Basically exactly what the top says. I want something that screams COMING OF AGE except instead of a teen movie like most coming of age stories, I want an image that showcases coming into 84-year-old-ness

  • sp3ctr4l
    3·
    5 days ago

    Harold and Maude?

    https://imdb.com/title/tt0067185/

    Harold is a weird young man, basically emo before emo existed (the movie came out in 1971), routinely fakes his own suicide, goes to funerals as a hobby, proceeds to meet the 79 yo Maude at one, then the two begin a friendship, which eventually becomes a romance.

    Its… sort of a coming of age story for both Harold and Maude, who are forced to confront the deeper, uncomfortable aspects of themselves via each other, and both grow to a new level of understanding and acceptance of themselves as a result.

    It is a movie that is simultaneously very odd and taboo and shocking, but also very wholesome, hopeful, and funny if you can get past the initial weirdness.

    If this sounds anywhere close to interesting, do not look up a plot summary, it’ll spoil too much, just actually find and watch the movie.

    • Lazycog@sopuli.xyzM
      3·
      5 days ago

      Hey thanks for the movie tip!

      And now: you must’ve overlooked the community this post is on. We demand a drawing! And don’t you dare to delete your comment! We want the drawing in an edit!

      (not serious but hey, this is an opportunity to draw! this community doesn’t know shitty drawings, just fire up paint or something and use your artistic license :))

      • sp3ctr4l
        2·
        5 days ago

        Ah, I thought this was someone requesting a story or movie to draw?

        There are many scenes in the movie that could be drawn.

        As for myself, I have 0 drawing skill, a busted right wrist (I’m right handed) I’ve been doing physical therapy to for a year, can’t type for more than short burst without extreme pain, and I only have a gas station tier smart phone.

        Hooray for barely surviving being homeless for a year.

        • Lazycog@sopuli.xyzM
          3·
          5 days ago

          Well, kind of. Posts in this community are requests for drawings and OP’s text is the request prompt for a drawing with that theme. And don’t get me wrong, the movie looks absolutely fitting, and I got something new to watch, thank you!

          And damn, I’m so sorry to hear that… truly hope that your wrist heals and you regain control soon again… and I hope you are safe if you are still homeless.

          Ignore my comment - I just try to keep top level comments in a post for drawing submissions but when we get a nice comment with a recommendation or something (like yours) it is also fine. I’m not so strict about it and my comment was more of a sarcastic attempt to get a drawing from you (this community is for “bad” drawings too).

          So don’t worry about drawing, all good! Thanks again for the movie tip and I hope your wrist heals soon and that you are in a safe place now.

          • sp3ctr4l
            2·
            4 days ago

            I’m doing better than a year ago, and been housed for a while, but if Elon breaks Social Security… which he seems to have just done by ordering the leases for all Social Security offices to be revoked, meaning the SSA no longer has anywhere … to work… well if that results in my March payment not coming in, I’m probably homeless and starving again.

            https://finance.yahoo.com/news/trump-musk-demand-termination-federal-190050814.html

            https://apnews.com/article/trump-musk-gsa-terminate-office-leases-f8faac5e2038722f705587c8dd21ab26

            • Lazycog@sopuli.xyzM
              2·
              4 days ago

              I’m happy to hear that it’s better than a year ago, but hearing about what is going on over there in the US makes me sad for people who are currently / in the future in a bad situation… I really hope you get that payment and that there are atleast SOME organizations that can help. Fuck man, I’m so sorry to hear that…

              • sp3ctr4l
                2·
                4 days ago

                I am unironically down for a sham marriage if you are.

                Before I got maimed, by job was db admin/data analyst/all around tech guru for the largest nonprofit in Seattle assisting the homeless.

                They didn’t give a fuck about their own employee becoming homeless, because they fired him (me).

                All the homeless shelters in the country are at max capacity, more and more are shutting down, its harder and harder to qualify for any kind of assistance, money is running out, requirements are more and more complex, and less and less people are processing the paperwork.

                • Lazycog@sopuli.xyzM
                  2·
                  4 days ago

                  Wtf, that is fucked up that a homeless helping organization would not give a fuck about their own employee… Damn man, I seriously hope for some intervention from your justice system or something to help with the whole running down support structures.

                  I seriously can’t comprehend how people are so stuck up their asses that they would vote for this…

                  • sp3ctr4l
                    2·
                    4 days ago

                    The justice system here just got purged and the new Trump sycophants are focused on silencing critics and exacting revenge against anyone who publically made Trump look bad.

                    Trump and Elon and Vance are calling for any judges that block their wantonly obvious actions to be removed.

                    We are in the middle of a fascist coup, roughly at the same stage of progression as the Enabling Act being passed in Weimar Germany in 1933.