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I saw some parallels and did a thing

Wasn’t sure what to put in the middle spot

saltburn nation I'm so sorry the hannibal brainrot is taking over.

just watched all of us strangers, feeling emotions rn

I am so completely taken by venetia, i think she is everything. She went through so much and i feel like we dont talk abt it enough.

The entire movie we re aware that she is battling anorexia and when she finally thought she found someone who could accept her as she was and someone who would love the more “disgusting” parts of her she was betrayed and let down and left alone in the cold.

Then theres the whole Henries thing, where everyone especially Elspeth, just sweep under the rug the fact that she would get touched or full on assaulted by them and elspeth just makes a silly quip “we can sit you next to oliver he ll molest you” and we just move on like its nothing.

And her final monologue is packed with so much pain and courage. Shes outwardly calling out oliver, shes putting a mirror up to his face and showing him what he is and that shes figured him out, as he stands there dumbfounded trying to get out of it.

And her death was so undeserving. We can see blood not only in the tub but also on the floor. Maybe showing that she regretted it and tried to get out to call for help but no one came and so she died alone knowing who put those blades there knowing she was betrayed and used in Olivers scheme to get to felix.

I just think Venetia Catton is brilliant.

where are the posts and gifs celebrating and analyzing Venetia??? The vampire scene??? Her style, her heart-shaped sunglasses and wearing heels to play tennis??? Just, her presence in the film??? The way her mother speaks about her to total strangers??? The way that she calls out Oliver in her last scene??? Her recognizing him for who he is, and that being her undoing??? The tension that she holds within herself, just like Felix, but so much smaller in the eyes of Oliver and the film??? (I also think it's interesting that she and Elspeth have such visceral death scenes but Felix is just a cut away shot... Emerald Fennel your mind...) Please I beg of y'all talk more about Venetia!!! And stop posting so much about that nerd who was in the movie for five minutes.

it would seem that emerald fennell and her perfect cast created saltburn exclusively for me and 6 other people on tumblr to go absolutely bonkers, crying-in-a-corner, life-changingly insane over and for nobody else on earth to understand or appreciate fully

people who say “I block for spam liking” like damn sorry that you hate joy. Every time someone goes through and likes 3829278 posts on my blog I’m filled with a love and power that you will never know and I pity you

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Fun Fact: Remember that poll in the last one? That decided whether or not this is cannon compliant. :)))

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"The course of true love never did run smooth"

Lysander, act one scene one of A Midsummer night's dream, first performed on the 1st of January, 1605

#felix please I'm sorry #I'm begging you

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haha love it when you trust someone so much you fall in love with them only to find they've lied to you the whole time

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36 questions the musical core ngl

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none of those words were in the bible, veneitia <3

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Hey guys, liveblogging my spiral into madness rn.

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I miss him.

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how did you fumble the bag this badly??? you idiot twink

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I am Dante. this is my inferno

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wasps when they get swarmed by bees lol

#but seriously op that sounds awful #if you need someone to talk to I'm here :)

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I'm lesbiam

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I'm so proud of you!!!

#🥳 #🏳️‍🌈 #lesbian pride!!!!

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he's in the maze.

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I'm going to talk to him. I don't care what he's doing.

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oh god.

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felix where are you???? ur mum's getting worried and I don't want to deal with it rn.

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also that dumbass twink isn't here either.

#honestly kind of happy that he's not there #hate that bitch

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guys I think I might be gay

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WHERE ARE YOU???? MUMS ABOUT TO GET A TUMBLR ACCOUNT TO SEARCH FOR YOU!!!!!

oh also congrats I'm very proud of you :)))

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last night was amazing. I'm glad I was with you

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Fr! honestly my back still hurts from sleeping on the grass 🤣

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bitch be fr.

Do you think Felix paid for Oliver's top surgery?

saw this go around on twitter

i ordered these off etsy yesterday. i desperately didn't need anymore oversized black tees but i mean. look at them.

(they have so many great designs for horror film tees i wish i had a bigger wardrobe 🥲🥲🥲).

Oliver ripped that tube out of Elspeth like she was a beyblade.

