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The immortals of this village are _clearly_ 1970s hippies! They even use macramé! In brown + orange - that cursed colour combination that _should have died_ somewhere around...
*cough!*
I mean, everyone have different tastes, and macramé is having a revival, and all that... Also, since they _are_ immortals they kind of have a licence to put their craft on life support.
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The immortals of this village are _clearly_ 1970s hippies! They even use macramé! In brown + orange - that cursed colour combination that _should have died_ somewhere around...
*cough!*
I mean, everyone have different tastes, and macramé is having a revival, and all that... Also, since they _are_ immortals they kind of have a licence to put their craft on life support.
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The immortals of this village are _clearly_ 1970s hippies! They even use macramé! In brown + orange - that cursed colour combination that _should have died_ somewhere around...
*cough!*
I mean, everyone have different tastes, and macramé is having a revival, and all that... Also, since they _are_ immortals they kind of have a licence to put their craft on life support.
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The immortals of this village are _clearly_ 1970s hippies! They even use macramé! In brown + orange - that cursed colour combination that _should have died_ somewhere around...
*cough!*
I mean, everyone have different tastes, and macramé is having a revival, and all that... Also, since they _are_ immortals they kind of have a licence to put their craft on life support.
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Burning Flames, ep 9, post 20 min; snakes (not in pic, though)
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Burning Flames, ep 9, post 20 min; snakes (not in pic, though)
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Burning Flames, ep 9, post 20 min; snakes (not in pic, though)
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Burning Flames, ep 9, post 20 min; snakes (not in pic, though)
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TIL the term Dutch Angle - it's when you shoot a shot tilting the camera/picture, making the horisontal line askew. I have a hard time _not_ going "Dutch Angle! Dutch Angle! Dutch Angle!" like a toddler with a new word, because Burning Flames is full of them. The composition is good when a situation gets out of controll, because it's a clear illustration of instability. Here it also means both characters are visible - foreshortening FTW!
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TIL the term Dutch Angle - it's when you shoot a shot tilting the camera/picture, making the horisontal line askew. I have a hard time _not_ going "Dutch Angle! Dutch Angle! Dutch Angle!" like a toddler with a new word, because Burning Flames is full of them. The composition is good when a situation gets out of controll, because it's a clear illustration of instability. Here it also means both characters are visible - foreshortening FTW!
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TIL the term Dutch Angle - it's when you shoot a shot tilting the camera/picture, making the horisontal line askew. I have a hard time _not_ going "Dutch Angle! Dutch Angle! Dutch Angle!" like a toddler with a new word, because Burning Flames is full of them. The composition is good when a situation gets out of controll, because it's a clear illustration of instability. Here it also means both characters are visible - foreshortening FTW!
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TIL the term Dutch Angle - it's when you shoot a shot tilting the camera/picture, making the horisontal line askew. I have a hard time _not_ going "Dutch Angle! Dutch Angle! Dutch Angle!" like a toddler with a new word, because Burning Flames is full of them. The composition is good when a situation gets out of controll, because it's a clear illustration of instability. Here it also means both characters are visible - foreshortening FTW!
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I just realised that, since I walk with a cane, immortal Gui Mu is one of the few characters I can cosplay with minor tweaks (yes, I consider gender bending a minor tweak). If I picked say Spiderman or Storm I'd add a detail to tell a story - say a plaster cast. As for Gui Mu I'd only need to make the costume and abuse my hair. I'm weirdly tempted...
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I just realised that, since I walk with a cane, immortal Gui Mu is one of the few characters I can cosplay with minor tweaks (yes, I consider gender bending a minor tweak). If I picked say Spiderman or Storm I'd add a detail to tell a story - say a plaster cast. As for Gui Mu I'd only need to make the costume and abuse my hair. I'm weirdly tempted...
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I just realised that, since I walk with a cane, immortal Gui Mu is one of the few characters I can cosplay with minor tweaks (yes, I consider gender bending a minor tweak). If I picked say Spiderman or Storm I'd add a detail to tell a story - say a plaster cast. As for Gui Mu I'd only need to make the costume and abuse my hair. I'm weirdly tempted...
