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In the morning session for The Batman (2022), subtitled, and when the penguin goes, does no one know the difference btwn el or la, and you know I’m in Spain, so the ten person that we were there just laughed xD

Also the bat thing, bc in Spanish it’s “el murciélago” so I was going, up until that point, making weird faces about how the movie wasn’t going in that obvious direction anthem it did! But the confusion was bc they didn’t know how the determinants in Spanish work. Nice little plus of watching it with the og actor voices and dialogue.

Then itt happened to not really matter that much? It was a pun on URL which lol wasn’t expecting it despite knowing English xD

Whatever the original book said or its author intended Jo March in the 2019 movie is such a mirror to what an aro-spec experiences, I cried lots with her, I don’t care whatever happens with Friedich or not, her dialogue and her friendship with Laurie and her love for her family and when she breaks down with her mother because everyone is leaving her behind to marry and make their own lives and if she wants to be someone priority society tells her she has to shed everything that makes her herself and debase herself for a man, but “I just want to be loved, and I don’t care at this point if I have to perform if only I wouldn’t be lonely” -style. It’s very much about feminism but it resonates so well with aro experiencies I’ll just project it on her, because it felt so good to have that struggle on a film. It felt so good. Tears are still falling from my eyes right now.

The way her aunt, although took under her wing Amy, and gave the opportunity to make connections and education to marry up to her (because she correctly saw that Amy would be the one who wanted and understood that world) but left the house to Jo, who didn’t want to marry, who had big dreams of making money to sustain herself without depending on men. She gave Jo a safety net to make sure she wouldn’t need to marry or to depend on her family, and whatever Jo chose in canon, it’s such a gift? Independency.

Posting more thoughts because i wrote the above deep into the night after coming home from the midnight showing so i wasn’t the most coherent and managed to critic what i meant to leave for today.

On good news, I managed to know that Duende is Sprite in English; amazing guy with Thena was Gilgamesh (also I liked his chara but I’m a bit >-> about the Gilgamesh legend given it seems Enkidu was substituted for one of the Deviants? But that’s nothing to do with the quality of his arc and more me being a myth nerd), and also techno-family guy was Phastos? I somehow hear him named as Faustus in Spanish xD

Going on with the true commentary-review lol: Elaborating on Sersi who is not Cersei, but Sersi written like so in Spanish sounds like sexy mangled by an Andalusian, so I will keep writing Cersei with the understanding this is a different chara with none of the fault of the og!Cersei. Ok? Ok. So Cersei caught my interest at the start? Her powers reminded me of Fullmetal Alchemist and they’re pretty amazing, but she personally lost me. I think I got what they were trying to do with her chara; a woman leader overshadowed by her old lover who had to learn to choose for herseld and lead others, a new turn around of the reluctant hero… But she came across very muted and distant and. Well. Too passive for my tastes. I liked her well enough but I was much more entertained by, like, evryone else. Including her antagonistic ex with complex but also clear motivations who is still, btwen murdering their boss and menacing everyone including her, unable to kill or stop her when it counts and ends up helping her goals anyway. I find pretty terrible that despite calling bullshit to the screen anytime he was being his dumbass self I still came out with more of a sense on Ikaris as a person than Cersei. That’s… not great for your fem protagonist. Although all things considered like I said, she was a solid concept. And her pacifism was very refreshing, her being asian over all of the above very cool, but i just didn’t vibe with her chara.

Moving on to others…. Uhm. Druig and his cult(?)(it was totally a cult wasn’t it? ot a commune-cult i guess?) in the middle of the amazon was somewhat unexpect but understable, too? He was super done with violence and went, “so I’m absconding with these humans I’ve taken a like to and we’re gonna live in peace and the rest of you can go to shit I can’t anymore.” I mean, I expected him to be kind of in the moving trying to meedle on conflicts or something, but I guess by then he had already realised it was an impossible task and centered himself on doing what he could for his little pocket of the world. Which is why the aftermath of the attack of the Deviants moving so rappidly for them… I got stuck on those poor people, and how will they ever manage to transition into a normal life without him. Not that it’s bad a mind controlling demigod isn’t monitoring their every movement or thought, but is a super big change (giants monster et all) that blew over super quickly and then we don’t see him worry or reflect on that anymore…. Yes this is a film with tons of characters, so I understand why, but it got stuck in my head…. I feel Druig was stuck in a super awkwards middle land of feeling very much superior to humans bc of his powers and also feeling very protective of them bc of the same, so it lead to. Well, the film situation.

