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Any of you lovely people -- aside from goddessofbirth -- fans of the Fast and the Furious franchise? Or at least Fast Five?
Because I have just been hit hard and fast with a craving for anything and everything Han/Gisele. AO3 has rendered exactly three fics under the different variations on the Han/Gisele tag. Fanfiction.net has no Gisele character tag, ( Read more... )
Any of you lovely people -- aside from goddessofbirth -- fans of the Fast and the Furious franchise? Or at least Fast Five?
Because I have just been hit hard and fast with a craving for anything and everything Han/Gisele. AO3 has rendered exactly three fics under the different variations on the Han/Gisele tag. Fanfiction.net has no Gisele character tag, ( Read more... )
I've passed that, I think; where R&J fall in love at first sight? But I'll seek out the non-edited version, non-subtitled version at some point.
So far, though, Tybalt's hair-flips in "It's not my fault" have made me think of a 1970's-80's rock god from the US. Well, those and his gold-encrusted open-front short jacket over a bare chest. (There was an unfortunate juxtaposition of a television commercial for Rock of Ages owith my internet viewing of Romeo et Juliette last night. It may have had an effect.)
Also, I'm not sure yet if I want to strangle or praise the costume designers. I really do like the bits of leather here and there - it gives the show a bit of a fantasy air that makes it more timeless - but I'm not sure how well they go with the all of the chiffon. And then I see the sleeves going all floaty, making me switch to happy with the chiffon and annoyed with the leather. Maybe it's a thematically useful irritation?
The death angel (I assume that's what she is, all hovery behind Romeo, and in the middle of the meeting at the bal scene) is likewise equally annoying and meaningful.
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If you want a link to the full bit, non subtitled, let me know. The dialogue is pretty easy to fill in mentally if you know the story. The characters are pretty animated too, which helps. It develops the characters (Benvolio particularly) a little more.
OH MY GOD. ANOTHER UNSEEABLE THING. Though that one song is delicious in its admission that yeaaaaaah, his feelings for Juliet ain't exactly pure.
I'm on the fence about the costumes myself. I see why they did the colour thing (easy to differentiate houses from the audience -- necessary given the fact it's a play, not a film), but I'm with you on the leather vs. chiffon. I'm going to go with thematically useful irritation...though it does make me want to ask the costume designers what they were trying to accomplish.
The death angel is kind of annoying. I see what they're doing with her, but I feel like she just gets in the way...even if she's crazy symbolic, and her presence at the wedding is so poignant. At least to me.
Did you know this musical has an English language fandom? And that people ship Benvolio/La Muette (the Mute) solely based on the kiss he steals from her in "Les Beaux, les Laids"? I...I can actually get behind that. And Romeo/Mercutio. Though I think I ship that in some capacity in every adaptation.
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To the entire production? Or just the ballroom scene? I'll take the ballroom scene RIGHT NOW, but since my break is coming to its sudden but inevitable betrayel end soon, I probably wouldn't get back to the entire show again until US Thanksgiving in late November.
EDIT: Ha, never mind, I see that you have LREADY imbedded the video up above. Yay! (And also, apologies for not noticing it sooner, as when people reply to me I get email notes which do not show such things.)
So far as animated characters go, and admitting I'm only halfway through the numbered clips on YouTube, I would, however, like to state that Juliette needs more than one dramatically pleading gesture. Also, I would like to see her fingers act less like dead things.
I'm trying to think if I've ever seen an interation of R&J where they didn't color code the two families... and I don't think I have. Even if the Danes/Dicaprio version substituted Hawaiian prints and black suits for the blue and red....
Erm. Where might one find this online English language fandom of which you speak? Just, you know... in case.
AND A SECOND EDIT: Benvolio's Bal costume and fun-loving body language in that scene all make me think of... Wash. YES, WASH.
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Oh yes. Juliette with her wide-eyed, hand-reaching. She does better at the ball when she's forced to move (dancing and whatnot), but I do see what you mean.
Okay. True.