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I just realised that, since I walk with a cane, immortal Gui Mu is one of the few characters I can cosplay with minor tweaks (yes, I consider gender bending a minor tweak). If I picked say Spiderman or Storm I'd add a detail to tell a story - say a plaster cast. As for Gui Mu I'd only need to make the costume and abuse my hair. I'm weirdly tempted...
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Of course C-drama land has the levelled up version of the Darth Vader choke-hold!
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Of course C-drama land has the levelled up version of the Darth Vader choke-hold!
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Of course C-drama land has the levelled up version of the Darth Vader choke-hold!
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Of course C-drama land has the levelled up version of the Darth Vader choke-hold!
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Speaking of detailing... I guess the decorations on Zhazha's vest thingy are laser cut - the edges are a bit angular and sharp. Thank you laser cutter, I'd say! Looks awesome! Those squiggles are also a prime example of C-drama details that makes me go
"Haven't I seen those patterns somewhere closer? On a runestone or so?"
C-drama is of course Not A Reliable Source, but every time it happens it's like hitting a sore tooth.
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Speaking of detailing... I guess the decorations on Zhazha's vest thingy are laser cut - the edges are a bit angular and sharp. Thank you laser cutter, I'd say! Looks awesome! Those squiggles are also a prime example of C-drama details that makes me go
"Haven't I seen those patterns somewhere closer? On a runestone or so?"
C-drama is of course Not A Reliable Source, but every time it happens it's like hitting a sore tooth.
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Speaking of detailing... I guess the decorations on Zhazha's vest thingy are laser cut - the edges are a bit angular and sharp. Thank you laser cutter, I'd say! Looks awesome! Those squiggles are also a prime example of C-drama details that makes me go
"Haven't I seen those patterns somewhere closer? On a runestone or so?"
C-drama is of course Not A Reliable Source, but every time it happens it's like hitting a sore tooth.
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Speaking of detailing... I guess the decorations on Zhazha's vest thingy are laser cut - the edges are a bit angular and sharp. Thank you laser cutter, I'd say! Looks awesome! Those squiggles are also a prime example of C-drama details that makes me go
"Haven't I seen those patterns somewhere closer? On a runestone or so?"
C-drama is of course Not A Reliable Source, but every time it happens it's like hitting a sore tooth.
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Ah! A rare costume change! Since Burning Flames leans into cartoon storytelling the characters keep their costume the same way superheroes stick to their spandex design. It's also a rare glimpse of the quality of the costume work; note the detailing on Bai Cai's wrist guards. The reason Gou's hanfu is so much simpler is probably the detailed armour he normally wears. I thought he wore brocade first, but alas - his top layer is probably heat printed 🥲
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Ah! A rare costume change! Since Burning Flames leans into cartoon storytelling the characters keep their costume the same way superheroes stick to their spandex design. It's also a rare glimpse of the quality of the costume work; note the detailing on Bai Cai's wrist guards. The reason Gou's hanfu is so much simpler is probably the detailed armour he normally wears. I thought he wore brocade first, but alas - his top layer is probably heat printed 🥲
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Ah! A rare costume change! Since Burning Flames leans into cartoon storytelling the characters keep their costume the same way superheroes stick to their spandex design. It's also a rare glimpse of the quality of the costume work; note the detailing on Bai Cai's wrist guards. The reason Gou's hanfu is so much simpler is probably the detailed armour he normally wears. I thought he wore brocade first, but alas - his top layer is probably heat printed 🥲
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Ah! A rare costume change! Since Burning Flames leans into cartoon storytelling the characters keep their costume the same way superheroes stick to their spandex design. It's also a rare glimpse of the quality of the costume work; note the detailing on Bai Cai's wrist guards. The reason Gou's hanfu is so much simpler is probably the detailed armour he normally wears. I thought he wore brocade first, but alas - his top layer is probably heat printed 🥲
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CW: Teef (Burning Flames)
Even by the standards of C-drama land this is _slightly_ OTT. I truly enjoy it. But the actors who's gotten the Eeeevul roles seem to have the time of their lives! You can almost see them giggling internally as they slosh on the slime.