Caesar on a TV Screen by The Last Dinner Party is so Oliver Quick coded I'm going to combust

Anyone else noticed the way Felix is always baring his neck?? Like even the first time he meets Oliver he's doing this:

Like literally just tossing his head back and exposing his throat. We get this shot of Felix so many times that it's almost a motif lol he does it again here:

And of course he does it in the tub:

And again, for the very last time, in the maze :

Any time I see an image repeating like this over and over again I start wondering how it is significant. If we're reading Saltburn as an non-supernatural vampire story, which imo it absolutely is, we can see Felix's repeated vulnerability. He's exposing his life force to Oliver. We see the pulse in his neck, thinly veiled and beating under his skin. We see his fragility and his exposure and Oliver sees it too. Oliver, functioning as a 'vampire' of sorts, just wants to take. And take. And take from Felix. His obsession with consuming Felix in turn functionally consumes him. He never kisses Felix, he never gets that "bite" Felix is opening himself up to in these moments and I don't think any amount of Felix would be enough for Oliver. Further, i think Oliver actually recognizes his own insatiability in those final moments in the maze and decides that he is going to take Felix in the only way he knows will be complete and absolute. The utter finality of death appeals to Oliver in that moment because he wants everything to *last* and if he can end Felix's life, he knows at least he can do something to Felix that will be eternal.

Which leads us to see Felix hanging his head. He has no life force left to bare to Oliver anymore. He slumps his shoulders and crouches in on himself in these final moments. Oliver has finally drained him.

ARCHIE MADEKWE as FARLEIGH START SALTBURN (2023) dir. Emerald Fennell

Why doesn’t the big freak just eat the smaller one…?

saltburn better win that bafta for best original film score it's an actual work of art

Okay, if you're annoyed because your friend is trying to tidy up your room in the smallest possible way, wouldn't it be enough to say "c'mon, give it a rest" and not sound that upset? But the way Felix *explodes* at Oliver here and follows up with "You're driving me ..." shows that Felix is starting to feel ... something. Oliver is not only taking control of their physical space, he's taking up too much room in Felix's head. And Felix doesn't know how to handle it. He doesn't even know that he doesn't know.

This is a lovers' quarrel. This is the scene where Felix and Oliver truly became a couple.

Saltburn Dash Simulator!!!

note: ik tumblr existed at the time, however this is more similar to 2024 tumblr rather than 2007 tumblr

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Hey guys, might be inactive for a bit. Got into uni and I'm celebrating with my parents!!! I'm so exited!!!

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#Oxford scholarship babeyyy

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I don't understand people who yearn over randos they met like, once. Couldn't be me.

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Oh fuck.

#screaming #crying #the other one idk I never remember it.

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Just told my crush to clean his room AITA?

I 18 (M) told my 19 (M) crush to clean his room, and started picking stuff up. He kicked me out of his dorm lol. Also my parents abuse me and I hate dirt.

AITA?

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Hey Op what the actual fuck.

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fellas is it wrong to crush on your brother's best friend?

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First anniversary of Neil banging out the tunes!!!!

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I love this summer!!!

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#I miss this.

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Mama Mia the musical (the film) is supposed to come out some time this year.

#musicals #movie musical #ABBA

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#felix please respond

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hey guys I need party inspo help

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saltburn 2023 / the lament for icarus 1898

The brainrot is so bad that I keep on reloading ao3 every god damn hour just to see if there's a new cattonquick fic or update 🧍🏻‍♂️

Somebody sedate me

Working on something if you aren’t sick of me talking about Saltburn yet 😂

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my tepid very lukewarm take is that oliver did not lie about the reading list and he actually was just a loser who spent his whole summer reading the bible

Hey guys, I just noticed that the relationship between Felix and Oliver could be similar to the relationship between Dionysus and Satyrs in Greek mythology. Basically as Dionysus is heavily associated wine and partying in general, and is always being followed by his band of Maenads (flower hippies that are also very evil) and Satyrs which is similar to Felix as he is often described as the life of the party and is always surrounded by a group of people. Anyway, on the other hand, Satyrs are half-goat men whose actions are driven by desire, with them often being seen on vases with phallic imagery. This sort of relates to Oliver, as he is driven by his desire for Felix through most of the film.

