Jedtavius, my beloved (aka Jedediah and Octavius scenes ft my stupid commentary)

[@RatKing572]

You don't choose to be gay, you randomly watch NatM as a kid because your parents think it'd be a fun idea to get you into history, and you get a little too invested in a relationship between a roman and a cowboy.

[@gaygh0stt]

REAL

[@sand5305]

I didn't even notice

[@JillInTheBox]

Shh... They don't need to know the secret.

[@SizzlingSocks]

Me

[@ian-online]

so glad to be a gay cowboy enthusiast today

[@prowlandsasuke]

So the people in the Pompeii exhibit have to relive running for their lives from lava over and over again each night.

[@IcePigeon123]

Oof

[@lgbutterfly08]

Okay but here's the deal they never ever did it before because they didn't have the tablet... Which means is the entire exhibit just dead now...?

[@nyancat2221]

At least they actually got to run away from the volcano compared to the actual event…

[@valdoxtheunmerciful]

too dark?

[@Tester-sh1mn]

Fun Fact: That’s not Pompeii, The Pompeii amphitheater was buried in ash by Mt Vesuvius in 79 AD, meanwhile construction of The Colosseum was finished in 80 AD and are roughly 150 miles apart from each other. You can rest easy knowing that a few thousand miniature Roman soldiers aren’t getting buried in meters of ash or getting burnt alive in lava every single day!

[@sweet_bruiser5144]

When Jed says "I ain't quittin' you!" it's almost a direct Brokeback Mountain quote. Jack says "I wish I knew how to quit you"

[@whotfisphoannix]

i think it was intended by the NATM writers

[@gentlesandladymen]

Oh they knew what they were doing

[@real_lampcap]

AHHH stop that's making me feel some sort of way 😩

[@ArukiTsukaru]

@@real_lampcap I THOUGHT YOU WROTE "IT'S MAKING ME FEEL SOME SORT OF GAY" AND I'M HOLLERING

[@artbycallie6816]

@@ArukiTsukaru LMFAO I WILL USE THAT

[@jimstoesz3878]

Friendly reminder that there are *TWICE* as many Jedtavius fics on AO3 as there are fics for all of James Cameron's Avatar.

[@kyaj.1240]

this is the funniest sentence i’ve ever read

[@hayhay713]

Not anymore after the second Avatar came out

[@Cinnabun9]

​@@hayhay713guess they'll have to make more

[@headlessharry40]

@@Cinnabun9 I’m on it

[@Moli-sk3fr]

@@headlessharry40thank you for your service 🫡

[@khaozxx]

Jedediah: I..have feelings for you Octavius: I…having feelings for you, my liege The writers for the movie: the feeling was friendship

[@thedeliveryboy1123]

which neither had experienced

[@nadixunicorn228]

And historians will call them close friends, besties, room mates, colleagues

[@Dragon-hu5ev]

They were literally roommates, they shared the same exhibit room "And they were roommates!" *"Oh my God they were roommates."*

[@nyom6378]

They could even have a child together and still be like: "their friendship was so strong they took on that challenge"

[@bischwester8619]

@@nadixunicorn228 OMGGGGGG

[@coffeecartoons5345]

As a child I asked my uncle “Are the little men like you and Jimmy?” he was so confused because he had no clue what I meant. A year later I asked again while watching the movie and he said “Maybe”

[@michelerodrigez6735]

sorry but, who is jimmy?

[@duncanevans8937]

@@michelerodrigez6735 I believe their gay uncle, which everyone has at least one of

[@Gyaaaaaaaaaat69420]

@@michelerodrigez6735 Ngl probably the uncle's best friend

[@_groot_5107]

@@duncanevans8937 some people call theirs "Guncles"

[@coffeecartoons5345]

@@michelerodrigez6735 my uncle

[@JinxedShapeshifter]

Fun fact: the third movie had Octavius being so fruity, people accused the movie of “pushing an agenda”.

[@redpanda6497]

It's always expected from Karens.

[@ogcolumbinakinnie6556]

IT’S DORIAN GREY ALL OVER AGAIN OH NO-

[@DyskordeEdroksyd_IsVerySad]

We shouldn't forget that Octavius was a Roman, and Ancient Greeks and Romans were incredibly gay. So really, Octavius is just historically accurate. Probably spurred by the presence of Jed, but that's just headcanon.

[@ShrimpShrompp]

@@DyskordeEdroksyd_IsVerySad FACTS. Nero literally married a man cause he looked like his ex wife who he kicked to death

[@ComeSandia]

@@ShrimpShrompp Jesus Christ. There’s so much going on in a single sentence

[@ainerobertson78]

"Let us go son" *suddenly remembers this was Robin William's last movie* Well I definitely didn't expect to be in tears over a fucking Jedtavius compilation

[@keithkogane1836]

Glad I'm not the only one who went in tears over that

[@ravena1441]

Excuse me while I go cry in the corner

[@steampunkemo9211]

Wait, what???

[@ainerobertson78]

@@steampunkemo9211 Technically Absolutely Everything was his last movie bc it came out in 2015, but he passed in August 2014 & the last night at the museum came out December 2014 so it was closest to his passing (& it was dedicated to him & Mike Rooney). But like eh details shmetails, that line absolutely rips your soul out of your body regardless regardless

[@herokie9409]

Definitely not me crying over my childhood, nah could never be me :')

[@CNMashin]

Man, I just realized they actually represented the Chinese immigrants working on the railroad in the first scene. That pretty much never happens in any kind of western

[@iwakeupandboomimarat]

its a very nice small detail to include! obv natm doesnt get everything right but western settings barely ever include poc

[@scottylilacleona9193]

A good museum miniature set

[@beth12svist]

I could swear I've seen it somewhere... and then I remembered that was Shanghai Noon which is another film with Owen Wilson in it. Huh.

