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Yeah I watched Nimora, it was mid
Why Cars 2 is a Cinematic Masterpiece
The beginning movie does a great job establishing the tone of movie; seeing the blue car spy on the evil mafia cars as he just barely escapes with his life shows how this will be easily the darkest Disney movie since Hunchback and the rest of the movie follows through on this. When Toe Maitor is recruited as a spy and then him & the blue car are chased by the evil cars they use explosions! They almost died that’s so fucking crazy! Fortunately, there’s a funny scene later on where Toe Maitor has to go pee and it helps release the tension, since I’ve already proven this is a very intense movie.
Making Toe Maitor more of main character was a good move because of how his funny moments help us, the audience, not be so stressed out for the entire movie worrying if our dear heroes will survive this brutal, dystopian world; everyone wants them dead and the film does a great job showing how they struggle to be able to trust and confide in anyone in a world that’s actively rooting against them. The movie also has a great subversion of expectations with how we expect Lighting McQueer to be the main character, but it’s actually Toe Maitor! When that plot twist hit me in theaters, I lost my shit and was screaming! They then kicked me out, but I later bought the movie on DVD to finish this masterpiece, and it was worth the wait!
Speaking of Lighting, his subplot is that he wants to win a race, but this time terrorist cars are threatening to blow him up with a bomb on him, killing him! Now you see how scary and intense Cars 2 is? This obviously makes Toe want to save his forbidden lover (it’s subtext btw) and so he becomes a spy! A spy! I was cheering for him on my couch knowing he has made it in life; tears of joy were rolling down my face. Anyway, by the end of the movie he does succeed by using his wits and in a cut scene found exclusively on the Blu Ray version, I got to see it thanks to me having to buy the DVD, Toe and Lightning make out in front of everyone as the screen fades to black and the movie ends. That ending also made me cry. Oh yeah and also the blue and purple cars they won too I guess but they were kinda lame; they’re easily the weakest part and the only actual bad thing about the movie. Other than that, this is an easy 9.5/10. If more Pixar films were like this, it would be back to making absolute masterpieces.
Conclusion:
Cars 2 is an almost perfect masterpiece with only one minor flaw.
And so the lion fell in love with the lamb.
TWILIGHT (2008)
I see you're a GL enthusiast and others have often tagged you in GL related content... As someone who has consumed a little BL and is curious about quality GL stories, do you have like 2 or 3 recs for me? Thank you!
hi!! i'm so glad you asked *pulls out a presentation on all the gl crumbs i've collected over the years*
we don't have a lot (yet!!!!) it's mostly miniseries, short films and side couples but i'll try my best to put together a list of my personal picks hope you'll be able to find something you like <3
first of all here's some of the longer / higher production stuff we've got
Sleep With Me
Philippines, 6 eps, iWantTFC and GagaOOLala
tw ableism
100/10 can't possibly recommend it enough. a beautiful and sweet story, not too heavy but still complex, the actresses have amazing chemistry that made me all giggly, disability rep, high quality everything. oh and the screenwriter&director is sapphic herself!!
(if the other options don't work for you or you want to make gifs you can download the episodes here)
Fragrance of The First Flower
Taiwan, 6 eps, GagaOOLala
tw homophobia
great acting, writing, cinematography, music, created by a sapphic woman, one of the main actresses is openly bi BUT it has a sad ending (sorry for the spoiler) so if that's something you avoid this show might not be for you
The Handmaiden
Korea, movie, Netflix, Prime, Apple TV
tw graphic violence, abuse
a wlw classic, absolute masterpiece, has a surprisingly happy ending. highly recommend if you haven't watched it already
Couple of Mirrors
China, 12 eps, youtube
tw murder, guns
based on a gl manhua but it's china so the show is censored meaning that there's no explicit declaration of romantic love. however it's all still very obvious and i love this couple dearly, they have a v interesting dynamic. and xu youyi is one of my favorite characters of all time, what a woman. the ending is ??? but there's some hope for a second season
now onto the miniseries
Girlfriend Project Day 1
Korea, 4 eps, youtube
fake dating, enemies to lovers, super cute. very short but the second season has been announced 🥳🥳
you can also find a mv starring the lead actresses here
Nevertheless (side couple)
Korea, 10 eps
don't watch the whole show you really don't need that just watch the soljiwan cut it can stand on its own as a miniseries (i've watched it here i think it's a really nice cut)
best friends to lovers, mutual pining, absolutely delicious. had me crying screaming throwing up
My Fairy Ghost
Japan, 4 eps, youtube
romance between two artists, one alive and the other not so much. don't worry though this has the happiest ending!!!!
Magic of Zero: Zero Photography
Thailand, 1 ep, youtube
tw body image issues
if you're a bl fan you've probably already watched bad buddy (if you haven't you really should). this is a sequel about the gl side couple from that series but it can stand alone. it's an incredibly cute story about established girlfriends with a fantasy element. it should be obvious from my blog how obsessed i am with these girls aksghsksks
Out of Breath
Korea, 3 eps, youtube
a sweet story about two women who met on a dating app. tbh i don't remember much about this apart from the fact that i liked it
She Makes My Heart Flutter
Korea, 5 eps, youtube
from the same director as out of breath. a story about two lesbians, niece and aunt, navigating their queer lives. an awesome sapphic friend group, multiple romantic subplots. it's currently airing so tune in <3
Chinese miniseries and short films
i'm putting them all into one category because there's a lot of them but they're all rather short. some of the longer ones are legend of yunqian, legend of yunze, led astray by love, the vampires, a practical guide to being a superstar's assistant. because they're so short the stories are generally too fast-paced and the production is not high by any means but they're all so beautiful and cute and i enjoy them a lot so i decided to include them in the list. you can find all of the ones i mentioned and more here and here
(the screenshot is from the short film the fox spirit and the little priest you can find it on youtube)
i'm sure i've forgotten something but here's the list for now, enjoy 💗 tell me what you think if you watch anything i'm curious 👀 sorry for such a late reply as you can see i got a bit carried away....
There are no means for escaping starters It penetrates even into your sleepAnd is its substanceYou are caught in your own dreamingWhere there is no spaceAnd are held forever where there is no timeYou can't do nothing you are not told to doThere is no hope for escape from starters The very words you speak are only its very words And you talk like a zangoose Under its... Cat's whiskers
Take the starters and peel it backNow doesn't it make you feel my love buzz?
people give twilight a lot of shit but its depiction of stupid teenaged boys is unparalleled
I know we’re all talking about this clip BUT I NEED TO FUCKING TALK ABOUT THIS CLIP
ITS SOOOOO FUCKING GOOD I LOVE JON MATTESON SO MUCH AND WILL BRANNER EATS THOSE NOTES UP
The fucking switch from the super loud and emotionally intense I’M NOT A LOSER to the fucking tiny please don’t kill me is so fucked up i love it
I’ve not shut the fuck up about this specific scene for like two other posts but I felt the need to actually post the clip
Also it is hot that he immediately starts repeating it just because he’s told to by a dominant force, let alone the person who’s about to murder him and I’m tired of pretending it’s not- sue me I don’t make the rules I just love pathetic men