By not trying to [top it]. By being smaller. More personal, more painful. By being the next thing that should happen to these characters, and not just a rehash of what seemed to work the first time. By having a theme that is completely fresh and organic to itself. I want to know what makes them tick, what makes them flawed, what makes them fight — and ultimately, what makes them awesome. I go to these movies for those moments when the heroes define themselves, either through action or deliciously overwritten speeches.
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Joss Whedon on what he would do if he were to direct the sequel to The Avengers
(via emilyisobsessed) |
Can she please get a movie?
Seconded!
Thirded. Prove once and forever that female heroes appeal to all ages of ALL GENDERS.
If you read one book a week, starting at the age of 5, and live to be 80, you will have read a grand total of 3,900 books, a little over one-tenth of 1 percent of the books currently in print.
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| — | Lewis Buzbee, The Yellow-Lighted Bookshop (via prettybooks) |
I just read this very interesting article:
Why Loki Won in the Avengers.
Warning: spoilers. Make sure you’ve seen the movie first before you read this.THIS IS NOW MY FAVORITE POST EVER.
I ACTUALLY SCREAMED WHILE READING THIS.
SO.
BRILLIANT.
SO BRILLIANT.
IT’S REALLY THERE:
A Church posts a billboard apology to North Carolinians for “judgmental, deceptive, manipulative actions” done against the LGBT community with the passage of Amendment One.
The billboard can be seen on Billy Graham Parkway at the intersection of Wilkinson Boulevard, coming from Interstate 85 in Charlotte.
this is beautiful
