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libraryoftheancients:

squirrelstone:

gideonseymours:

miscommunication as a plot device makes me angry

if you just talked to each other but no

on the one hand i agree with this but on the other hand one of my coworkers rented an alpaca from a petting zoo and brought it to work because my boss said she wanted an alpaca sweater but the guy didn’t hear her say sweater and didn’t want to upset her by asking why the fuck she’d want an alpaca

I think that highlights a good genre difference: miscommunication in drama is frustrating, overused, and just kinda shit. Miscommunication in comedy is fucking hilarious.

boys-and-ghouls:

so I heard you guys want some Hugh Jackman in Mamma Mia! How Can I Resist Ya? concepts!

disclaimer: with these I focused mainly on the Hugh/Harry plot than the whole overall plot lmao

@ universal pictures hire me

here we go (again)

concept 1:

  • Sophie meets a girl around her age (Alyson Stoner??? idk!! we’ll call her that for now), maybe few years younger, also with a child, and they bond over sharing stories about their partners and their kids. 
  • Alyson reveals that her dad has been lonely ever since her mom left even tho it was a mutual decision bc he’s gay and they both ended on good terms, and Sophie goes “!!!! oh! I have three dads but one of them is single, he’s gay too, omg!” so matchmaking ensues, Hugh Jackman is brought to the island.
  • Sophie and Alyson try and get them together but Hugh Jackman and Harry Bright think that the girls are trying to get them to be friends and bond over Dad Stuff, bc they’re both single dads and kinda lonely and need pals.
  • they fall for each other but think the other one is straight.
  • at one point Harry sings Tropical Loveland from a window while watching Hugh Jackman bond with Sophie and Donny (Donnie??) and the other major characters, he does some angsty scenic walking around, the whole shabang
  • Sam is Harry’s wingman, Bill is too busy trying to fix things with Rosie that he isn’t really paying attention to anything going on lol that’s a whole other subplot
  • we get to see Sky being an A1 dad too and we get some good scenes of him hanging out with The Dynabros as the newest Dad
  • also some bonding scenes with The Dynabros + Sky and Hugh Jackman to make one big Dad Squad (kinda want them all to have their own lil Dancing Queen number)
  • Anyways back to the Harry/Hugh plot, one night they get drunk and DOT DOT DOT jk they don’t, they drunkenly make out but the next day Hugh Jackman has to leave the island (Hasta Mañana) so they never talk about it
  • they both think they took advantage of their Drunk Straight Friend when in reality they’re both dumb gays and they both wanted it but they don’t know that bc they didn’t talk about it and they both feel guilty as fuck
  • Harry is left on the island and Hugh is back in the city and it’s a split-screen duet of Why Did It Have to Be Me but sad rendition 😦 either that or they split-screen duet Disillusion lmao rip
  • Sophie and Alyson are facetiming like omg how could it have gone so WRONG (bc Alyson left with Hugh)
  • “my dad is moping” “yeah mine too” “:/” “:/”
  • Sam is like omfg jfc and flies to Hugh’s city
  • convinces Hugh to come back to the island bc “it wasn’t just a dot dot dot to Harry, it meant everything to him and you left without a word!” (disclaimer: not verbatim)
  • Hugh’s like oh damn and surprises Harry at the island singing Take A Chance On Me
  • idk how it ends but they’re together and in love and now Harry has two daughters and Sophie has another dad AND a sister
  • Tanya and Rosie and Bill are around too and so are Ruby and Fernando they’re all just doing stuff I didn’t focus on their subplots
  • the credits scene is them singing Honey, Honey and Mamma Mia bc please

concept 2:

