[OOC] The Spirits Within

[Ex]

I couldn't see Lucy. Every time someone says "we only use 10% of our brain!" I die a little inside.

[Sixsmith]

Ex said
I couldn't see Lucy. Every time someone says "we only use 10% of our brain!" I die a little inside.

I kind of wish the movie was true, but it's a nice concept. Unless it's a horror flick or it's just a terrible movie, I usually watch it to enjoy it and the concept, rather than delve too deeply into why it was made or what it's trying to get across. My dad can't watch movies because he sees an agenda in everything. I preoccupy myself with how well the actors are doing, how well the plot is, how good the writing is, and the overall concept without going too deep into, "Well this was made to spread awareness of global warming," or some crap. I could care less about the subliminal messages; movies are there for me to escape and enjoy my life.

I still think there's quite a bit we don't know about our brains, doe, so who knows. I think Transcendence clearly defines that. Which was also a good movie.

I can watch a movie that completely destroys anything remotely scientific and still enjoy it. Star Wars kind of does that pretty well. Or at least, it's more a futurist's view of what we could achieve rather than Star Treks hyper-logic and actual scientific fact.

I think it's the main reason I can go into a movie and come out like, "I thought that was really good," while everyone else is like, "Ugh, that sucked dick." Unless the actor was below par.

I enjoyed the new TMNT for what it was, but it wasn't a blockbuster hit. Megan Fox didn't do quite well acting wise, in the movie, and that disappointed me. I mean, that's my only issue with the movie. The acting was subpar, whilst everyone else is on about how it's a travesty to remake TMNT like that and twist lore and concept and shit that doesn't matter because comics often twist the lore regardless, depending on who is writing it.

I mean, I really want to see them make the new Ghostbusters with their all female cast and people are complaining about that shit. If anyone wants to complain about something, complain about how they destroyed the happy ending of Aliens with the third installment of the movie. Q_Q Why they break my heart like this? It was an okay movie, though. I liked that they went back to their roots in Alien and made it more of a thriller/horror flick than Aliens horror/action movie. Hell, I loved Prometheus and I watched Aleins: Requiem for that Sigourney Weaver miracle basketball shot.

[Ex]

There's quite a bit we don't know, but what we DO know is that we're using pretty much all of our brain pretty much all the time. There are variations in the degree to which we're utilizing each part at a given time, but every part has a (known or hypothesized) function and is active. The way the brain works on a fundamental level means that the idea of only using some amount of it, as if there were a slider you adjust up and down somewhere, is complete crap. There are so many other ways they could have MacGuffined in the pretense to making Lucy a superhero that would have worked better.

Usually, I can get past that sort of stuff, but the brain thing really pisses me off.

ANYWAY, did you read my damn story yet?

[Sixsmith]

Ex said
There's quite a bit we don't know, but what we DO know is that we're using pretty much all of our brain pretty much all the time. There are variations in the degree to which we're utilizing each part at a given time, but every part has a (known or hypothesized) function and is active. The way the brain works on a fundamental level means that the idea of only using some amount of it, as if there were a slider you adjust up and down somewhere, is complete crap. There are so many other ways they could have MacGuffined in the pretense to making Lucy a superhero that would have worked better. Usually, I can get past that sort of stuff, but the brain thing really pisses me off. ANYWAY, did you read my damn story yet?

I did not... uh... I'll read it after I take my sister to go see a movie.

I said I was gonna go see TMNT with her, but I'm gonna try and convince her to want to see Guardians of the Galaxy so that I can watch it a second time. Q_Q

As for the brain thing, I think it'd be more logical if they went with genetics, instead. I think X-Men does a good job with explaining superpowers that way and it makes sense evolutionary wise that our genetics would eventually code itself to give us unbelievable powers. That's what I wish for and I feel like it's not necessarily going to happy any time soon because it doesn't necessarily make sense to evolve something like fire manipulation or anything like that. I think the most logical power we'd develop, if we ever did, would be telepathy or telekinesis because there are very practical applications of that rather than, say, heat vision or emitting radiation. Maybe radiation resistance should something happen to our atmosphere that was slow enough to allow such evolution.

[Ex]

Guardians of the Galaxy is so good. Highly recommend! There's a movie that really takes the "science" out of "science fiction," but see - I don't care! It's just the damn brain thing.

They could have done genetics, or super-amoebas, or whatever, I don't care, except for that brain thing.

[Sixsmith]

Ex said
Guardians of the Galaxy is so good. Highly recommend! There's a movie that really takes the "science" out of "science fiction," but see - I don't care! It's just the damn brain thing.They could have done genetics, or super-amoebas, or whatever, I don't care, except for that brain thing.

Super-Amoebas! What the hell is a super-amoeba?

It's also a Marvel movie and Marvel is more known for its fantastical heroes and story arcs than science!

If they made Star Trek more like Star Wars and took out all the things that made logical sense, science wise, then that would be a travesty. I'd still watch it, though... le cough.

I honestly think my problem is more directed toward people finding agendas in movies than anything else. I really dislike when people go see a movie and that's all they can get out of it. It's like they paid no attention to the acting, the writing, the plot, or the cinematography and I just hate that so much. :( I love paying attention to how well a the set is lit up or how amazing the chemistry is between actors. Guardians of the Galaxy does that last part amazingly.