[@skaiby6633]

@@jayman.kibble what song

[@anonymousmoose8037]

​@@beth12svist Jed even repeated the line "crazier than a road lizard! Which is what Owen said in Shanghai Noon! Not to mention the scenes with Jed stuck in the hour glass perfectly matched the same scene in Shanghai Noon!! I'm in love with the parallels regardless of whether they're deliberate or not!!

[@nicoka484]

No one can convince me Jedediah wasn't Owen Wilson's favourite character to play ever. This man goes so hard throughout the whole role

[@Thescooped23]

Same for Steve Coogan, he looks so happy playing Octavius

[@800Ms-k6n]

It seems like after Owen Wilson recovered himself from doing a suicide attempt (in which he had to drop out from Tropic Thunder because of that), he became more chill and relaxed with the role that he's playing and I love him for that

[@johnnyd.seducedmarilynm.7599]

​@@800Ms-k6n wait what? Why he tried to do that?😢

[@800Ms-k6n]

@@johnnyd.seducedmarilynm.7599 He was very depressed

[@800Ms-k6n]

​@@johnnyd.seducedmarilynm.7599He suffered depression hard, that's why he felt the need to end his life which is really sad

[@clown_joykill189]

24:53 Octavius gave Jed HIS sword instead of just getting someone else to give a sword, that’s love besties

[@justforcommenting4379]

DFJGJKBHJVDSBHJVDF SO TRUE

[@alegria1813]

Wait I never noticed this is actually important

[@nodeloliver6201]

If I love someone, truly love them, they can use whatever they want from my armory.

[@Tebsi_a]

@@nodeloliver6201 Hua Cheng from tgcf. I don't think I need to elaborate further.

[@catlin3949]

@@Tebsi_amy mind instantly connected to this, so so real

[@NoName-ev2or]

Remember when Owen Wilson (Jedediah) said in an interview that Jedediah and Octavius's relationship was "almost like a love story" only to be interrupted by the director who was quick to clarify "a BROTHERLY love," and Wilson just nodded hesitantly? Good times.

[@otterpopgames9824]

And hollywood will call them; close friends, besties, roomates, colleagues, anything but lovers. HOLYWOOD HATE LOVERS- Sidekicks, family, good pals, buddies, anything but lovers. HOLYWOOD HATES LOVERS

[@elvingearmasterirma7241]

If thats their idea brotherly love then I question if the director has ever had siblings...

[@0nullnil]

Haha homophobic director much

[@solus8685]

@@elvingearmasterirma7241 maybe he was from Alabama

[@joseyphipps]

Is there a video anywhere where I can watch that interview?

[@Anonymous-zx4od]

34:43 Theres no straight explanation for saying “We’re just as god made us” as Dancing Queen plays in the background.

[@twotruckslyrics]

IM CRYING

[@enbeast8350]

They knew exactly what they were doing

[@Anonymous-zx4od]

27:03 YALL HIS USERNAME IS OCTODADDY IT IS 1 AM I HAVE WORK TMW I SHOULD NOT BE CRYING LAUGHING RN

[@Kirsten4260]

ADFGJGKKSHDFK PLS THIS IS THE BEST COMMENT EVER

[@zoeyiguess]

HELPPP

[@kiiba6112]

If I had a nickle for everytime Owen Wilson witnessed Pompeii and just barely escaped with his boyfriend who he originally hated I would have two nickles which isn't a lot but it's weird that it's happened twice

[@nyannyan8402]

OMG

[@SqRTofShawol]

i understood that reference

[@bonesby__]

I LOVE THIS COMMENT

[@bonesby__]

also both of the boyfriends are british

[@maggieeight-ball16]

Hol up.... This happened twice??

[@puppybooidk1832]

I knew Oct was fruity when he denied that he wanted to hold Jed's hand and Jed's like "Mhmm" With a smug face. That was a LiTtLe Bit fRuItY

[@VenaMarena555]

Don't be suspicious, don't be suspicious

[@playerxd4519]

Time stamp

[@whataboutnow9650]

@@playerxd4519 29:58

[@nodeloliver6201]

Fruity as a orchard of figs.

[@hobo-lu-knight]

I appreciate how they made Octavius more "open" with expressing his admiration for men. It's more historically accurate. There were lots of gay cowboys, but from what I understand, it was very hush hush out on the trails kinda stuff. No one's gonna look sideways at a good red blooded Roman citizen admirin' the male form.

[@roguejester4986]

True.

[@thomasstrange-pz9qp1]

🤧 nosebleed

[@Ake-TL]

Depends from what I’ve heard, was less socially acceptable during Roman Republic

[@elijahharmel8450]

@@Ake-TL "Roman men were free to enjoy sex with other males without a perceived loss of masculinity or social status, as long as they took the dominant or penetrative role."

[@slimer44producciones3]

​@@elijahharmel8450nice argument senator but why don't you back it up with a source

[@DistortedSemance]

So the tablet can make the Pompeii diorama generate real lava but can't make Jed's guns work?

