The Adventures of Baron Munchausen by Terry Gilliam.
Based on the tall tales about the 18th-century German nobleman Baron Munchausen and his wartime exploits against the Ottoman Empire.
It is, to this day, a misunderstood film.
A titanic exercise in bravura filmmaking. A testament to the power of imagination. Moving and magical.
Gilliam is a master. ^^
The Eternals (Volume 1) #11.
"The Russians are Coming!"
The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (French: Notre-Dame de Paris, meaning "Our Lady of Paris" originally titled "Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482") by Victor Hugo.
Echoes of Gothic Romance mixed with scathing social/religious criticism.
A profoundly moving book.
Fun Fact:
Bad news everyone. If you've seen a ghost recently, then there's a chance you have black mold poisoning. At least that's the theory that scientists at Clarkson University started studying in 2015.
Their hypothesis was that experiencing paranormal phenomenon at older homes could actually result from the presence of black mold, which is known to cause hallucinations, delusions, anxiety, depression and the feeling of impending doom. Rye ergot fungus is one culprit they're paying special attention to, because it can have a psychedelic effect when ingested and some even think that ergot growing on crops may have been what created the delusions and mass hysteria during the Salem Witch Trials.
Is black mold poisoning better or worse than being haunted?
Brazil by Terry Gilliam.
A good film, one that I felt was made exclusively for me. I was transformed upon first watching this. Brazil is an amazing masterpiece of a movie. Is it better than Blade Runner? ...Close.
Uncanny vibes, everything about it is freaky, every character in the film feels like they have this sinister agenda underneath this goofy facade, and it has an ending that's horrifyingly hopeless and really upset me upon first viewing. I was like, "Please, that is not the way it ended. Please no..." But I'm SO glad it ended like that, because apparently there was an alternate version where it ended happily. Forget that. It would not be as nearly as impactful if it didn't have that.
I should note that Terry Gilliam does this thing with fisheye lenses where he makes certain things in frame feel all the more close and intrusive to your personal space. The way he distorts the screen...say someone has a screwdriver or a syringe in their hand. It can really just bend around to really feel like it's about to get you. There's just something really intrusive about some of the visuals in this film.
V for Vendetta by Alan Moore.
A story originally created to serve as a warning of what could possibly arise from the Thatcherite government of the 1980s, V for Vendetta has stood the test of time as one of the premier works of the comic book medium. A story that tells a tale of tyranny and the valiant effort made to thwart it that's as timeless as it is harrowing.
Viktor Vasnetsov and Hayao Miyazaki.
Sleeping Beauty/Howl's bedroom.
Two senseis of the visual arts.
Fun Fact:
Man-Thing, one of my all-time favorite Marvel monsters. Maybe you've heard of him, maybe you haven't. But I doubt you knew just how absurdly powerful this guy is! This guy is way more powerful than you think and here's the reason why:
Believe it or not, Man-Thing can take on Cosmic Entities, he's defeated the Incredible Hulk and even the Juggernaut is afraid of him. In addition to superhuman strength that allowed him to fight the Incredible Hulk to a standstill, his durability is so insane that he couldn't be hurt by the Incredible Hulk or the hell flames of Ghost Rider (and Ghost Rider's hell flames can actually harm Doctor Strange). Man-Thing can fly, he has telepathy, and he can teleport himself and others to any dimension or universe in the Multiverse because he's the guardian of the Nexus of All Realities, which leads to the Multiverse.
But the Man-Thing's primary power is his empathy, which allows him to sense the emotions of others. But the one emotion that Man-Thing cannot tolerate is fear. And because of a deal that was made with the demon Belasco, whatever knows fear burns at the touch of the Man-Thing. And there's no known upper limit, meaning as long as any being (from human to cosmic entity) is afraid of the Man-Thing, they will burn at his touch.
"We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them." - Albert Einstein
The Eternals (Volume 1) #1.
"The Day of the Gods".
20s. A young tachrán who has dedicated his life to becoming a filmmaker and comic artist/writer. This website is a mystery to me...
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