someone: you can tell a lot about someone from their favorite fictional characters!
me, nervously shoving all of my sarcastic trashbag characters with daddy issues and poor decision-making skills out of sight: um

gustinfucker:

#when ur whole squad is flawless

omg ik ppl mostly fancast bob morley as either dick or jason but imagine him as orm

commanderoffleets:

One of the first, civil, non-combat related conversations that Jason and Damian have is about books.

It’s a Tuesday afternoon and they reach for the same book in the Wayne library. They’re staring at each other like they have no idea what the other is even doing in there. Because Damian is pretty sure that Jason’s uncultured swine, so what is he doing trying to read Eugene Onegin in its original translation? And Jason is shocked because, yeah, he figured that Talia would have made an effort to make sure Damian was “cultured”, but why would he still be reading stuff like this when he doesn’t have to?

There’s only one copy and they come to a hesitant agreement to read the book together. They sit on the couch, as far from one another as they can be while still having a good look at the book. They’re reading speeds are slightly off so they start arguing until Alfred comes in to dust, sees what they’re doing, and suggests that they read out loud. “It’s much better that way, wouldn’t you agree?”

And it sounds less like a suggestion and more like something they have to do because Alfred doesn’t want them fighting, so Jason picks up the book and ignores Damian’s grumbling “I could have read it” and starts to read.

Jason is surprised Damian’s not commenting on his accent. Damian’s surprised that Jason barely has one.

They get through about a fifth of the book before Damian makes a humming sound in the back of his throat and Jason stops reading. After just a bit of prying - complete with threats to steal the book and hide it somewhere Damian can’t find it - “I know where all your safe houses are, Todd.” - and Jason just smirks because he was actually going to put it in one of Dick’s bags for him to take back to Bludhaven - Damian comes clean and nearly stuns Jason with an insightful analysis about what they’re reading, while comparing it to Nabokov’s translation. And then they launch into a discussion over the complexity of the work and true meanings and whether Nabokov translated it correctly while agreeing that nothing compares to the original. The book lies forgotten on the arm of the couch - they’ve both already read it anyway. 

And then it becomes a thing. Tuesday afternoons they make it back into the library and pretend that they’re not there to talk about books. Jason reaches for Whitman and Damian scoffs that Frost is so much better. Damian goes for Keats and Jason mocks him while invoking Blake. They argue over Shakespeare and Bacon and poetry and essays and novels.

And Damian actually learns things, which is startling and wonderful, and - he’d never admit it - but it’s nice to have his brother teach him things and to talk about literature with someone who knows what he’s saying. 

And Jason is astonished and proud because his little brother knows prose and poetry and has incredible insights into what they’re reading and is actually willing to listen and learn from him without saying something derogatory and insulting Jason’s intelligence.

And it’s amazing, to bond with each other over something that’s not fighting or death or annoying Tim. 

And Tuesday afternoons are their thing. 

frankenbaby:

I think the problem with Zack Snyder as a director, is that he has a lot of respect for his audience, and so he holds us to a very high standard. He expects people to soak up all the details and subtleties in his movies, because that’s what’s he would do, and it’s what he knows fans of his work will do.
Unfortunately, this approach alienates the audience that don’t do this. That’s not to say that people that don’t like his movies or can’t follow the plots are stupid, or lesser than fans of his movies, it just suggests to me that they don’t go to movies to have to focus. Some people use the escapism of movies to switch off their brains and have the movie do all the work for them, which is fine. But then others find escapism more immersive if they totally lose themselves in the story, staring at all the scenery, reading all the details littered around and watching all the body language. There is so much of the story in Zack Snyder’s work that is left in the subtext. Like a true artist and storyteller, Zack knows that what you leave out can be just as important as what you put in.
Zack expects his audience to be absorbed into the world of the movie, not just look at a screen and hear the noises. Some movies are great for that, and hand you everything on a plate, ready for consumption. But Zack makes you hunt and gather, sometimes letting you prepare the feast for yourself. And the beauty of this approach, is that the whole story is there, but there’s a lot more open to the interpretation of the audience than you’d usually see in big budget action movies - especially superhero movies, where this basically never happens. There’s a very clear narrative, but it is what you make of it, and some viewers are happy to do the work, to make the absolute most of it, and I think that part of the audience doesn’t even put the effort into doing this; it’s simply how they watch movies.
And then others just simply see and hear and only think about what’s there and never what’s between the lines.
Maybe to be a more successful director, Zack should dumb it down a little. Focus on pleasing the crowd. But I don’t think he’ll ever do that, because he is an artist. He is uncompromising in his vision and he knows that there is enough of us out there that appreciate what he does, so he keeps on doing what he does best for himself and for us.
I hope he never gives in. I hope studio execs trust him enough to let him do his work the way it works best. He makes his stories as art. Rich, detailed, stylish, intelligent art. The general population might not be ready to see superhero movies that way, but my God I’m ready for it. I’m tired of two-dimensional, soft contrast, rainbow coloured movies. I want depth, shadow and a refined palette, and that’s exactly what he gives us.

Thank you, Zack. You are a true artist and storyteller. Thank you.

professionaldorkanne:

I’ve been thinking lately… Hayden Christensen doesn’t do a lot of interviews.  But when he does, I don’t see him talking about how he hates Star Wars or how he auditioned for the role of a lifetime and everyone started spewing hate from every platform imaginable, or how he had to come back and finish the trilogy while the entire planet hated his guts and said so to his face.
What I do hear him talking about? How much he loves talking to little kids about Star Wars.  How happy he is to have been a part of it.  How hard he worked, how much fun he had, how much he learned.  While fans are still vomiting hate over a decade later, he seems pretty happy to live quietly on his farm and not retaliate.  If he has any secret desires to Force Choke the fans or the media, he’s been pretty good about letting that go.
Guys, Hayden Christensen is a better Jedi than all of us put together.

decemberwildflower:

Some of my favorite pictures from paris

thronescastdaily:

_{“I’m definitely not one of those actors who just want honey and lemon and think if they act like an athlete their performance will be better. To be honest going to the gym is the last thing I want to do every day, but I have to because my character has topless scenes and is meant to be fit and I need to convey that to the audience.”}

fiercelittlestudyblr:

8.2.16 V&A shots pt1