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I would pay money to listen to MatPat read the whole bible
guys I’m not okay
Napoleon Dynamite: one of the greatest movies of our time. (in my humble opinion)
In recent light of MatPats final video, I made this yesterday. It's my first and probably last piece of art for him. I knew that it was inevitable but I never knew it would be so soon. I'm glad he was part of mine and millions of others lives, and I hope he comes and visits the Theory Channels every once in a while like he said he would
(I know Tumblr is the last place to post this but whatever)
MATPAT SAID wHAt? When? and Where?
Maybe some Nate Matt and Mark content. As a treat.
I made one joke then my friend sent me this.
Well that the end of a king’s rule of his kingdom
Wait
NO
WHAT
MOTHERFU—
Matpat*relaxing*: aahh I’m so glad that I finally retired from YouTube. No more fnaf, no more marvel movies, no more theories driving me insane. Yes sir I think I’m gonna be just fine with this.
Me*muffled*: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT!!!!!
*Breaks down door*
Me*holding axe*: KNOCK KNOCK MOTHERFU—
Terminator time travel
What if it’s not living things that pass through? What if the time machine only allows one thing through? If it can be explained with some technobabble about molecular bonds, then your hair will come with you, because it’s part of you, but not clothes, and if you wanted to bring a gun along it would need to be surgically implanted into you.
This wouldn’t work in the Genisys universe, because two people can travel together, but going by the official canon (the original, T2 and Dark Fate) it might be possible.
I drew that one guy who talks about fnaf sometimes
New song by my favorite content creator The Stupendium! I totally recommend listening to it! It’s about MatPat, Game Theory, and all the other Theory channels! Check it out!
Fanart i made for Stupes newest song!!
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I've seen a little trend of (mostly) men being shocked and annoyed at how much sensuality was in this newest episode of The Acolyte and I think it's time to re-introduce 'the male gaze' vs 'the female gaze' and how prevalent it is in fiction.
Those same guys don't complain when women are shown topless in bed, the sheet only covering their ass as the full curve of their back is illuminated while the male lead buttons up his pants and smizes forlornly out the window.
They don't bat an eye at 'Slave Leia's' costume or James' Bond's exploits or the gratuitous nudity and sex in Game of Thrones centered on the male gaze. They don't question dehydrated men with bulging veins screaming at their enemies as they flex.
But the moment there's sensuality for the gaze of the fem lead, all of a sudden it's "soapy" it's "fanfic" it's "ridiculous".
Why is that? Why are you so ok with sexuality when it's from the male gaze, but the MOMENT it switches to female, you think it's not to be taken seriously anymore? All of a sudden, it's not 'fit for the public', it's to be relegated to the dark corners of the internet and not spoken of and MOST DEFINITELY shouldn't find it's way onto our screens.
Was Qimir in that episode sexy as fuck? Yeah. Was that what the episode was about? Partially - but it was so much more than that, too. Unlike movies where women are just there to be ogled at by the male audience and have nothing of importance going on with the plot, the Acolyte showed both the man and woman in those scenes as important players in this story with depth and nuance that yes, included sexuality, but was not limited to it.
Men jack off to 'slave Leia' all the time - why is it suddenly disgusting when a man shows up on screen in a sexy way that's NOT dehumanizing to him? Would you have preferred Qimir in a slave costume being held hostage by the Hutts? (feel free to draw fan art of that *cough* what was that? I didn't say anything *cough*) Would that have made it 'not fanfic' to you? Or are only women relegated to those roles? Only women are allowed to skinny dip in the ocean and then talk to the MALE lead all dripping wet and naked. For a man to do that is...well....it's silly!!! It's fanfic!! That's not what we're supposed to see!!
