i went to strong apes that kill you island and
she hasn’t responded, im gonna go check on strong apes that kill you island. BRB!
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i went to strong apes that kill you island and
she hasn’t responded, im gonna go check on strong apes that kill you island. BRB!
⠀
Richard Roxburgh and Kate Beckinsale in Van Helsing (2004)
The best part about this scene wasn’t just that Dracula didn’t have a reflection. She was at a ball with a few hundred other people attending it, and during this dance, there were dozens of other couples also dancing alongside Anna and Dracula. The scene showed that everyone at that ball was a vampire, not just Dracula. And she was the single only human there. It’s so subtly threatening to be surrounded by bloodthirsty killers all dressed to the nines, masked and pretty. And it was such an ingenious way of telling that part of the story, I adore this movie so much.
while this creature's appearance and given name may confuse you this is not in fact a goose. the trick is to examine the facial area. a clever hint that the creature is not what it presumes to be is the absence of a beak. feathers are another vital feature to study closely. at first glance the first image above gives the appearance of delicate feathers however the second image reveals the telltale details of fur. lastly geese usually have two legs rather than four. perhaps if there were two geese in the box there might be four legs peeking out. although that would require a second beak as well. the only conclusion can be that this creature is neither one goose nor two geese. were it the case that this was a goose it would likely find the box a quite charming and comfortable abode however.
but the box says..? 🤨
its been about 10 years since she showed me this but i am STILL thinking about how my (then) 4 year old cousin drew birds

OBSESSED with this creature; she draws the body from above/below and the head from the side, with a giant eyeball that takes up the entire head and never looks in a specific direction. in a very old-fashioned sense: iconic
Yeah I would have guessed this was on some ancient pottery or something
