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morestuff posted:I also assume the movie has positives other than "look at this kid at different ages" I loved that it didn't beat you over the head with who is right, who is wrong, it's just the parts of this kid's life that made him what he is and it's up to you to decide who was a positive influence and who wasn't. I've never seen a movie that felt more like real life, like watching a nephew grow up into the man he was. The only complaint is it always looked like he'd been dusted with dirt for some reason and I guess that EW cover captures that. Maybe a little too well.
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The idea also reminded me of the film "Everyday" which did a similar thing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everyday_%28film%29
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kiimo posted:What the gently caress is wrong with you Hahaha, not everyone has to like it.
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Invalid Validation posted:No seriously, what does clickbait movie mean? What I meant was that movie's subject is exactly the kind of poo poo you'd see on a clickbait website like Buzzfeed or Upworthy or whatever. And it probably actually was on those websites. "This Terminally Ill Child Wished to Be Batman. You Won't Believe What Happened Next!"
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I'll get around to watching Boyhood, though there's a good chance I might be one of those people who finds it not engaging beyond the gimmick. "Hoop Dreams" is a good "watch these teens grow up" movie.
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Criminal Minded posted:What I meant was that movie's subject is exactly the kind of poo poo you'd see on a clickbait website like Buzzfeed or Upworthy or whatever. And it probably actually was on those websites. "This Terminally Ill Child Wished to Be Batman. You Won't Believe What Happened Next!" But that's basically any schmaltzy feel-good movie from the last several decades. You Won't Believe How [insert underdog] Overcame the Odds. The problem you may be having with it is it seems like the kind of cute one-off event that you'd see covered in a Youtube video. In fact, there already were several Youtube videos about it, including one on the official Make A Wish account, that made the rounds over a year ago (which were probably then linked around with clickbait headlines elsewhere). It makes the movie feel redundant.
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Davros1 posted:The idea also reminded me of the film "Everyday" which did a similar thing.
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None of your examples of films that did the same thing as Boyhood actually did the same thing as Boyhood.
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Criminal Minded posted:What I meant was that movie's subject is exactly the kind of poo poo you'd see on a clickbait website like Buzzfeed or Upworthy or whatever. And it probably actually was on those websites. "This Terminally Ill Child Wished to Be Batman. You Won't Believe What Happened Next!" Yeah. The whole Batkid thing was really cool and a great example of a community doing something nice, but everything after the initial day seems more like everybody patting themselves on the back for how nice they were and how cool they can be.
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Whenever I see "Batkid" I think ATKID.
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Yoshifan823 posted:Yeah. The whole Batkid thing was really cool and a great example of a community doing something nice, but everything after the initial day seems more like everybody patting themselves on the back for how nice they were and how cool they can be. It was actually a grossly immature waste of resources from all involved with the singular goal of getting to pat themselves on the back, but sure.
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soapgish posted:It was actually a grossly immature waste of resources from all involved with the singular goal of getting to pat themselves on the back, but sure. So are you always a giant shitstain? gently caress that kid, amirite.
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Vintersorg posted:So are you always a giant shitstain? gently caress that kid, amirite. The exact same result could have been achieved in a warehouse with a few actors. To make it a city-wide event costing millions of dollars was an act of vanity, pure and simple. A lot of children could have had wishes granted on that dime but narcissism prevailed. Don't be a bitch about it.
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soapgish posted:The exact same result could have been achieved in a warehouse with a few actors. To make it a city-wide event costing millions of dollars was an act of vanity, pure and simple. A lot of children could have had wishes granted on that dime but narcissism prevailed. Don't be a bitch about it. As a bay area resident, I totally agree with you. But I've learned to keep my mouth shut about it because everyone I know in the city gets all holier-than-thou about the whole thing
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soapgish posted:The exact same result could have been achieved in a warehouse with a few actors. To make it a city-wide event costing millions of dollars was an act of vanity, pure and simple. A lot of children could have had wishes granted on that dime but narcissism prevailed. Don't be a bitch about it. Obviously there was a lot of back patting, but truthfully, that is present in most charity situations.
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Vintersorg posted:gently caress that kid, amirite. Then he had the audacity to go and not die. Way to screw up the narrative.
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soapgish posted:The exact same result could have been achieved in a warehouse with a few actors. To make it a city-wide event costing millions of dollars was an act of vanity, pure and simple. A lot of children could have had wishes granted on that dime but narcissism prevailed. Don't be a bitch about it. I agree that all charity is nothing more than narcissistic pat backing bullshit. Why do something if it only makes you feel good, right.
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Madkal posted:I agree that all charity is nothing more than narcissistic pat backing bullshit. Why do something if it only makes you feel good, right. So did you intentionally miss his whole point here, or what?