It Follows (Mitchell, 2014)
What makes It Follows (Mitchell, 2014) so effective as a horror film is that it tells the spectator that they are right to fear the unknown, because the unknown is the voyeur. The Male Gaze objectifies the subject (usually feminine) and empowers the gazer (usually masculine), It Follows subverts this typical film convention. If we gaze into the unknown we believe that we hold the power, yet if the unknown gazes back, without noticing, we are objectified. Mitchell’s use of camera panning encourages passivity, the camera moves for us, the spectator holds no power as in our nightmares, we are passive. Many shots of our protagonist, Jay, are positioned uncomfortably. Some show Jay passing a window whilst others place us with her, gazing at the antagonist. Through the repeated use of the wide shots, the spectator is left vulnerable as we gaze at the shot in it’s entirety, much like our protagonist, we have no idea where it is.
Another way in which It Follows is incredibly effective is it’s use of isolation as a key theme. In order to pass on the curse, sex is needed. Although this should connote intimacy and love, sex is the cause of this isolation for the ones who suffer from the curse. In isolation, we find ourselves at our most vulnerable and when we are in need, only we truly knows what we need. The almost art-house-esque focuses on the stillness of the shot, the minimalism of most of the shots and mise-en-scene also connotes the emptiness of the film and furthermore, anchors the lack of intimacy.
Lake Mungo (Anderson, 2008)
The mockumentary format enables the audience to trust the protagonists and furthermore, identify with their grief over losing their daughter. Unlike other ‘haunting’ sub-genres of horror, the focal point of the narrative appears to be with all family members accepting the death of Alice rather than cheap scare shots. Arguably, the uneasy tension created at the start of the film is through both the identification with the protagonist and through the genius use of mockumentary sub-genre.
The integration of the hand-held camera and late night recording narrative device is so underrated and is successful in creating a higher level of intrigue for the audience. However, the narrative threads created by the use of the camera reflects family relations. The initial shots of Alice are created by her brother to help her mother accept Alice’s death and analysing of the second tape shows Alice’s sexual relations with her next door neighbour. Furthermore, the use of the family psychic Ray increases the sense of verisimilitude throughout the film and he also allows an insight to Alice’s inner fears. Ray is another essential narrative device for the film as he vocalises the similar fears of both Mother and Daughter (Alice’s fear being losing her Mother and her Mother’s fear of her distance from Alice).
The discovery of Alice’s phone in Lake Mungo provides the scariest moment in the film and shows Alice confronting her fears of drowning-she sees her bloated, dead body in front of her. As her parents revealed she never talked about the Lake Mungo trip, it shows the sheer distance between the characters. Despite the climatic moment being scary, it’s also liberating(in a sense.) Alice’s parents believe the spirit in the house has changed since the discovery of Alice’s phone so the audience believes that the family’s problems are over. Arguably, this is due to the genre codes and conventions- the audience shouldn’t identify with the ghost, when the family believes they are safe, the audience are safe. However, this is not the end.
The interchanging shots of Alice’s final interview with Ray and her Mother’s show that the distance is still there, despite the fact her family believes Alice is free. Alice talks about how she sees her Mother yet her Mother does not see her. In comparison, her Mother talks about how she doesn’t see Alice. The final shot of the family shows a figure at the window, the audience is led to believe that this is Alice. Thus, creating the idea that Alice has been there all along and the family has found various reasons to not see her. The physical distance between the family and Alice shows this.
In my opinion, although the message is somewhat cliched, the film discusses the distance between teenagers and their parents. Furthermore, the idea that after death nothing is solved and we never truly knows what someone else feels. The film is incredibly well executed and is both terrifying and emotional.
Se7en follows the story of Detective Mills and Detective Sommerset trying to find a serial killer committing his crimes in the way of the seven deadly sins. This screenshot beautifully examines the films theme of the relevance of religion in modern day society.
The establishing shot highlights the dominance of electricity pylons in relation to the empty desert. The desert immediately has religious connotations, the story of Jesus spending 40 days and 40 nights in the vacuous space. The desert should connote spirituality and a location in which religion could potentially flourish. However, the mise-en-scene makes it impossible to see the desert alone. The spectator struggles to find a glimpse of the desert through the pylons. The shot draws into question the importance of religion in modern day society. Religion no longer holds the relevance that technology does. The only desert the spectator can see is the road in which a serial killer is driving on.