THIS!!

THIS!!

I think a lot about how we as a culture have turned “forever” into the only acceptable definition of success.

Like… if you open a coffee shop and run it for a while and it makes you happy but then stuff gets too expensive and stressful and you want to do something else so you close it, it’s a “failed” business. If you write a book or two, then decide that you don’t actually want to keep doing that, you’re a “failed” writer. If you marry someone, and that marriage is good for a while, and then stops working and you get divorced, it’s a “failed” marriage.

The only acceptable “win condition” is “you keep doing that thing forever”. A friendship that lasts for a few years but then its time is done and you move on is considered less valuable or not a “real” friendship. A hobby that you do for a while and then are done with is a “phase” - or, alternatively, a “pity” that you don’t do that thing any more. A fandom is “dying” because people have had a lot of fun with it but are now moving on to other things.

I just think that something can be good, and also end, and that thing was still good. And it’s okay to be sad that it ended, too. But the idea that anything that ends is automatically less than this hypothetical eternal state of success… I don’t think that’s doing us any good at all.

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3 years ago

I love picnics!!❣️

My Soulmate Might Be A Picnic Basket.
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My Soulmate Might Be A Picnic Basket.
My Soulmate Might Be A Picnic Basket.

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2 years ago

GOSHH.THE OUTFITSS!!!!

Jessica Chastain In CRIMSON PEAK (2015) Dir. Guillermo Del Toro
Jessica Chastain In CRIMSON PEAK (2015) Dir. Guillermo Del Toro
Jessica Chastain In CRIMSON PEAK (2015) Dir. Guillermo Del Toro
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Jessica Chastain In CRIMSON PEAK (2015) Dir. Guillermo Del Toro

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3 years ago

Woah never thought of it this way🤡

At first Ratajkowski stuck by her argument, telling journalists that “female sexuality and sexiness, no matter how conditioned it may be by a patriarchal ideal, can be incredibly empowering for a woman”. But as the years went by her opinions around that video, and her empowerment, changed. “In my early twenties it had never occurred to me that the women who gained their power from beauty were indebted to the men whose desire granted them that power in the first place. Those men were the ones in control,” she writes. “Facing the reality of the dynamics at play would have meant admitting how limited my power really was.”

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1 year ago
Moon Lovers 1 Year Anniversary Week August 28th: ‘When You Knew’
Moon Lovers 1 Year Anniversary Week August 28th: ‘When You Knew’
Moon Lovers 1 Year Anniversary Week August 28th: ‘When You Knew’
Moon Lovers 1 Year Anniversary Week August 28th: ‘When You Knew’
Moon Lovers 1 Year Anniversary Week August 28th: ‘When You Knew’
Moon Lovers 1 Year Anniversary Week August 28th: ‘When You Knew’
Moon Lovers 1 Year Anniversary Week August 28th: ‘When You Knew’
Moon Lovers 1 Year Anniversary Week August 28th: ‘When You Knew’

Moon Lovers 1 Year Anniversary Week August 28th: ‘When You Knew’

I was wondering which scene to use, since I couldn’t pin point in my mind at which point I knew I was trash for this show, until I remembered Aisha’s tags: #I CAN HEAR ANISAH HOWLING when she giffed this scene; and I think this was the moment for me. 

Just watching Wang So broke me completely, in this one scene you see what an outsider he is, you see how much affection he has, you see how badly he wants to be a part of it, and you see how much he knows he can’t. 

It’s a slow process even before he begins to smile - first he tries to look away and mind his own business, but he can’t help but smile at his brothers’ antics and its so sweet knowing such a simple moment caused his ‘dog wolf’ facade to break. Which then makes the moment where he and Wook meet eyes, all the more heartbreaking - as if Wook’s attention on him is a reminder that he’s not allowed to share this joy.

So yeah, this was when I knew. Happy One Year Anniversary Moon Lovers!


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3 years ago

Definitely!!