But also his and Makkari lil moments and dynamic was golden! I loved it. You really get a sense of these two as being both aloof and appreciative in different ways of humans and also more chillax about the whole mission…. Although Makkari waiting by herself on the ship for the others to everyone go together home ;_; What a woman!!! (Also, it’s very funny to me that apparently she went outside with regularity to like, get herself books, and art, and all other kind of trinkets, as shes wont to do, and managed to avoid everything electronic, lol.) But yeah. And when she went all furious to hit on shitty Ikaris, my friend and I were all, “YAS, teach him to not touch other people loved ones!!!”Also it seems like Makkari’s actress is 43? She’s looks so young and she’s so pretty!!!

Re: Phastos. Umm. His moment in Hiroshima was. As tasteful as it can be coming from someone heavily coded as one of those american scientists so ashamed of having collaborated on Proyect Manhattan, although I don’t think for a second he was there, I think he was clearly talking about him regretting guiding humanity technologic evolution in general. The whole sequence still felt a bit “eh” coming from an USA studio. Although it was very nice seeing them state clearly what a human horror and mistake it was. Didn’t get a feeling of disrespect or anything, just you know, sensible subject. Leaving that aside, very happy he was apparently married to another man and with a kid? Yay, representation?! (also a lot of poc rec in general in this one, i liked to see that too) One of these days it’d be between two mains charas who also don’t need to be super married and with a kid but hey, progress! And Phastos storyline was guided by a love for humanity in general so he was a nice parallel to Cersei, the protag, and also him beating and immobilising Ikaris with his science power (which was super pretty to see) was great, although I still remain a bit unconvinced about the whole setting down happily with humans in general for the Eternals. They’re 7000+ aliens/robots, but that’s my inner scapist fantasy lover talking lmfao. Better to love and live than be alone and just survive.

Also on Sprite, again: very happy nothing weird happened with her and Ikaris, most of all for the actress, and also, it was completely unnecessary… Her powers and role as the, we’ll say, potentiator of humanity’s imagination and creativity was not lost on me, and her maestry with illusions was nicely nicely done. As a writer loved all those implications. Still think hers was a shitty ending, and the traition bit left me cold, too, although I got it. But I loved Sprite first appearence in screen (when I thought she was a boy, and really the gnc look was pretty great overall, although a bit “eh” that it was conflated with her not growing up instead of, you know, because she likes the androginy. using she/her bc those were her pronouns and her arc is very much tied to it? in some uncomfortable ways? but i totally support other headcanons) and sadly by the end I was very meh on her. Although the swinging back and forth between ancient and childish was nice! What a terrible dicotonomy.I get why she wanted an adult body I still don’t get why she needed to be human and mortal for it when even Phastos with a human hushband and child he will eventually outlive doesn’t show an iota of wanting to be human.

Also everybody battle clothes were very pretty and they each had special symbolism? I couldn’t get everyone’s on the cinema but I’ll have to search a bit more on it. Still, pretty clothes = my grand worth nothing approval.

The meta commentary/self-awareness was excessive as always with Marvel, although a bit more tasteful than in other of their movies, (that superman comment lol, although it’s true dc was very present in my head when i saw ikaris flying and buring things with his eyes lol) and i loved how it took its time with everyone both in the past and the present! There’s a lot of stories there lost to the time, that I would love to see portrayed on fic. They could virtually be anywhere on Earth at any given time in history except for the few hard canon time-locations, it’s doing great things to my imagination. (A bit how I feel after watching The Old Guard, Good Omens or Hetalia, but even more fantasy-science fiction lol) (also how some relationships are left ambiguous, too!!!)

So I think I’ve said everyhting I wanted until now? If I want to say more later I’ll reblog again.

Good movie, very refreshing compared to the shit marvel has been doing lately, I still don’t trust nor will trust them or Disney but this is a good direction to be going in. For an action superhero movie the characterization was really nice!

PD: So Eros was Harry Styles? Who would have know, not me, I thought for a few moments he was Thomas Brodie-Sangster without the super young face, but well I was never a 1D fan nor do I like his music so eh. I don’t care. Good on him if that’s what he wants? To all those annoyed people bc Harry isn’t a true actor and Disney is being shitty. Dear anons of the net: when has Disney not been specially shitty this past decade?

So I’m out.

Just saw the eternals on the cinema despite promising myself not to go to any more marvel movies and hey it seems they can learn a little. For an action movie of Disney it was pretty decent (although there a few things at the end that are like ew) ( I’ll explain in a reblog tomorrow) and although cersei(?) (And really what was it with game of thrones actors and sound in this movie) was super boring as a main chara the rest of the charas made up for it….

And I have really questionable taste bc my faves in terms of pure id was druig and then elf(?)/duende. Also tech guy but that’s clearly good taste, and thena was suitably mystical although I really disliked how her partner died. Although the fact that some of those partnerships nature is left ambiguous was something I loved! For qpr and besties aro headcanons of course. And yeah the end with the power of love winning ikaris over was very well done… Not his death or supposed death though, that was a waste.