  • the gang’s all here on the island as usual getting ready to celebrate Donny’s (Donnie’s???) first birthday and it’s!!! A Big Deal!
  • however someone has booked hotel Bella Donna for an event so the island is full of newcomers/strangers from LA or NY or something owo
  • in a wacky mix up, it turns out Donny’s birthday party and the Big Event are happening at the same time and there’s only like one event room at the hotel right it’s the big outdoorsy courtyard thing
  • both events are a week away which is enough time to figure out how to rearrange things, but tensions are High Af between the two groups
  • the Big Event is a wedding and although Sophie gets how important that is bc she was there before, her son’s birthday also means a lot to her and also bc it’s almost the Two Year Anniversary of the hotel’s opening so like?? Big Deal
  • so both groups are Salty at each other bc neither are willing to give up the space
  • the best man of the wedding, Hugh Jackman, attempts to talk to Sophie’s group, telling them all about his best friend, the groom of the wedding, Zac Efron (either He Is Your Brother or Head Over Heels, I’m leaning more towards the latter). they listen to him bc he’s nice but they’re still kinda reluctant to change anything
  • Harry Bright falls in love immediately, the moment Hugh Jackman enters their meeting room to “talk things out” aka sing some sick ABBA
  • Sam notices and rolls his eyes as he pulls Harry aside like “buddy are u serious omg you CANNOT be Romeo and Julietting this rn”
  • Harry’s like “don’t be so Dramaticc ! none of us are gonna die”
  • “this is war, Harry” “it’s a disagreement over a hotel space, Sam”
  • Sam’s like omg you hopeless gay fine I’ll help you out and Bill, who was listening in, is like “yo I’m in. don’t worry Romeo, we got you” (Harry is like “sigh who says I’m Romeo here?” and Bill is just like “omfg”)
  • as the date of both events approaches tensions get higher bc neither group wants to be the bigger person and give up the room but they both know that they should be the bigger person but they Don’t Wanna but they should but ughh and both groups duet like Sharks vs Jets style either So Long, Elaine, or even Voulez-Vous tbh
  • meanwhile Hugh and Harry have been secretly hanging out and sneaking off with the help of Sam and Bill who always cover for Harry, and the help of the grooms of the wedding, Hugh’s best friend Zac Efron and his fiance Jeremy Jordan, who also cover for Hugh
  • during their sneaking around please GOD Hugh and Harry need to duet Does Your Mother Know with the “mothers” being their respective groups in a hilarious little montage of Hugh/Harry hanging out (sometimes talking, flirting, or kissing) and nearly getting caught by the opposing sides while Sam and Bill and Zac Efron and Jeremy Jordan watch on, shaking their heads, occasionally having to save their asses. I need this scene/montage to be fucking hilarious and adorkable with a lot of fast cuts between Hugh/Harry and members of their groups getting closer to them/discovering them, while Sam/Bill and Zac/Jeremy quickly warn them that someone’s coming, then lots of quick cuts to Hugh and Harry in outrageous hiding spots but still never being discovered pLEASE GOD
  • Sam and Bill alternate between wingman duty and helping with party prep, and on the flip side Zac and Jeremy alternate between wingman duty and wedding prep
  • Hugh Jackman sings Waterloo at some point bc I love parallels
  • and Harry sings Tropical Loveland at some point, or Lovelight, or both! I’m not picky
  • the day before both events things are tense as heck and Harry is stressing about their relationship / their future and what’ll happen to them
  • Hugh very seriously asks Harry if he loves him
  • Harry says yes, then sings a little, “I do, I do, I do”
  • but then he pauses and goes “yes I do … but, I love my family too. maybe … maybe even more. Sophie, my daughter, is the best thing in my life, and my grandson Donny …. I adore him.” his face falls and his mouth becomes a hard line when he says “I’m sorry. but they always come first”
  • Hugh is heartbroken and as Harry walks away he whisper-sings “if you change your mind … I’m the first in line …. honey, I’m still free … take a chance on …” and he speaks the last word, “me?”
  • Harry looks torn but he ultimately walks away
  • Hugh sings Hasta Mañana sadly with his voice breaking as he sings, “Hasta Mañana, until then” (his voice breaks on “then”)
  • then it cuts back and forth to Zac/Jeremy and Sam/Bill both dealing with their sad and mopey best friends and they both sing CHIQUITITA BC WHY NOT
  • meanwhile as they mope, Hugh and Harry sadly duet Why Did It Have To Be Me 😦
  • Sam and Zac meet up and decide to share the space but leave it a surprise for Hugh and Harry but everyone else knows and agrees it needs to be done
  • the next morning everyone’s preparing for the events (Summer Night City)
  • during it Harry and Hugh glumly get ready (in a manner that’s One Of Us style from Mamma Mia 2 but like not the song just the way Sophie and Sky were both like doing their thang but still “together”) and head down to the party space
  • they’re met with both groups happily coexisting and mingling and everyone stands up and applauds when they enter the room
  • Sam/Bill and Zac/Jeremy make a speech saying that Harry and Hugh’s love made them realize that they don’t have to fight. both events are a celebration of new life and the journey of what’s to come (birthday + marriage) and they should both be happy times, not fighting times
  • in front of everyone, Hugh turns to Harry and sings “honey, I’m still free  – take a chance on me ….?”
  • Harry sings As Good As New in reply (with the trusty Ensemble backing him up) and they kiss and everyone cheers
  • and they all celebrate together – Zac and Jeremy get married and Donny has a spectacular birthday
  • (while singing Dancing Queen ofc)
  • as the party slows down, The Dynabros all have a group hug and stare out at the ocean and sing The Way Old Friends Do, throughout the song adding in Sky and then Hugh and then Zac and then Jeremy to their little huddle
  • the credits scene is them singing Mamma Mia obvs