[@kathie6106]

The best explanation for this would probably be that the Pompeii diorama probably had some sort of lights-and-sound thing to "demonstrate" the lava erupting, while the gun never had bullets to begin with.

[@haze969]

@@kathie6106 That makes sense, since it sounds like the gun itself works (you can hear clicks when he tries to fire) but the barrels are just empty

[@sammarino7357]

Probably never actually detailed the guns of the diorama like the Roman swords work but because a guns a mechanism it would Require all the parts to be detailed as such like an interesting idea would be a war hammer 40k figurine with a highly detailed gun might have it function if the barrel is drilled in

[@ARCtheCartoonMaster]

Not to mention, it generates urine for Dexter to unleash on Larry.

[@circusclown1503]

the fact that Owen Wilson has played two different characters who’ve taken their husbands on a date to Pompeii is brilliant

[@nyrshano6087]

The fact that I love both ships

[@Sweentin]

​@@nyrshano6087 The fact that you deserve respect for that

[@shanelledelgado3567]

The fact that I love them both

[@shhhh8119]

I was about to ask who else he played but then I remembered

[@MarthaStone-n2z]

Jedediah and Mobius;

[@therediodeerman5811]

"Pure of heart... Dumb of ass" definitely the best description for these two adorable idiots. Plus Jedediah is truly a man ahead of his time (literally), not many guys willing to talk about their feelings like that in front of people.

[@telestoxo9858]

I always loved that Jed insisted on sitting directly under the falling sand in the hourglass

[@purpledragon1945]

Dies with pride

[@justyourlocalcommeterd1986]

he could've climbed up and sat on the sand by the side each time he got deeper in it but nope 😂

[@LaikasFriend]

he lives (and dies) for the drama

[@enbeast8350]

​@@justyourlocalcommeterd1986 This! I've thought this ever since the first time I watched the movie, but also, he ain't the brightest stick of dynamite

[@basementdwellercosplay]

Gotta make sure his husband knows how much trouble he's in

[@BebeOnTheBell]

To be fair, the zoom outs where you can't hear them is funny.

[@Aninha2430]

I agree

[@800Ms-k6n]

That's easily one of my favourite jokes in the entire trilogy. The third one is my favourite of that joke 😂

[@kiwikira1573]

I can’t describe how much I love the scenes where they zoom in and out to show Jed’s and Oct’s perspective and what any normal human would see lmao

[@enbeast8350]

I appreciate the commitment to the bit in every movie

[@LilacLily17]

Those are my favorite parts lmao

[@actor765]

The instant it cuts to a silent wide shot, is also always the instant my drink comes out my nose

[@elizabethweigle6146]

These are my favorite parts of the movies!!

[@bl-sensei8650]

Did I really spend 38 minutes looking at 2 tiny men falling slowly in love ? Yes

[@Demonfoxgirl2459]

Omg there is 38 minutes!!🤣

[@ramble4395]

The best way to spend thirty eight minutes

[@lgbutterfly08]

Yes.

[@crog6372]

They may be small, but their hearts are large, metaphorically

[@Acidfrog475]

We all did

[@redactedimage]

Was not expecting one of my comfort movie series to come back into my life out of the blue but I’m not complaining

[@dawnmayflower4422]

I know right! I only rewatched the trilogy earlier in the year for the first time since pretty much the third movie came out. And now I’ve got all this fanfic I can read and new content. We stan.

[@bonecag3]

fr, I honestly forgot about this movie even tho I used to rewatch it all the time lol. All the new content makes me wanna watch the series again :’)

[@evil_death_roll]

Love ur profile pic, [REDACTED]. Ain't nothing in there but Amelia Airheart's bones.

[@alexiz0013]

Lmao, same!

[@kaylawikaryasz4356]

Omg this was my comfort series too 😭✨👌🏻

[@dokujou]

24:53 is an underrated moment for me, octavius could've ordered the soldier offscreen to toss the sword to jed, but he gave HIS own sword to jed before getting the other one for himself

[@JotaroKujo-nj4bx]

Is no one gonna acknowledge Octavius’ KZbin name “Octodaddy”

[@acookie7548]

that’s what jed calls him elsewhere

[@thedeliveryboy1123]

dadliest catch!

[@solus8685]

Damn😳

[@mourningdewey]

@@acookie7548 WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT 😭

[@julialino8116]

YES! Finally someone say about it LOL

[@ScaryMonstersSuperCreeps69]

I'm sorry, I know the pan out joke they do every movie where it shows how small they are isn't funny, but everytime it happens it cracks my shit up. I can't help it, I love physical comedy.

[@luqaas]

it is funny tho lmfao

[@Angel12068]

I have watched the series countless of times now and everytime that scenes happen i just can't help but crack a smile

[@JaraelMoonsilver]

I couldn’t figure out why the train scene in ant man was so funny to me… it was bc of night at the museum

[@raspberrycrowns9494]

23:05 Al Capone and Napoleon's reaction also add to the comedy of that scene

[@LostInTheOdyssey]

Therefore it serves it’s purpose of comedy :)

[@combustible-lemons2241]

i know this is a jedtavius comp but the moment robin williams rode up on the horse as teddy roosevelt was so bittersweet it hurt my heart... what an icon

[@Pollicina_db]

WHAT? Roosevelt was Robin Williams?? Now that makes me even sadder

[@Silencer796]

@@Pollicina_dbYeah….