(*Looks at the cane* That one's really pretty! I wonder if I should DIY..
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Naaah! I actually want something on the Good Side.) -
CW: Teef (Burning Flames)
Even by the standards of C-drama land this is _slightly_ OTT. I truly enjoy it. But the actors who's gotten the Eeeevul roles seem to have the time of their lives! You can almost see them giggling internally as they slosh on the slime.
(*Looks at the cane* That one's really pretty! I wonder if I should DIY..
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Naaah! I actually want something on the Good Side.) -
CW: Teef (Burning Flames)
Even by the standards of C-drama land this is _slightly_ OTT. I truly enjoy it. But the actors who's gotten the Eeeevul roles seem to have the time of their lives! You can almost see them giggling internally as they slosh on the slime.
(*Looks at the cane* That one's really pretty! I wonder if I should DIY..
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Naaah! I actually want something on the Good Side.) -
CW: Teef (Burning Flames)
Even by the standards of C-drama land this is _slightly_ OTT. I truly enjoy it. But the actors who's gotten the Eeeevul roles seem to have the time of their lives! You can almost see them giggling internally as they slosh on the slime.
(*Looks at the cane* That one's really pretty! I wonder if I should DIY..
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Naaah! I actually want something on the Good Side.) -
Il discepolo (Il sistema di salvataggio del peggiore dei cattivi #1) di Mo Xiang Tong Xiu
Descrizione: Nato da una relazione clandestina tra una cultrice umana e un discendente degli antichi Demoni Celesti, Luo Binghe è il protagonista ridicolo e stereotipato del Cammino del fiero demone immortale, una webnovel del genere “stallone da monta” firmata dall’improbabile Aeroplano Impennato Verso il Cielo. Tra scene erotiche gratuite, buchi di trama e trovate tanto mirabolanti quanto grottesche, la storia raggiunge vette di trash ineguagliabili. Persino l’appassionato lettore Shen Yuan, quando arriva alla fine del romanzo, si abbandona a una sfilza di insulti; almeno finché, all’improvviso, ci lascia le penne! La sfortuna di Shen Yuan però non si ferma qui: al suo risveglio, si ritrova nel corpo di Shen Qingqiu, il cattivo della storia! Sotto l’occhio vigile di un onnisciente “Sistema”, ha ora il compito di trasformare quel romanzo di infima categoria in un’opera di qualità. A differenza degli altri personaggi, però, lui conosce il destino atroce che lo aspetta. Per sfuggire a una fine letteralmente già scritta, decide di provare a entrare nelle grazie dell’eroe, in modo da scardinare la catena di eventi immaginata dall’autore. Ma la sua strategia avrà risvolti decisamente inaspettati…
Nell’estremo oriente dell’Eurasia c’è una copiosa produzione di isekai, una parola giapponese traducibile come “altro mondo” e che consiste in un sottogenere del fantasy nel quale una persona viene catapultata in un altro mondo – spesso dopo essere morta male nel nostro – dove dovrà imparare a vivere secondo regole diverse. Tra gli isekai più frequentati ci sono – ahimè! – quelli dove un ragazzo/uomo assolutamente mediocre diventa un guerriero/mago potentissimo, fighissimo e dotatissimo senza sforzo alcuno e attrae a sé innumerevoli ragazze/donne che non vedono l’ora di abbandonare ogni personalità per potersi dedicare al nostro altissimo e purissimo eroe.
La triste mediocrità di queste storie è ormai leggendaria tra chi frequenta l’animazione e i fumetti da Giappone, Cina e Corea del Sud e anche Mo Xiang Tong Xiu deve averlo pensato perché nel 2014 inizia la pubblicazione di una web novel, Il sistema di salvataggio del peggiore dei cattivi, che percula proprio quel genere di storie.