concept 3:

  • Harry meets Hugh in London (Summer Night City) and they’re drunk and they dot dot dot or just make out or something
  • Hugh freaks out the next morning and leaves (Another Town, Another Train)
  • Harry sings a sad verse or two of Why Did It Have To Be Me, and as he sings the part that young Harry sang in MM2 (“men are toys in the game that you play” etc) he’s staring out the window of the plane as he goes to the island to mope with Sam and Sophie
  • somehow Hugh is there on Kalokairi and instead of being upset Harry gets caught up in his beauty as he hides behind a building to catch a glimpse of Hugh (Lovelight)
  • turns out, Hugh’s a teacher! he teaches kiddos! he also does private teaching! he took a job in Greece and is a friend of Sophie’s and she thinks it’d be so good if Donny was his student once he’s old enough so Hugh’s visiting the island to meet him!
  • Harry’s like omg …. not my grandson’s potential teacher …
  • Sophie’s like ??? what’s wrong do you not approve of him and Harry doesn’t know how to be like “no I approve of him very much, in fact when I met him I approved of him so much that I slept with him” so he just says the first part
  • Sophie and Sky gotta do lots of hotel managing stuff so funnily enough it’s Harry and Hugh who are in charge of babysitting Donny
  • cute domestic scenes with little toddler Donny ensue as the two adorkable dudes look after the tiny tot
  • Hugh sings Rock Me at one point, also Waterloo
  • as Hugh and Harry dance around each other and their feelings on the island they duet What’s the Name of the Game bc neither of them wanna end the lil flirtationship they have goin bc they’re scared the other isn’t up for being all in
  • as Hugh’s stay is coming to an end (he gotta get back to Athens soon for his Job) they’re like “oh man where is this gonna go, what are we gonna do”
  • Sophie has a day to spare so she spends the day with Donny leaving Hugh and Harry left alone to deal with their feelings without hiding behind Donny lmao
  • they end up getting together bc Hugh tentatively sings Love Isn’t Easy (But it Sure is Hard Enough)
  • and Harry grins and teasingly sings You Owe Me One
  • also during his stay Hugh bonds with Donny and Sky and Sophie and Harry is like damn ….. time to Marry Him
  • okay this one wasn’t as fleshed out bc it was just an excuse for me to include more songs lmao but it’s less of a MM3 concept and more of a Hugh Jackman & Harry Bright concept

