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A Wrinkle in Time was... fine. The book is a favourite of mine, and I read it very young because it's a favourite of my mother's and she was eager to show it to me. The movie is visually spectacular, the casting is pretty great (though I think Charles Wallace is a bit eh in the way of young child actors), and most of the changes are really just modernisations or the sort of thing that happens as part of an adaptation to a different medium, and the themes of the book are mostly intact. What bothers me is the change of IT and Camazotz being the source of evil rather than the result of evil. I think the story has more impact if what happened on Camazotz could happen on Earth, that Camazotz is implied to be liberated by the destruction of IT rather than just where IT lives. The series as a whole is very big into a sort of spiritual war against evil, not only in love against hate, but creation versus destruction, wisdom and knowledge against ignorance, matter versus nothingness. Evil is the Echthroi, who are anti-individuality, anti-creation, anti-innovation, anti-knowledge. They are Nothing. And it's important to fight against Nothing, through art or science or love, and the change of IT to being a big personification of evil is kind of counter to that. It weakens the theme of the book, I think, and that change does a lot to keep me from really loving it. Meanwhile, more relevantly to the thread discussion, A Wrinkle in Time is the second movie that my mother was looking forward to and then did not see because of White Male Critics dismissing it. My mother was super excited about this movie. We were going to see it together. And then she backed out because "oh I heard it wasn't good." The other movie was The Last Jedi. My mother has been a big fan of Star Wars since day one, and she was scared off by white male critics who can't handle a female-oriented Star Wars movie. (She did later see The Last Jedi, thought it was great, asked me why people said it was bad, and then I had to explain that there are people who are genuinely angry about women and minorities in what they perceive as "their" media. That was... an interesting conversation.) Edit: oh god I did not want to snipe the page I don't want that much attention
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I feel movie going society is going to be cursed to re-litigate The Last Jedi til the end of time, and I've lost pretty much any and all respect for someone who thinks the movie is terrible. Like even at a base level, this movie about space wizards is, comprehensible, well made, and functional, like even if you didn't enjoy it, at the bare minimum its just bland a mediocre, rather than it ruined my life forever. (personal note it's probably my 3rd favorite star wars movie) I feel like the future of movie reviewing is going to be like those christian review sites of old, where it'll be like Nazi Chud Cinema Reviews vs NeoLib Movie reviews until the end of time. Movies will get rated on how either white nationalist they are or how diverse racially and genderwise but not too critical of the system, they are.
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Mordor She Wrote posted:I feel movie going society is going to be cursed to re-litigate The Last Jedi til the end of time, and I've lost pretty much any and all respect for someone who thinks the movie is terrible. Like even at a base level, this movie about space wizards is, comprehensible, well made, and functional, like even if you didn't enjoy it, at the bare minimum its just bland a mediocre, rather than it ruined my life forever. (personal note it's probably my 3rd favorite star wars movie) What will people do without your respect. It will definitely change their whole outlook on films I guarantee you that.
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Mordor She Wrote posted:I feel movie going society is going to be cursed to re-litigate The Last Jedi til the end of time, and I've lost pretty much any and all respect for someone who thinks the movie is terrible. Like even at a base level, this movie about space wizards is, comprehensible, well made, and functional, like even if you didn't enjoy it, at the bare minimum its just bland a mediocre, rather than it ruined my life forever. (personal note it's probably my 3rd favorite star wars movie) What's cool, to me, is that in one year there will be another Star Wars movie to fight about if it's good or not until the heat death of the universe.
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zoux posted:What's cool, to me, is that in one year there will be another Star Wars movie to fight about if it's good or not until the heat death of the universe. But will it have porgs, is what I want to know? (I love porgs, fight me)
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Mar 7, 2019 23:39
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RoboRodent posted:But will it have porgs, is what I want to know? There were porgs in the millennium falcon, be a shame if they were ignored going forward The Porgs Awaken
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But will liking the next Star Wars movie become the next big woke thing is the biggest issue
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Mordor She Wrote posted:I feel movie going society is going to be cursed to re-litigate The Last Jedi til the end of time, and I've lost pretty much any and all respect for someone who thinks the movie is terrible. Like even at a base level, this movie about space wizards is, comprehensible, well made, and functional, like even if you didn't enjoy it, at the bare minimum its just bland a mediocre, rather than it ruined my life forever. (personal note it's probably my 3rd favorite star wars movie)
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Panfilo posted:Johnny Knoxville took on some champion female kickboxer (knowing what the outcome was gonna be obviously, this is the same guy that got decked by butter bean) and she basically caved his legs in 2 seconds into the fight. Well actually it was Ryan Dunn, she she absolutely destroyed him. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCCBn5yvZMQ In social media idiot news my baby boomer mother asked me today why all her Instagram stories kept dissappearing.
