- went in expecting shallow tibetan monk stereotype, got a nuanced character instead
- perfect warrior/monk cynicist/idealist dynamic
- the other half of the warrior/monk duo wasn’t a boring samurai stereotype
- the force is already rooted in daoism (and buddhism and… etc), why not honor that?
- proof that you can be wise and zen AND do it for the vine
- I AM ONE WITH THE FORCE THE FORCE IS WITH ME
- both characters made the setting/themes nuanced: chirrut and baze both demonstrate different responses to imperial destruction of their homeland
- fantastic one liners
- “the force didn’t protect you, i did” “i don’t need luck, i have you”
- ^ petition to make that the new “i love you” “i know”

music stim things:

• bouncin on ur toes bc u cant dance but u Also cant Not Dance

• systematic tapping ur fingers and hands like ur really the song mixer and this is a launchpad video

• my Hands…………………. The Conductor

• i wasnt thinking the right thought at the right time when the song did the thing now i gotta start it all over

• my tongue got tired from secretly singing along Inside My Mouth

• im so full of emotions now??? just from hearing this one really good note??? my chest feels like really happy balloon now AaaaAAAAAA???

• when u got ur headphones in and it hits the Good Frequency™ and everything is just Fantastic

You know when you’re watching a movie how INCREDIBLY tense the scene becomes when the music becomes THAT MUSIC? Like a person walking down a hallway isn’t a big deal on its own, but because of the music you KNOW shit’s about to go down.

That’s basically anxiety in a nutshell.

Seriously though. Imagine if real life had background music. You’re going about your day and then suddenly, for no reason whatsoever (because your brain is in charge of your background music and in this case anxiety means its timing is completely fucked up), the tense “shit’s about to go down” music starts. And you’re standing there in a paranoid panic going “WHAT THE FUCK I’M JUST MAKING TOAST HOW THE HELL AM I ABOUT TO DIE WHAT’S ABOUT TO HAPPEN FUCK FUCK FUCK”… and the answer is “nothing”. Nothing’s about to happen. That goddamn background music is lying. But it’s still going to make you tense because that’s what it DOES.

Fuckin’ background music.