anyways those are my concepts woot hope y’all Enjoy

the second one is my fave and the one I will be sending to universal pictures

a tale of trees and espionage

emberglows:

okay story time:

my professor (lovely man, married to our TA, 5’2", about as intimidating as a muffin) is a dendrologist by trade, so he studies trees. it was about three hours into our social sciences course, last lecture before exams, everyone was frazzled and exhausted, so he told us about his most exciting/in-depth research to date to cheer us up.

(the few of us who actually showed up were like “ok sir im sure its fascinating” but in our minds we were totally like its trees what. is. exciting. about trees. You might be wondering the same thing – the acorns? the leaves? the roots? BUT NO. IMMA FUCKIN TELL YA.)

ANYWAY we settle in, he had a few pictures loaded up from his field work (we were chuckling at this point…. ‘hehehe field work’ i giggled to my frend. its trees.) and began to tell his tale. it’s long, imma warn you, but……. god. just read it.

theres an species of tree called the cucumber tree (Magnolia acuminata, if ya wanna get all Latin-y). its super endangered, in our region there’s only ~280 that are registered by the government, yadda yadda yadda. my prof thought that was tragic (i know) but also strange, because when he was writing his thesis about local trees years ago, he kept coming across cucumber trees in really random places. we’re talking like backyards, independently-owned nurseries, etc. WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE because, according to tree law (i know) it is very strictly protected by the government, and thus super “illegal to possess, transport, collect, buy or sell any part of a living or dead member of a listed species if it originates from wild sources.” essentially, the govt takes control over growing the trees and anyone who independently raises them is breaking the law (i know)

so he’d ask people “do you have a permit for these trees?” and they were like “uh no, it’s just a tree someone sold me, i think it looks nice, are you gonna arrest me?” so he’d be like “nah nah nah just tell me who sold it to you”

eventually, months/years later, someone did, and turns out it was like this underground sort-of illegal tree dealing club (i know). so my prof went, got a bit of funding from the government, who were getting pissed at independent cucumber tree numbers, and THIS IS WHERE IT GETS INTO THE GOOD SHIT I STG.

he infiltrates the tree trafficking organization. he buys a cucumber tree from an independent nursery, raises it for months, ensures he gets noticed by the traffickers, and then INFILTRATES it and convinces its leader to LET HIM JOIN. he has to pay like a steep entrance fee, which he does (and it blows my mind that the government of my country paid money to illegal tree dealers), but then he is given full access to records and maps because they think he’s one of them, not a SECRET AGENT.

now this part blows my mind because the tree lords don’t even have to try very hard to find cucumber trees because government agents MARK THE TREES AND DISTINCTLY TAG THEM SAYING THIS IS ENDANGERED DO NOT TOUCH. so, ya know…………. it’s a bit obvious. my prof hangs out with the members so much that he figures out their “hit spots”. these are where the trees are relatively secluded and unguarded. (he writes all this shit and numbers down for his research.)

BUT THATS NOT ENOUGH BECAUSE THE GOVT SAYS HES WASTING THEIR FUNDING IF HE DOESNT HAVE PROOF and they are willing to take LEGAL ACTION for misuse of funding (my prof doesn’t have the money nore time nor power to take them to court, which would also blow his cover). so my prof literally STAKES OUT a copse of cucumber trees at a recognized wildlife reserve for. DAYS. he camps there, and watches the trees, is about to give up, he’s going off an unreliable rumor from the traffickers that a harvester would be going there within the next week. finally, this guy comes and takes the cucumber tree seeds from the CLEARLY MARKED trees by the government, and my prof takes pictures (we are shown these pictures, most of us are speechless at this point). dozens of candid shots of a man my grandpa’s age with a grocery store bag, garden shears, and a ladder, clipping away the illegal seeds and then going on his merry fucking way.

so my prof has the proof, he’s been undercover for months now at this point, he writes up his report, gives it to the government who is like…….. “oh shit”, helps them draft up a new LESS COMPLETELY FUCKING OBVIOUS way of marking endangered trees (so that way non-tree-lovers wouldn’t damage them further, etc.), and then never returns to the tree traffickers. he’d given them a fake name, address, everything….. he disappears.

