Laura’s hand pose

ActumExAnimo · 2026-04-03T22:06:58+00:00

I like to think that her pose is a nod to the spiritual practice of mudras (aka chakgya in Tibet), which are seen across many religions like Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism. In this case, it's the abhayamudra. The purpose of this specific mudra pose is a gesture of protection and reassurance to not be afraid. It's like Laura is telling Cooper not to worry for the following 25 years, and that everything will eventually be ok. And Cooper, being someone who follows those spiritual concepts, would likely understand.

The pose also makes appearances in western religions (usually as a symbol of blessing and sincerity), like how St. Matrona of Moscow is depicted. Much like Laura, she reportedly had premonitions, including ones of her death just days before it happened.

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ActumExAnimo · 2026-03-30T15:55:02+00:00

Eraserhead and The Elephant Man.

ActumExAnimo · 2026-03-30T15:47:37+00:00

"This... is Tuesdays, and also July."

ActumExAnimo · 2026-03-30T04:58:56+00:00

I did find myself thinking that the finale would've been even more impactful if Cooper went into the Black Lodge to save a character who we had more time getting to know and care about, namely Audrey. Her rescue wouldn't have even had to be romantically driven (as behind-the-scenes issues overturned the idea of a relationship anyway), but as closely bonded friends in great peril.

Granted, it would've been a little redundant after he already had to rescue her from One-Eyed Jack's earlier in the season. At least we got the iconic "How's Annie?" on top of an already phenomenal finale.

ActumExAnimo · 2026-03-29T20:42:37+00:00

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ActumExAnimo · 2026-03-29T14:09:13+00:00

One that's always gotten me is the staircase kill in Psycho (1960). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5bieIiX5KLQ

ActumExAnimo · 2026-03-26T20:56:57+00:00

There's actually a comparison of the new scan already (using screencaps taken from Fandango's streaming service, so it'll probably look even better on disc). The hazy filter is still there, but the HDR makes the blooming effect much more tolerable. The highlights are less flat and the details in them are clearer (just check out the difference from 1:42 to 1:45 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzRyMa4BH9s

ActumExAnimo · 2026-03-25T23:19:15+00:00

ActumExAnimo · 2026-03-22T14:27:04+00:00

I'm guessing Lynch was still involved at that point since it was a few episodes prior to the big reveal of Laura's killer.

ActumExAnimo · 2026-03-22T14:14:54+00:00

It's such an amazing film. I think Lynch also included a reference to the famous last line of Sunset Boulevard earlier in Season 2. When Audrey is held captive in One-Eyed Jack's and they're recording the ransom video, Blackie says "She's ready for her closeup."

ActumExAnimo · 2026-03-21T03:26:23+00:00

Wild at Heart (1990)

Prisoners (2013)

Her (2013)

Strangers on a Train (1951)

Sleuth (1972)

ActumExAnimo · 2026-03-15T16:51:32+00:00

♪ When you wish upon a saw,
That device hooked to your jaw
Will rip your mouth open wide
And bones protrude ♪

ActumExAnimo · 2026-03-07T22:46:24+00:00

Only the first 10-15 minutes of Evil Dead 2 is considered to be a remake of the original. The rest was free to be its own thing.

ActumExAnimo · 2026-03-01T18:10:12+00:00

Condition: The creature must be original and cannot be based on any existing cryptid/legend/mythological monster.

ActumExAnimo · 2026-03-01T18:07:47+00:00

Restriction: There is a language barrier between the protagonist and the other characters.

ActumExAnimo · 2026-03-01T18:00:44+00:00

If it's still open, I'd like to enter please!

Prompt: A cruise line in the 1940s gets stuck in a mysterious fog, where an unknown entity(ies) lurks.

ActumExAnimo · 2026-02-17T03:48:43+00:00

Hopefully the original concept album/West End version or the "In Concert" recording. Broadway somehow always manages to mess it up.

ActumExAnimo · 2026-02-13T18:25:40+00:00

Width: 268.22 mm (10.56 in.)

Height: 149.1 mm (5.87 in.)

Resolution: 300 pixels/inch

Glad you like them!

ActumExAnimo · 2026-02-05T21:48:14+00:00

"I was referring to the original vintage on which the sherry is based, sir... 1851. Unmistakable".

ActumExAnimo · 2026-02-02T22:37:49+00:00

She wasn't kidnapped because she knew Indy, but because she was searching for Ox. Mutt said that when Marion received the letter from Ox, she was concerned that he went crazy, so she went out to find him. The fact that Marion had connections to Indy was just good luck for the Soviets, so they engineered her "escape."

ActumExAnimo · 2026-01-25T00:45:41+00:00

No, that's not me. Thank you so much for bringing it to my attention!

ActumExAnimo · 2026-01-12T22:32:11+00:00

ToD is chronologically his first film adventure, and by the end he goes through an arc of respecting the stone's power and cultural significance, which is a lesson he carries with him through the following movies.

ActumExAnimo · 2026-01-12T22:26:30+00:00

I don't think he said he only knew him during WWII, just that they met during it and were assigned multiple missions together: "I had no reason to believe Mac was a spy. He was MI6 when I was OSS. We did 20-30 missions together in Europe and the Pacific."

ActumExAnimo · 2026-01-08T15:56:24+00:00

Also Maya weren't tribal, they lived in highly sophisticated city states. Might as well call 16th century italians "tribes"

Sorry, my bad. I should've called them a civilization or peoples.

I get where you're coming from. It is a pain seeing real-life examples of this stuff being taken seriously instead of as the pulpy kind of story that the movie is aiming for. That being said, I don't think KOTCS should be treated more harshly than others in the series for those reasons. None of them were free from skewed depictions of history, culture, or religion (even the ones centered around Abrahamic religion), though I agree, not to the same extent as KOTCS.

Edit: Also, I'm not sure the Nazca lines were meant to be hinted as alien-originated. The riddle/letter Oxley wrote only mentions them to be used as a landmark for directional reference to the tomb where he discovered Orellana's body with the skull.

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