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elperian) wrote2025-11-14 10:13 am
elperian) wrote2025-11-14 10:13 amEntry tags:
much ado about nothing (2011) morning thoughts
Good morning, and I'm thinking about these lines from Beatrice in Much Ado About Nothing:
and the 2011 adaptation's choice to have Benedick with a beard dress like a woman - perhaps even subtextually dressed in Beatrice's apparel and ready to be her waiting-gentlewoman - in almost full drag with fake boobs, a wig, a jean skirt, and fishnet stockings:
BEATRICE: Lord, I could not endure a husband with a beard on his face: I had rather lie in the woollen.
LEONATO: You may light on a husband that hath no beard.
BEATRICE: What should I do with him? dress him in my apparel and make him my waiting-gentlewoman? He that hath a beard is more than a youth, and he that hath no beard is less than a man: and he that is more than a youth is not for me, and he that is less than a man, I am not for him
and the 2011 adaptation's choice to have Benedick with a beard dress like a woman - perhaps even subtextually dressed in Beatrice's apparel and ready to be her waiting-gentlewoman - in almost full drag with fake boobs, a wig, a jean skirt, and fishnet stockings:
But then, when he's ready to give into the love story with Beatrice, even before the wedding disaster, he's "shaved" off his beard (he has at least trimmed it from the previous scene - and he's definitely shaved textually as Leonardo & co. make fun of him for it, complete with homophobic vocal tones) but here, he's dressed like a "man":
(I still think the best chance they had of getting all the paint off him between scenes was to shave him a bit, but they couldn't shave him completely unless tennant could grow enough of a beard overnight for the next round of performances.)
But: is Benedick threading the needle of Beatrice's designed-to-be-impossible standards for disqualifying candidates for a husband, or what.
meg (elperian) wrote2025-11-12 06:33 pm
elperian) wrote2025-11-12 06:33 pmEntry tags:
rogue one blogging, until the end
If I think about how closely they're holding each other at the end too much I will start spiraling again
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We often joke about the lack of personal space between them all through the movie but they end bound together so closely not a single thread of light comes between them. Jyn doesn't have to be here. She's not injured, she can walk, she's the one who carried Cassian to the shore, as far from the fighting around them as they could get on foot. Cassian's back is broken and he can't stand up without some help by this point. She could have bailed and tried to find a shuttle off-planet on her own. She didn't. She didn't even consider it. Maybe she would have found an exit in time, probably not, but she doesn't leave him. She's here, at the end of all things. They struck a fatal blow to the Empire even if it cost them both everything. She's six inches shorter than him and holding him up and they're clinging so closely their faces are pressed together in their last moments. No wonder they left the impact they did. What Death Star?
original tags: #and I'm absolutely positive that cassian is aware that jyn could run and leave him - and doesn't #he's used to doing the escape math (see: kafrene) he knows the score #if you look closely you can actually see his blaster wound on his stomach#for added grief #gareth edwards #I just wanna talk#can you do a fix-it with the deleted footage pretty please I'll fight you-know-who for you
This is their normal height difference, for reference:
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original tags: #it was a little funny how long I had to search for a shot where they were standing far enough apart and not hunched into each other #she is on her TIP TOES at the end just so they can be pressed cheek to cheek #I'm going to start crying if I don't stop thinking about it #reminders to myself that they are fictional do not seem to work har har
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We often joke about the lack of personal space between them all through the movie but they end bound together so closely not a single thread of light comes between them. Jyn doesn't have to be here. She's not injured, she can walk, she's the one who carried Cassian to the shore, as far from the fighting around them as they could get on foot. Cassian's back is broken and he can't stand up without some help by this point. She could have bailed and tried to find a shuttle off-planet on her own. She didn't. She didn't even consider it. Maybe she would have found an exit in time, probably not, but she doesn't leave him. She's here, at the end of all things. They struck a fatal blow to the Empire even if it cost them both everything. She's six inches shorter than him and holding him up and they're clinging so closely their faces are pressed together in their last moments. No wonder they left the impact they did. What Death Star?