Il nostro eroe in questo caso è Shen Yuan, che tira le cuoia proprio nel momento in cui, finita la peggiore web novel erotica del genere “stallone da monta” scritta per soddisfare la fantasia di uomini arrapati, impreca contro la mediocrità di Il cammino del fiero demone immortale di quel buono a nulla succhia-soldi di Aeroplano Impennato Verso il Cielo.
Ovviamente al nostro eroe non va così bene da reincarnarsi in Luo Binghe, il protagonista che capitolo dopo capitolo si crea un harem di belle fanciulle, ma gli va così male che si ritrova nel corpo di Shen Qingqiu, il malvagio insegnante che finirà per fare una brutta fine come punizione per il suo comportamento spregevole. Urge dunque correre ai ripari per cercare di evitare di inimicarsi il protagonista, perché di sicuro Shen Yuan non vuole morire una seconda volta, per giunta in una maniera così spiacevole…
Essendo la parodia di un genere molto eteronormativo, Mo Xiang Tong Xiu ribalta il tavolo rendendo la storia gaia e sottolineando la stupidità con la quale vengono ritratte le personagge, che nella storia originale perdevano il lume della ragione non appena vedevano Luo Binghe. C’è una bella dose di metaletteratura, ma non aspettatevi niente di sofisticato: stiamo per sempre seguendo il punto di vista di uno che usava come nickname Impareggiabile Cetriolo.
Sicuramente non l’opera migliore di Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, ma interessante sia perché è stata fucina e spunto per i suoi lavori successivi, sia perché è un’ottima lettura se avete voglia di qualcosa di divertente.
#dānměi #fantasyUmoristico #isekai #lightNovel #personaggioGay #xiānxiá -
I really like this composition! The shot is only a few seconds long, but does A Lot to establish that the situation is both dangerous and calm. Gou and the bigfoot monster look pretty friendly as they're checking each other out. But the gate and gateposts are all filmed askew. This gives us a visual hint that the situation is off-balance, and leads our eyes from BFM to Gou. Those pointy things help reinforce the threat.
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I really like this composition! The shot is only a few seconds long, but does A Lot to establish that the situation is both dangerous and calm. Gou and the bigfoot monster look pretty friendly as they're checking each other out. But the gate and gateposts are all filmed askew. This gives us a visual hint that the situation is off-balance, and leads our eyes from BFM to Gou. Those pointy things help reinforce the threat.
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I really like this composition! The shot is only a few seconds long, but does A Lot to establish that the situation is both dangerous and calm. Gou and the bigfoot monster look pretty friendly as they're checking each other out. But the gate and gateposts are all filmed askew. This gives us a visual hint that the situation is off-balance, and leads our eyes from BFM to Gou. Those pointy things help reinforce the threat.
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I really like this composition! The shot is only a few seconds long, but does A Lot to establish that the situation is both dangerous and calm. Gou and the bigfoot monster look pretty friendly as they're checking each other out. But the gate and gateposts are all filmed askew. This gives us a visual hint that the situation is off-balance, and leads our eyes from BFM to Gou. Those pointy things help reinforce the threat.
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Finally! The blue orc, aka Bigfoot Monster*! And my first thought is
"Who the _heck_ put those leather pieces on him???"
I mean; a had a hard time putting a cone on Alea the Black Cat and she's just 9 jin. This fellow is about 10.000 times more, and sports the same fierce rage!
(*C-drama land makes the rules - I don't)
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Finally! The blue orc, aka Bigfoot Monster*! And my first thought is
"Who the _heck_ put those leather pieces on him???"
I mean; a had a hard time putting a cone on Alea the Black Cat and she's just 9 jin. This fellow is about 10.000 times more, and sports the same fierce rage!
(*C-drama land makes the rules - I don't)
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Finally! The blue orc, aka Bigfoot Monster*! And my first thought is
"Who the _heck_ put those leather pieces on him???"