But yeah, this probably wasn't what Fennel was going for as I know that her literary references were more modern than ancient greek mythology, but its just something funky I've noticed.

Saltburn (2023) save me

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OLIVER QUICK & FELIX CATTON ↳ Saltburn (2023) dir. Emerald Fennell

farleigh start and racism; oh boy.

(some people are going to find this post really annoying. some people are like felix catton.)

just some thoughts from the perspective of a person of color who is slightly too obsessed with this character. this movie leaves the viewer a lot of wiggle room to interpret how dynamics such as race and privilege come into play. there are certain parallels between this movie and the real world, and how unnoticeable white privilege tends to be for white people.

lemme lay some groundwork. from what i understand, the most prevalent form of racism and white privilege within upper- and middle-class circles is implicit bias. this is racist conceptualization that subconsciously interacts with one's perception of society and people. implicit bias is often externalized through microaggressions, differences in treatment and language towards a marginalized person, misplaced guilt or pity, and persistent denial of any existing privilege or marginalization. most of these biases are also founded on stereotypes. some racial stereotypes are heightening (e.g. asians are all smart) and some are lowering (e.g. black people are all lazy). all stereotypes are harmful. i'm going to discuss some of the stereotypes that could theoretically interact within the saltburn canon, as well as some things i've noticed within viewers. can of worms, to be honest. boutta get INTO IT.

to use one of my externalization examples, let's discuss (or, more accurately, let me discuss) the denial of existing privilege or marginalization. this is a subconscious way to uphold a sense of morality, effectively avoiding "white guilt," so to speak. as is clearly presented to us, the cattons are very attached to their methods of upholding their own self-righteousness. saviorism is a common theme within both elspeth and felix. in oliver's conversation with elspeth about poor dear pamela, you can see that oliver recognizes elspeth's need to justify her actions in an attempt to preserve her sense of decency. one can only assume that this applies to how they view farleigh's relationship with them. there's more to talk about there, but i'd like to start with the only overt mention of race in this movie.

in felix's confrontation with farleigh, farleigh makes the bold and brave decision to mention his blackness. i call this brave because it's genuinely a terrifying thing to do, and the end of this conversation is proof. "oh, that is... that is low, farleigh. seriously, that's where you want to take this? make it a race thing? i never know our footman's names; the turnover for a footman is notoriously high!" we have felix's intentional or unintentional shaming of farleigh. we have felix's appalled denial of any involvement of race or racial bias. we have felix's diversion away from farleigh specifically and onto his own inability to know his staff's names. felix made no further attempt to recenter farleigh, aside from telling him that the cattons have "done what they can." (which is SO absurd on its own. they are clearly and obviously able to do more. they are disgustingly rich). farleigh does feel ashamed after felix's response; you can see it on his face, and archie says it directly. here is a relevant and prevalent stereotype for all marginalized people: that the discussion of marginalization is exclusively weaponized to gain something or manipulate a situation. this is how felix chooses to see farleigh's implication of existing white privilege. this conversation results in nothing, does nothing, as felix chooses not to confront what he's probably thinking as he repeats the words "begging bowl" to venetia.

now. saviorism, guilt, and pity. felix specifically tells oliver that sir james made an effort to support farleigh out of guilt. i'd like to order some things in a way that i perceive them. frederica start runs from england, which is explained in a condescending way by felix. frederica start marries a so-referred-to "lunatic" who dug through fred and jame's money, although it's farleigh who only mentions fred's financial irresponsibility. out of guilt, james offers to pay for farleigh's education. the specificity of education is compelling to me. perhaps james is simply a patriotic man who strongly believes that english education is better. or this is a mobilized racial stereotype! who can truly know. i digress. james' offer to pay for farleigh's foreign education puts the cattons in an odd position; if farleigh is to attend english schools, he will need to stay with the cattons. if farleigh is staying with the cattons, he will need to be treated as equal to felix and venetia. this is all one long chain of obligations. none of these acts from one family member to another should be considered "charitable," because family should intrinsically create a trustworthy and supportive dynamic.

