Is it just me, or is Watchmen preternaturally well-suited to rule 63?
I never had much interest in rule 63 before, but once I got into this fandom it became quite interesting and appealing. Wanda in particular is a mind-bogglingly interesting character.
I'm also happy about the amount of het and femmeslash that rule 63 generates, in many fandoms it seems girls get completely ignored, or that the het/femmeslash fics aren't very interesting.
I also enjoy the fanon names for our 63'd characters, haha.
Re: Rule 63.
anonymous
February 27 2010, 02:09:31 UTC
I am so, SO glad that Watchmen fandom (at least on the KM...I don't touch FF.net anymore *shudders*) doesn't employ the "Die for our Ship" trope at all. Sure there have been stories where the other potential suitor dies before the story proper begins, but it's always dealt with as a real, tragic death, as opposed to some fic where the surviving pair may dwell on it for about 30 seconds before curing their kind-of sadness with hot hot sex.
Re: Rule 63.
anonymous
February 27 2010, 17:02:40 UTC
All the skillfully done 63!fic really delights me. Some fandoms fall into the trap of "it's just character x, but with a massive rack!" or by throwing characterization out the window. I love all the places where people are almost brainstorming and sharing a common fanon for the 63!characters, and it's almost like a cast of characters within the cast.
Re: Rule 63.
anonymous
February 28 2010, 01:54:40 UTC
I have terrible moments where I think genre fiction is making me a misogynist. I go 'oh great, another fucking girl' when a female character is introduced, and roll my eyes and steal her boyfriend and give him to his male friend because the friend is actually interesting and they actually have a relationship instead of just being like 'look, our genitals fit together! it's destiny!'
Then I read or watch something like Avatar: The Last Airbender where the girls have relationships with each other and pull their weight in combat and serve a purpose besides being a convenient vagina for the hero, and I go, 'oh, that's right. people just fucking SUCK at writing girls
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Re: Rule 63.
anonymous
February 28 2010, 21:19:40 UTC
'look, our genitals fit together! it's destiny!'
That's why I hate movie romances, because it really seems like the only thing the protagonist and the female romantic interest ever have going for them is that they're the opposite sex!
That's actually why I didn't like Dan/Laurie when I first saw the Watchmen movie, because they made their relationship so "hollywoodized" that they were boring and kind of blended into the background. The GN actually makes them awkward and imperfect and realistic, which makes them much more depthful and interesting.
Re: Rule 63.
anonymous
February 28 2010, 21:27:22 UTC
It has EVERYTHING to do with 63. The Man wants us to think that men are from Mars and women are from Venus, and it's Our job (We are The Opposition, and you're part of it too, since you're presumably a woman consuming and producing porn) to remind everyone that we're all from earth. 63 is a great way to keep the essentials in mind.
And the movie can burn in cinematic hell. I had read the GN first, so I was like "...Wait, that submissive, girly-ass little bit of fluff is supposed to be Laurie? Fuck you, Snyder. And don't think making her dole out a grotesque and cruel amount of the old ultra-violence will keep me from noticing."
Re: Rule 63. (hotter post genderflip?)hohaiyeeJuly 13 2010, 23:50:58 UTC
Anyone here have characters that, sexual attraction whist, you are pretty meh over...unless they have been genderflipped?
I think Highschool!Adrian is pretty cute, but Adrians in general is just, not my type.
Adrianne Veidt on the other hand, hello! There was a Sky song back in the 90s with the line "You can call me, baby, if you'll let me hold your soul", well, if she said that, resisting shall be Difficult Choice.
I never had much interest in rule 63 before, but once I got into this fandom it became quite interesting and appealing. Wanda in particular is a mind-bogglingly interesting character.
I'm also happy about the amount of het and femmeslash that rule 63 generates, in many fandoms it seems girls get completely ignored, or that the het/femmeslash fics aren't very interesting.
I also enjoy the fanon names for our 63'd characters, haha.
(captcha is '1975 inspires'...oh dear)
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Then I read or watch something like Avatar: The Last Airbender where the girls have relationships with each other and pull their weight in combat and serve a purpose besides being a convenient vagina for the hero, and I go, 'oh, that's right. people just fucking SUCK at writing girls ( ... )
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I love the FTM 63s of Watchmen. That's a rare treat.
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That's why I hate movie romances, because it really seems like the only thing the protagonist and the female romantic interest ever have going for them is that they're the opposite sex!
That's actually why I didn't like Dan/Laurie when I first saw the Watchmen movie, because they made their relationship so "hollywoodized" that they were boring and kind of blended into the background. The GN actually makes them awkward and imperfect and realistic, which makes them much more depthful and interesting.
Sorry, this has nothing to do with rule 63 :(
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And the movie can burn in cinematic hell. I had read the GN first, so I was like "...Wait, that submissive, girly-ass little bit of fluff is supposed to be Laurie? Fuck you, Snyder. And don't think making her dole out a grotesque and cruel amount of the old ultra-violence will keep me from noticing."
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I think Highschool!Adrian is pretty cute, but Adrians in general is just, not my type.
Adrianne Veidt on the other hand, hello! There was a Sky song back in the 90s with the line "You can call me, baby, if you'll let me hold your soul", well, if she said that, resisting shall be Difficult Choice.
Especially in Dying is Easy, Comedy is Hard; Adrienne Veidt Vs. Edward Morgan Blake.
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