Mictecacihuatl, Lady of the Dead, is the link between the living and the deceased. She holds our teyollia, the spirit of our personality and our creativity, and purifies it so it can return to the Earth in the shape of a new being. Also called Mictlancihuatl, she is the ruler of the land of the dead. She is honored on Dia de Muertos, and is a manifestation of La Santa Muerte. A work of nahua (or Aztec) tradition.

Mictecacihuatl is the female deity associated with death in many of Mexico's indigenous cultures. In addition to welcoming us into the afterlife, she is the protector of some and the source of countless legends related to the underworld. Learn about her history, her powers, and the fate of those who encounter the powerful lady of Mictlán.

Known as the lady of the dead, the lady who cuts the umbilical cord, or simply the lady of death, Mictecacihuatl is the goddess who rules the other world and to whom some will have to answer sooner or later.

Together with her husband, the lord of death Mictlantecuhtli, Mictecacihuatl welcomes souls who died naturally to Mictlán, to watch over their bones and watch over their sleep for all eternity.

Furthermore, her power extends throughout the land of the dead and even into the world of the living, as she is capable of sending blessings, curses, and messages from her dimension in the afterlife. Of the two rulers of the underworld, Mictecacihuatl seems to be the more flexible of the two deities, as she is the one who gives the deceased permission to return from Mictlán, a gesture that does not go unnoticed on the earthly plane, as the celebration of the dead in pre-Hispanic cultures was an honor to this goddess.

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[–] WhatDoYouMeanPodcast@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Guy who comes out of One Battle After Another convinced that Lockjaw is someone to emulate just like Joker and Patrick Bateman

[–] uSSRI@hexbear.net 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

How is the movie? I really liked his last Pynchon adaptation

[–] WhatDoYouMeanPodcast@hexbear.net 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I had no idea what I was going to go see except the title. It was a masterwork of narrative in the sense that every moment was suspenseful. Like I was emotionally being wrung dry.

I think the politics were pretty good. Short of straight up espousing ML (or ever exploring the philosophy of the revolutionaries) to appease me, they showed struggle against empire. The revolutionaries were a little childish, worst of it being someone was all "this is vocal violence against me" over a phone call to an exasperated Leo. But in terms of scathing criticism it was directed at the US government and the armed losers & racists that propagate it. It was pro-protest and it was pro-community. I would call it defanged leftism presented for narrative purposes.

I'm a cheap sell on movies because I seldom watch them so I compare them to slop. My friends highlighted how I couldn't name 3 directors but I could tell you about how in Pokemon the Movie 2000 it was the second movie, about Lugia, and a flute-girl totally kisses Ash. That being said OBAA had this really tight grasp on dramatic irony. It had a thoughtful score that elevated the scenes and it's notable absence helped characterize some people.

It made me feel a little less isolated in my shock and horror about the moment. It was good.

[–] uSSRI@hexbear.net 4 points 1 day ago

Hell yeah great review! Inherent Vice was the other movie he made based off the same author. Neo-noir about a private eye in late 60s California. He's also stoned all the time so it gets pretty absurd too. Visually great and every actor in it is real good.

[–] anonochronomus@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I saw it the other day. It was most certainly NOT Vineland but was still a solid film with a strong plot, cast and director. V good, would give 8.5/10. I'm curious how PTA can be claiming that the film shares something with Vineland. Like did they get together with goal of making Vineland but this is what came out? Was the end product the original script from the get go?

[–] uSSRI@hexbear.net 2 points 1 day ago

He kinda did that with There Will Be Blood and the book Oil!, like except for time period and setting, there really isn't much similar between the two. Like in Oil! his kid is explicitly socialist and tries to push his dad that way.