Fun fact.
In the Lord of the Rings films, most of the Riders of Rohan were actually women with fake beards because when the production put out a call for local experienced riders, a lot of women showed up with their own horses.
Told a grumpy gym employee who never smiles that i liked his shaved head. He said “thanks, I shave it every year to honor my son who died of cancer”
Normally this would throw me off and I would awkwardly apologize for bringing it up, but I thought of the grieving parents on here who have said over and over that they enjoy talking about their kids, so I asked about his son.
He absolutely lit up and told me all about what a wonderful man he grew into, obviously just happy to share his memory. So thanks, everyone, for sharing. It makes a difference irl
Watching Love on the Spectrum and this guy walks into his hotel room where they've put rose petals on the bed and he's like "Well I guess it's our responsibility to clear this off the bed now."
I remember someone on here saying this generation has a crippling case of moral ocd and I can’t help but agree. You’re never going to be able to enjoy anything ever if you insist on navigating the art/media this way
It’s probably fine that vast swathes zoomers and younger millennials exist in a kind of permanent internalized panopticon in which all actions are assumed to be (and interpreted as) performances for a viewer