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Madkal posted:I agree that all charity is nothing more than narcissistic pat backing bullshit. Why do something if it only makes you feel good, right. Except that poster isn't saying charity is narcissistic bullshit. They are saying that specific instance was, and instead of spending all that money on one kid, they could have done more for more kids. While I think it's awesome for the kid and glad he got something really cool since he's in a terrible life position, I don't see why it's wrong for someone to point out that the scale of this wish fulfillment amounts to a giant PR move for the wish makers. Edit: I will note, that as a country we waste way more money on less positive bullshit, so I can't really be outraged about a charity spending its money.
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TheJoker138 posted:So did you intentionally miss his whole point here, or what? It seemed that the point that was being raised was that the whole thing was a waste of time and effort because people diverted resources and made a big deal to make themselves feel superior and good. Also something about a sick kid. edit: Massive PR could lead to more donations to make more kid's wishes come true, maybe?
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Madkal posted:It seemed that the point that was being raised was that the whole thing was a waste of time and effort because people diverted resources and made a big deal to make themselves feel superior and good. Also something about a sick kid. No, it's actually this: MacheteZombie posted:Except that poster isn't saying charity is narcissistic bullshit. They are saying that specific instance was, and instead of spending all that money on one kid, they could have done more for more kids.
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Madkal posted:It seemed that the point that was being raised was that the whole thing was a waste of time and effort because people diverted resources and made a big deal to make themselves feel superior and good. Also something about a sick kid. If they need more donations why spend so much on one wish instead of trying to spread it out and make your PR campaign about how you're trying to reach more kids? (answer: because Batkid makes a way cooler video) I get your point, and I don't necessarily agree that Batkid is a waste of money, just that people acting like everyone wants the kid to die because they find the use of funds to be extravagant when there's plenty of kids who could use wishes is an incorrect argument. MacheteZombie fucked around with this message at 20:28 on Jan 16, 2015 |
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Its not like wishes stopped, so I dont know what his loving point was. And as it was pointed out, this just leads to people donating more if they can throw something off on this scale. Will they do something as large again? Who knows. But if you donate you can help more kids. In the end it's some dumb loving bitter goonlords autistic brain going beep boop *finances spent too high on single kid*.
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Jan 16, 2015 22:27
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Lotsa cool dudes with wicked sarcasm skillz in the movie posters thread.
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Vintersorg posted:In the end it's some dumb loving bitter goonlords autistic brain going beep boop *finances spent too high on single kid*. kiimo posted:Then he had the audacity to go and not die. Way to screw up the narrative.
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To get this back on some sort of track, this is a hilariously worse poster than the first one they put out  It's a lovely movie though, so having a bad poster isn't that much a big deal.
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soapgish posted:Yeah, well, maybe in the sequel someone will snap his spine and throw him down a hole. 
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poo poo I've never laughed harder than in Mac and Me once it kicks into gear. It's one of those rare bad movies that starts off slow and boring as hell but just gets better and better.
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Lizard Combatant posted:poo poo I've never laughed harder than in Mac and Me once it kicks into gear. It's one of those rare bad movies that starts off slow and boring as hell but just gets better and better. The choreographed dance sequence at the McDonalds is one of the most incredible scenes in film.
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For those who have not yet experienced said scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NdvO0tmNjGo
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Mac's ill-fitting bear mask with the cut-out eye holes looks like something that you'd find in a horror movie.
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I like this poster: Not so much this one:  Sorry for the size couldn't find a decent larger one. Also the new title is really bad.
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MacheteZombie posted:I like this poster: 
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No don't walk into that marker! That's how you get necromorphs 
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MacheteZombie posted:I like this poster: 
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MacheteZombie posted:I like this poster: 
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I like the idea of the Battle: LA poster but I feel like there's something about the composition that's lacking. Also the helicopters are silly looking. The movie loving sucked too.
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Yodzilla posted:I like the idea of the Battle: LA poster but I feel like there's something about the composition that's lacking. Also the helicopters are silly looking. I think it's because the soldier is so big in the frame that the alien thing in the background gets reduced in comparison. If the soldier were smaller, like even in the Alien Outpost poster, facing off against a giant alien construct would convey more of that desperate battle feeling. Also those helicopters are dumb. Alien Outpost really reminds me of Mass Effect for some reason, though. I think most of those posters were "generic white dude facing camera" instead, though.
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Yodzilla posted:I like the idea of the Battle: LA poster but I feel like there's something about the composition that's lacking. Also the helicopters are silly looking. They did a real bad job with the spaceship. Here's a quick fix I did. No idea if it makes it better or not, but you don't see the bad photoshop job as clearly as you do in the original.  
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