scrybe-grimora

Like, it's not inherently racist to depict poc doing bad things. People are people, they mess up at times, it's fine. But when the only character of color (specifically a Black man) in the whole movie turns out to be extremely violent, mentally unstable, cannibalistic, etc, that's where the problem arises. Because it's a very harmful stereotype of Black people, and if your only Black character is portrayed in that way, the message being sent home is that all Black people are like this, because all Black people in your film are. If there were other Black characters, it wouldn't be as much of an issue, but with only the one, it's perpetuating a lot of stereotypes.

seeing clark divorced, struggling with money, no friends, sitting and drinking and festering in his own self pity brought tears to my eyes faster than anything ever had before.

I saw him out of breath hopping around on the peg leg with the pirate impression talking about how you don't even need credit to buy from him and I was so close to sobbing it wasn't even funny. putting on a face when you're breaking down inside with no hope is terrifying to me.

I was so sad during the kitchen table scene because everything Mary said was true, he was lost now. It's like seeing someone you wished would succeed just give up and fall asleep in their grave.

English teacher: Captain is the embodiment of the era Clark is stuck in and he bites into Clark because that era/past is literally consuming him

barely scratched the surface