The way we see the full progression of the dehumanisation of the tributes as the Hunger Games becomes more established and more normalised in the Capitol
In Ballad, they’re like wild animals, caged and starved as a form of revenge
In Sunrise, Haymitch being likened to some kind of pet by his prep team and in the afterparty of the games
In The Hunger Games and Catching Fire, they’re like celebrities trapped in a sick parasocial relationship with the people who will, in a week, get to see them die
The cage is always there- it just evolves to make it more palatable to the viewers
Slowly I Married Her, Leonard Cohen
(be BTS' leader, they said...) it's gonna be great, they said.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to the most beloved leader, KIM NAMJOON ♡ cr. jung-koook, 0613data
dead wife but your sister gets to have an alive husband attempting to make it big off his self-help books . wyd in this situation
The only thing that comforts me about that scene is that Joel knew how much Ellie loved him. Even though it was horrific, Joel watching Ellie plead and beg for his life with all her heart showed Joel that even though they were going through a difficult time, she loved him so much. She never stopped loving him and he never stopped loving her. That was a daughter screaming for her dad. He meant the world to her, so it makes me feel a bit better knowing he knew that.
one of the biggest things I can advocate for (in academia, but also just in life) is to build credibility with yourself. It’s easy to fall into the habit of thinking of yourself as someone who does things last minute or who struggles to start tasks. people will tell you that you just need to build different habits, but I know for me at least the idea of ‘habit’ is sort of abstract and dehumanizing. Credibility is more like ‘I’ve done this before, so I know I can do it, and more importantly I trust myself to do it’. you set an assignment goal for the day and you meet it, and then you feel stronger setting one the next day. You establish a relationship with yourself that’s built on confidence and trust. That in turn starts to erode the barrier of insecurity and perfectionism and makes it easier to start and finish tasks. reframing the narrative as a process of building credibility makes it easier to celebrate each step and recognize how strong your relationship with yourself can become
The Last Shadow Puppets at Shangri-La Studios By Zackery Michael, 2015