#collaborative review

The Tuesday Friday: ‘Spring’ (2014)

XYZ Films

This week Sarah from Scifridays and Alex from The Tuesday Zone teamed up to tackle the much-hyped Spring, directed by Justin Benson. Spring centers around Evan, who travels to Italy on impulse after the abrupt deaths of his parents and an incendiary bar fight. He meets Louise, a mysterious woman with a heck of a past.

Sarah (SciFriday): Springwas recommended to me via Drafthouse banner…

If you’re wondering why this is so far apart from part one, It’s because we forgot. If you’re wondering why the opening is so short, It’s because I’m way lazier than my reviewing partner . However, expect more reviews more often. And now, COMMENCE THE REVIEW! 

(P.S. This may have a little harsher language than my other content.)

Chapter 2: Uncle Iroh

  Kirasari listened from her room as her mother and father argued about what had happened earlier. The six year old girl was still completely confused and baffled on as to what she had supposedly done. She heard the distinct sound of her brother entering the room and looked up to see Kazuki standing in the doorway with a sympathetic look in his amber eyes. [Strangely, he was holding a butcher’s knife, and his head was tilted in a creepy manner.]

  "Come on Sari, lets go visit uncle Iroh at the palace," Kazuki offered as a smile broke across Kirasari’s face at the mention of their uncle and she jumped to her feet. {She chose to ignore the butcher knife thing. It was no odder than the time he’d randomly shown up holding a squirrelcat. No one knew where he’d gotten it, but it didn’t seem to mind anyway.} "Isn’t he in the Earth Kingdom?" She asked quizzically before seeing his face split into a knowing smile. "He’s back? Wait, he’s back! Let’s go!" the six year old chanted excitedly and ran for the door, only pausing to grab Kazuki’s hand, before they both left the room.

  Shila glared at her husband in exasperation before they both turned towards the hall as Kirasari ran through with Kazuki hot on her heels. Kazuki turned to his mother and gave her a half smile before nodding to his father. “Come on Kazu,” Kirasari called from the door after stopping upon noticing her brother no longer tailed her. Shila smiled and nodded for her son to go as her husband’s gaze was riveted to his laughing violet eyed  daughter. “I’m coming Sari,” Kazuki replied and left the house with Kirasari. {WSH: Wow, those two paragraphs were almost not horrible at all.} [JN: It’s like the silence before the storm.]

As soon as the two had left Katsu turned back to his wife, “You know this won’t remain secret. The people will start to suspect something and they will trace the waterbending back to me. Katsu, this is no place for our daughter to live. Constantly under the scrutiny, with everyone out-casting her because of her bending abilities and her mother. {WSH: “It’s so hard being better than everyone else! Oh woe is me!!”} Let me take her back with me to the Water Tribe, there at least she will not be segregated and can live out in the open. Think about it Katsu,” Shila pleaded her firebending husband. [JN: That sounded like a couple talking about divorce.]

Katsu looked at his wife, “I do not wish to discuss this any further. The Fire Lord has requested my presence. I will fix this mess Shila,” he stated before leaving their bungalow and following after his children. Neither of them realizing how big of an impact Kirasari’s bending would have on the whole world. {WSH: *foreboding music*} [JN: “To your left, we can see the worst foreshadowing ever.”]

Iroh turned around and saw his niece running towards him. A smile broke across his features as he swept her up into the air and hugged her. Her laughter ringing throughout the palace {WSH: Wow, she laughs really fucking loudly. Iroh is now probably deaf.} [JN: WHAT? I CAN’T HEAR YOU!] {WSH: DAMMIT KIRASARI HOW MUCH MORE CAN YOU HURT US??} as he set her back down. “I missed you uncle Iroh,” she stated sincerely as Kazuki talked with Lu Ten. Iroh’s amber eyes glowed with happiness and pride as he set his favorite niece down, “I missed you too FireLily. {WSH: I’m pretty sure the A:tLA fandom outlawed that nickname for everyone ever.} The Earth Kingdom is pretty but certainly doesn’t compare with your beautiful eyes and smile,” he admitted and nodded to his son and nephew. [JN: I wonder if there will ever be a fanfic without somebody bragging about eyes. A man can dream. A man can dream.]

Kirasari’s eyes sparkled with pleasure at his compliment before she jumped up excitedly, “Uncle Iroh, you’ll never guess what I did earlier today,” she bounced with excitement and her uncle laughed at her antics. “What did you do FireLily? [WHAT DID YOU DO!?]" he asked, humoring her.

