My dream from last night was very much a mixture of ‘The Princess Bride’ and ‘Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro’
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Sounds pretty great, honestly.
It really was 🫂 not a fan of being the damsel in distress, but realised it’s not so bad letting someone have your back every once in a while - especially if swords are involved
Why not be a damsel in distress? I never understood that, but then again, I'm not a feminist. 😁
Damsels in distress used to often be flat characters who are unrealistically weak, serving basically as a macguffin to motivate the hero, not as a person.
Real life ones: it’s no fun to feel powerless, especially when the condition is foisted upon you by limiting social roles.
When you’re actually working to the best of your abilities and still need help, it’s a different feeling.
Shorter version: “He has my back, we’re fighting together” is different than “I can or will do nothing at all, save me”
If you like dreams, you will love the movie "Waking life" and "Being John Malkovitch"