original tags: #and I'm absolutely positive that cassian is aware that jyn could run and leave him - and doesn't #he's used to doing the escape math (see: kafrene) he knows the score #if you look closely you can actually see his blaster wound on his stomach#for added grief #gareth edwards #I just wanna talk#can you do a fix-it with the deleted footage pretty please I'll fight you-know-who for you
This is their normal height difference, for reference:
(click through for full size)
original tags: #it was a little funny how long I had to search for a shot where they were standing far enough apart and not hunched into each other #she is on her TIP TOES at the end just so they can be pressed cheek to cheek #I'm going to start crying if I don't stop thinking about it #reminders to myself that they are fictional do not seem to work har har
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icons10in202025-11-12 08:11 pm
abyss_valkyrie) wrote in icons10in202025-11-12 08:11 pmEntry tags:
Round 41-Themes & Sign-ups.
Hello, everyone! Welcome to Round 41.
o Sign up with your username.
o When you're done, post 3 preview icons and either post directly in the community or link to the post in your journal/community.
o Tag with your username and round number. Subject: Round number-username.
o All themes are open for interpretation. There are icons to inspire you under the cut.
o As usual, you don't have to claim anything and can icon from stock,tv shows,movies,book covers,your own images etc.
o If you have any questions,don't hesitate to ask below.
Themes:
1. 11* 2. Brave 3. Clean 4. Food 5.Gold
6.Outline 7.Red & Green 8.Smile+Close Crop 9.Sweater Weather 10. NaNoWriMo*
*11-Use the number in your icon or any way you like. I used an example of the character.
**NaNoWriMo-Make your icon have as much text as possible. :)
Deadline:30th November, 2025.
Participants:
1. picnicnic
2. sarajayechan
3. debris4spike
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meg (elperian) wrote2025-11-11 06:07 pm
elperian) wrote2025-11-11 06:07 pmmovie review: materialists (2025) dir. celine song
I watched Materialists on my flight to Australia at the end of September, and then again on another intra-Australia flight. The ending made me shed actual tears both times, and I keep having deep thoughts about it, so I'm making a separate movie review post before any more time passes. The review will have spoilers, but it's also not the kind of movie (film, really) that is ruined when you know the basic plot, and that shows its strengths as much as anything else.
Content warning: Discussion of a sub-plot in the film involving sexual assault.
( in which I, an ace person, ramble for several thousand words about this movie and modern relationships )
Content warning: Discussion of a sub-plot in the film involving sexual assault.
( in which I, an ace person, ramble for several thousand words about this movie and modern relationships )
Come, Watson, the game is afoot! (shouldnabee) wrote in fandomcalendar2025-11-10 09:07 pm
shouldnabee) wrote in fandomcalendar2025-11-10 09:07 pmEntry tags:
nondenomifan (formerly angelswilliam or dfasgiles) (nondenomifan) wrote in fandomcalendar2025-11-06 07:16 pm
nondenomifan) wrote in fandomcalendar2025-11-06 07:16 pm
Wicked: One Wonderful Night (TV Celebration)
NBC (USA) and Peacock streaming will have a full-movie-cast program called Wicked: One Wonderful Night tonight from 8:00pm - 10:00pm ET. It will also be available for streaming beginning tomorrow at 8:00pm on Peacock.
If you don't get NBC where you are and haven't invested in Peacock, you can get a 7-day free trial of Peacock and shut it off as soon as you've seen the special.
If you don't get NBC where you are and haven't invested in Peacock, you can get a 7-day free trial of Peacock and shut it off as soon as you've seen the special.
goodbyebird (goodbyebird) wrote2025-11-05 10:07 am
goodbyebird) wrote2025-11-05 10:07 amEntry tags:
Bits and bobs.
+ Very heartening to see all the blue victories rolling in for the US. About damn time.
+ WE'RE GETTING A NEW MUMMY MOVIE! WITH BRENDAN AND RACHEL! DIRECTED BY RADIO SILENCE! That? Is a five course meal. A buffet. An absolute feast. Give it now.
+ I'm in Bangkok atm, waiting for my two brothers to arrive who told me "early in the morning", it is 11 now and I haven't heard a word. The tut tut they'll be having. Just glued to the window watching taxis come in, riveting stuff.