[@enbeast8350]

The first movie came out when I was young. I didn't know Robin Williams played Genie at the time, so him as Teddy Roosevelt is truly a defining character role for me and he played it so well. Rest in peace, Robin Williams.

[@Mr_P_Umpkin]

Take the hand son. Smile my boy, it’s sun rise.

[@saladman420]

I miss him

[@cosplayannie]

After hearing that some people didn't know Owen Wilson before Loki, I have lost my faith in humanity.

[@madeniquevanwyk]

Oh come on, are you serious?? If they didn't know Owen then they're just too damn young. Because he's everywhere!!

[@ronaleelopiga2927]

@@madeniquevanwyk Dude I knew Owen because of Shanghai Noon and and this movie! ...Then added by Cars, sadly XD

[@madeniquevanwyk]

@@ronaleelopiga2927 😂 the funny thing is, I actually unironically like Cars 😂 idk where I know him from, all I know is that in 2012 when I watched a movie called "How do you know" I already knew him then as a kid, a decade ago 😂 so i really don't know how people missed him 🤷

[@ronaleelopiga2927]

@@madeniquevanwyk I was indifferent to it, I remember(Though I love the soundtrack XD) I do remember being super intrigued with his voice and his cowboy accent in Shanghai Noon and Knights to the point that if I heard it from somewhere else, I would straighten up and say "Owen?" XD

[@madeniquevanwyk]

@@ronaleelopiga2927 exactly!! He's very distinct both in voice and mannerisms 😂 he's one of the actors I feel like, I don't see the character they're playing, that's just straight up my boy Owen with a moustache being a space cop 😂

[@Batz-on-paws]

Fun fact, after Octavius breaks the glass of the hourglass, the shattered hole seems to be in a heart-like shape

[@Ultimate_Dadzawa]

omg it is

[@Ultimate_Dadzawa]

man even the hourglass ships it 😂

[@kp4692]

OMFG YOU'RE RIGHT

[@peanutbuttertoast7742]

25:44 for those who are wondering :)

[@shanelledelgado3567]

Omg even the hourglass ships them 😊☺️

[@the-fuzz-hates-foster6645]

Also I'd like to point out one of my favorite moments, when Octavius give Jed his sword ( 24:52 ) instead of just giving an extra. The fact that he gave him his personal weapon then got a different one is super cute to me. Sorry if that didn't make sense (　-̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥᷄◞ω◟-̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥̥᷅ )

[@DyskordeEdroksyd_IsVerySad]

It totally makes sense. It means that Octavius is putting Jed first, and that he trusts Jed with his personal (and probably favorite) sword.

[@saharasatori7590]

Yesss exactly that scene made me happy too. It was adorable 😌

[@mime514]

I would have liked your comment but you have 777 likes and I don’t want to ruin that so I will just comment : *_YES_*

[@faruqb15on]

Even though the sword's spiky, it would feel like their fire ants. That is never not funny😅😂😂😂😂😂

[@mikuhatsune184]

Octavius is so obviously simping for Jedediah-and I saw that little smirk after the vent hand-holding question. You’re fooling no one, Jed 😏

[@Aninha2430]

The way I see it, each movie represents a phase of their relationship. In the first movie, they are enemies for the most part of it but become friends near the end. That friendship continues and transitions into the second movie, where it grows stronger and ~maybe~ starts to become something else, at least for Octavius. And then we have the third movie, where they have a established and strong relationship as friends now but things are a bit "fuzzy" because of Octavius' feelings for Jed and Jed being completely oblivious of Oct's feelings (and maybe his own feelings) until he finally has to confront them (when Oct asks him to hold his hand for the first time). So, throughout the movie, Octavius tries to "make moves" on Jed, showing Jed (in a subtle but not so subtle way) that he has a crush on him, which Jed slowly acknowledges and processes by himself until near the end of the movie, where he finally takes Octavius' hand as a symbol of him accepting and reciprocating his romantic feelings. So, to simplify: First movie - enemies to -> Second movie - friends to -> Third movie - lovers. Did I just spent approximately 30 minutes analysing the homoromantic subtext in a children's franchise? Yes, I did. Thank you for coming to my TedTalk.

[@HOUNDOFTARTARUS]

DON'T APOLOGISE, I love it. It's... _sniffle_ beautiful.

[@Aninha2430]

@@HOUNDOFTARTARUS Thank you!!

[@dexterkronos]

Time well spent ^^

[@Lonli.]

This is why I still exist. The subtext of subtext

[@AlienVisitor0112]

You! You understand it *perfectly*!

[@Brunette_2005]

I almost forgot what a potentially healthy relationship these two have

[@isshunova]

I would like to thank the Night at the Museum franchise for inventing gay people

[@morejemmex6367]

@@LaloSalamancaGaming69 what

[@inviotb]

@@LaloSalamancaGaming69 good, we don’t want homophobes in the fandom anyways

[@belleski9445]

I was literally obsessed when I was little- Guess we know where the ✨gay✨ came from

[@emmad4308]

@@LaloSalamancaGaming69 see you say that but just prove that the Straights ™ have no taste. Congrats U played yourself

[@luqaas]

@@LaloSalamancaGaming69 why are you here then 💀💀

[@mistmoon1292]

I haven't watched this movie since I was a kid, I just realized they had Asian actors/people tying him down because they were the railroad workers. You can even hear them singing a work song in chinese as they're hammering in the nails. Wow that's such a cool detail.

