It's about as obnoxious as when a famous person dies and then people start deciding that they're fans.

Oh, certainly. It's still so odd to me that people can take in some kind of creative work and be able to walk away from it. Whenever I'm at the theater, I like to observe other people in line and wonder if they're there because they really want to get involved in the film-going experience or because they had nothing better to do that day. It really is amazing what you notice once you start looking at things with a more critical/analytical eye.

I definitely want to use that sex scenario in the new multi-part fic I had begun for my friend. She originally wanted something simple and PG, but I'm physically incapable of that with Sho/Fred.

Aw, thank you kindly! I wanted to explore more of the how that scene was their consummation, and of course, since it couldn't be the kind of consummation I've written for them in other fic, I was able to focus on the emotional aspect of it. And I got to work in that beautiful line.

I love the '70s-ness of DP, as it did capture that drive-in/grindhouse feel (sometimes I like to turn on the Italian dub because it then feels like a genuine piece of Italian '70s schlock). Quentin did admit that he had to be in a creepy, leering mindset in order to make the film. I think, starting with KB, that these connections have become more and more pronounced and profound. I also greatly appreciate how open he is to discussing these things, which not only bring clarity to his intentions, but also reveal just how obvious, yet subtle such details are. It reminds me of how Hollywood films operated under the Hayes code for all those decades, with stories relying on subtext because they couldn't be blatant, which showed how much more powerful subtext can be over revealing everything.

I like to picture Chris dressed as Thor, kicking open Mel's front door, slinging her over his shoulder, and taking her to Dan. Then he'll do the same in collecting Quentin, and he'll put them all in a room and have Quentin recreate the projection booth scene without all the subtext and metaphor, because sometimes, you just want to see a French actress and a German actor discovering each other. Without clothes.