+ Did spend last night in bed ordering room service (it was raining) and sorting/coding some of the recs for Rec-Cember. And some folks have already joined in on the sigh-up post. EXCITE.
+ Ey we should have some more good news: Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.
+ I know there's a whole bunch of Murderbot fans around, so wanted to give a heads up that both Illumicrate and Broken Binding are doing a limited edition collected set. I'm leaning towards Illumicrate for the cohesive look and fun book boards, but BB has some very cool endpaper art I'm drooling over.
+ Reading Rainbow is back!
+ The Video Game History Foundation's digital library system is now available to the public. You could do worse for an ill-advised late night deep dive ;)
+ hah nothing like inputting a title to my post to remind me that oh yeah, I lopped off my hair! Went from waist length to sporting a lil bob. Feels mighty freeing. And now it's all my natural hair color, and it's going to stay that way ✨
+ WE'RE GETTING A NEW MUMMY MOVIE! WITH BRENDAN AND RACHEL! DIRECTED BY RADIO SILENCE! That? Is a five course meal. A buffet. An absolute feast. Give it now.
+ I'm in Bangkok atm, waiting for my two brothers to arrive who told me "early in the morning", it is 11 now and I haven't heard a word. The tut tut they'll be having. Just glued to the window watching taxis come in, riveting stuff.
+ Did spend last night in bed ordering room service (it was raining) and sorting/coding some of the recs for Rec-Cember. And some folks have already joined in on the sigh-up post. EXCITE.
+ Ey we should have some more good news: Maldives becomes the first country to achieve ‘triple elimination’ of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B.
+ I know there's a whole bunch of Murderbot fans around, so wanted to give a heads up that both Illumicrate and Broken Binding are doing a limited edition collected set. I'm leaning towards Illumicrate for the cohesive look and fun book boards, but BB has some very cool endpaper art I'm drooling over.
+ Reading Rainbow is back!
+ The Video Game History Foundation's digital library system is now available to the public. You could do worse for an ill-advised late night deep dive ;)
+ hah nothing like inputting a title to my post to remind me that oh yeah, I lopped off my hair! Went from waist length to sporting a lil bob. Feels mighty freeing. And now it's all my natural hair color, and it's going to stay that way ✨
calicohyde (calicohyde) wrote in fandomcalendar2025-11-04 01:00 pm
calicohyde) wrote in fandomcalendar2025-11-04 01:00 pmEntry tags:
- fandom: multifandom,
- format: fanweek,
- format: prompt week,
- keyword: crossovers,
- keyword: epistolary,
- keyword: fiction within fiction,
- keyword: genretwisting,
- keyword: low pressure,
- keyword: music,
- keyword: outsider pov,
- keyword: rare fandoms/characters,
- keyword: screenplay,
- keyword: songs,
- keyword: tabloid,
- medium: any/multi,
- medium: art,
- medium: audio/podfic,
- medium: comics,
- medium: craft,
- medium: fic,
- medium: multi,
- medium: poetry,
- medium: video,
- posting: 2025-11 (nov),
- site: any/multi,
- site: ao3,
- site: tumblr
Entry tags:
FIC: forgetting any other tie but this (Word of Honor: Liu Qianqiao/Luo Fumeng) [M]
forgetting any other tie but this (5410 words)
Fandom: 山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021)
Rating: Mature
Relationship: Liu Qianqiao/Luo Fumeng
Content Tags: Backstory, Canon Compliant, Getting Together, Ghost Valley, Ghost Valley Politics, Department of the Unfaithful, Worldbuilding, cameos by Wen Kexing and Gu Xiang, and several original Ghost characters
Summary: Something was wrong with Xi Sang Gui, and Liu Qianqiao couldn't simply sit and wait.
Fandom: 山河令 | Word of Honor (TV 2021)
Rating: Mature
Relationship: Liu Qianqiao/Luo Fumeng
Content Tags: Backstory, Canon Compliant, Getting Together, Ghost Valley, Ghost Valley Politics, Department of the Unfaithful, Worldbuilding, cameos by Wen Kexing and Gu Xiang, and several original Ghost characters
Summary: Something was wrong with Xi Sang Gui, and Liu Qianqiao couldn't simply sit and wait.