[@rat-xo7mj]

Love this movie and its details! I also noticed that when Larry shows "magic" to Attila and the Huns, behind him stand a couple of Puritan Americans (who believed that magic is the work of the devil, Salem witch trials etc) and they're whispering to each other and glancing at Larry!

[@WJac-d3e]

the way the roman soldiers are lined up is also accurate along with their gear

[@MattSpencer-uy1el]

I remember when i was a little kid, not knowing any better i looked up to my mom stary eyed: "There were chinese cowboys?"

[@chcm313]

And they were speaking in Cantonese as well! A lot of these railroad workers came from southern China so it is pretty accurate.

[@Ibert0318]

​@@MattSpencer-uy1el Nah, if I was your mom my dumbass would say ".... Maybe they wanted new friends??"

[@nelsilascurain7751]

8:42 me, gazing longingly into Ahkmenrah's eyes: man... Rami sure did look pretty there...

[@Gamergirl-172]

Last time I watched this movie I finally realised I did have a celebrity crush and it was him

[@miadelique]

FUCK I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO WAS FOCUSED ON RAMI IN THIS SCENE HELP

[@DC_let_the_Waynes_be_happy]

@@miadelique I assure you,you're not the only one,all I could do was stare at him 😭😭😭

[@valecastillo6152]

TOTALLY ME

[@calliecocritter9247]

ugh I love him

[@cosmicriptid]

The funny thing is Romans had no problem with being gay, bisexuality was the norm. American settlers, however, were very Christian. So I'm going to imagine the Roman soldiers taking bets on how long until the get together, and having to explain to the railroad people that sexual tension between two men was a thing, and all the railroad workers going "ooooh"

[@LMKgoddess]

Adding onto this, the only problem the Roman's somewhat had with being gay was if you were the bottom

[@cosmicriptid]

@@LMKgoddess 😂 and the two sides argue over who is the bottom 😂😂

[@rushingwater2.0]

@@cosmicriptid I’m just imagining this and I can’t stop laughing

[@TheFaustianAlchemist]

@@rushingwater2.0 lol

[@thedeliveryboy1123]

cowboys were really gay though so Jedediah's probably chill

[@esmeesmeralda701]

Jed saying “let’s ride” is the most boyfriend thing he could have said to his passenger princess gf Octavius 12:58

[@CepellinGluglu]

Idk if this is relevant, but can Octavius even drive?? 😭

[@Animesther]

Ngl that scene reminded me of Ken (from Barbie) somehow

[@taurosrider1369]

Wether it’s romantic or completely platonic, the chest bump bit is adorable

[@sweet_bruiser5144]

Jedediah putting Octavius in that pillory/stockade is kinda kinky ngl

[@jacobwoodroffe9547]

Oop

[@dawnmayflower4422]

🤣😂🤣😂

[@DistortedSemance]

Knowing several guys from the community personally, Jed and Octavius both have strong oldschool leather gay energy

[@isabeltuck2433]

Wait where in the vid is that?

[@0nullnil]

**Bornhub intro plays**

[@ffj39]

“You can’t do this. I’m a Roman general. I have rights.” WAS THE BEST LINE EVER

[@Pawprint19]

25:57 "this ol' cowboy just got to second base" bruh

[@jacquelinekilkelly2076]

forgetting the context of that scene really gave me whiplash hearing that hahah

[@otterpopgames9824]

They definitely fucked

[@mourningdewey]

@@otterpopgames9824 wITH WHAT??? WITH HOW??

[@ms.qu33n..br4t3]

@@mourningdewey THAT DOESN’T MATTER THEY F^CKED

[@mourningdewey]

@@ms.qu33n..br4t3 BSCCJDNCSKXHC 😭

[@rad6303]

"an enemies-to-friends-to-lovers, mutual pining 100k slowburn" my favourite fanfic!

[@jenniferenglert870]

They carried the trope

[@DaniKing72]

I can't believe I never thought about this but why do we never question the fact that Jed can drive

[@nodeloliver6201]

A cowboy can ride/drive anything Just give him enough time. Source: **[Puts on cowboy hat]**

[@marquis911]

Probably because it's McQueen.

[@Damians_art]

Prob because he rides horses so as a horseback rider is pretty similar to

[@acisverycool]

My personal head-canon is that they were exes and that’s why they hated each other. It seemed too personal for it just to be “we fight because we’re on different sides.” Neither of them seemed to dislike the other side it was more like they just butted heads with each other and there people followed them. Also saying kids are too young to understand that people can be gay is so dumb. I remember when I was a kid I was thinking oh yeah they’re gonna kiss and then when they didn’t I was so confused. 11:26 Of course they’re gay. They don’t know how to drive!

[@spicysalad3013]

So this ship is basically exes who rekindled what they had lol

[@PersephonesWrath_]

@@spicysalad3013 thinking about it, they’re basically the OG Bubbline if the “exes to friends to rekindled love” trope is true :D

[@coconutthecockatiel478]

The most underrated part of these movies is when Octavius literally tries to get President Obama to rescue his boyfriend. It makes me go 🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺 every time

[@gothic_ace2037]

now i want obama to be in the movie and just show up at a museum full of fighting exibits XD

[@goblinofthemoss3237]

It’s Abraham Lincoln XD

[@gothic_ace2037]

@@goblinofthemoss3237 i believe they are talking about when octavius tried to get to the white house, he was going to try to recruit the living president

[@sleepyabby6421]

I'd like to thank the NatM trilogy for making me thirst for Rami, become overly interested in Napoleon, and become a full on Jedtavius shipper Also for having such wack ass comedy that my brain still laughs at it every time I rewatch the series

[@Mx.muffin]

Literally the same thing happened to me, what

[@ellelongacre3723]

Romans and Cowboys both historically gay. This ship is just accurate.

