Fabricant451

Cinema General

I don't know if anyone's seen 3 idiots, but it's a great example of how to actually write a goddamn movie.

@tex

As opposed to?

Video Games: The General Discussion & Community Thread

Having recently finished Final Fantasy 12 thus ending my long drought of not having finished every non-MMO based main line Final Fantasy game I can firmly say that the major problem with that game is the fact that the story happens away from the player. Nevermind the fact that Vaan is kind of a throwaway character after about the four hour mark or that Ashe is kind of a poor leading character, the fact that every bit of important information happens in passing and while you're busy walking is kind of stupid and makes it really hard to care about the goings-on. We're just told that Vayne is bad but the only time the characters actually interact with him is right before the final battle - I honestly forgot he was the main antagonist because for the back part of the game the antagonist is someone completely different and who has more of a personal stake for the secondary lead character.

I'm not saying that the main villain should constantly be in the way of the protagonist but the central antagonist should at least be present. Half the game is spent doing random fetch quests for people who play the cryptic game. The most egregious example of the story happening in the background is when you arrive at this big sacred location and this minor character from the not evil kingdom that's at a stalemate with the supposedly evil empire shows up just to tell the main supporting character news that would and should have major ramifications for the entire continent. But it's treated as a throwaway and it's just an example of the actual plot and interesting stuff happening in the background while you go dumpster diving in old ruins.

It's not a bad game but I dunno I was kind of underwhelmed.

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"I hope this is descriptive enough really what I want out of this rp is a 'against the stereotype' style roleplay. A lot of the time we see a lot of bright faced teenagers, and inexplicable plot armor."

Not gonna lie, but what I've seen of that series so far, it's totally a cliche animu-styled adventure with all the over-the-top gasping, the overly bouncy fan-service, and Japan's favorite faux-European aesthetic. Like, I personally think G.S. sucks, but my point is more that I don't think the source material is really what you're trying to do here. Maybe I'm wrong though! But I feel like you'd probably be better off just using Berserk as a template or maybe make something similar to it with new names etc. Sorry if I'm adding to an unwanted discussion, just felt like it was important to note for your own consideration.

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@Fabricant451 but I favor one because it had no obvious agenda.

@SleepingSilence

Yeah, the agenda that video games are bad was a bit heavy handed I agree.

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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.

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@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