I'm still amazed at how well Marvel/Disney is casting all of these movies. I feel like they've yet to make a mistake in those regards. And if they did, they hid it well enough to make it work.

[Ex]

I agree about the casting, with one exception: Bradley Cooper is good as Rocket but H. Jon Benjamin would have been perfect.

[Sixsmith]

Ex said
I agree about the casting, with one exception: Bradley Cooper is good as Rocket but H. Jon Benjamin would have been perfect.

I disagree only because I love Bradley Cooper.

That's the only reason. D:<

[JJ Doe]

@Insatiable: Good to hear you’re getting better. I can't GM for the life of me, but maybe asking questions about it can help you decide on what to do? What kind of RP are you (sorta?) planning? It's going to be based on (a) movie(s) right? Any particular one?
@Sixmisth: Wow, didn’t expect JJ's Random Comment of the Day to get this response. It’s interesting to read others' opinions.

Since we’re on the subject of superpowers…

JJ’s Random Comment of the Day:

[Ex]

My post IS coming, but in the event the JPs I am working on don't happen soon, I will post something short to make it clear I am still around :P

[Rockette]

I had some family concerns to address yesterday, but hopefully everything will be settled down for now. c:

[JJ Doe]

JJ's Random Comment of the Day:

Actually, it's more like a question. Prisk, is there such thing as a "spirit's world"? If there is, is it like an actual place or a different plane of existence (different dimension), but within the same Atlas?

[Ex]

I'd just like to point out that Prisk changed her avatar to Miranda Kerr and it makes me so happy.

[Anima]

Ex said
I'd just like to point out that Prisk changed her avatar to Miranda Kerr and it makes me so happy.

<3!

[Ex]

Anima said
<3!

THIS LADY RIGHT HERE KNOWS WHAT'S UP

[Rockette]

Mag Fact: Her and her twin, Moses, could find each other under any circumstance. It was a natural sort of link they shared, rumours to some, factual for them.

On another note, I'm posting tonight-early morning, I'm determined to do so.

[Mirandae]

I’m not so sure if mankind is all that more sentient than animals. I’ve seen and hear about some really funky, insane stuff that some people do every weekend and it sounds a lot more like what animals do on the Discovery Channel rather than a sentient, intelligent species. The better these people look, the crazier the stories get. I might have a really morbid view of things, but the twenty some percent of humanity that are genetically attractive do nothing but indulge in lust and the other eighty percent kill and rape each other. This is one of the reasons why Humility is my favorite virtue.

@JJ
I’ve imagined it to be similar to Square Enix’s film The Spirits Within, and Final Fantasy 7 of course, with the Gaia-thingy—some form of physical substance within the planet itself that recycles spirits to provide the world with life. I haven’t given it an awful lot of thought, but I have thought about it at some point, and I think Olivia briefly mentions it in the Ascalon Isles flashback with Aaron, but passes it for mumbo jumbo.

I suppose there is no harm in telling the ‘gag’ behind the Miranda Kerr avatar. I happened to mention to Ex that my real name is Miranda, upon which he revealed his obsession (?) with Miranda Kerr and repeatedly asked me to have her as my avatar. And being such a nice person (I hope), I changed it.

[Rockette]

Well there it is, finally!
I didn't know where and how to end it, as I'm sure if someone else attacks it and knocks it about in enough distraction, that it wouldn't have time to build up the Pestilent Breath? If I'm wrong in this, I can edit it in, but then I wanted to sort of give everyone a chance to respond and prepare.
I referred to the combat guidelines often, so I assume that the spirit attack would prioritize and neutralize the threat against it.

[JJ Doe]

Posted, but didn't have Kimberly do a lot since I don't think a lot of people got a chance to participate in the boss fight yet. Will do more in the next round.

@Prisk: Okay! Thanks. I better re-watch Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within to refresh my memory, then.

@Rockette: Rockette... it is time. I shall PM you.

JJ's Random Comment of the Day:

......................... *Sighs* I still can't believe Robin Williams died.

[Ex]

I’m not so sure if mankind is all that more sentient than animals. I’ve seen and hear about some really funky, insane stuff that some people do every weekend and it sounds a lot more like what animals do on the Discovery Channel rather than a sentient, intelligent species. The better these people look, the crazier the stories get. I might have a really morbid view of things, but the twenty some percent of humanity that are genetically attractive do nothing but indulge in lust and the other eighty percent kill and rape each other. This is one of the reasons why Humility is my favorite virtue.

Oh, I think we're VERY much smarter than animals.

The problem is, being very much smarter than animals does not make us smart enough to act like we should! It's just enough to be dangerous.

I mean, have you seen most animals? The bar is pretty low.

I suppose there is no harm in telling the ‘gag’ behind the Miranda Kerr avatar.

Remain in your seat. Agents are on their way to your location.

I happened to mention to Ex that my real name is Miranda, upon which he revealed his obsession (?) with Miranda Kerr and repeatedly asked me to have her as my avatar. And being such a nice person (I hope), I changed it.

I wouldn't say "obsession." But yeah. Obsession. But she's better than Megan Fox no matter what. Or pictures of shoes (no offense to said shoes).