[@BUnitMN-T]

Eh.....i think they are just bros. You aren't wrong though. Humans have been gay for a while.

[@bigfellowjamarcus6271]

@Elle Longacre Coincidently, oct/ Steve Coogan and Jed/Owen wilson also played a gay/lgbtq+ character in some point of their career. Steve.C is married to Paul Rudd's character in Ideal Home 2018 And Owen Wilson is in an orgy where theres some guys in it (Zoolander) So shipping them is super easy barely an inconvenience.

[@bronycrafter1526]

Historians: and they were good friends History:Gay!? So very Gay!

[@Marcuss99]

dont forget the gayest of all: european pirates

[@ellelongacre3723]

@@Marcuss99 I need to check that out

[@TrademarkedIPAdress]

26:28 "You can't catch it the light! It's as elusive as human happiness!" Jed, are you okay-

[@ThePigeon207]

He’s not wrong tho

[@carsfan1995]

@@ThePigeon207well Owen Wilson did try to off himself at one point.

[@thejaded]

​@@carsfan1995 That sucks to hear. Great actor

[@nodeloliver6201]

He's a cowboy. Of course he ain't okay. But on he goes, cuz that's what cowboys do.

[@Astr0iceDrag0n]

​@@carsfan1995 😨

[@CherryFizzOfficial]

I think it says a lot that the SECOND they stopped fighting for good in the first film, they became inseparable. They went RIGHT from always fighting to never leaving each others' side for more than a few seconds if they could help it and remained joined at the hip for the rest of the three movies and that less good animated movie too

[@mollymeggs3246]

You are the backbone of this fandom

[@cryptid4131]

I think it's really funny how Octavius didn't know what a flap jack, alluding they contain only the knowledge of their specific period, and yet Jedediah clearly knows about Gigantor despite the anime only coming out in the 1960s. now the only question is how this man even found out about anime

[@lizando1326]

One of the previous nightguards, if I had to guess

[@Astr0iceDrag0n]

He probably heard the name and it never left his vocabulary

[@hauntedxstarzz]

The fact that Jed could just keep climbing to the top of the sand instead of just sitting in the middle to be consumed, like dude

[@impulseclown]

he wanted the drama of it 💀💀

[@Damians_art]

THATS EXACTLY WHAT I THOUGHT LMAO

[@puppybooidk1832]

36:18 The fact that this was Robin Williams' last movie before he went ruins me

[@smilesomemoar]

He was ready...😭😭😭

[@besttestweirdestweirdo5446]

The fact that his last lines were him saying goodbye 😭

[@Ah1My-Spinach-Puffs1]

His last lines were smile the sun is rising 😭

[@MMM-wg2vm]

I love how Larry is basically the dad and Roosevelt is the grandpa

[@alxmon6478]

I liked how they turned something that honestly could’ve been a good horror into probably one of the most memorable, fun childhood movies little me ever watched!

[@jinnie4271]

God this brings back so many memories, I think as a kid I shipped them (way before I had a word to describe it) on the inside(?) Like I swear I have a memory deep inside of me thinking that they should be a couple (or something along those lines). ALSO when I was a kid I had the biggest crush on Ahkmenrah, and watching this made that resurface. So yayyyyyyyyyyyy more fanfiction for me ;)

[@ramble4395]

Rami Malek is a fine fine man

[@marlenaturpin3128]

I agree with ur statement 100%

[@Alex-jg2bc]

Oh my god, Ahkmenrah was everything to child me. I had such a crush on him and it spawned my ancient Egypt obsession

[@Rnamaji462]

@@Alex-jg2bc same

[@BLCJ123]

Are we the same person because this whole comment applies to me as well

[@notAshildr]

Fun fact, in Roman times, yellow was considered THE most effeminate color, and men who were gay were referred to as having "yellow morals". The fact that part of Octavius's outfit is yellow means he's gay AF, historically speaking (or the costume designer never learned about color history)

[@tawbhwa]

prob the custom designer had their own agenda lol

[@twotruckslyrics]

LMAO

[@nej6246]

I mean considering how much he talks about men's beauty..

[@Minceraft69]

Costume designers are either extremely well read on gay symbolism with good senses of humour, or are totally, absolutely clueless (most memorable examples are hankie code related lol). I'm never sure which 💀

[@enbeast8350]

I'd like to think the costume designers knew since they did seem to put in a lot of historical research for the movie

[@KryDraws]

[33:41] notice how Octavius just stood there quietly, assuming he’s stunned seeing Lancelot the first time? Literally the scene afterward he says “You’ll rue the day you mocked us with your huge sword and hypnotic blue eyes! ….His eyes are very blue.” It’s the epiphany of “oh no he’s hot…”

[@twotruckslyrics]

😊

[@cosplayallday]

“What’s a flapjack?” “It’s like a biscuit or a scone.” The fact that he answered him directly instead of brushing off that question.👌🏻

[@Tyler_Mills26]

Can we also please mention that a flapjack is neither a biscuit or a scone lol I'm British so my definition of the above things will obviously differ from Americans xxx

[@cosplayallday]

@@Tyler_Mills26 they’re both sharing a brain cell and it’s not firing.

