SoM Mood Theme

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I have wanted this ever since I got an lj. *points to mood theme*

Thanks to imnotacommittee for directing me to it. It's here if anyone else is interested . . . but somehow I don't see crazydiamondsue giving up her "full" Xander-in-a-speedo mood, and she's the only one I can think of besides INAC who cares.

BUT IT'S THE SOUND OF MUSIC YOU GUYS AND MARIA AND CAPTAIN VON TRAPP AND OMG I'M JUST SO UNBELIEVABLY HAPPY THAT YES, I DO HAVE TO USE THIS MUCH CAPSLOCK. /the hills are bloody the frak alive.

Comments

[imnotacommittee.livejournal.com]

It's about, it's about--it's not about the real world. It's about the beauty and bright that lives in your heart.

Brava. Well said and so beautifully true. /sigh/ Now I want to watch this damn movie again.

I wrote SoM fanfic

And some good dang fiction it was, if I say so myself.

[tkp.livejournal.com]

Hee! I think I could do a thesis about it. I understand that the threat, the abomination, the utter evil of those times were not portrayed as the very true horror that they were. The Third Reich was treated much more like the big black spider in a fairytale than the flesh and blood atrocities that the Nazis were and committed. I love a movie that shows the terrible reality of those times. I also love a movie that shows the terrible reality, and the light of hope that can live in your heart even in that darkness. But I also love a movie that can show the light of hope, just by itself, and it's just happy and good and pure, because those things can exist. And that lets the viewer herself juxtapose the hope and bright with a story like that against the terrible history of that time, and hope that humanity can find the strength within itself never to sink so low again. It probably will, but to me there need to be some things that're just solidly *good* and happy and hopeful. /omg *cries*

And hee! Thanks. Something Good. I want to write more now. Oh, woe.

[imnotacommittee.livejournal.com]

A thesis would be very interesting. Of course I'd love to read it! I believed we once discusses this to a small extent. The Nazis as the big black spider is fitting for TSoM's motif: a fairy tale. The movie isn't really about the Nazis and the Von Trapps' resistance to them. It's about the power of love, family, and hope. It's something that's always mocked because of its cheerfulness and sap, but, when it all comes down to it, we need such a blatantly sunshine of a movie. We need to be perked up. Life is dark and depressing enough as it is; we need escapes.

Write more Something Good? really? Yay!!!

BTW, I'm just curious, did you get a chance to read that filler? I keep meaning to add something to it, but I'm lazy.

[tkp.livejournal.com]

Yeah! *pumps fist*

I haven't read your filler yet . . . I have this bad habit of wanting to find a nice cozy moment to read things I'm excited about and then I end up putting them off! Hopefully this weekend!

[imnotacommittee.livejournal.com]

Yeah! *pumps fist back* Why are we pumping our fists again?

I didn't want to ask about the filler, because it seems rather self indulgent, but I was curious. I want to add one more thing to it, but I'm lazy.

But I have gotten a little further in Klauss 2. Actually, I'm on the chapter before Georg goes to Vienna, and that's when we had our "Stop. Why? Fix it." moment regarding why the family can't wait for G to come home to join in their escape. It's been fun to write so far -torturing Klauss is fun.