show up, and Jefferson is going to see the homeless-looking guy pick up a truck and throw it at whatever threatened Spider-Man.

SpiderNoir ends up in Gotham Batman takes to drink

Freestyle Soup for international cat day

Thor took groot as an elective which means growing up he was the rare combination of nerd and jock and idk why people are surprised i mean the boy talks astrophysics wirh bruce 7 phd’s banner like its nothing and when he drops down to earth which clique does he immediately join? Not shield!! Not the avengers!! Some podunk star scientists out in the middle of nowhere on an extended camping trip like!! Whilst loki was painting his nails to match his cufflinks, thor was studying foreign languages as he benchpressed heimdall. Thor isnt your garden variety jock he’s a bookworm jock, easily found stargazing or doodling in his moleskin journal

Loki: Why you would want to talk to sentient trees? Thor: Why wouldn’t you? They are sentient trees!!

He was also a Valkyrie fanboy, but I am legit just here for the comment about benchpressing Heimdall. 

Oh my God, imagine stumbling across Thor in a library! Big, hulking dude lounging in an old, green leather armchair, engrossed in a book with only a lamp on beside him!

i hope they’re happy together.

That last gif it seems that Cena is just mesmerized and has realized he is in love with Hugh.

you would too if Hugh Jackman was waltzing with you

“Stop turning superheros into social justice warriors.”  They were created to be social justice warriors 

what i said: this thing you’re saying makes me uncomfortable and i’d like you to stop

what my family heard: 

IT GOT BETTER.

@femmephantom

@minaminokyoko @batmarg

I love Karrin Murphy so much. She is the greatest character in this whole damn book series, and I will fight anyone that disagrees.

Her talk with Butters in Skin Game is just so amazing, and she has such a clear head and she loves Harry so much. AND I WANT TO GROW UP TO BE HER!!

I’ll kill him myself.

Yeah so ummm everyone’s talking about the detail that went into Elsa’s ice powers in Frozen, and I just have one question:

Have you seen Rise of the Guardians?

HAVE YOU?

CAUSE IT SEEMS EVERYONE’S JUST FORGOTEN ABOUT THIS FUCKING MASTERPIECE

FUCKING THANK YOU. 

#in all objectivity#because I always am when it comes to movies#I didn’t like Elsa’s frost AT ALL#I thought it just looke ugly and unatural#too much pretty cute swirls and GLITTER AND#aaaah I’m so pissed about her frost you can’t imagine#THERE I SAID IT#I HATE THE MAIN ELEMENT OF FROZEN OK#IN ALL OBJECTIVITY#JACK’S FROST IS SO COOL AND BADASS AND IT CAN LOOK DELICATE AND WILD AT THE SAME TIME#JUST LIKE NATURE YEA#and I know Elsa’s frost is more about MAGIIIIC~ then actual nature#BUT STILL#TOO MUCH CUTIE LIL SWIRLS AND GLITTER AND LIL STARS THAT DONT EVEN LOOK LIKE SNOWFLAKES AT ALL#oh man why am I so pissed#why#PROBABLY BECAUSE RISE OF THE GUARDIANS DIDNT WIN AN OSCAR#OMG I AM SO PISSED WHY AM I SO PISSED SO SUDDENLY

I feel you friend. I really really do. I know it’s a perfectly valid defense to say that Elsa’s ice (I’m not calling it frost because it’s never referred to that way and frost is Jack’s thing) doesn’t have to look natural, because it’s magic, and it’s Disney’s take on ice powers. But coming right on the heels of Rise of the Guardians, the entire aesthetic of Frozen is just so cheap and synthetic looking. 

Never mind all the other incredible details in the film, but speaking of just Jack himself, his design may be simple, but the rendering is so detailed and lovingly meticulous. The many different shades and hues that make up his complexion. The texture of his skin, clothes, and hair. No detail was spared in making Jack as lifelike and realistic as possible while still keeping his design within stylistic margins. 

Now, let’s take a moment to compare. 

Of course, it comes down to the style, but considering that style and aesthetic is a great majority of what the medium has to offer, these elements are crucial to the end result. Everyone has their preferences, but  in general, styles that are more evolved and lend more towards realism are often taken more seriously, and make it easier for the audience to invest in the characters. When you look at the two figures above, which one looks like a person, and which one looks like it belongs on the shelves of a toy store. 

On the left you have Jack. His proportions are modestly exaggerated to give the character more life, and the color pallet that illuminates him and his surroundings is of muted, earthy tones. There’s a lot of nuance there, both in his features, and in the coloration. 

Then on the right is Elsa. Her features are extremely exaggerated; the colors are loud and gaudy. Not that there isn’t a place for loud and gaudy when it comes to film, but if you consider that Disney wanted to make a serious tale of fantasy, politics, and human interest, the aesthetic doesn’t really help them in this respect. It’s glaringly obvious that these designs were taylor made to be reproduced as toys, as merchandising (particularly with the princess brand) is a huge contributor to Disney’s profits. 

And as for the powers? 

There’s actually quite a lot I have to say on this subject. Starting with how their respective powers are defined, what they mean to the character, and how they play into the story. 

In Jack’s case, his powers are pretty well defined. We know, for the most part, what his limits and abilities are. As does he.  We are given a sense from the beginning of the film that his powers come from a higher place, and by the end of the film the audience, as well as Jack, has found how and why Jack came to possess such power. Furthermore, the aesthetic is naturalistic, complex, and very beautiful. 

Not so for Elsa. 

Regardless of how you feel about the aesthetic of her powers, you can’t deny that the film does a poor job of developing them. The source of her powers remains a mystery to us, as does their nature. We know that she was born with them, and that it’s supposedly some kind of curse, but where did it come from? Who cursed her, and why? No explanation. And as far as her limits, her powers seem to range from whipping up blizzards, to dressmaking, to bringing inanimate objects to life??? And wether or not she can control these powers seems to vary at the convenience of the plot. Aesthetically, they’re…well…as generic as Elsa herself. 

#Those bed eyes still haunt me  #Ugh…

I still don’t understand why there are crazy loads of Elsa recolours which give her different powers. It’s like there’s something odd/incomplete about Elsa & her power and people want to do something about it.

just want to put this here because “disney put soooo mcuh detail in frozen’s animation!!!1one!!”

looK HOW BADLY RENDERED THIS CRAP IS. IT’S LIKE WEIRD LIQUID PLASTIC. THE SHOE. THE WEIRD DRESS THING. I ACTUALLY LAUGHED OUT LOUD IN THE CINEMA WATCHING THIS SHIT.

I think I just found my favourite anti-frozen post.

^^👏