i believe that the cattons do consider their fostering of farleigh as obligatory. moral obligation, as they recognize that families are intended to have a sympathetic and loving relationship. they cannot, however, escape the truth that they're just guilty. the "begging bowl" and "biting the hand" are more symbolic of a starving dog and its charitable adopter than a cousin/nephew who's staying with his absurdly rich family. see, the cattons are fully and entirely capable of affording another child, of supporting frederica financially, etc. the only way i can rationalize their reluctance to do so is by assuming that they don't feel like farleigh deserves it. is this a crazy assumption? i genuinely don't see why else. of course, i don't think this mentality is explicit or conscious. it's more-so the reality that when farleigh walks in a room, he's not the same as anybody else. aside from background characters at oxbridge, the only on-screen black people are liam, joshua, and james' godson's wife (who gets degraded on-screen). this is the reality of being different in an environment such as the english aristocracy. the cattons choose to see themselves as the hand that feeds the less fortunate, more entertaining, and least inconvenient. the cattons' inclusion of farleigh is not only reliant on how well farleigh performs, but also on their own pity and guilt.

all of this is somehow, painfully mirrored by some takes i've seen on farleigh. maybe this entire post is presumptuous, but you know what isn't presumptuous? saying that certain people hold farleigh to an incredibly odd standard. while the cattons never canonically said anything along the lines of "farleigh doesn't deserve our love and support," mfs on the internet have. the number of times people have referred to this character as greedy, lazy, petty, and malignant is so odd to me. i'm insane, i know. i just don't understand how people can hold farleigh to the backdrop of an english aristocratic family and so passionately say that he, of all characters, is the most detestable. or that he, of all characters, has no reason to behave in the way he does.

is farleigh greedy? greed is defined as a desire for more. farleigh has no desire to climb ranks, no desire to replace or surpass felix, no desire to hold any power over any family member. he is maintaining, upholding a standard that has been set for him throughout his life. is it kind or selfless of him to meddle in other people's affairs with the cattons? no. does he have a reason to be upset that non-relatives of the cattons are a threat to his inclusion in the first place? yes. is farleigh lazy? i don't even need to explain this one. no. if you don't consider oliver lazy, then i really don't want to hear anything. is farleigh petty? pettiness is defined as "an undue concern for trivial matters, especially in a small-minded or spiteful way." farleigh's meticulous attention to trivial matters isn't undue in any sense. a person of color and their meticulous attention to trivial matters is almost never undue. elspeth is a good example of petty. is farleigh malignant? there are a lot of definitions of malignant and i've seen people apply all of them, in some way, to farleigh. that's just wrong. archie madekwe once said, "i was interested in humanizing what, on paper, seemed like a mean character, a villain, or a bully. i don't think he's any of that. he's very self-serving, but i think he's really a heartbreaking character." case closed, this was for my own piece of mind. had to write this section because good lord.

in conclusion to this post that has gone tragically off the rails, i think the in-canon and viewer perspective of farleigh is, perhaps, a little racially motivated. sue me. they are all very centered on this idea that farleigh doesn't deserve inherent respect, support, and love. to remove farleigh's rational position within the cattons family would be akin to removing his right to familial love. genuinely, that's how i see it. the transaction nature of farleigh's actions is responsive. he sees felix as a social shield at oxbridge, he sees elspeth and james as the beholders of his perceived security, and he sees saltburn as a way to escape from his lack of privilege and his lack of stability in america. boom. bam. pow.

fuckkk I just realized the final scenes are a rebirth!! In murdering Elspbeth, Oliver's narrative comes to an end. He no longer has anyone listening to his story and therefore has no reason to continue to orchestrate his lies. His memories of Felix belong to him, the house belongs to him, his actions now belong wholly to him. He no longer has to pretend or twist his motivations for the sake of his narrative. He kills Elspeth and lays on her chest like a baby, wrapping her limp arms around himself like the distorted hug of a mother to a child. The next shot is Oliver naked and dancing freely within the walls of Saltburn. GAH Elspeth's death functioned as Oliver's metaphorical birth into a new life here. Oliver is showing us that he has been liberated from the constraints of his narrative and is now free.

do you ever laugh with your friends and think oh this is the point. this is the point of everything