Dorian Gray - Blog Posts
The Portrait of Dorian Gray that I drew a while ago <3
I miss fall , summer’s too hot , I wan’t the fall weather and also all the books that come with this period .🥰
And of course it’s the time of the year to rewatch nana and paradise kiss 🫶🏻
This year's halloween costume : Dorian Gray for Wilde's novel :D
periods of my life are defined by which gay classic literature couple i'm reading smut about on ao3
is it bad that i read the smutty gay fanfics before i actually read the book
Can’t believe I’ve resorted to reading smutty gay fanfics about characters in classic literature
The obsession has reached fanart level.
dorian & basil siblings and now white heathcliff. gothlit enjoyers are in the fucking trenches this year
imagine the picture of dorian gray (1891) but dorian is jude law in wilde (1997) and lord henry is hugh grant in maurice (1987)
You and I are friends, Basil, and we must always remain so.
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A bit of friendzoning for a late Valentines!
It’s amazing to see how the relationship between Dorian and Basil changes through dialogue selection; this line (if I remember correctly and under comprehensible reasons) did not make into the film, so I took some liberty in mixing things up and made a little offering to all the artists that gave me brainrot.
I can't bear the thought of my soul being hideous
--Oscar Wilde, The picture of Dorian Gray
the picture of dory in grey or whatever idk
The picture of dorian gray is so good, i can read it over and over again and it never gets old!
I HACE THE UNCENSORED PICTURE OF DORIAN GRAY AAAAAAA DHDHSHSBS !!!!!!
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dorian only thinks his portrait is beautiful because he sees it as a depiction of his fleeting youth and identity, but the truth is the portrait is actually a reflection of basil, the artist, who put too much of himself in it. it’s not dorian who is beautiful, but rather basil’s pure love for him, which in turn is a reflection of basil’s soul and true nature. by loving dorian, and embracing his love through art without shame, basil has created the most precious thing, even if it is fleeting. much like romance, all art is quite useless, but it touches the human spirit nonetheless, and that’s important
I just came to remember The Grays from Netflix ig??? while I was taking a bath after work and I was like
Like I know maybe not many people are talking about it now but I haven't complained about anything today and since I can't be happy, here I go. Because oh boy, I have A LOT of things to say about this
Starting with the modern environment. I know, the story could work in a modern environment because of the context of the whole story and it's meaning. But I can't help but think in a more superficial way (which I KNOW they are) the portrait itself doesn't work... Internet filters, Photoshop, PLASTIC SURGERY IDK. There, problem solved. I'm just saying incoherent stuff at this point bc I want to complain about something. But going to the thing that actually matters...
Dorian's and Basil RELATIONSHIP. Who tf told them it was a good idea to make them siblings??? SIBLINGS.
They're ruining their complete relationship, Basil's whole character arc. They're changing it completely and I don't like it. His own thoughts about Sybil Vane. There was a scene in the book that broke me, where Dorian, Henry and Basil are on their way to the theater and the absolute heartbreak that was reading to Basil's thoughts alone during the whole ride, it's something I won't have. THE LOVE CONFESSION.
That is such an important piece of the story, it's indicative for Dorian that he has power over Basil. Of course, that was also changed in that weird movie back in 2009 (the only piece of cinema I've seen because I cannot find the others 😞) but at least personally I liked the kiss part, idk.
I just DON'T LIKE WHAT THEY'RE DOING
And like, 2 things came to my mind, one more possible than the other
1. They're gonna do really weird stuff
2. The most probable one, they are literally changing things so much that at this point it won't be The Picture of Dorian Gray, it will be just a random story with their names on it (except for Basil my poor baby doesn't deserve this)
And last but not least... Henry. What are they going to do with him, what are their plans? I am not really informed what the whole thing is going to be, but I don't know what's going to be with Henry. Modern environment, knowing how Henry is the minimum thing he would say and he would be absolutely BLASTED in social media, cancelled on Twitter and all /j
Or, just my thoughts I really don't know, but seeing how things are going they could change his character so much he wouldn't be Henry Wotton and would be more like Enrique Waton
Anyways, I finished rambling now, imma disappear for another fifty centuries
Hear me out. TPODG but instead of Basil being killed he manages to redeem Dorian
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