shipping characters who are just friends in canon is more than okay but what’s annoying is when people take screenshots of them touching and say “friends don’t do that!”. i hate to break it to you but friends do hug and hold hands and cuddle. saying ‘friends don’t do that’ is reenforcing the idea that physical touch is reserved for lovers

This made me have a visceral response to all the times when I used to hug or hold hands with one of my old friends, and people used to legitimately think we were dating. 🥲

Guys, holding hands with someone, even if they're the opposite gender does NOT always equal a romantic relationship. Also, idk if this is just my experiences, but holding hands with people when you're really young used to be so chill. Now that I'm older, it's treated as a sign of my relationship with that person.

characters going “we were lovers once”: eh, it’s okay i guess. it’s nice enough

characters going “we were friends once”: absolutely devastating. one hit knockout i’m gone

God gives his hardest battles (taking decent pet pictures) to his bravest soldiers (people with black cats)

pottery painting today !! what a joy to create with friends <3

my insomnia as a kid was so fucking funny i’d wake up my dad at like 3am going “dad i’m scared one day ill stop liking my little pony because i have all these toys and clothes and i love them so much what if one day i wake up and it’s over” and he’d be like “i think something is wrong with you”

This take is honestly so real though because it makes me think of a few years ago where I was absolutely obsessed with modular origami (only modular btw. I'm not going to go too into it, but think of it as making a ton of puzzle pieces and then putting the pieces together) and I bought a ton of paper for it and now I have a box with a ton of paper laying around because at the time I didn't think it was enough paper but uh. It was too much lmao.

So anyway, I get kinda hesitant nowadays to get too fixated on stuff because sometimes I'll get obsessed with something for a month and then it's just over like that.

Where did the sudden disinterest come from 😶

Do you ever write out a multi-paragraph rebuttal to something and then think "actually I do not want to get involved in this" and close it

this is so healthy tho. you get to put your thoughts to words and then you light them on metaphorical fire. cleansing.

Literally did this the other day and then stopped myself because I didn't want to get involved with it

It was a critique about a person's take on philosophy btw

today marks 1 year since i saw a woman steal a bouquet of flowers from a market stand #womensrights#andwrongs

As a society, I think we forgot the incredibile feeling of watching a good movie integrally.

We are so used to watching 15 seconds videos on the little screens of our phones that we’ve gotten completely unaccustomed to sitting down and watching a feature film from start to finish.

The care and detail in a hour long movie is just something that could never be put inside a seconds long video. This is what makes each and every film unique and capable of igniting a certain feeling. The location, the actors, the dialogue, the soundtrack, the costumes,each individual shot, the acting itself, they’re all meticulously curated to create a certain effect, convey a certain feeling.

And each of these details put together are able to communicate a concept that everybody perceives and absorbs in a different way. Such complex emotions can never be put or eradicated from a 15 seconds long video.

Aristotle believed that through the vision of a theatrical play (especially tragedies), the viewer could be purified from their inner darkness. This phenomen was called “katharsis” and I believe it’s still tightly connected to our current society and the way we perceive media, specifically the way a well-made movie can make us feel.

Films are incredible ways of grounding ourselves to Earth, of experiencing each of our feelings, of developing our inner selves and of admiring art and craftsmanship.

I love film so much, especially those types or movies that have a more "indie" vibe with their cinematography and how the different shots really elevate the experience.

As someone who is taking a psych course, (and have researched psychology topics for some of my other classes) Aritsoles theory of "katharsis" or cartharsis has been disproven in some types of cinema like violent films, which instead causes the viewer to become more accustomed to viewing violent acts (though doesn't necessarily cause them to become violent though thats still debated) and of course has been shown to elevate feelings of anxiety such as sweating or rapid heart beat.

Despite this, catharsism is experienced when the viewer is watching more emotionally driven storylines. This is especially true when the viewer resonates with the experiences that the protagonist or what other characters are going through. It essentially allows them to express their emotions through connection, even though the character isn't real. (This is a reason why parasocial relationships can develop, but that's a post for another day. Having cathartic feelings while engaging in this kind of media is completely normal and, for the most part, healthy.)

I think that unlike other forms of artistic expression, cinema's popularity is no question. It is able to combine film, music, and artistic elements to portray authetic storytelling, and with the rise of generative Ai, the films in the upcoming future are definitely going to be impacted.

Knowing this, it honestly hurts. I feel like so many people disregard art in their lives and believe that by replacing it, the only flaw is people losing jobs (which isn't really a concern for those enforcing generative ai since now they don't have to pay those people) when people fail to realize how crucial the writers, costume design, actors, and music are to the film.

Art is human connection. We connect with others through making and viewing art. Taking away that connection defeats so much of its purpose. Art isn't just for consumption. It's a way for us to express ourselves with and without using words.

Art is so so important. It doesn't matter if you're "good" or "bad" at it, because its monetary value is not its only purpose.

Btw, Op what did you watch?

(I watched A man named Otto recently, which is why I felt the need to ramble too, lol)

Snoopy #142

20/2/2025

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absolutely obsessed with this