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Cora Mills

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"You know those movies where the picture just starts to slow down... and melt? Then catch fire? Well, that's Berlin." Back with an Atomic Blonde drawing! Her. 🤍 Prints of this drawing are available on Etsy: A3 size A4 or 13x18cm sizes

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“Her uncle had died, and she had ascended the dais in his stead, a crown placed upon her head. Once, the nobility had tried to revolt. Once, Lord Galldrian of House Riatin had mustered enough support to march on the capital. Once, she had put whole towns to the sword. Once, she had lined the streets of the capital with the heads of traitors — one for every corner, for every street lamp. Once, she had stalked through Cairhien with saidar on her lips and blood soaked up the hems of her dress. Once, she had confiscated estates all across the countryside, throttling the flow of coin into those Houses who had forgotten the meaning of loyalty, who had forgotten their place, letting them die the slow death of obscurity and ruin.

Now, they are afraid to speak her name. Now, the Sun Throne is secure beyond all measure. Now, her rule is absolute.”

-Sun Queen Moiraine Damodred from ‘kept impulse dormant"

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Sooo, I saw the Barbie movie yesterday. Thoughts (and spoilers) below:

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• Honestly? It was better than I thought it would be.

• This film was an absolute trainwreck. But in a good way???

• It violently swings between being fun, goofy, playful, and being almost too real for comfort. And every time it gets too real, we try to repress it. Barbie tries to repress it. Gloria tries to escape just a little. When the world gets too much for us, we escape via make belief. We play with barbies. But Barbie does not belittle that escapism, but instead positions it as a real source of inspiration and change.

• So yes, this film was scarily relatable at times. Not even just in Gloria's monologue. But also when Barbie says she is afraid in the real world, or when she says she is not good at anything. Those things hit hard.

• On the brighter side, this film was also delightfully gay. Not explicitly, but implicitly in so many moments. Romance between Barbie and Ken does not happen. In fact, no straight romance really happens. AT ALL. The Kens hold hands and find each other very cool. Barbie and Gloria are in love at first sight and become an annoyingly cute couple which their teenage daughter could barf at (not much interpretation is needed for this take, believe me). There is a tender make-up scene. Their song is "closer to fine" by the Indigo Girls.

• Ken takes over Barbieland because he was friendzoned. Yes, there are other reasons too, but I feel like the 'man who is friendzoned and does NOT handle it well' really touched on something.

• The film also makes a point that matriarchy, too, is unfair. Barbie was not so much better than Ken when the barbies were in charge, and that argument too needs to be heard.

• Nevertheless, President Barbie is everything, especially when she gets censored by Mattel.

• Kate McKinnon as weird Barbie was also everything. Like. The movie is queer to me just for having Kate McKinnon in it. But for so many other reasons, too.

• I loved Helen Mirren as narrator. She is just one of those women we can all look up to.

#barbie#barbie 2023#barbie spoilers#spoilers#greta gerwig#margot robbie#america ferrera#kate mckinnon#helen mirren#barbie and ken#president barbie#weird barbie#queer#lesbian#personal thoughts