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I was just rewatching Frozen II and I have a few thoughts regarding Elsa being the 5th spirit.

When this movie first came out I thought it was stupid that ice was the fifth element, however that isn't exactly true. Elsa is, not ice. Firstly she is a connection between the spirits and humans as she is the only human spirit. Secondly, her powers have some elements of each of the spirits. While her connection to water is obvious, she is also connected to fire, air, and earth. This might be a stretch but her ability to make snow and ice fly is her connection to air. Her ability to melt her creations is her connection to fire, along with her being able to help tame the wild nature of fire. The earth one could be a lot of things but I would say her being able to create structures could be one or how she can create life since there are multiple earth giants, this one I'm still kinda working out. However this kinda connects to the third reason it works. That she has the ability to create life, unlike any of the others. I don't understand the earth giants, but it seems like it's just them representing the live earth. Elsa has created multiple forms of life and have protected them.

But idk. This is all just a theory, a FILM THEORY!!! Thanks for reading.

i got it. jax is afraid of corn because he hates it when things get corny.

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-crossed out thing on the to-do list is call dad. It also has draw new art on it.

-taylor is in ballet- she has ballet shoes under her bed and a trophy on her shelf

-taylor's dad is likely hated, since her dad is crossed out in a family photo on the desk, and it's crossed out on the to-do list

-there are a lot of friend pictures on the bulletin board, the one occurring most is a darker skinned brunette boy (idk what other way to put it I'm not racist 😭😭)

-we might be able to assume that the brunette boy is gregory. Idk why, it would just make sense.

-there's a book on the shelf called "Looking for Alaska(?)" Which came out in 2005. We already assumed this was early 2000s, but now we have a closer date

-there are multiple messages that pop up on Taylor's computer

-message from (idk i couldnt read it)- sorry I've been gone. Parents grounded me after they talked to the principal. Just checked out your piece, great work. But you need to work on eyes

-message from emmynator- I know you were unsure about it but are you sure you don't want to do the next panel???

-message from SSJKev93- yo u on?

-emmynator's message implies that they could've been working on a comic. We know Taylor is in artists because of the "draw new art" and what I assume is some fanart/oc art on the board

-SSJKev93's username implies that he was born in 93. Since this most likely takes place in 2005, the math leads to this person being 13.

-this means that "Kev" (probably Kevin) was apart of the friend group. He is another potential subject for the brunette boy in the photo.

-at the end of the video, either taylor or gregory says "what- what do you want me to do? You want me to-... okay, okay!"

-the person sounds like they're on the verge of crying or very distressed

-there's a shadow figure similar to the drawing of one on the bulletin board that leans in to check on Taylor

-a new theory (not mine) is that Taylor's dad is a potential kidnapper of gregory, and it was taylor speaking at the end, being threatened by her dad at the cost of gregory

I know I repeated a lot and didn't put everything I know. I'll probably post again in a week when I have my notebook again

My current list of Clues for Lorefi:

-Headline of “Local Boy Goes Missing” in trash

-Computer Glitching with a Duck appearing during the glitch afterwards followed by someone controlling it (Traitor Video)

-Family Picture on desk with the Father being crossed out

-Behind picture is a post-it note of someone looking around a door

-Possible Letter in Trash (doesn’t look to be a newspaper headline and unsure of what it says)

-On Desk is a paper that says “The Butterfly Effect”

-On the board are several butterfly cutouts along with a few flowers

-There’s a Letter on the board with the beginning words of “Dear Taylor, Hope you feel better” (Can’t read much of the rest)

-There is also a To Do List with something crossed out (Can’t read it)

-Tickets to Remnant for 7/13 on the board (on the desk in the trailer and have moved to the board)

-A poster for Remnant on wall

-Tapes on the shelf that seem to be of past events (Christmas and Florida Vacation and the ones I’ve been able to read with help of the live chat)

-Description Codes for each video area “KEEP LOOKING” and “THIS IS AN ARG” (each Cap word in the description of each video spells this out)

-Being of Taylor’s Story video Gregory speaks to us and stats he’s a 12 year old boy who lives at 3251 Springlake Drive

I’ve looked up this address and it brings you to a house in San Leandro, CA. I’m going assume that with this evidence that this takes place in California. Looking around the neighborhood seems normal with only a canal nearby the address.

I’ve also seen a lot in the live chat that this is assumed to take place in the 2000s with evidence of the CDs, Gameboy, GameCube Control and much more. One other piece for this is the playlist in Spotify that says “POV: it’s 2002 and you’re totally not stealing music”

Also in GameThory’s most recent Minecraft lore video has some text that shows up. (YouTuber Datchia Lorefi video pointed this out)

This is the most of everything I have/could think of in the moment along with everything I’ve written down. Let me know if there’s anything I’ve missed!!

