Anonymous asked:
what's so great about the mummy 1999?
clarkent answered:
are you ready for this?
it is the most wonderfully made, historically inaccurate, giddily fun, perfectly paced, goofy horror movie romance novel bullshit bonanza that has ever blessed the silver screen.
i mean it is just so beautifully full of every genre without being overwhelming.
we’ve got: comedy, action, suspense, horror, romance, adventure, ancient aesthetics, and it’s a period piece.
all perfectly balanced and blended into one movie.
and the characters are so LIT
we got our main babe, evelyn “motherfucking” carnahan, a super-klutz librarian, total history nerd, and certified badass/damsel in distress. she raises the dead on accident, because she cannot resist books, and has the guts to put that motherfucker back where he came from and literally saves the world.
evie’s greatest hits:
- “what is a place like me, doing in a girl like this?!”
- *after totally destroying the library* “i’ve just made a bit of a mess in the library.”
- “no harm ever came from reading a book.”
- evelyn: *upon opening the tomb* “i’ve dreamt about this since i was a little girl.”
rick: “you dream about dead guys?” - “oops.”
then we’ve got rick “brendan fraser” o’connell, your not-so-typical battle hardened gun slinger with a heart of gold. he seems filthy, rude, and a complete scoundrel at first, but then he turns into a literal puppy, with massive heart eyes, that worships the ground evie walks on.
rick’s greatest hits:
- *screams at mummy*
- *screams at sand*
- *screams at things that are illogical to scream at*
- *screams*
next is our Comedic Relief Character™, jonathan carnahan, who also rises above his trope. he’s there for the laugh sure, but is never useless. he actively helps to move the plot along and isn’t just there. he also is the farthest thing from brainless and annoying.
jonathan’s greatest hits:
- evelyn: “have you no respect for the dead?”
jonathan: “of course i do, but sometimes i’d rather like to join them.” same. - oh and that time he was like “IMHOTEP” and saved his own ass like that was so smooth, y’all know what i’m talking about right??
then there is ardeth BAE. he is the audience rolling his eyes because *sighs* white people. he’s tired of these motherfucking mummies in this motherfucking desert. literally prettier than everyone.
(he has a much bigger role in the mummy returns, but is still so fab here)
and of course THE MUMMY. imhotep. actual emo. literally carved some poetry into the back of his sarcophagus when he was buried alive with flesh eating bugs, because he is that Extra™. just wants to bring his girlfriend back to life so he can make out with her without it being treason.
and all the side characters are also gr8.
now i wanna take a moment to talk about the romance. because it is so BEAUTIFUL. like usually in action movies it’s macho man undermines girl and they bone. not here. no time for that shit.
rick and evie have such a great relationship based on mutual respect and affection. they both cater to each other’s strengths and cover each other’s weaknesses. they are the literally definition of: “those two. in a fight, they’re lethal. around each other, they melt”
what else, i could literally talk about this movie all day.
the special effects have held up pretty well.
the music score is GORGEOUS.
the costumes are amazing.
the makeup, especially for anck su namun, OH WOW.
the george of the jungle era brendan fraser sign me the fuck up.
rachel weisz.
so many good things.
it’s just great.
#i secretly rate every action movie from 0 to the mummy
it’s a beautiful mess of a movie that can be enjoyed by people of all ages and transcends time and posterity as the alpha mummy movie, and to those who disagree i beseech you:
“Just lending a paw in the garden.. 😊😛 Need any holes dug? I’m your dog! 🐕” ~ Crusoe
Dear white women feminists who loved Wonder Woman–
Listen, I also loved Wonder Woman. But I also think that Diana would be the first to note that we are not free until we are all free. So if you posted a thousand times about how important WW was for little girls to see, then I hope you are also prepared to post a thousand times about how important the new Black Panther movie is for black kids- girls and boys- to see.
I saw Wonder Woman, and I teared up the first time she stormed the battlefield in her full regalia. But, as a black woman, I couldn’t not notice that the women who looked like me played supporting, and largely non-speaking, background parts. Black Panther is the chance for women who look like me to see ourselves as the heroes in our own story. To see ourselves as warriors, as epic royalty, as fully actualized superheroes. In a major studio blockbuster, no less. Never- not ever- has that happened before.
We are looking forward to your support.
Witchcraft is real because I yelled at a cloud to fuckin’ rain already and a raindrop fell on my face.
“This is my first cabbage! You know, a lot of times they’re kind of soft, but this one is solid! It’s going to be good eatin’!“
“What are you going to make with it?”
“Well, this one I’m giving to my parents. You have to give the first one away or you just spoil the whole spirit of gardening.”
always reblog cabbage lady
raise the happiness level of your entire dash
THIS MAKES ME SO HAPPY EVERY TIME I SEE HER!!
why do they collectively look like the babadook?
like, raja got the hat, bianca got the face and raven got the hair omg
BYE
I am shaking with rage at this. Hulu not only stole art, they flipped its meaning to make it the antithesis of the artist’s intent. Our community is reeling at the use of one of our beloved icons of feminist religion being used as a symbol of women’s oppression by a film house that should damn well know better than to steal art without a licensing agreement, let alone do something this sadistic with the stolen work!
From Oberon Zell’s FB:
“I was only recently introduced to the Hulu series, “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which conveys a powerful dystopian message finding resonance with many women today. So you can imagine my shock and outrage when I discovered that my iconic design of “Astra, the Star Goddess,” which I created in 1987 as a quintessential symbol of women’s divinity and empowerment—since widely adopted throughout the Goddess Spirituality community—appears prominently and ubiquitously throughout the series as the symbol of the brutal oppression and subjugation of women in a totalitarian patriarchal theocratic regime.
I was never approached by the producers of this show for permission or licensing to use my image, and I am devastated that its appropriation is not only a violation of my copyright, but that its association in this context is antithetical to my intentions. The damages to my image representation are incalculable, as millions of viewers will now be associating this image with the show’s theocratic “Republic of Gilead,” where its usage is comparable to that of the Swastika in films of Nazi Germany.
Here is a side-by-side comparison of my design (this version is my silver earring, but it is also available as a pendant, brooch, and wall plaque; and well as being logo for my product line, the Mythic Images Collection) with the same image as it appears on the side of the ominous black van used in the Hulu series to transport the captured women. It also appears prominently in several other contexts and placements throughout the series, from the first episode to the season finale.
Here are links to my jewelry design from my distributor, The Guiding Tree:
http://theguidingtree.com/pendants-c-17_83_145/
http://theguidingtree.com/earrings-c-17_83_146/
And yes, I am talking with a copyright attorney who’s taking this case. Stay tuned!”
Just wanted to share this coming out story from a guy I saw on First Dates. He came out to his dad when he was 20, and then his mum when he was 21, after trying very hard to hide that part of himself and never really discussing anything like that in their household. Hearing his mother’s response after he explained all that was really gratifying. To all Muslim LGBT+ people, As-Salaam-Alaikum <3