I mean; a had a hard time putting a cone on Alea the Black Cat and she's just 9 jin. This fellow is about 10.000 times more, and sports the same fierce rage!
(*C-drama land makes the rules - I don't)
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Finally! The blue orc, aka Bigfoot Monster*! And my first thought is
"Who the _heck_ put those leather pieces on him???"
I mean; a had a hard time putting a cone on Alea the Black Cat and she's just 9 jin. This fellow is about 10.000 times more, and sports the same fierce rage!
(*C-drama land makes the rules - I don't)
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It's been a long time since I commented on an awesome candelabra*, but I wonder if that one isn't trying too hard. It's like it's waving from the background
"Oooooh! Look at meee! I have wavy arms and hold candles! Ooooooh!"
Nevertheless it's glorious! I want one for my collection - and that panther candlehomder too!
(*they're all awesome candelabras, Brent)
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It's been a long time since I commented on an awesome candelabra*, but I wonder if that one isn't trying too hard. It's like it's waving from the background
"Oooooh! Look at meee! I have wavy arms and hold candles! Ooooooh!"
Nevertheless it's glorious! I want one for my collection - and that panther candlehomder too!
(*they're all awesome candelabras, Brent)
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It's been a long time since I commented on an awesome candelabra*, but I wonder if that one isn't trying too hard. It's like it's waving from the background
"Oooooh! Look at meee! I have wavy arms and hold candles! Ooooooh!"
Nevertheless it's glorious! I want one for my collection - and that panther candlehomder too!
(*they're all awesome candelabras, Brent)
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It's been a long time since I commented on an awesome candelabra*, but I wonder if that one isn't trying too hard. It's like it's waving from the background
"Oooooh! Look at meee! I have wavy arms and hold candles! Ooooooh!"
Nevertheless it's glorious! I want one for my collection - and that panther candlehomder too!
(*they're all awesome candelabras, Brent)
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I _have_ seen C-dramas that don't get that snow and winters are cold. But overall C-drama land seem to grok those things far better than Hollywood and a lot of Western media. This is shot indoors, yet all but one actors* go to great length to look cold and miserable. Bai Cai is rubbing her hands because she frose her ass off building that little snow figure.
(*the odd one out may have a plot reason not to)
#BurningFlames #EnvironmentalStorytelling #winter #Xianxia #CDrama
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I _have_ seen C-dramas that don't get that snow and winters are cold. But overall C-drama land seem to grok those things far better than Hollywood and a lot of Western media. This is shot indoors, yet all but one actors* go to great length to look cold and miserable. Bai Cai is rubbing her hands because she frose her ass off building that little snow figure.
(*the odd one out may have a plot reason not to)
#BurningFlames #EnvironmentalStorytelling #winter #Xianxia #CDrama
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I _have_ seen C-dramas that don't get that snow and winters are cold. But overall C-drama land seem to grok those things far better than Hollywood and a lot of Western media. This is shot indoors, yet all but one actors* go to great length to look cold and miserable. Bai Cai is rubbing her hands because she frose her ass off building that little snow figure.
(*the odd one out may have a plot reason not to)
#BurningFlames #EnvironmentalStorytelling #winter #Xianxia #CDrama
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I _have_ seen C-dramas that don't get that snow and winters are cold. But overall C-drama land seem to grok those things far better than Hollywood and a lot of Western media. This is shot indoors, yet all but one actors* go to great length to look cold and miserable. Bai Cai is rubbing her hands because she frose her ass off building that little snow figure.
(*the odd one out may have a plot reason not to)
#BurningFlames #EnvironmentalStorytelling #winter #Xianxia #CDrama
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Fun fact: the buddha figurine, originally from the Swat valley in Pakistan, found at Helgö, Sweden, is one of the more famous items travelling from east to west on the Silk Roads. It ended up in Sweden in the 8thC. But there were things travelling from west to east - noteably amber, that the Tang dynasty imported from the Baltics (and Burma). The gem was, among other things, called Buddha's Blood. Note that the bloodstones here are orange, not red.