missalsfromiram:

frislander:

missalsfromiram:

A moment of silence for whichever graphic designer’s labor was pitched into the void in creating the writing system used by the natives in Kong: Skull Island

Not having watched and not intending to watch said film, could I ask for examples?

(possibly spoilery so watch out? for those who care? for some reason?)

Well, the film as a whole was a total joke, too serious for its own good, basically cobbled together out of sequel setups, eye-rolling Apocalypse Now references, and shots of Tom Hiddleston’s physique-hugging t-shirt glued together with copious CGI monster saliva.

The depiction of the natives (called “Iwi”) was laughable and unabashedly orientalist. Imagine an ethnic group so inscrutable and mysterious… that they literally never fucking talk at all. lol. How convenient for the budgeting department. They also appear to regard a random white guy who crashed on their island as their leader, even thoughthey were the ones who saved him. They’re phenotypically southeast Asian and are said to be enlightened™ in some manner and have this somewhat Buddhist-monk-like aesthetic going on, even though they’re in the south Pacific. Their material culture doesn’t make a ton of sense - they’re capable of building a massive, plot-convenient wall with moving parts, but live in huts and cook over open fires. They’re introduced in a scene set in a ruined temple or palace - it’s not really clear to me why it would be ruined, given that they maintain an elaborate shrine to Kong inside the wrecked hulk of an American ship (which somehow got miles inland from the sea over rough terrain). And the natives are only on-screen for maybe 30 minutes, and then they’re never mentioned again once the protagonists have used them for their purpose.

They’re depicted as wearing elaborate face and body paint - all of them, all the time - that clearly incorporates some kind of writing system. During the closing credits, the writing system reappears, along with what might be a blockier version of the same writing system (the natives’ art has a blocky style). I can’t find any pictures of the writing system, but it looked kind of cool and fun, like it was very much designed so you’d know right away that “These are ~ancient~ and ~mysterious~ symbols”. Which is fine. They looked kind of like a mash-up of hiragana and Seal Script, if I can recall what they looked like. And the writing system appeared a lot on the natives’ body paint, and in the background, and in the credits, so whoever designed it must have put in a fair amount of effort.

But yeah…just a total throwaway, garbage movie, with a group of “mysterious natives” whose entire purpose is to provide a little bit of backstory. I mean it was kind of a fun movie…some of the monsters were cool? But that’s two hours of my life I’m never getting back.

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James conrad

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Tom Hiddleston

WHAT IN THE ACTUAL REALMS OF WRITING RUSH HAS 2025 HITS ON AO3?????????

man this fanfic is so special to me because i ventured back into writing fiction with it and fell back in love with story writing.

i have actual tears, thank you to everyone who has read Rush on here and on AO3

thank you

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Icarus Tiger from Kingdom Kong

I honestly think this is now one of my favorite photos of Tom!

Ok but about these Godzilla Human AU’s.

Can we like animate their human forms to represent/resemble the people of which their location originates.

Godzilla = Japanese

Rodan = Nahuatl/Mexican Indigenous

Mothra = Chinese

Kong = South Pacific Islander

M.U.T.O’s = Native Americans or Modern Americans

Ghidorah = however y'all want honestly lol cuz that thing from Space.

Not to say your art styles are bad, they’re downright amazing and beautiful. But i feel as though bc they’re tied to certain parts of the world that they’d resemble their human protectees/babies more closely.

immortalhulk90:

GODZILLA VS. KONG

TEAM GODZILLA