…there was a full minute of stunned silence from us students at this point, during which he grew more and more nervous (again, he’s a muffin) and all of us students are just like……. “whoa.” we asked him what happened to the remaining illegal cucumber trees & if he turned the tree dealers in to the government, and that is when he smiles a little bit and shows us the last few pictures. because here’s the kicker… he never turned the smugglers in. he burned all the data he collected, defied the government pressuring him to turn them in, and the only reason he’s not incarcerated is because his work is so prominent in certain circles now & universities love him, that there would be an uproar if he got arrested. he’s like a fucking anti-hero and then he tells us (i’ll never forget, it’s the most inspirational green-thumb thing in the world) “it may be ‘illegal’, but those who risk their liberty to ~save the world~ should never be reprimanded, no matter what those in power say.”

we are all stunned. some of us are considering dendrology as a field we’d now be interested in pursuing. he clicks his slide one final time, before we leave our last lecture and, since he had an asthma attack (lil muffin) he didn’t attend our exam, so i never see him again…………

and there, on the slides, the last picture? THERE HE IS. in his own backyard. with his equally lovely TA wife. both grinning innocently, standing underneath a……. FUCKING. FULL GROWN. ILLEGAL. CUCUMBER TREE.

dead-sollux:

siderealscribblings:

siderealscribblings:

fandom has taught me not to make my villain a skinny conventionally attractive white man because no matter how horrible I write them, some degenerate is gonna do mental gymnastics to excuse their shitty behavior and ship them with my heroine despite an appalling lack of romantic chemistry

Types of Responses on This Post

  • people claiming that “fandom will ship anything” as though skinny cis white boys don’t get fawned over even if they’re serial killers
  • people dunking on kylo ren
  • kylo ren fans who are desperately upset by people dunking on kylo ren

you think that will save you? hirsch created a one-eyed triangle demon who tried to murder children and look what fucking happened

mahaliciously:

buddhistmamaduck:

allthecolorsofdisney:

ukyos:

” Sophie , you’re beautiful! “

#no but like #you don’t understand how important and meaningful sophie’s arc in this movie is #she starts out hating herself because she believes herself to be ugly and dumb#then she’s turned into an old hag and promptly loses most of her insecurities because she no longer has to care about being beautiful #then we find out the curse weakens whenever she is being strong and it shows her real self underneath #which means the curse is mostly self-inflicted and not done by the witch of the waste #sophie curses herself because it is easier for her #but because she starts to see that she is important to people and others love her #she grows out of it and finally is able to stand up for others #and break her own curse #and get some fucking shit done #sophie is my hero and my gpoy always

In the book, Sophie possess a certain kind of magical power – she makes things real by saying them. She can lay spells just by saying them. When she made hats, and she told a hat that it would make a rich young man fall in love with it, a rich young man fell in love with the woman who bought it. When she told a hat it would make some woman look beautiful, everyone knew the mayor’s wife looked positively radiant in it. It’s what drew the Witch to her hat shop in the first place.  When she cursed out a bucket of plant food, it turned to potent weed killer. When she told herself she might as well be an old woman, when she told herself she was doomed to fail, when she told herself she was plain and boring and no one would ever notice her, no one did.

When Howl tried to break the spell on Sophie, and he tried many times, he always failed. Not because his magic was less powerful than the Witch’s, but because it was less powerful than Sophie’s.

My heart is aching