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I’m really disappointed too, I liked him alot too. I definitely see CH in a different light now, and it’s not nice. I think his attitude is gross. I think he only wants to be good at what he cares about, which is comedy, and to hell with emotion, depth and range. But whatever, as long as he’s not bored. I agree with what you said as well.
Wait, I thought Chris just dumped on TDW, not Thor 1. He said the first one was good, right? Maybe in a dismissive way, but still.
The sad thing is I don’t even think he’s that funny. Even in Ghostbusters I was kind of cringing whenever he was onscreen.
I really only liked CH when he and Tom seemed to have a relationship of mutual affection and admiration. It became clear at some point that the relationship was very one-sided. Poor Tom… he seems very sweet and seems to want to see the best in everyone. (Including Taylor Swift, which… c’mon, dude.) I don’t know why Tom thinks Chris is a good actor, other than (1) the desire to see the best, (2) the fact that everyone becomes a better actor when acting opposite Tom, and (3) being a good artist doesn’t make you a good critic any more than the reverse.
the whole yule ball thing in goblet of fire was so dumb and heteronormative
ok but real talk i am in full support of harry just asking ron to the dance with him and being each others “date” and having that be an ok thing instead of asking and then ignoring the poor patil twins who deserved better than that also i would have killed to see a yule ball scene where hermione’s talking with krum and turns around and sees her two best friends trying to do the tango (ron has a rose in his mouth and everything) and fucking tearing up the dance floor
I write this bcz I’m a huge language enthusiast and I’m frustrated about the way most methods and language classes/courses approach the process of learning. I’m not a professional but I have a lot of experience in studying foreign languages: I have taught myself Lithuanian and reached the upper intermediate level (B2) in 4-5 years without much help from others, and in Spanish reaching the same level took me only 2 years bcz I simultaneously studied it at school and already knowing French helped me a little. I want to help everyone who wants to start a new language, does not have the possibility to join a language course or just feels frustrated of the stagnation they might experience in the early phase of learning a foreign language.
So, if you want to learn a new language, I suggest following tips:
• Immerse yourself from the beginning! This is really important so that you can get yourself familiar with the intonation and pronunciation of the language. Listen to radio or tv and try to read whatever you can (ingredient lists from the food packages, newspaper articles, whatever!) it doesn’t matter if you can’t understand much yet, it will come! If you start a language with a new alphabet learn the alphabet really well first thing.
• Get an overview of the grammatical structure of the language! This is often not properly done in language courses where you learn some vocabulary and greetings but after 60 pages of the textbook you still have no idea how many verb tenses or noun cases the language has. Take a look even at the “hardest” topics, bcz they might not be that hard after all. (for example the Spanish equivalent of past perfect is much easier than the present tense)
• With that being said, learn to recognise past tenses even when you are still learning the present tense! I find it absurd that most courses expect you to master present tense _perfectly_ before even taking a look at other tenses. Most of the time, in everyday communication, past tenses are used more frequently than the present tense + in some languages mastering the past tense can also help you to form the conditional. So, learn the past tense earlier than most ppl would recommend!
• In general, study the easiest things first! If you find something particularly difficult you gain more confidence and knowledge if you first focus on what you find more interesting (however, you can’t postpone studying boring topics eternally, especially if you are preparing or hoping to prepare for an exam at some point) In Lithuanian, I taught myself a lot of grammar before learning how to tell the time… and it was ok.
• For material: usually the country’s universities have a reading list on their website which proposes what books one could use to study the language. These are often preferable to handbooks aimed for tourists and some language methods for beginners because those mostly focus on useless vocabulary you might only need when you rent a car or book a room in a hotel. The grammar is often also relatively poorly explained in those “tourist language books”, whereas books that are aimed at immigrants or university students usually focus more on the efficient language acquisition and are written by professors and specialists. If you are persistent enough and google all possible search words in both English and the target language, you can probably find whole textbooks in PDF format, which you can then save on your laptop.
• Don’t get stuck on vocabulary! Remember that grammar is the skeleton of the language and that vocabulary is the muscles hair and eventually the clothes you use to dress up and embellish your apperance. Vocabulary is useful once you know how to use it. For me, learning vocab is the hardest part of a new language, especially bcz I like starting languages that are not really similar to any other languages I know (consider Lithuanian and Greek when I previously knew Finnish, English, French and Spanish) ofc you need to learn some of it to be able to form sentences but most traditional methods focus on that too much. My suggestion is to read a lot: start by children’s books and comics and gradually get more advanced material. When you read them, make notes!! Look up the words you don’t know and don’t be afraid of using unconventional, seemingly challenging ways to learn, such as buying a bilingual poetry collection and trying to decipher what the original poem says and compare it to the translation. 100% recommend, even for the beginner level + it’s a nice way to connect to the culture but still focus on the language itself, not on the way ppl make breakfast in that country. (That’s something that irritates me a lot in most Youtube’s language videos where ppl are just discussing the traditions of the country in English when you had come there to look for the explanation of grammatical structures or just to hear the language being spoken. smh.)