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Mar 8, 2019 00:28
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Hey, at least they've got "our show is literally called jackass" and "I knew exactly how this was going to end" going for them 
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I love the bit where doubling over in pain was what allowed him to duck a punch.
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RoboRodent posted:But will it have porgs, is what I want to know? I will not fight you, I fuckin love porgs. Say what you will about anything else, but porgs are great and I want a hundred of them. Thank you, puffins, for being omnipresent and getting into all the shots and needing to be covered up.
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I read it for the first time last year in my mid 30s and thought it was a great read. Ill probably catch the movie streaming at some point. I also love porgs.
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The new outfit looks about a million times more badass than the old titty outfit.
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belt posted:The new outfit looks about a million times more badass than the old titty outfit. women don't need to look badass when all they are, is a receptacle for my seed 
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I love that Mortal Kombat finally moved away from female characters that look like they just jumped out of a cake. Also the Boner Culture guys have moved on to conniptions over the reveal of Cassie Cage, who does this (nms/nws for digital gore): https://twitter.com/MortalKombat/status/1103413874370347008 nerd plus rage has a new favorite as of 02:08 on Mar 8, 2019 |
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I love that this is their "fully covered up," "lacking sex appeal" character
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nerd plus rage posted:I love that Mortal Kombat finally moved away from female characters that look like they just jumped out of a cake. Also the Boner Culture guys have moved on to conniptions over the reveal of Cassie Cage, who does this (nms/nws for digital gore): That link don't work
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Puppy Time posted:I love that this is their "fully covered up," "lacking sex appeal" character Where are the exposed boobies??? I can't fap to this. 
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nerd plus rage posted:I love that Mortal Kombat finally moved away from female characters that look like they just jumped out of a cake. Also the Boner Culture guys have moved on to conniptions over the reveal of Cassie Cage, who does this (nms/nws for digital gore): I love the person in the comment section lamenting the lack of everyone's favorite MK character...Li Mei.
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Bogus Adventure posted:Where are the exposed boobies??? I can't fap to this. You're not trying hard enough then.
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nerd plus rage posted:I love that Mortal Kombat finally moved away from female characters that look like they just jumped out of a cake. Also the Boner Culture guys have moved on to conniptions over the reveal of Cassie Cage, who does this (nms/nws for digital gore): SMDH at all the fake fans unaware of the proud Cage family tradition of testicular violence.
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I am increasingly convinced that these boner culture dorks don't understand Mortal Kombat at all Edit: or anything else, really
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Didn't one of Cassie's fatalities involve posting a selfie with her and the dead opponent on Twitter? I vaguely remember that.
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grittyreboot posted:Didn't one of Cassie's fatalities involve posting a selfie with her and the dead opponent on Twitter? I vaguely remember that. Yes, and most of the characters can randomly comment on her twitter feed, with names like FanGirl (Kitana), QuanCheesey (Quan Chi), and Goro (Goro). The twitter site is called Friendships.
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Those right-wingers sure do know how to meme. https://twitter.com/MeghanMcCain/status/1103867323893587968 
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You come at the Treat King you best not miss https://twitter.com/jpodhoretz/status/1103493287485284352 https://twitter.com/jpodhoretz/status/1103511071976030209 https://twitter.com/jpodhoretz/status/1103510798725468160
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Reminder to kill all gamers https://twitter.com/TannerLPer/status/1103817034716999680 e: oh the thumbnail cuts off the bad part, haha kirbysuperstar has a new favorite as of 07:14 on Mar 8, 2019 |
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I would not be shocked if this guy somehow has "Never forget 9/11" as a signature on his tweets
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Cythereal posted:Yes, and most of the characters can randomly comment on her twitter feed, with names like FanGirl (Kitana), QuanCheesey (Quan Chi), and Goro (Goro). The twitter site is called Friendships. Cassie Cage loving rules, and even Marshawn Lynch recognized she's the best character to play (maybe a little  due to where Cassie punches Devora)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNpkSyryQz4&t=260s Bogus Adventure has a new favorite as of 08:16 on Mar 8, 2019 |
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For reference (long thread), barstool loves stealing content: https://twitter.com/miel/status/1102689593432858624
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YouTube keeps trying to get me to watch this rear end but I haven't yet and you cant make me.
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Posted by a man on IWD trying to save face His original post drew the comparison because his neighbours were unhappy about his signs saying we should stop a coal mine.
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