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Prince Zuko walked up {an invisible staircase, inexplicably and suddenly able to walk on air} excitedly, eager to see his only uncle. His amber eyes widened when he saw green flames shooting from Kirasari’s hands. He stopped short and barely contained a startled yelp as Lu Ten placed a hand on his shoulder, {WSH: Wait…Lu Ten?? …*mindfucked*} also watching his cousin’s display. “I didn’t know Kira could bend {that far backward},” Zuko said to no one as he watched the green flames [JN:… What. Why are they calmly watching an ameteur firebender with that much fire! I’d run.] loop around his friend’s petite frame. “Neither did any of us, {—I actually think her spine is broken—} till she almost fried Masaru earlier,” Kazuki explained calmly. [JN: Fried Masaru sounds delish!]

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Prince Iroh {WSH: Waiwaiwait. Prince???} [JN: When does this take place?] {WSH: *MEGA-SHRUG*} watched as his niece produced the green flames and twirled them around herself in flowing motions [JN: Fire ballerina.]. He managed to keep the shock from his face as he watched the green flames swirling from her small hands. Never in 100 years had green flames been produced by a firebender, and a supposed non-bender at that. {WSH: Her specialness and violet eyes broke the chain of mediocrity.}

 Kirasari scrunched up her face in concentration [JN: I bet it’s going all dragon ball, and she’s yelling “AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHHAHHHHHHYHHH!”] as she struggled to pull the fire back under control. Her eyes dancing with the flames from her hands as she slowly extinguished her green flames. “I’m a bender just like you and daddy, [Except for the fact I’m a hundred times better than you and I’ve never firebended in my six years on this earth.] ” she exclaimed excitedly while looking up at her uncle, awaiting his reaction.

"That was extraordinary Kira. When did you become a bender?" [“I don’t know.”] he asked curiously while pondering what he had just seen. She seemed to sober up {WSH: That’s a relief. Drunk six-year-olds make me uncomfortable.} as she replied, “Just this morning actually. I kinda shot fire at Masaru when he was being a bully before I… froze him ten feet in the air with water-I didn’t mean to though-It just sorta happened,” [JN: Main character learns special powers out of nowhere, and doesn’t know why they appeared cliche.] she explained quickly before hanging her head in shame, awaiting her uncle’s disappointment. {WSH: “HOW DARE YOU BE SO SPECIAL. GO IRON YOUR HANDS NOW. AND BEAT YOURSELF WITH THAT LAMP.” }

Iroh was shocked at his niece’s confession, being one of the few knowing of her mother’s nationality [JN:I just realized that Her mom is like an illegal alien. “I come to fire nation to live Fire nation dream! Where almost everyone is a prick until we have a change of heart when our leader dies!”] and bending. As he looked down at his niece he could definitely tell that she was going to be a very powerful bender and hoped that she would not get caught up in the war as her father was. “I’m sure Masaru had it coming,” he stated lightly with a smile as a smile itched at the corner of her lips. “You should have seen his face. One minute he was all big and mean, the next he’s begging me to put him down,” [JN: Maybe the plot twist is that all the characters are dogs!] she laughed {maliciously, enjoying the sense of power she had over her cowering enemies, a feeling no six-year-old should know}.

Iroh shook his head at his niece’s quick attitude change before noticing Zuko watching them with Azula trailing behind with her entourage of Mai and Ty-Lee. “Why don’t you go play with Zuko, while I go say hi to your parents FireLily?” he suggested and laughed as she nodded and ran off towards Zuko and Azula, her black hair flowing freely behind her. [WSH: How very flipping precious.]

Shila smiled tiredly at Iroh as he knocked on their bungalow door. “Hello Iroh. It’s good to see you,” she greeted as she let her brother-in-law in marriage [set her on fire without any preamble]. Iroh greeted her in kind as she quickly put the pot on for tea [, ignoring the fact that she was ablaze].

  So here is chapter 2

I hope you enjoyed it [WSH: I liked the part where Iroh set someone on fire. Oh, wait, I wrote that.] (JN: I liked it when they were dogs. Oh. Yeah.)

The next chapter should be up shortly

Please feel free to let me know what you think in a review [JN: WHICH IS FUNNY BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT THIS IS HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA]

Thanks for reading [JN: You’re welcome.]