This is a constraint violation. It’s a term used on the microblogging and social networking website Tumblr.com, when a meme, trend or sensation escapes the confines of a typically very isolated space and finds its way to other platforms or, God forbid, journalistic media. This can mark the exact moment when the fun is over, the banter is tired, and is usually answered with terrible expressions. But consider this a love letter from a veteran user to all those who use Tumblr and come across this article, because few people have discussed and analyzed how it all came together and why, as people witness the phenomenon that happened or still happens. . it’s so great.
With that out of the way, let’s talk about the time Tumblr made Martin Scorsese movie.
Goncharov (1973) is a historical epic, post-war mafia film directed by and starring Scorsese. Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Gene Hackman. with the scale The Godfather and male aggression bordering on Shakespeare’s deep homoeroticism Coriolanusfollowing the titular Goncharov (De Niro), a Russian mob boss in Naples who has a strained relationship with his fiance Katya.Cybill Shepherd) and incredibly complex relationships with his partner or rival or old friend Andrey (Harvey Keitel). There’s a litany of colorful side characters, a clock motif reflecting the inevitability of death, a TV Tropes page, hundreds of fanfictions and dozens of pieces of meta-analysis and fan art in Our Own Archive.
The only thing Goncharov no, it’s a real movie.
Where did “Goncharov” come from?
This is not a real movie. If you took a few minutes to really think about it, you would realize how difficult it is. Scorsese was only a rising star of a director until 1973 Middle streets is a small-scale crime drama set in Little Italy, released in the same year and with some of the same cast. He wouldn’t create the historical epics he would become famous for until the 1980s Raging Bull. That is, if it was directed by Scorsese; people are divided whether he is a famous filmmaker or not Matteo JWHJ 0715, his mother was Italian and his father apparently had a license plate. fairy tale Goncharov As with any good internet phenomenon, it starts as a joke.
Tumblr user zootycoon buys a pair of knock-off boots online in 2020. Instead of the brand, the boot’s tongue reads “The Greatest Mafia Movie Ever Made. Martin Scorsese Presents: Goncharov.” It wasn’t for nothing, but a misspelling of the 2008 Italian mob movie that Scorsese helped bring to the US Gomorrah, the 19th century Russian writer Ivan Goncharov shares the name Goncharov. Of course, the obvious punchline the user gave up in the replies was: “This idiot didn’t see it coming. Goncharov.” Of course Goncharov. You don’t know the movie Goncharov? It is the greatest mob movie ever made.
The post resurfaced a few days ago, and user beelzeebub takes things a step further by creating a masterfully photo-shopped poster that includes some essential elements. The main cast, the names of the characters, the physical appearance of those characters (these are just actors brought together from other films) and the tagline: Winter is coming to Naples.
That was all the ammunition the Tumblr community needed to provide the internet with days of fun and creativity. There are no strict rules and no enforcement. It’s a big game of improvisation, where everyone says “Yes” and nothing. Oh yeah, and there’s a character named Ice Pick Joe (Jon Cazale) that represents an era of inevitable violence and is also a fan favorite. Yes, there is another female character, Sofia, who shares a palpable romantic tension with Katya as they chat in a fruit stall. Yes, someone says, “The clock will strike everyone, even you Goncharov.”
Everyone Just Got It
There is a comprehensive document of the Goncharov legacy, which is incredibly well-constructed but almost redundant. Whether things are added in jest or in complete seriousness, those who have added to the canon have understood the task. Each scene depicted could theoretically fit into a 2-3 hour mafia drama. In the context of the story or the era in which it takes place, no one comes up with ideas that are too modern or trivial. The idea of a mid-Cold War noir gangster film has many tropes from those already in place, such as: The Godfather Parts 1 and 2, French Connectionand Chinatown Seemingly sparse sightings and sightings Goncharov it’s just taken from other movies the actors are in, put together to look like a composite. Goncharov is De Niro as Vito Corleone Godfather 2 partCybill Shepherd as Katya Brooke Carter In The Long Last Love. We all know the tropes, the character archetypes, the style, and the symbolism required to make Goncharov it looks real without actually being real. It has the violence and nuance of the 1970s and the settings and costumes of the 1940s with modern fandom.
However, he hasn’t written a fully coherent plot summary for anyone Goncharov. While the supporting cast gets ample fanfare, Goncharov is actually the least developed character. Everything is intended, because no one intends to do Goncharov, everyone involved is part of the Goncharov fandom. The shared fiction is that it’s a long-lost film that has recently resurfaced and caught the attention of film buffs on Tumblr. Within this narrative, the film already exists, and all fans are unreliable narrators with entirely subjective opinions.
It’s highly unlikely that a movie made in 1973 would have this much gay subtext on purpose, but that won’t stop people from shipping Katya and Sofia or Goncharov and Andrey. As of this writing, there is no real script for Goncharov, but that won’t stop people from creating fanart or memes of quotes and metaphors that strike them emotionally. There is no trailer, no scenes, but there is Gene Siskel A review from 1973, modern Letterboxd reviews, and of course classic Tumblr discourse. It doesn’t really exist, so feel free to interpret it any way you like.
As we all watch Twitter flounder under new management, these mass hallucinations brought to life by Tumblr remind us of the silver linings of social media and the collaborative nature of fiction. would be Goncharov May we be as good in reality as in our collective imaginations, who knows? Is this a satire and modernization of film noir tropes, pointing to the homogeneity of some of the films released at the time, or just a meme? Will this article be instantly deprecated before publication? I can say with certainty that a joke and some sleight of hand has somehow inspired musicians to write film scores, artists to create fan art, writers to create complete metafictional essays, and people to create something out of nothing. bright place.