The greatest thing you'll ever learn...

Moulin Rouge still makes me cry at the end.

Ewan fucking McGregor, man. Of course, Baz is partly to blame, since he doesn't have a problem with actors seriously crying (see: Romeo and Juliet for more ugly and real crying from a Baz film). And Nicole is perfect in this, truly. Gorgeous and tragic and, dude, her skin glows.

I've seen this film... I couldn't possibly count the number of times. And yet, it captures me each time. I laugh and weep with just as much fervor as the first time I saw it in theaters. It's such an intensely cathartic movie -- it gives you permission to feel on an epic scale.

GIPx4

Part of the reason that I adore Moulin Rouge so much is that it does make me believe in love. Because Satine and Christian hurt each other and forgive, and love the more. Because Christian makes me believe that it is better to love, despite loss. That the love is worth it. So, GIP, lyric from Man of La Mancha.

And it's my new default as well.

Also added two new Star Wars icons (I can admit when I'm obsessed) --

Titled 'Last Stand' because in the next moment, Yoda is going to arrive with the Clone Army. And... yeah.


Which is labeled 'Introductions' and it is such a cute moment in history. And it's the beginning of the best friendship and most interesting relationship in Star Wars

And because I like shortcuts:

Spinning in Circles...

I'm tired of the cyclic fandom discussions. Feminism, racism, sexism, real person fic, slash. It all goes round and round and never stops. Part of the problem is that the observer affects the observed. We tend to collect evidence that favors the way that we already think and throw out the things that disagree.

You can make the argument that fandom is racist or sexist -- but, really, the problem still lies in the fact that much of society is racist or sexist. And most of it is subconscious. Though some of it isn't -- I still remember with horror the day my dad stopped watching an episode of television because the white woman slept with the black guy. There I was, enjoying the (hot) character interaction and my dad was seeing in colors and caring about the difference. My dad is a example of a middle-class white man who thinks that affirmative action unfairly pushed him down.

And you can say -- hey, I don't think that Joss Whedon is really a feminist -- he's a woman-hating liar -- just look at the differences between how women are treated on Buffy vs Angel. Which apparently has nothing to do with BtVS being the point of view of a strong and modern women and AtS being the point of view of a strong man who is 200+ years old and not so modern. Because his love and respect for women isn't shown, apparently, unless women are strong in a certain type of way. Because Dawn isn't good enough for the people making the arguments. Kaylee and Zoe aren't. Because Anne apparently wasn't a hell of an impressive woman by the end. Not all the strong women in Joss's universes have superpowers. And... is the word 'metaphor' meaningless now? Because if it is, I should just hang up my hat.

I'm just... tired of the same arguments. Too tired to get involved.