[@alessiacavalleri7833]

@@Tyler_Mills26 I'm Italian and I had to use a translator for that, and the one I used says that in the UK is an oat cookie while in USA and Canada is more like a big panckake🤣

[@Tyler_Mills26]

@alessiacavalleri7833 so a flapjack is made with porridge oats, butter and golden syrup (and some other ingredients) baked in the oven. A biscuit is sweet, flat and CRUNCHY. If it's soft and fairly large it's a cookie. A scone can be either sweet or savoury and is made with self raising flour, butter and water. Then you'd add either your sweet items such as chocolate, sugar and extract or savoury items such as cheese. Mix it together and place balls of the dough on a baking tray. They'll then rise and can be eaten with butter, cream and jam for the sweet ones or just butter for the savoury ones. Personally I'd say don't eat a scone dry because your mouth will end up drier than the Sahara xxx

[@enbeast8350]

​@@Tyler_Mills26 American here. They flapjacks are still not a biscuit or a scone in American definition either 😂

[@RaviofromsALinkBetweenWorlds]

The fact that this video is more than half an hour long 😭and the fact that i sat through the entire thing

[@T-Law.]

The fact that I did it twice 💀

[@iluvvgingernuts]

@@T-Law. I’ve done it at least 5+ times now

[@Sloth_Guy_Alex]

17:12 in the Italian dub he says "you know there's 2 words come to mind when I hear you talk, hysterical and hysterical. And if I had to say a third hysterical yeah hysterical"

[@renaigh]

"never thought I'd ever fight alongside a Legionary" "How about alongside a Friend" "Yeehaw I could do that"

[@tyhandsom8963]

People are gonna get mad at this lol

[@marquis911]

"So I just have to trust the word of two Lokis?" "...How about the word of a friend?"

[@astranova970]

In the others trilogy you can see other roman soldiers and cowboys talking to each other or are standing next to each other. So these two have a powerful influence on their team.

[@serena3673]

Well of course, they are their leaders

[@jadynabraham9915]

25:44 GUYS GUYS THE HOURGLASS THE HOLE IN THE GLASS IS A HEART LOVE WINS

[@kiravega5683]

“We’re just as god made us” interesting piece of dialogue…

[@croissantgun2498]

As someone who's stepped on an earring more times I can count, if those swords can damage the shoes that bad they would fucking hurt

[@twotruckslyrics]

im so glad i dont wear earrings anymore 😭

[@GummyBear556677]

“Oooooh Pompeii” is of the funniest scenes in cinema history

[@Randomdudefromtheinternet]

I just noticed, the Ant-Man movies do the “size comparison” joke too lol.

[@carameldansen2274]

Octavius' helmet is not coming off cause I think there are straps going under his chin wich hold the helmet completely still on his head :) dunno if it's accurate but at least it makes sense for that one scene lmao EDIT : OR maybe cause they're plastic figurines and the helmet is litteraly glued on

[@gaygh0stt]

yeah i noticed the straps in a later scene and forgot to go back to edit it lmao

[@carameldansen2274]

@@gaygh0stt lmao mood

[@queerlittlecactus8749]

Well the helmet wouldn’t be glued on because later in the movie, you see Octavius with his helmet off in the tiny car

[@Acidfrog475]

@@queerlittlecactus8749 And when he broke Jed out from the hourglass.

[@jessicajennings9148]

“It’s as elusive as human happiness!” Why am I just now catching that line? That’s probably the most relatable line I’ve ever heard.

[@ladylynx9891]

Historians (for the first time): _"And they were really gay friends."_ Edit: I would also like to point out that Octavius' nickname is **breathe in** _OCTODADDY_

[@jonathansauceda589]

Actually it was proven that Romans and Spartans were pretty gay

[@ladylynx9891]

@@jonathansauceda589 Perfection

[@Ali-gk7ij]

Now all I can think from that is that octavius is the top and jeds the bottom. Like he had to get the daddy thing from somewhere 👀

[@spongmongler6760]

@@jonathansauceda589 actually you're talking bs

[@TenkoVA]

So lemme get this straight. Loki wasn't the first time Owen Wilson went to Pompeii. Got it.

[@zombiedude9826]

Straight, huh?

[@Vivigreeny25]

@@zombiedude9826 ironic

[@mlee4984]

I love how Octavius is thirsting over Lancelot at every chance he gets 😄

[@Montesama314]

Meet Lawrence Daley: Night guard, adventurer, and couples counselor.

[@iluvvgingernuts]

..and apparently the man everyone simps for.

[@acookie7548]

octavius could literally have gotten someone else to give their sword to jed and kept his own but he didn’t 👀 coincidence?

[@pencil2680]

Also in some cultures (I think it ether Greek, Roman, or Vikings) they had a tradition of proposing marriage with a sword

[@acookie7548]

@@pencil2680 INTERESTING

[@pencil2680]

@@acookie7548 Just reread my comment and it’s ether a marriage proposal or a wedding gift, still don’t remember what culture did it tho :/

[@beth12svist]

@@pencil2680 If Wikipedia is anything to go by, neither Rome nor Greece. In both cases, it seems to have been a bit more of a legal procedure agreed upon by the families than an actual proposal, and no mention of wedding gifts from one spouse to another - not of that sort. Or, alternately, in Sparta, basically a kidnapping. ETA: But Roman brides wore a spearhead in their hair or it was used as a sort of comb symbolically (there's a great video by Janet Stephens explaining and showing this) and maybe that came from the groom? Wikipedia doesn't say. Either way, not the same kind of thing.

