So, I may be late to the party...
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sho_no_tabi's Inception fic is glorious. Thanks, Inceptionwips! You introduce me to the nicest people.
While I'm as partial to cheerful banter and romance (give me His Girl Friday any day of the week, my friends) as the next girl, the thing I fell in love with about Inception ALMOST as much as the pretty men is the action and the heist. The sense that most of these characters were brilliant, calculating, daring criminals. Even Saito, despite not being part of the official team, is undoubtedly badass. (It helps that he's played by Ken Watanabe.) Heck, even Fischer gets to be badass.
Yes, I admit I would not kick any of these men out of bed (except Leo, really, but even him I wouldn't actually kick out of bed). But I also want to BE all of them. And that's because they're so smart. I drool over smart.
Andsho_no_tabi's fic gives me JUST WHAT I WANT for that. Arthur being impeccable but human. Eames being the smartest damn man in the room. (I also cannot say how much I appreciate that Cobb is not a maudlin ass in these stories.)
They have PLOT. They have beautiful, subtle character shifts, synced in with what I gleaned from canon.
And most of all they have both compelling, brutal action (that scene when Arthur's leaps across that fucking 15-foot gap stories above ground in Life During Wartime is just what I needed but didn't know I wanted.) Action that is charged with emotion, but not wallowing in it. Action is not easy to write clearly, either, and this is done efficiently and engagingly. It brings me right back to what hooked me about the film when I saw it the first time with no expectations.
These stories are not romances, not in the traditional way. There is very little in the way of smut (what's there is potent and effective, but not the point.) So look elsewhere if you want straight up porn.
Go forth and read!
As an aside, there are many bonus nods to the excellent Brick. And it just makes me want a fedora that much more than I already do.
sho_no_tabi's Inception fic is glorious. Thanks, Inceptionwips! You introduce me to the nicest people.While I'm as partial to cheerful banter and romance (give me His Girl Friday any day of the week, my friends) as the next girl, the thing I fell in love with about Inception ALMOST as much as the pretty men is the action and the heist. The sense that most of these characters were brilliant, calculating, daring criminals. Even Saito, despite not being part of the official team, is undoubtedly badass. (It helps that he's played by Ken Watanabe.) Heck, even Fischer gets to be badass.
Yes, I admit I would not kick any of these men out of bed (except Leo, really, but even him I wouldn't actually kick out of bed). But I also want to BE all of them. And that's because they're so smart. I drool over smart.
And
sho_no_tabi's fic gives me JUST WHAT I WANT for that. Arthur being impeccable but human. Eames being the smartest damn man in the room. (I also cannot say how much I appreciate that Cobb is not a maudlin ass in these stories.)They have PLOT. They have beautiful, subtle character shifts, synced in with what I gleaned from canon.
And most of all they have both compelling, brutal action (that scene when Arthur's leaps across that fucking 15-foot gap stories above ground in Life During Wartime is just what I needed but didn't know I wanted.) Action that is charged with emotion, but not wallowing in it. Action is not easy to write clearly, either, and this is done efficiently and engagingly. It brings me right back to what hooked me about the film when I saw it the first time with no expectations.
These stories are not romances, not in the traditional way. There is very little in the way of smut (what's there is potent and effective, but not the point.) So look elsewhere if you want straight up porn.
Go forth and read!
As an aside, there are many bonus nods to the excellent Brick. And it just makes me want a fedora that much more than I already do.
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Date: 2011-01-04 04:39 pm (UTC)Okay, I'm gonna show my ignorance and say I've never even heard of MI-5. O_O
IASH re: dressing well. I can be as casual (or more) as the next person, but never dirty or gross. This may be square of me, but I really hate the gangster look, with the stupid low pants and underwear sticking out. I didn't get it when it started and I still don't. I'm not saying everything has to be bespoke (man, fandom really ruined that word for me, hehe,) but to at least not look like a douche.
I also don't think that Eames dressed that badly, on a side note.
Lemme tell you, re: JGL and grace being attractive. Physical prowess is a kink I've had since childhood. The ability to do a backflip can transform someone plain into a crazy sex-ninja to me, lol. That's the other thing about martial arts, too, esp. Kung Fu which puts an emphasis on grace and flexibility: You get to spend hours watching men do these amazing flying kicks, rolls, dives, take-downs.
Glad you mentioned the voices too, and your top two pics are mine, too. Tom Hardy has the best throaty murmur I've ever heard. I'd listen to him recite the alphabet, damn. Actually, that would be hot.
"Stealth beauty" - I like that. :D
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Date: 2011-01-05 05:04 am (UTC)First, MI-5 is an excellent, realistic, and totally badass British spy series. It's called Spooks in the UK, and it's just super-smart and I think likely truer to actual spycraft than any other TV series I've seen. Which means they one, are very clear about how much information is the key is many situations, and two, they are unafraid of killing off characters. It's featured a consistently great cast over the years. See more here:
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0160904/
Given, from your stories and our discussions here, your love for badassery and intelligence, I think you'd enjoy it a lot! Plus, there are frequently hot, well dressed men.
To borrow your phrase, IASH about the ganster look! Saggy ass pants do nothing for ANYONE! And nothing that huge does ANYTHING to show off the body underneath, and in fact hides nearly everything that might be attractive from view! It's a terrible, terrible look.
And I like the two extremes: bespoke or douche. So true, my friend, so true.
Being presentable and stylish within your own comfort zone is the key, IMHO. You must be comfortable and confident in your own skin and clothing, but it also must look like it hasn't been dragged across the floor or crumpled in a bag.
I also don't think Eames dressed badly! Not as pin neat as Arthur, or Saito, but his style is perfectly valid. Although I didn't care for the pleated pants debacle. His suit at the end was quite gorgeous. And I loved that purple stripey shirt.
On grace -- kung fu is sounding better and better. \o/ That was your secret plan all along, wasn't it? You know who else is unexpectedly graceful? Callum Keith Rennie. In his Due South days, OMFG. Lithe and gorgeous.
BTW, just to say -- I'm so pleased at your rate of writing more fic! YAY!