• A really important thing about vocabulary is to learn all the abstract words, such as conjunctions, really soon! For example, if you find yourself in a situation where you have to use the words therefore and otherwise, it is almost impossible to try to explain those words without first translating them to another language.
• Make vocabulary learning more interesting and deep by learning about the etymology of the words you learn. It can be mind-blowing and it helps you to remember the words better.
That’s it!
I hope these tips inspire you in pursuing your interest in foreign languages and facilitate your learning process. I might add more to this if I remember I have forgotten something of great importance.
This is exactly how I’ve always felt about standard language teaching methods. I always want grammar first. I don’t want to memorize phrases without understanding all of their components.
…but I also freeze up when I try to communicate in a language I’m not all that familiar with. I really do best with dead languages. No one’s ever going to start talking at you really fast in Latin and expect you to respond.
Pursued by his cursed brother, Loki must do anything to save his magic, even if that means surrendering to the same dark desires his old self relished.
Exerpt:
He pinched Loki’s earlobe between his teeth. “I spoke at length with The Oracle Beyond the Pale when they blessed the knife. They tell me the Old Loki longed for this. He ached for an unbrotherly touch.”
He kissed Loki behind his ear and he couldn’t help it, the delicious tingling sent sweet sparks straight to his cock. Thor hummed knowingly against his neck and sucked on Loki’s exposed clavicle.
“I’m n-not him.”
Thor reached down to cup Loki’s crotch. He swelled more as Thor massaged him, rolling his palm against Loki’s length.
He laughed, a low malicious rumble. “”Not really him, no. But the Pale One knows more than even a clever little trickster guesses. They say you carry him with you. And it seems…”
Thor lazily unlaced Loki’s leggings and exposed him to the air as he spoke,
“… That you certainly share his appetites.”
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still tryna get the fuckkkk outta this marriage & manage mental health with no insurance coverage for therapy.
they are a witch’s two familars and have never gotten along, but one day the witch disappears and so they must go on a cross-country search in order to bring her home. along the way, the cat learns to loosen up while the crow gains worldly experience, and they both become better friends
I’m not writing this to start shit. I don’t want to argue about this with anyone. This is how I feel. Period.
First of all, The Dark World is a movie that received rave reviews, almost entirely for Tom Hiddleston’s performance. Thor’s presence in that film wasn’t terrible by any means. But it was weak, and his performance did not stand out. The film is a favorite among Loki fans, because it pays the most attention to him as a character. The film was also released several months after Tom made his infamous appearance at Comicon, where he literally became an actual god. So yes, it makes sense that Chris might be bitter about the film in general. It certainly wasn’t the Chris Show that Ragnarok was, by any means.
What I find amusing is that Chris apparently thinks the initial Thor film was also terrible…for all the reasons it was actually a decent piece of cinema. His feelings are valid. Of course he is entitled to his opinions. But to express them publicly was poor form. I am embarrassed for him, for his lack of discretion, and his complete disrespect for those who gave him a chance when he was still a nobody.
If by some chance you are the type of actor who values action above all else…if you like explosions and cheap humor and jokes about poop and genitalia…if you just want people to ogle your muscles and tell you you’re hot…if you find Shakespeare to be boring and generally too difficult to recite or comprehend…please don’t pretend to feel otherwise just to get a part in a movie that you hope will skyrocket your career. And please do not turn around, years later, and talk shit about the very thing that allowed you to have a career in the first place. And please, when your co-stars reap well deserved success for their efforts, support them. Do not throw them under the bus. Do not agree to remake your own image at their expense. Do not forsake those who helped pave the way to your success. It might seem like none of this will ever come back to bite you. It might seem as though you are invincible. But I promise you, in Hollywood, there is no such thing.
Honestly, I wish they had cast someone else as Thor. Maybe even Liam Hemsworth would have been better.
I doubt that this particular thing will come back to bite him; it’s pretty safe to trash-talk a movie about which the “consensus” is that it wasn’t very good, especially when you’re riding the high from a movie that is supposedly leagues better. I don’t really blame Ryan Reynolds for talking crap about Green Lantern. But it does seem especially callous, or at least tone-deaf, to say TDW was “meh” when Tom’s performance in it was, as you note, very well-reviewed.
It appears that to convey that “it’s all about me” self-absorption that Thor* exuded in Ragnarok, all Chris had to do was act naturally.
Loki is the Philosopher King 