Sighs. Okay Yeah I Have Thoughts About Cgi Toothless.

Sighs. Okay yeah i have thoughts about cgi toothless.

First of all, why does he look so... slimy? He feels too smooth. Like they just stretched some scaly skin over a skeleton and let it walk around. Immediately offputting.

His body language is. Fine? Am i being nitpicky or does it seem just the tiniest bit less expressive? I'm guessing this is either the scene right after hiccup cuts him free, in which case he should be way more intimidating, or the fish-sharing scene, in which case he should feel a little friendlier and more curious around hiccup. It's a quick shot so i won't put a ton of expectations onto it, but i think it's worth noting.

Okay this is a legitimately cool detail though. He has a secondary eyelid!! You can see it slipping away when he opens his eyes. That's a detail exclusive to the books so i like that they included something as small as that.

Sighs again. And this is the shot that prompted me to make this post.

Look at the original, and then look at the cgi version. I could write an essay about how inferior the cgi version is in comparison.

First off, they flattened his face. I swear every iteration of night furies after the first movie has just been compressing their snouts until they're sufficiently 'cute' enough for the audience to forget they're supposed to be sleek and aerodynamic.

Second, his eyes. Absolutely radioactive. I understand using a brighter colour for his eyes, especially in a relatively darker environment to make him stand out and seem more fantastical. But. They're just so bright. It's mildly unsettling how saturated they are compared to everything else.

Third, his eyes. Again.

Toothless is supposed to be terrified but still threatening in this scene, and the original shot conveys that perfectly. If it's a threat, then by all means hiccup should kill it or at least run, but instead he draws a connection between both of them being scared of the other and decides to cut him loose instead. And that's the core of their relationship. Toothless is staring him down with a slitted pupil that could just as easily be interpreted as "fuck around and find out" but hiccup just acknowledges that there's a frightened, injured animal in front of him that needs help, and he helps.

Is any of that conveyed in the cgi version? No!! It's trying so hard to be cute that it's gone full circle back to just being scary. The wide-eyed stare, the dilated pupil, he's basically just saying "🥺🥺 uwu pwease i'm so cute and innocent don't kill me aha 👉👈". Which is a lot less of a compelling reason for hiccup to free him!! Plus the fact that toothless turns up to look at him instead of lying and accepting his fate like in the original, which only makes it seem even more like he's trying to show off how apparently adorable he is.

Idk. Just the difference between the in-your-face sanitised cuteness of "teehe you wouldn't kill little old me would you? 🥺" and the expert subtlety of his "please don't hurt me" of the original doesn't give me high hopes for a toothless that stays true to his character from the first movie. Even from something as small as this. He's gonna get woobified. I can feel it.

Insult names to use instead of "idiot,"

None of these are actually meant to be hateful, if any of these have truely offensive meanings (such as the r word) that I was unaware of, please tell me so I can remove it! Tried to avoid cursing, but it contains some!

Jerk

Ass-hat

Dumb-dumb

Dummy

Doofus

Dork

Stupid

Moron

Fool

Nincompoop

Oaf

Ninny

Blockhead

Dunce

Imbecile

Jack-ass

Dope

Nit-wit

Numbskull

Simpleton

Twit

Birdbrain

Bonehead

Buffoon

Dullard

Half-wit

Knucklehead

Ignoramus

Dingbat

Dumbbell

Loser

Addlepate

Muttonhead

Cretin

Goon

Pea Brain

Dull Pencil

Mole Rat

Turd

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batscoobydoo

3 years ago

You Stupid Trolls Don’t Deserve A Trollhunter. Especially Jim.

You stupid trolls don’t deserve a trollhunter. Especially Jim.

I am fully convinced if Jim died, like three or four trolls would give a shit. They really don’t deserve Jim or any trollhunter who died for them.

Has Jim not done enough and sacrificed enough for them? He saved them from Bular and he’s trying to save them from Angor Rot and Gunmar (and he will save them). Yet, they still treated him like dirt throughout the entire show.

Jim should have rejected them. There, i said it.

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batscoobydoo

3 years ago

Hi! I'm writing a fluff fic about a couple in where Person A has been getting constantly stressed from work and Person B decides to leave a nice latte every morning for them to try and cheer them up. When the week finished, Person A finally gets to talk to Person B about the cute lattes they have been doing. So, I'm in need of dialogues where Person B says it was to make them feel better and Person A thanks them but tells them they didnt have to do that when Person B makes them happy. Thank you!

Sorry I'm so late! I've been distracted by Fallout 4 and Red Dead 2 Online 😅

Person B:

“You were feeling down, so I had to make you feel better!”

“I love brightening your day.”

“You deserve the world!”

“You needed a reminder of how sweet you are.”

“I love you, so I couldn't just stand by while you were sad.”

“For better or for worse, and sometimes that includes little things like this.”

“As your partner, I was obligated to make your day better.”

Person A:

“You put so much trouble in for me!”

“I don't deserve you.”

“But you also have work- how did you find the time?”

“You're the best thing that's ever happened to me!”

“You didn't have to disrupt your sleep schedule for me, love.”

“How will I repay you?”

“This was unnecessary. I was fine, honest!”

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batscoobydoo

3 years ago

people are literally so boring a male character will kill 10000 people and steal candy from babies and theyll be like omg thats my king! but a female character is rude once and theyre like i hope she dies violently

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