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@SleepingSilence Instead it was a near two and a half hour exercise in stupidity where nothing made sense and it thought it could distract the audience by going "Hey it's that thing you know" instead of trying to make a world or characters that are interesting or good.

And I would have watched something or even read something if it was done in a manner where I didn't have to wonder what the author's opinion on ethnic cultures was two minutes in

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@SleepingSilence

I just think it's hilarious that you're talking about plot holes when Ready Player One is a movie that doesn't even make sense within its own internal logic.

Also you'll forgive me if I'm not exactly going to read a full article that has me rolling eyes at the author's poor attempts at 'humor' rather than serious criticism.

Cinema General

@SleepingSilence Zero substance? I strongly disagree. Fury Road didn't sit down and exposition because it's the fourth in the franchise and the point of the movies is basically to just have another story in the world as seen through the eyes of Max. But even with that the movie did a fine job setting up the conflict, the characters, and the narrative without having to spell it out.

I'm curious how it got worse the more you thought about it. And what you expected from a movie called Mad Max: Fury Road.

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@SleepingSilence That's funny since almost all of them are some of the highest regarded movies of the year.

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I feel like if Wanda had let them just straight up destroy Vision for everyone's sake right there and then in Wakanda it would've saved a lot of trouble, especially since Vision died anyway. Doctor Strange saw all of those futures after the decision to preserve Vision, right? What wouldve happened if they decided to destroy both him and the stone in one go? Unless Doctor Strange saw every outcome with that in mind.

@Bee

Hider

Yes, that's the point. Captain America says "We don't trade lives" and that he didn't have a choice when he made his sacrifice in World War 2. The Avengers refusing to sacrifice Vision is in direct parallel to Thanos being willing to sacrifice Gamora. It's why in the end Thanos wins and the Avengers don't. Had they killed Vision immediately, things go differently but the end result is likely the same. Yes, by the time Strange sees the different outcomes it's after the decision has been made to try and extract the Mind Stone but fourteen million outcomes is a lot of outcomes and there's no reason to believe that Thanos couldn't get the Mind Stone even if Vision was destroyed prior to Thanos arriving on Earth - which by that point he was virtually unstoppable anyway.

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i just saw infinity war and if i'm honest it was underwhelming. i was expecting the airport scene from civil war but better but it just didn't hit that spot like civil war did. it was still a good movie, but it just wasn't as good as i was hoping it'd be. it's probably an 8.5/10 for me.

a couple things bee wants to rant about in iw (spoilers, duh.)

star-lord fucked EVERYTHING up

i originally thought the scarlet witch's love for vision was so fucking stupid and costed humanity their lives, but as it turns out thanos wasn't having any of that anyway LOL

i don't understand why hulk still wasn't showing up... he would've at least done something to hold thanos back

thor should've gone for the head

thanos was actually a really good villain.

the ending was much more dramatic than i thought it would be

WOOO CAPTAIN MARVEL

@Bee

You've also spent the better part of a year having people hype it up. But now to address the spoiler stuff.

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-Star-Lord didn't fuck everything up. It was a character flaw that was applauded in GOTG 2 and exploited in IW, which is a movie all about failure and flaws of the characters. Never mind the fact that Strange needed this to happen or that Nebula, who was not part of the plan, could have interfered. Never mind that Thanos beat the Hulk without the use of the Stones OR the Gauntlet which means taking them off wouldn't exactly make Thanos helpess without the gauntlet, if you're going to blame Star-Lord for fucking up then you should also blame Thor for A: Not doing anything to prevent Thanos from getting the Mind Stone and B: Quipping first.

What's wrong with Wanda and Vision's love? Never mind that it's part of comic lore, but Wanda is basically an outcast as much as Vision is and they share that bond. Plus the movie is about the heroes not willing to make the same sacrifices and choices as Thanos, such as sacrifice of a loved one.

Hulk is a pissy baby who got his ass beat and didn't want to fight Banner's battles anymore. His not showing up serves three points. Comedy. Character growth for Banner. And to make his inevitable return in Avengers 4 all the cooler. Also what could Hulk have done? Dude got straight bodied by Thanos.

Yes. He should've.

Yes. He was.

Yes. It was.

God damn right

Cinema General

I've been told I hate everything, and granted I'm probably overly cynical before I watch most things. But maybe more movies and shows can be good first. ;P

@SleepingSilence

I think you'll find that for every bad movie that comes out there are five good ones right around the corner. This year alone we've had:

-Thoroughbreds
-Isle of Dogs
-You Were Never Really Here
-Tully
-American Animals
-Ocean's 8
-Sorry to Bother You
-Mission: Impossible - Fallout
-First Man
-A Quiet Place
-Oh Lucy!
-BlackKklansman
-Have A Nice Day
-Puzzle
-Beirut
-Disobedience
-Love, Simon
-Mary and the Witch's Flower
-The Miseducation of Cameron Post
-Hearts Beat Loud
-Hereditary
-Searching
-Leave No Trace
-Eighth Grade
-Avengers: Infinity War

Strings

I really wish ya'll didn't go all fancy font because now I have to do it too otherwise everyone would think I was lame

Karen Scaletti

35 ● Female ● Lesbian

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A humanitarian who loves everyone except herself.

brief history

The world seems to have it in for Karen Scaletti but for all the things its taken from her the one thing she has is her smile. A product of the foster care system, Karen never knew her birth parents and given that they didn't want her - so she assumes - she's never felt the desire to track them down; she just hopes they're happy, wherever they are while wondering from time to time if they ever think about her. Passed around from family to family due to various circumstances, most notably a foster family whose Pater familias had a harddrive full of illegal images and videos, Karen didn't truly find a home until she was thirteen. She found it in Willoughby, Ohio, a town noted only for its proximity to Cleveland and its annual BBQ Rib Festival.

