deathcomes4u:

onewholeagarjelly:

elendraug:

official-lucifers-child:

justdecadentcollectiondestiny:

official-lucifers-child:

noodles-07:

official-lucifers-child:

official-lucifers-child:

why do so many animated hugs look like the coldest, most uncomfortable embraces ever?

two people in a cartoon: *hug*

me:

Meanwhile, Stuido Ghibli:

Originally posted by zechs

now THATS a hug!!! look at the movement!! look at the the arms and the closeness!!!!!

Can we make this a Studio Ghibli hugs appreciation post?

Like this one! The joy!! The pure happiness and delight!!!

yes yes yes

Originally posted by animeglitch

Originally posted by uma-o-t-o-m-e

Originally posted by animevf

Originally posted by studioghiblishy

Originally posted by theatheee

spiroandthelacktones:

sketiana:

uwuspencer:

sketiana:

you spend so much time trying to make yourself more palatable that in the end you taste bland. forgettable

jadewhisper:

adreadfulidea:

I think a surprising amount of writers don’t realize that tragedies are supposed to be cathartic. They’re intended to result in a purging of emotion, a luxurious cry; the sorrow caused by a great tragedy is akin to fear caused by a good horror movie – it’s a “safe” sorrow, one that is actually satisfying to the audience. It can still be beautiful! It’s isn’t supposed to just be salting the earth so nothing can grow.

But that’s how you get grimdark: writers who don’t realize that they’re supposed to be doing something with the audience instead of to the audience.

#i once heard a lecture where someone said that the great appeal of tragedy is to see terrible things happen to people you’re supposed to#empathize with and see yourself in#and that the catharsis comes from seeing someone’s life go horribly wrong and still have the author hold your hand and tell you#‘this story mattered. even though it had a sad ending it still mattered. even if you don’t succeed your attempts matter’#grimdark tells you that the world sucks and nothing you do matters#well-written tragedy tells you that sometimes the world sucks but everything you do matters so so much#your story is still worth telling even if you never achieve that happy ending#or if you lose it along the way#people have inherent value and their stories deserve to be told no matter if they turn out okay or not#and in a reality that has no concept of ‘fair’ that shit just hits good man!!! feels good!!!!! it’s COMFORTING

issabella:

writing-prompt-s:

You swerve to avoid a squirrel. Unknown to you, the squirrel pledges a life debt to you. In your darkest hour, the squirrel arrives.

shittymoviedetails:

Ryan Gosling in Drive

1000diodesinatrenchcoat:

thebraveandthebroiled:

me when I was 16 and freshly into superhero media: it’s actually kinda fucked up that everyone is vigilantes…..like wouldn’t it be better if superheroes WERE operating with some kind of government oversight? people shouldn’t just take laws into their own hands. they should be more like the army or police.

me a decade later: WHEN EVERY SUPERHERO IS ALIGNED WITH A GOVERNMENT, SUPERHERO STORIES BECOME NARRATIVES DEFENDING THE STATUS QUO AND THE POWERFUL, AND EVERY SUPERHERO MOVIE IS A DEFENSE OF AUTHORITARIANISM, AND EVERY HENCHMAN KILLED IS A CASE OF EXTRAJUDICIAL MURDER. IT’S STILL MURDER WHEN THEY’RE VIGILANTES BUT WHEN THE MURDER ISN’T GOVERNMENTALLY SANCTIONED YOU GET THE SENSE THAT SUPERHEROES DO THINK THEY NEED TO DIAL THE MURDER BACK. ALSO IT MAKES THE STORIES BORING WHICH ISN’T AS POLITICALLY AS IMPORTANT BUT AESTHETICALLY???? REMEMBER UNDERDOG STORIES CHRIST THOSE WERE FUN RIGHT??????????????