[@medicmist]

I just love how everyone shipped them before knowing what shipping even is

[@aspiring.creative.person6092]

Pffff I love how Octavious is just unabashedly gay And then there’s Jed, who is in denial 35:06 WAIT YESSSSSS

[@cinnamondevil8200]

Godspeed you funky gay miniatures My friend and I are gonna dress as them for Halloween lmaooo

[@liz257]

Wow iconic

[@solus8685]

I want what y'all have :(

[@MariaLima-bt7lu]

"friend"

[@cl4nzo]

Let us see pls

[@TickleMoiPickle123]

"Friend" 💅🏼

[@loner844]

That moment where you wrote "pure of heart... dumb of ass..." lives in my head rent free tbh

[@radiofuel2733]

"It feels good, doesn't it, Jedediah?" "Boy, you said it!" That sounds so different out of context

[@VenaMarena555]

Oof yes, octodaddy

[@luqaas]

@@VenaMarena555 LMFAOO

[@PumkinSyrup]

LMAO YEAH

[@mongoosejpeg]

21:16 since my brain can't go a second without making something angsty-er, I feel like Jed was worried that no one would actually come back for him and save him. I also think the reason the hourglass didn't break when yeeted across a room cuz it mainly was hitting the wood things? or just bc the writers wanted Octavius to save his bf. 30:31 No thoughts head empty 34:56 "It really is hard to not look at" (or smth along those lines) "Yes, he is." ...isn't Octavius *always* looking at Jed? Like...anytime we see them together?? He's just...always looking at Jed???

[@gemstonepoints]

In the novelization, apparently Larry caught Jed but your commentary is fucking perfect

[@Girl777muah]

@@gemstonepoints what?

[@leaf6356]

@@Girl777muah *IN THE NOVELIZATION, APPARENTLY LARRY CAUGHT JED BUT YOUR COMMENTARY IS FUCKING PERFECT*

[@suppeccnole6787]

At 34:56 “it’s disgusting.” Octavius, looking directly at Jed: “Yet, he’s still handsome.”

[@johnmartin4119]

Octavius was able to break it with the Power of Love

[@GtheCatLady]

“We’re just as god made us” This has so many connotations.

[@santino7470]

I love their action scenes so much. From their perspective it looks so badass, but then when the camera pulls back, it’s equally as hilarious.

[@faeryb0mb]

Owen Wilson you never dissappoint

[@doctorwholover1012]

Jedidah "I dont like to be manhandled!" Octavius "that's not what you said last night......."

[@suddysoap]

omg 😭😭😭 crying of laughter

[@Zukari_]

I have scrolled for thirty minutes to find this comment and I am loving it!

[@Mr_P_Umpkin]

I scrolling along, having fun reading people pointing out super small details that further show their relationship throughout the trilogy, and then something like this pops up. Now, this is tame compared to some other posts, but save it for fanfic!

[@aequoreavictoria2726]

Octavius breaking Jedadiah out of the hourglass was a moment we’re he had a gay fueled surge of disproportionate strength to save his beloved.

[@docchoc2407]

Steve Coogan and Owen Wilson were probably the best pick for thier characters in the series the fact they litterally got shrunk just for this movie shows committed

[@HailTheRegent]

*walks up to a couple* So which of you is the cowboy and which is the Roman general?

[@Matt-qo5jh]

BAHAHAHAHAHA UNDERRATED

[@rominamartinez5544]

As a fanfic author of this two, thank you so much for the video. It's fantastic to have all the dialogue and scenes together!

[@k80_]

FANFIC?!?!?!?!?!

[@rominamartinez5544]

@@k80_ yes, there's a community on AO3 on them

[@thickbutterflies5966]

Username??? For a friend 👁️

[@drariet9190]

Don't be shy, drop the titles 😌

[@sabrinaicestaff]

I need this in my life

[@abbyw.2503]

You don't CHOOSE to be gay, you watch NatM as a child and become invested in their relationship a little too much.

[@PinkApocalypse]

More people should acknowledge the "Yeehaw! Come on Ocky" and then the genuine "Yeehaw! Woo!" In return, its golden

[@esmeesmeralda701]

I didn’t even hear the yehaw wooo when I first saw the vid. They are so cute

[@PoemJunkie]

I remembered the Brokeback Mountain reference, but I totally missed that Jed calls himself a “Midnight Cowboy”! The subtext was real, huh?

[@somethingstupid1075]

the way he called him “Oci” almost as soon as they start working together and become “friends” 🥺

[@MilotusLucifera]

The fact that Octavius has a type.

[@alpacasalazar2708]

And that type is blonde 😭

[@theoneandonlydrowlf819]

I've never been more distressed than when Jed got trapped in the hourglass

[@specificdaughter]

34:38 "We're just as god made us." Me: fcuking superb you fruity little miniatures

[@Ollyiswild_04]

I love Owen Wilson, he always has this sense of charisma in his delivery.

[@peterparkour9405]

is this all of their scenes? you're doing god's work man