And as for the English fandom? Here. It's a link to the Pit, and the collection is small, but it's there.
If you find something in your travels around LJ, please share. I couldn't track anything down in my search.
(God. Why do I feel like writing some Benvolio/La Muette? Why do I simply just need more Benvolio/La Muette in my life? *headdesk*)
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AGAIN WITH THE IMPOSSIBLE TO UNSEE. AND I LOVE IT.
(Is it just me, or does it seem like Benvolio's characterization is kind of what Mercutio's supposed to be like? Not saying Mercutio isn't Mercutio, but Benvolio is always more of a peacekeeper, less loose type of character...at least in my head and reading of the text.
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She does do better when she's moving... and her fingers had energy all the way to their tips for a brief and shining moment as she reached upward for Romeo.
Yay, more to read! (I should so be doing schoolish things right now. Oh, well. I'll get there eventually, and at least there's no grading to accomplish at the moment.) Should I locate anything on LJ, I will most definately pass it along.
Yes, Benvolio always struck me as a rule-follower, at least in comparison to Mercutio and Romeo; I think this Mercutio is a darker, more bitter one, which leaves B free to be a bit more lighthearted.
And on the topic of "what has been seen cannot be unseen," I now have very vague crossovers involving Romeo et Juliette, Firefly, and the X-Men running through my brain. Or, perhaps not running, but popping up at random moments. Scary.
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Heh. Enjoy! I just wish there were more...particularly stuff that hasn't just been shoved in that section for no apparent reason. You'll see what I mean.
I now have very vague crossovers involving Romeo et Juliette, Firefly, and the X-Men running through my brain. Or, perhaps not running, but popping up at random moments. Scary.
GET IN MY BRAIN. GET IN MY BRAIN NOW.
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And, since you were so kind and benevolent in your forgiveness, have a sneak peek:
Bruce did not so much give up his control as throw it wildly away, fingers bunching into fists and face contorting into snarls. He was dimly aware that Stark was fighting back, that his hands were starting to hurt, that there was a distinctly coppery smell in the air and an annoying tickle of warmth flowing from his nose into his mouth-
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And the next thing on which he was able to focus was Principal Coulson’s craggy face, expressionless and unflappable as ever. Coulson’s mouth was moving; his steel blue eyes were sternly narrowed. And there was a whooshing sound in Bruce’s ears, as though the rush of his blood flow was deafening him somehow.
Unfortunately, his deafness proved to be temporary.
“-unsurprising, considering your record, Mr. Banner, but I had hoped that your tenure at this high school would be unmarred by the violent outbursts that characterized your junior high years. Still, this is the first time you’ve gotten into a fight here. I suppose that counts for something.”
Bruce nodded numbly, paying close attention. Even the hardest cases -one of which he most definitely was not- didn’t contradict or interrupt Principal Coulson.
The man moved like a cat, had the patience of a saint, always remembered every student’s name, interests, and discipline record, and never, ever had to raise his voice. Students speculated endlessly about what career Coulson had left to become a principal.
It was rumored that he’d been a ninja-trained assassin during the Cold War, which Bruce discounted. There was no way the man was that old, even if he were easily that cool. Besides, there were no real ninjas. Just Hollywood fantasies.
It was rumored that he’d been in the Secret Service. That one was sort of believable, but who went from guarding the President to guiding misfit kids, instead of retiring?
It was rumored that he’d been jumped by five gang members, emerged without a scratch on him, and marched the sinful quintet to the nearest cop shop every bit as calmly as if he’d just been getting out of his car and strolling into his office. Bruce found that completely plausible, and if someone had told him that similar events happened on a regular basis, he would have believed that, too.
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I NEED THIS LIKE OXYGEN. I NEED THIS ENTIRE THING LIKE SO MUCH OXYGEN.
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I would offer to trade it for the Clint/Natasha that you've got going on, but it's only about halfway done at this point. I think.
Plus, break is ending, so freedom to write for my own enjoyment will be drastically limited again, quite soon. Waah and other noises of distress.
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