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Slightly Inspired by a fic
2 days too many.
Inspired by this fic:
Me and my Dad just found that in our basement and I am going crazy cause he alowed me to play it one time when we get our player and I can record it to a USB
Actually sat down and watched Ghostbusters genuinely instead of just passively absorbing it only through the elements that have made it into pop culture and the autism won and I'm obsessed now so I made this
Not Winston tho he's normal
there's a ghostbusters manga and i particularly like egon in goth lolita
So I surprise surprise was rewatching Ghostbusters 2, and I feel like we don't talk enough about how Egon was kinda resistant to the mood slime. Like we see Ray and Winston go into a full fight the instant they get to the surface but Egon doesn't seem really affected by the slime, now this could be for any number of reasons from Egon having previous *exposure* to the slime or something about his psyche but it's fun
these are the ghostbusters, they tend to point at gay people and– oh hey they found one
I want to say one thing about Ghostbusters: Afterlife, and the whole Ghostbusters franchise: it was made for the autistic community by an autistic person, aka Dan Aykroyd and it shows. It comes across so beautifully in writing and on screen.
Let me explain: the movie came about as a direct result of Dan Aykroyd's hyperfixation and special interest in the paranormal, he's said so himself many times. Aykroyd wrote Ray Stantz as he would embody himself on screen. He's said that. Ray is an extension of himself. Therefore, and naturally, Ray is autistic.
Unlike other depictions of autistic people in media, Ray comes across as likeable and honest. He reads well as a character without diminishing his autistic traits; he's witty, bubbly and excitable about his hyperfixation in parapsychology.
Ray is slightly clumsy, optimistic and slightly dim sometimes. He's the autistic person that is never depicted in media. He doesn't show the stereotypical traits but he is so evidently still autistic. He lacks eye contact and is quite stiff in his motor movements, and his voice is often monotone. But he expresses his excitement through his movements and facial expressions all the same.
And Egon, by extension of that, is a character that a lot of people on the Autism Spectrum relate to - myself heavily included. He portrays a lot of autistic traits but he, also, doesn't come across as unlikeable. He's grounded, well-versed, understands emotions and is shown to be empathetic - even when he doesn't overly understand social cues (for example, when he's comforting Janine in the first movie).
Egon is shown to have a strong connection and relationship with his colleagues and friends, he's witty and uses playful humour in social situations. He understands sarcasm and he's reserved in his use of it. He's adverse to physical touch but he does use it when needed. He's exactly the same as I am. And that's why I hold him so close to my heart.
The connection between Ray and Egon was always really special; they bounced off of one another and finished one another's thoughts. They were able to communicate with each other in good flow always appeared to be on the same wavelength. This is common in a lot of neurodivergent people; we are able to connect in a way that we can't with neurotypicals.
What Afterlife did was give us a fresh outlook on autism through Phoebe. Though it is not stated she is autistic, it is evident that she may be on the spectrum. Phoebe's mum describes her as suffering from "bad co-ordination", and is constantly trying to help her open up and converse with people, which her brother says is "bad advice". This sort of comment is something that auties have heard our entire lives. Seeing Phoebe on screen felt like looking into a mirror into my life and it was so, so important.
Phoebe is shown to be a fantastic scientist, which is depicted as her special interest, and is shown to struggle in other subjects and with other issues. She is shown to be well-versed and straight-forward, just like her Grandfather. Phoebe says that she "exhibits emotions differently" to other people but feels them all the same - which is a common misunderstanding with autistic people.
I think what is also incredible about Afterlife is that everyone is aware of Phoebe's struggles, but she's labeled as a "gifted, intelligent kid" by Paul Rudd's character - even after her mum just listed all the things she struggles with. That's because even now - in 2021 - a female exhibiting all of these traits is unlikely to be diagnosed until later in life. Because autistic traits in women aren't shown to be an issue to people because we know how to mask. Phoebe is still developing into a young person, and her mum dismisses these issues she has because she is intelligent. That's a real issue.
Egon, on the other hand, as a person with the exact same traits, was labeled as a weirdo and outcast. That's a whole other issue.
And it was all so well-written. I love this franchise so much.
Overall, Ghostbusters is the perfect autism representation and I will NEVER shut up about it.
All three of these characters are so well loved, even by neurotypical people, and it's because they're a very raw and very real depiction of an autistic person written by an autistic person. Autism was less understood in the 1980's, so it's no surprise that it wasn't explicitly stated, but I think that adds to the magic. I think it's wonderful that autistic people like me are able to connect with these characters in a way that allistic people never could. That's what makes Ghostbusters such a beautiful franchise for people on the Spectrum.
And we owe it all to Dan Aykroyd and his hyperfixation all those years ago.
The Ghostbusters team's type: Ghosts
Just saying if Ray slept with a ghost in the 1st GB and Egon slept with Ghost slime in the 2nd Ghostbusters Phoebe could have totally kissed Melody in Ghostbusters Frozen Empire
Some Peteray today ❤️ I draw this for a friend 🫂
Peteray wip dump, they help me cope 💔
Don’t Cross the Streams.
Here’s an animation that I did for class! It’s based off a scene in the first Ghostbusters movie :) The original audio was my friends and I recording the lines, so the timing of my animation here is a little wonky trying to match it back to the original movie audio.
(Design sheets and storyboards under the cut ^_^)
Gatekeeper and Keymaster
“The Sumerians believed in a land of the dead, a dark and shadowy realm within the bowels of the earth. The souls of the dead are ruled by a mighty god, Gozer, and protected by a powerful Gatekeeper and Keymaster, in order that Gozer might rise up and walk the human plane again. The Gatekeeper and Keymaster must assume the form of beasts.”
trying to learn how to draw the fellas (failing terribly)
guys are you into dan akyroyd lore? it goes fucking crazy!! off the top of my head he partly owns several wineries, he has a vodka brand, he created and owns the house of blues music venues, his great grandad talked with arthur conan doyle about spiritualism which dan is also a fan of, he had tourettes as a kid, his autism is self diagnosed, he was engaged to carrie fisher after proposing on the set of blues brothers but she left him for her ex. there is so much more that i can’t remember though so go and read his entire wikipedia like i just did. incredible lore.