Karen had trouble making friends in school at first, given her troubles for the first thirteen years of her life she was accustomed to disappointment, but Willoughby was a nice little town and she was nothing if not determined to make the best of a bad hand of poker. Her first year of school saw Karen not exactly making friends in the traditional sense but she certainly left an impression. It wasn't exactly normal for a Freshman to help with the prom planning and decoration or pep rally decoration or to join the Homecoming committee but Karen was there for all of them, happy to help hang banners or help set up and rearrange furniture or do supply runs; when Karen went to Homecoming she didn't have a date and she didn't dance with anyone other than herself but she was smiling the widest just from looking at the handiwork she put in to make sure the others were having a great time. By the time graduation rolled around, her senior superlative was 'Most Likely to Harbor a Fugitive' as well as 'Best Smile'. After high school she traveled to the east coast to attend broadcasting school.

Being something of a romantic and utterly fond of cheesy romance movies, Karen loves the notion that there's a soul mate out there for everyone even if until recently she was under the impression that it was nothing more than a fancy pipe dream. Karen had always been the type to fall hard and often in unrequited fashion. Overly fond of the 'lipstick lesbian' type, throughout university she pined for various girls and never made a move apart from one time at a party that involved her oversharing and then leaving the party like a mouse scurrying out of the sunlight. The relationships she has had have never lasted beyond the six month period and well into her mid-thirties she'd all but given up to live with her two cats, Raggedy Anne and Haggardly Randi who she loves dearly.

Karen resides in Boston and works as a morning dj on the easy listening station which makes her audience basically the middle aged working men and women of the greater Boston area. When she isn't easing people into the working day with soft jams and her gentle, positive radio voice, she's doing volunteer work around the city. If there's a community event, chances are Karen is involved - and she attends local government meetings as an interested and concerned citizen. She really hopes for the best with her String...but history hasn't been the kindest to Karen Scaletti and even if things don't work out...if there's one thing that's constant in the ever changing world it's the smiling face of Karen Scaletti.

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dialogue colour: #FFFF00
faceclaim: Kate Micucci
theme song: Once I was strong but I lost the fight. You won't find a better loser.(Bell Bottom Blues by Derek and the Dominoes)

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Emily Ogawa

23 ● Female ● Bisexual

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Emily dreams of sushi.

brief history

Emily, birth name Emiri, was born in Yamaguchi but relocated to the United States due to her father, a top level employee at a car manufacturer, having to move for work. The move came at the age where Emiri was old enough to miss Japan and dread moving to a country around the world and away from her friends. Her mother kept saying how they would have to adjust and smile for the father's sake and Emiri was nothing if not a good daughter in that regard. It was something of a culture shock for the young girl and it wasn't even until secondary education that she started to come out of her shell a bit and embrace the change.

Part of that is attributed to Zoey, a friend she made in college who Emily felt a bond with - and not in the red String sort of way that seemed all the rage. Emily was two years older but their friendship was strong to the point where they presently room together. It was during her university days that Emily became more social and outgoing; she was still homesick, of course, but she stopped looking at the new country with a bit of disgust and apprehension. Never mind the fact that her String seemed to suggest that she was exactly where she was supposed to be; she's not exactly a believer in such notions.

The final year of college Emily got accepted into an apprenticeship at Oishi Sushi, a rather well known establishment owned and operated by a professionally trained and ornery sushi chef. Emily, who was a business major, initially found the place in college and used it to get a bit of a taste for home before falling in love with it to the point of changing the course of her career path. Business was not a passion. This was. The apprenticeship is difficult, to say the least, and she's almost a year into it which means she'll start having a more active role in the preparation of the various dishes on offer. Working at Oishi Sushi, noted for its exquisite offerings and authenticity and fresh ingredients, is doing wonders to make Emily not long for a return trip home. Of course, once she takes over Oishi Sushi she might not get a chance to go home again.

She might not fully be over home, but she's definitely where she wants, and needs, to be.

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dialogue colour: #FF0066
faceclaim: Kaori Housako
theme song: Your mother wouldn't approve of how my mother raised me
But I do, I think I do
And you're an all-American boy
I guess I couldn't help trying to be your best American girl (Your Best American Girl by Mitski)

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Strings

Once more into the abyss

Cinema General

*I'm also being slightly hyperbolic, I don't expect much from most movies*

@SleepingSilence

I think I found the problem. Movies are dope. Expect things from them!