The Most Accessible And Wisest Of Counselors. X
The Most Accessible And Wisest Of Counselors. X
The Most Accessible And Wisest Of Counselors. X
The Most Accessible And Wisest Of Counselors. X

The most accessible and wisest of counselors. x

3 years ago

SOOO FREAKINGGG CUTE😩❤AHHH

Pride & Prejudice (2005) Dir. Joe Wright
Pride & Prejudice (2005) Dir. Joe Wright
Pride & Prejudice (2005) Dir. Joe Wright
Pride & Prejudice (2005) Dir. Joe Wright
Pride & Prejudice (2005) Dir. Joe Wright
Pride & Prejudice (2005) Dir. Joe Wright
Pride & Prejudice (2005) Dir. Joe Wright
Pride & Prejudice (2005) Dir. Joe Wright
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2 years ago
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1 year ago
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Mitake Summer After Rain By Cata_angel999
Mitake Summer After Rain By Cata_angel999
Mitake Summer After Rain By Cata_angel999

Mitake Summer after rain by cata_angel999

2 years ago

Wtff iam cryingg😭😭

Mike looks up to Will. Literally, and most of the time?? I looked through seasons 2-4 and this happens during most of their scenes together. Mike, who's several inches taller than Will, somehow always arranges himself to look at Will from a lower angle, or at almost equal height.

Mike Looks Up To Will. Literally, And Most Of The Time?? I Looked Through Seasons 2-4 And This Happens

The boy has bad posture in an effort to... what? To be able to see Will's face better? To make sure Will knows that Mike doesn't figuratively look down on him, doesn't baby him? To make sure Will knows they're equals? To close the distance between them? To not seem bigger or taller than Will? To make sure Will knows he's seen and understood? All of the above?

Mike leans down to look Will in the face:

Mike Looks Up To Will. Literally, And Most Of The Time?? I Looked Through Seasons 2-4 And This Happens

And he sits down so he can be on Will's level or look at Will from below:

Mike Looks Up To Will. Literally, And Most Of The Time?? I Looked Through Seasons 2-4 And This Happens

Notably for the above pictures from the hospital in s2, we see that Will and Mike look fairly level in the second picture, but in the first, it's shot so that Mike is looking from such a lower angle. So this seems to be intentional.

Here are some of Mike and El to compare. Mike has much straighter posture in scenes with El, leaving him taller, further away from El, resulting in him not looking El in the face as often. We see this exacerbated in s4, as Mike is even taller, the distance is further, and he also isn't looking at El much with good eye contact or without sunglasses or the sensory deprivation glasses. When seeing Will and Mike at the same height, it feels like an equal relationship, but seeing Mike towering over El makes their relationship feel less equal. He's not looking her in the face as often in an effort to understand her.

Mike Looks Up To Will. Literally, And Most Of The Time?? I Looked Through Seasons 2-4 And This Happens

We see a lot of Mike and Lucas together in s3, and Mike also stands fairly tall compared to Lucas in their shots together, making any height difference obvious. In the picture set below, we see that, but also some side by sides of how Mike stands when talking with Lucas, and then how Mike talks with Will just seconds later. You can see how different it is: Mike adjusts for the height difference with Will in a way we don't see him do for anyone else.

Mike Looks Up To Will. Literally, And Most Of The Time?? I Looked Through Seasons 2-4 And This Happens

So I don't think it's just that Finn Wolfhard is too tall and he's made to lean over to make it easier to film multiple people of varying heights. It's a Mike and Will thing.

Another couple comparisons:

Mike Looks Up To Will. Literally, And Most Of The Time?? I Looked Through Seasons 2-4 And This Happens

The rain fight: Mike stands taller in their rain fight at the beginning when he's on the defensive, but he gets lower and closer to Will the further into the fight they get, when they're saying the more important things to each other.

The phone booth: We can also see Mike bending over to look at Will in the phone booth, but standing straight and further away when Jonathan is listening to the phone.

The movie theater: when they're first sitting down in the theater, maybe when people are still looking at them, Mike sits tall, but he sits lower once the movie has started and he wants to talk with Will.

On that note, Mike stands taller around Will when in public or around others he doesn't feel as comfortable around. This might be to hide aspects of his relationship with Will, or to be protective towards Will. I didn't include these shots, but Mike also stands tall when protecting Will from Dart in s2, when he's with Will in the field after Will is possesed in s2, and in the gunfight in s4.

Mike Looks Up To Will. Literally, And Most Of The Time?? I Looked Through Seasons 2-4 And This Happens

But one on one with Will, talking with Will, listening to Will, having heart to hearts with Will, he scrunches his back so much so that he can be at equal height or lower than Will to look Will in the face or to look up to him.

Mike Looks Up To Will. Literally, And Most Of The Time?? I Looked Through Seasons 2-4 And This Happens

They hired Noah and Finn knowing that Noah was younger and shorter, so I don't think they meant for Will to be a taller character.

Mike Looks Up To Will. Literally, And Most Of The Time?? I Looked Through Seasons 2-4 And This Happens

This is just their dynamic. Mike is the tall one but he wants Will to be able to feel like the tall one.


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3 years ago

These are heavenly✨️

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