In Chief Martin Brody We Trust

why is this so real

Not enough people talk about the fact that Quint from Jaws (1975) was suffering from undiagnosed and untreated PTSD. Most soldiers at the end of WW2 didn’t seek treatment because of stigma surrounding therapy and because of the military literally sending out propaganda saying that soldiers with PTSD were either lying or cowards- Patton would give speeches claiming that such soldiers were useless “lying in bed while brave men are dying.” All of Quint’s irrational and destructive behavior makes sense when viewed through these lens:

-why does he destroy the radio? Because his fight response is triggered and he can’t fight the shark but here’s this annoying ass radio, let’s break it

-why does he berate Hooper whenever Hooper has an idea for killing the shark that requires Hooper be in close proximity to the shark? Because that’s how he lost Hobie- his best friend, and former partner: if we allow a queer reading of the subtext of his speech- and he considers Hooper and Brody his friends, literally making statements implying he views Hooper as a kind of son (“he was a young boy, younger than Mr. Hooper here”) so he thinks if he intimidates them he can scare them into being safe

-HE LITERALLY HANDS OUT LIFE JACKETS TO HOOPER AND BRODY BUT DOES NOT WEAR ONE HIMSELF BECAUSE LIFE JACKETS TRIGGER HIM!!!

Quint is a man whose inability to proper treat his trauma due to a lack of access to care and stigma against getting it anyways leads to him being literally consumed by his trauma.

And that’s why Quint is the best character in Jaws.

THE MOST BEAUTIFUL THING EVER I'M GONNA BAWL ALSO YES GUYS K AM ALIVE

It genuinely does mean so much to me that All Might lived, and he wanted to live. Like being able to see a character so passively suicidal, who knew that his own death was coming soon yet did nothing to change its outcome, decide he wanted to keep on living? To decide that he would continue to live? And actually be able to live? Also subverting the trope of the old mentor dying after passing on all he could to his student in the progress, and ending up old and retired and happy. It's just so beautiful to see

Chat my school is so... UGHHHHHH wdym someone sprayed fart spray and i had to sit in it for 15 minutes. i finally skedaddled to lunch (sinc i have last lunch) WND SOMEONE SPRAYE IT IN THERE SO EVERU SO OFTEN DUE TO AIR CIRCULATION, IT WOULD WAFT TO ME.

ppl forgor that busting a move is in fact exercise. just put on a fire playlist and dance 🙏‼️

I feel like the reason a lot of people don’t like exercise is cuz they force themselves to do it… it’s really fun when you’re just doing it so you can watch a shitty youtube video in the background or smth

to all the gay people in my phone, thank you. I love you. please have one million years of joy

GOMEZ AND MORTICIA 😍‼️

you know the straight ship is good when gays on tumblr.com like it

I love sharks so much im gonna cry

in honor of shark week starting tomorrow 🦈

this is magnificent. i want him even more

YOUR HONOR; I LOVE HIM

yall i almost cried bc there was 204 ppl in my church today for the Christmas eve service and we all light candles and dim the church lights and sing silent night and it's so beautiful 😭

hear me out...