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"goodbye internet"

i will proceed to have a mental breakdown and fall asleep crying

FINALLY!!!!!!

Matpat*relaxing*: aahh I’m so glad that I finally retired from YouTube. No more fnaf, no more marvel movies, no more theories driving me insane. Yes sir I think I’m gonna be just fine with this.

Me*muffled*: ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT!!!!!

*Breaks down door*

Me*holding axe*🪓: KNOCK KNOCK MOTHERFU—

Well that the end of a king’s rule of his kingdom

Wait

NO

WHAT

MOTHERFU—

the theories family

They were supposed to last longer than Mat...

I'm mean, at least Ash hasn't... oh wait...

Had a thought

I have come to the conclusion that all Choopo fans are/were fans of Matpat at a point.

Howdy everyone. Please take a moment and watch this quick video I made about the best film of last year; Sorry to Bother You. If you enjoy it, feel free to give me a sub/like/share/the good stuff! If you don’t like it, pretend you didn’t see it!

Hello everyone! In this video (which is probably the single one I’m most proud of to date), I examine one of the most famous shots in all of cinema and try to figure out what makes it so special.

Soy Cuba is a strange movie; a Cuban film funded by the USSR, meant as a piece of Propoganda but abandoned for not being radical enough. Check out my video and let me know what you think, and if you have any other suggestions for films I should take a look at, speak up!

Music as Metaphor

In the video above, India sits at the piano, playing a soft melody to herself. In this moment, she is alone, reflecting on her predicament. She has a violent darkness in her that at this moment, causes her more sadness than anything else. This is her meditation.

Charlie enters, the looming figure that is representative of this darkness made flesh. Charlie is outwardly violent, unashamedly manipulative, and takes immense joy in his cruelty. Throughout the film, he attempts to indoctrinate India into this ideology. He interrupts her melody with the kind of deep, foreboding chords you would expect, which India futilely attempts to rebuff with her original, soft melody. The following scene perfectly illustrates the relationship between the two characters without a word being said.

While India is still technically in control of the song, Charlie is controlling it’s tone and atmosphere with these dark bass notes. Much like in life, he is trying to get under her skin, and seduce her into his psychosis. Note how he ever-so-gently let’s their hands touch 19 seconds in, daring her to get closer to him, daring her to let him lead. Perhaps excited by this touch, India gives in, and at this point the song becomes a duet.

This is music as metaphor.

Closing her eyes, India allows the music to naturally progress, lowering her defenses, entertaining the idea of harmony. Charlie brilliantly picks up on this moment of weakness, and utilities it to completely take control, changing the music dramatically as well as closing the gap between them physically. She loses all her autonomy in the song, and for a moment plays nothing. She should not have thought cooperation would come so easily.

Unwilling to accept this, she herself makes a bold move; changing the mood of the song. She enters with a lighter, much more playful flourish, as if this is all a game or competition. Look at how she looks at Charlie; she wants to know just how much she can control him, to what extent she can lead (or equally, to what extent he’ll let her lead). She studies his face intensely, desperately curious how he will react. she has been baited, and by engaging Charlie rather than ignoring him, she is already letting him take control. This is especially pertinent given how light and and playful the song has become.

That said, listen to what happens when their eyes meet; however playful, the notes start to sting.

India realises her mistake, and yet again tries to rectify it. However, it is too late, in this moment they connected, and a sad, dark honesty comes out in the song. India knows she is like Charlie, sh knows it but she hates it, and right now she cannot deny it. Charlie realises that he has more power over India now by allowing her to take the lead, and allows her the spiral downwards around the 1:25 mark. He knows what it will lead to; the ostinato.

This is the moment when India and Charlie are truly working together; India allows herself not to lead or follow, but to work in unison with this monster. This is when she has fallen completely under his spell, and she allows herself to. Charlie understands this, and the physical barrier between them completely breaks down. The music grows somewhat sadder as India feels the lust and longing in her grow from this physical contact. She knows what Charlie is. She knows what she is. She cannot help what she wants. This is the closest the two get to having a sex scene in the film, and honestly, it’s an infinitely more effective way of conveying their relationship to one another. Charlie moves out from behind India, knowing his seduction has worked. India closes her eyes, her legs tense, and she is lost in the song.

The song abruptly stops, and there is a clear look of both exhaustion, horror and realisation on India’s face. She pants and takes the silence in. Charlie leans in to kiss her, and also disappears behind her in the shot. When she turns to him, she see’s he was never actually there.

This is the power he holds over her.

Stoker is a fantastic film from one of my favourite working Directors, and I feel this scene perfectly illustrates the idea of music as metaphor in cinema.