How can he redeem himself if he commits suicide? Why does duende became human? That was the yikeist thing I’ve watched on a while. She’s still 7000+ years old, only now she has to relate with stupid teen humans at school and not have access to either her family or her powers, that have been with her for millennia just for the chance to settle down with someone mediocre who will never be able of truly understanding her. I’m furious. Just age her body up and keep her eternal omg, cersei you had all the powers for a hot minute there. I can’t with Disney insistence in a ciheteronormative life being the end all of things to wish foe. Also got the inkling that cersei and ikaris saw duende as like, their charge or something and it was very yikes. Not bc any anti bullshit but for the difference in perspectives between the charas of their relationships to one another.

Still. It was an entertaining movie! Revved for passing the time; you could watch it at home for free!!

Went to watch Dune and liked it! It ended just when I was getting super super invested which… ouch, and it also has “issues” but it’s just so very pretty and epic and weird! Dunno if I’ll read the books just now or wait until we know if there’s gonna be or not a second part! But the film is recced! Although it was weird to hear everybody dubbed XD These days in my home I just watch subbed.

Also the toros everywhere just sent me and my friends into fits of laughter bc when you’re watching Dune in Spanish the only reaction is laugh. Atreides is greek but that aesthetic… And those moorish-mediterranean windows… I see you art department. I see you…

PD: I heard future installements should do away with the yikes of white saviourism to show it was a terrible idea actually? You already could see very well in the film the saviour thing is manuphactered by the Bene Gesserit(?)! The voice Paul hears in his vision/hallucination moments is suspiciously similar to that elder women of the star so like. And the visions aren’t necessarily true? More like symbolic things… But then Dunan died just as he saw it… Umm. Something fishy here…

COLLATERAL BEAUTY

Because the beauty and pain of life are so, so, melancholic and hopeful. I left the cinema crying and smiling and amazed and sad and I keep remembering in random moments how wonderful it was and how much I loved Let’s Hurt Tonight by One Republic as its end song. I went with expectations that were very much met and beyond. The subtle magic of the ordinary and that final scene… wow. How it treats tragedy as well, and people recovering from it but never diminishes the pain it causes, too. Everything.

CALL ME BY YOUR NAME

I swear I’m not trying to be the typical tumblr fan. This was released in my cinema, like half a year after its original date in other countries? And in a special session of European cinema only once. I went with one of my best friends, and wow. I know it’s not perfect, but the impact it had, the visuals and their beauty, that feeling at the end of devastation and hope. I wanted to read the book and I couldn’t because the whole weekend after I watched the movie I was in a daze and then it was too painful and everytime I remember it… I have the epub but I’ve still not gathered the will to read it. Not that I think I want. Curiously, I haven’t read fanfic for this one and I don’t want to, you know? I think is good as it is. Now if I could know why it felt like such a punch in the gut… (why you so relatable elio?)

BRAVE & MOANA

Now I need to talk a bit about my two favourite Disney’s princess movies ever: Brave and Moana. Brave talked to me in such a way… when I watched it with my mom in my home, after the first time in cinema with my aunt I felt a great connection with her. My mum and I are very close, and we understand each other better than Merida and Elinor but mother-daughter moments, family love and remembrance of the past and magic made it a combination impossible to forget.

Moana was wonderful for me personally. I’ve always wanted to go, to go find my way and write and live in other countries and explore myself and by self and if I can, to help my family and other people with my actions. She is for me the most relatable disney princess, and I didn’t know how I needed a princess like her until I went to the cinema that day.

MAMMA MIA 1 & 2

I don’t know how many times I’ve rewatched Mamma Mia. First when I was 8 yrs old with of my mother’s side of the family in a birthday (I don’t remember whose)so since then I’ve always linked these movies to my family and my mom. After that day I’d watch it again and again on DVD. Part of that was that I didn’t have internet nor a laptop at home yet, but even more so was how I really loved its unabashed optimist and funny tone while having a lot of (good) feelings involved too. The characters, the songs, the isles and the greek weather so much like the one in my side of the Mediterranean sea… Pure good vibes. The second part was much of the same, but with more feelings and tears and I love it as much as the first one. The exception which confirms the rule. And I cried in the two films which seems to be my requirement in this list XD

And well, this is the end. These are the movies that right now have impacted me the most. I mean I have a lot of others which I absolutely love, but if you were to ask me which impacted the most after watching them and have lasted in my memory… These 6 would be the ones. Another day I’ll do one list with those other movies but for now… Shoutout to Kimi no Na wa which I’ve seen thrice and every time I like it more and more although at first, I was like: oh, good in a lukewarm way. I’ve always like your soundtrack though. ;P (Now I know the error of my old ways. Also Makia and whatever your name in English is for destroying me and my mom emotionally a Sunday one month ago. I didn’t really like you that much but I recognize how amazing you are)

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