I wish I had been into comics as a kid.
They weren't something that I was ever introduced to: my parents never gave me one, none of my friends read them and I was too young to watch the superhero films that came out in the 2000s. I own a few comics now, but they are just random issues that I bought from flea markets because I liked the artwork. For my 19th birthday, a bunch of my uni friends…
so me and a friend crashed the premiere of this in london in 2014 and we met andrew garfield over the barrier and he said that he couldn't take pictures with us but that we could each have a hug instead and that a hug was way better than a picture anyway and he was right and it was the purest interaction i have ever had with someone in my life
for the annual watching of this film, i think i'm going some of my family's favourite niche quotes (rather than getting emotional):
duh
radio watford
britney spears
wisconsin
naturally
ant or dec
the eels
papier-mâché lobster head
and finally... he's got a big knooooob
over the past few years, this has become one of my favourite comfort films. it doesn’t really surprise me; i’ve always been a sucker for beautiful food on camera. not only that but it is visually gorgeous, the soundtrack is perfect and the whole cast deliver wonderful performances. after hearing that julie powell passed away last week, this rewatch is tinged with sadness but it still feels like a warm hug.
today i found out that one of my housemates used to date 'jam boy' from this film and it made my fucking week
Yesterday I thought that Alicia Vikander was boring, today I think that she is glorious - my opinion of an actor has never changed so quickly between films.
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