Themes like abandonment, being a highly talented outsider and therefor being used and abused as well as the star-crossed lovers trope are interwoven in this heart-breaking story.
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BRIGHT (Netflix 2017)
Thirsty for Orcs and Elves? That movie has lots!
Thanks to @ever-hungry-aria who brought it to my attention.
I’m not entirely uncritical of this movie but it features one of my all time favourite scenarios in the science fiction and fantasy genre: A society where different species live together.
Fuzzy had been around long enough to know people give little presents to each other at the end of the year.
Next year starts Fuzzy’s own arc, where you’ll learn more about Fuzzy.
Patreon gets first sneak peeks and private extras.
FUZZY Join Irene, the modern day seer helping big corporations with their business predictions, and Fuzzy, the solid black demonic figure lurking in Irene’s working place at her temple. Bring yogurt with you!
My first experiences with fandom happened through fan fiction as well although I’m just a reader.
I’m no creator in general. Apart from probably not being particularly talented or creative I am certainly not disciplined enough to art/write my ideas and headcacons into existence. I have the deepest respect for people who labour over their work and their only payment sometimes being likes and kudos.
This blog is the first time for me participating in fandom at all and it took me a while to give up lurking and put some effort into my fandom experience.
I hardly had any idea of fandom in general before TFA but fan fiction has helped me for a long time enhancing or fixing unsatisfying canon material like Star Trek (Spock was my first crush as a little girl and I still have a thing for him, Sarek and Amanda came later, also Klingons…), Riddick (Riddick!), Babylon 5 (my nerd love Lennier), Legend (ahem, red guy confused my little child self in ways I’d comprehend a little later in life…), Predator (they are hot, no?), etc.
Labyrinth was certainly a milestone for the development of my tastes in media. This movie was with me my whole life. First I loved it as a child, after years I rediscovered it as a teenager where it sparked a lot of confusing and not entirely unpleasant feelings and a yearning for something I couldn’t quite comprehend. The last time I got really obsessed with Labyrinth was in my late 20’s / early 30s and this time I knew exactly what it did to me and how to scratch that itch. Fan fiction provided. I have read obscene amounts of my (now) second favourite hero/villain pairing. Reylo is of course my top OTP now. 😉
When I watched TFA the first time I thought I might combust because it seemed that for the first time a true hero/ villain pairing might become canon in mainstream media. Yes, there are other instances but mostly cutesy/comedic stuff geared towards younger children like Megamind or Strange Magic. Never something epic like Star Wars. In a way the ST is my ultimate fix-it fic for my decades long Labyrinth suffering if that makes any sense. Probably not. Anyway it made me me so incredibly happy that I would see this happening in Star Wars which was another formative experience for me as a child.
This is the
second and (probably) last part or my essay “The Force Awakens and Fairytales”.
This time I wanted to describe the Norwegian folktale about Prince Lindworm
(which can you read HERE) which, in my opinion, is the most accurate summary of
Kylo/Ben & Rey relationship. First, I will discuss a theoretical framework
and concepts that I will need to conduct proper analysis of the parallels between
TFA and “Prince Lindworm”. But don’t get discouraged! Throughout this essay I will
continuously get back to the movie.
Wonderful meta about this very romantic folktale and the characters and themes of the sequel trilogy. Next to this all the Beauty and the Beast comparisons seem almost shallow.
Monsters and Villains 