also I will say that whedon does shine through with his films
though one may or may not like that
i just had a realization about that, actually
when whedon came out in support of anita sarkeesian there were people who seemed betrayed, like, he's always been an outspoken feminist, however bad you think he is at practicing what he preached, have you guys even watched an episode of buffy the vampire slayer?
and then i realized there are people who probably actually do know him primarily through the avengers movies
Also I really do not care for you presenting any piece that says something positive or defensive about the MCU as inherently risible.
I am not.
What I considered risible was a statement that Edgar Wright's departure would not affect Ant Man's quality, because Captain America: Winter Soldier was a good movie with no artistic mark of the author at all.
Partly because it obviously did, and partly because I think most of what I produced when I had that stomach bug three nights ago was better than Captain America: Summer Warrior.
also I will say that whedon does shine through with his films
though one may or may not like that
i just had a realization about that, actually
when whedon came out in support of anita sarkeesian there were people who seemed betrayed, like, he's always been an outspoken feminist, however bad you think he is at practicing what he preached, have you guys even watched an episode of buffy the vampire slayer?
and then i realized there are people who probably actually do know him primarily through the avengers movies
it really astounds me how bad shyamalan has gotten
like, I can understand putting out subpar stuff whilst resting on laurels, but some of the framing he used in the last airbender was so obviously just flat out wrong to even the most casual viewer that I'm like ??????
I still really want to see The Last Airbender just for laughs.
I'll say that at least some of that may have not been his fault. He was supposed to be the shepherd of a Franchise™, after all. He may have just given up on trying to fight the executives on it at some point.
In the Avengers 2, the movie takes the position that Black Widow is as much of a monster as Bruce Banner, a man who turns into a giant green ragebeast that habitually levels buildings, because she is physically unable to bear children.
In the Avengers 2, the movie takes the position that Black Widow is as much of a monster as Bruce Banner, a man who turns into a giant green ragebeast that habitually levels buildings, because she is physically unable to bear children.
This is a thing that happens.
I didn't want to see it in the first place and now I definitely don't.
I thought we were supposed to feel sorry for Black Widow honestly
pretty much. she was brought up and trained only to kill in one of those ridiculous programs that i would not put 100% past either the united states or soviet union actually doing
In the Avengers 2, the movie takes the position that Black Widow is as much of a monster as Bruce Banner, a man who turns into a giant green ragebeast that habitually levels buildings, because she is physically unable to bear children.
In the Avengers 2, the movie takes the position that Black Widow is as much of a monster as Bruce Banner, a man who turns into a giant green ragebeast that habitually levels buildings, because she is physically unable to bear children.
Also something about the way you presented that was "off" but since I'm not confident in my ability to use "diegetic" in a sentence I can't really articulate
Also something about the way you presented that was "off" but since I'm not confident in my ability to use "diegetic" in a sentence I can't really articulate
idk a whole lot about Marvel but isn't it pretty out of character for Superman to take a fight to an urban area (especially if this could have been avoided)?
Maybe that's the complaint, that it was out of character, rather than that it was immoral.
In the Avengers 2, the movie takes the position that Black Widow is as much of a monster as Bruce Banner, a man who turns into a giant green ragebeast that habitually levels buildings, because she is physically unable to bear children.
This is a thing that happens.
IT is, in fact, a thing that happens, and it ticked me off to no end.
But the movie does not take that position, Black Widow does. She's wrong.
THe reason she is a monster as much as Hulk is, is because she murdered a bunch of innocent people when she was an assassin.
In the Avengers 2, the movie takes the position that Black Widow is as much of a monster as Bruce Banner, a man who turns into a giant green ragebeast that habitually levels buildings, because she is physically unable to bear children.
This is a thing that happens.
IT is, in fact, a thing that happens, and it ticked me off to no end.
i feel that Kex is right and you guys are interpreting that scene uncharitably.
i don't think her being a 'monster' was about infertility, though we were supposed to be sympathetic about that.
Also the line was spoken in-character, and she was talking about herself, and she was obviously upset about it.
As the people who made the movie probably didn't intend to portray an inability to have children as monstrousness; I'll try not to take it that way.
I will say that that scene made me want to leave the theater, but that I am glad that I stayed.
The scene is how Banner's ability to have a "normal"* life (and children) has been lost, and was lost when he became the Hulk; and how Widow's ability to live a "normal" life was taken from her by the soviets (who also took her ability to have children).
The thing that made Hulk a monster ruined his ability to have a "normal" life. The things Widow did are what made her a monster and ruined her ability to have a "normal" life.
They have lost the same things; in the situations and circumstances that caused them to become monsters.
i was far more bothered by Jurassic World's presentation of the lead female as being cold for saying 'IF i have children' instead of 'when', personally
Yes, that was also in-character, but it was pretty obvious where our sympathies were supposed to be
idk a whole lot about Marvel but isn't it pretty out of character for Superman to take a fight to an urban area (especially if this could have been avoided)?
Maybe that's the complaint, that it was out of character, rather than that it was immoral.
Then again, superdickery
Superdickery, more often than not, was just hilariously out-of-context covers designed to sell comics.
That said, Mort Weisinger's Superman comics are still gloriously insane.
What IS a sloppy joe? i just realized it's a thing i've heard mentioned on TV a few times and idk what it is.
You take spaghetti sauce-meat and put it between bread to make a sandwich that tends to spill and make messes and stain clothes. Thus, the sandwich is "sloppy".
You lean over your plate when you eat it, and then use a fork to scoop up the spaghetti sauce-meat that falls onto the plate.
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* the intro pirate fight does establish the mood very nicely
* the elevator fight
* hacking in the apple store
What I considered risible was a statement that Edgar Wright's departure would not affect Ant Man's quality, because Captain America: Winter Soldier was a good movie with no artistic mark of the author at all.
an outdated medium anyway
This is not where the problem lies.
correct.
You know that's not what that scene meant
My mom threw out all my food last night because I left it on the table instead of the pantry
I've figured it out; she's not abusive, she's just a bad fucking roommate
And you're supposed to have sympathy for Hulk
That does not mean their reasons for needing sympathy are framed as the same
Also something about the way you presented that was "off" but since I'm not confident in my ability to use "diegetic" in a sentence I can't really articulate
Maybe that's the complaint, that it was out of character, rather than that it was immoral.
Then again, superdickery
But the movie does not take that position, Black Widow does. She's wrong.
THe reason she is a monster as much as Hulk is, is because she murdered a bunch of innocent people when she was an assassin.
it was supposed to be just a very brief, simplified overview, idk why everything takes me so long
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
Assassin poems, Poems that shoot
guns. Poems that wrestle cops into alleys
and take their weapons leaving them dead
i don't think her being a 'monster' was about infertility, though we were supposed to be sympathetic about that.
Also the line was spoken in-character, and she was talking about herself, and she was obviously upset about it.
I will say that that scene made me want to leave the theater, but that I am glad that I stayed.
The scene is how Banner's ability to have a "normal"* life (and children) has been lost, and was lost when he became the Hulk; and how Widow's ability to live a "normal" life was taken from her by the soviets (who also took her ability to have children).
The thing that made Hulk a monster ruined his ability to have a "normal" life. The things Widow did are what made her a monster and ruined her ability to have a "normal" life.
They have lost the same things; in the situations and circumstances that caused them to become monsters.
*No such thing exists.
Yes, that was also in-character, but it was pretty obvious where our sympathies were supposed to be
of course that's the idea, if it was too guessable it wouldn't be intriguing i suppose
You lean over your plate when you eat it, and then use a fork to scoop
up the spaghetti sauce-meat that falls onto the plate.