breaking bad, fight club, rick and morty, clockwork orange, and the catcher in the rye are all arguably good things - but if a man says they are his FAVORITE book/movie/tv show? RUN.
Can someone explain this to me?
They’re all works that are examinations of compelling but deeply flawed (usually narcissistic and violent) men. People rightly like all these works because they are good, but the implication of the original post is that if a guy says they are his favorite work, he is probably misunderstanding the point of the work and instead idolizing the male protagonist and is unable to recognize their flaws.
Basically, ask why they like it. If they like it because they think it’s well-written and made, you’re probably good. But if they want to be like Walter White, or Tyler Durden, or Rick Sanchez, or Alex DeLarge, or Holden Caulfield: yeah, RUN.
Finally I can reblog this post.
This also goes for Mad Men, run like hell from any guy who identifies with/idolizes Don Draper
“It’s a satire. Many don’t get that… My daughter had a friend named Max. She told me ‘Fight Club’ is his favorite movie, I told her never to talk to Max again.” David Fincher, director of Fight Club
Style is not fashion. Fashion is not trendy after a season. I couldn’t give a shit about fashion. Style is dressing the way that you feel confident and what is appropriate for you, your age, your body type.
novel about a morally grey pirate captain who is cursed to die within 5 years for stealing some forbidden treasure, and only giving her heart to someone and expecting nothing back can break the curse
but rather than go on some journey to find some true love or whatever, she decides to use her last years to travel the seas with her crew and collect treasure and drink and be merry
and on the day of reckoning, she is falling more and more ill, and her crew gather all around her to say goodbye to their captain when suddenly the curse is broken. because she gave her whole heart to her ship and her crew, and expected nothing back.
A definitive ranking of the gangsey based on their flirting abilities:
6. Gansey: Literally compared his fated true love to a prostitute and changed her name while wearing hideous boat shoes. I’ve never in my life seen someone crash and burn that badly. Also thinks sharing a yogurt is the height of romance and comparable to making out. Probably gets his chewed up mint leaves mixed in with every kiss. Absolutely tragic. -100/10
5. Henry: Literally locked up his crush in a crawl space and made him relive his extreme phobia of bees. Sharing of phobias should really be kept to at least the third date, not the first move. Also not a hundred percent convinced his crush even realized this was a move at all. Then again he got invited on a road trip following graduation, so what do I know? 3/10
4. Ronan: He’s really going with the pulling pigtails routine. Mimicking your love interest’s accent and calling them runt among other insults is never a good idea. The dreaming up hand lotion was a bold choice which was appreciated, but loss of points since he almost gave his crush a heart attack and broke into his car during the delivery. The mixtape was cute, but starting off with the murder squash song was questionable. The hand kisses and latin poems whispered into his crush’s ear shows there’s strong room for improvement. 5/10
3. Blue: Like her boyfriend, she also seems to think sharing yogurt and late night phone calls with political jokes is the height of romance. Though to be fair she does have a curse, so it’s probably in her best interest to keep dates as vanilla as possible. She did make out with a ghost though so massive bonus points for that. We could only ever dream of being that iconic. 6/10
2. Adam: Managed to land a date with a girl who was sworn off boys and had just been called a prostitute, with nothing but his southern charm. Held hands and sent flowers on the first date which was very smooth. Almost killed Ronan with his “with a dreamer” line and a prolonged gaze. His flirting style tends to just run along the lines of actually acting like a normal human being, which compared to the last four makes him seem like Casanova. 8/10
1. Noah: Was told that a girl was cursed to kill her one true love with a kiss, and he was like “yo, I’m already dead so wanna make out?” He saw an opportunity and he took it. This boy is literally in his grave and getting more action than any of us. Also had a girlfriend before his death so he clearly has always been this smooth. Understands the finer points of glitter. Extra bonus points for being a ghost because who would turn down a ghost?? 10/10
white cis male film studies major who probably watches cinemasins: so you’re telling me you actually liked that movie??? you actually had a good time watching that piece of garbage???
me: yeah you see i have this rare medical condition called Occasionally I Enjoy Things,
