If it was anyone but Sarks (and Senj and Ellie and and and...) I'd repost SNSD [chat] and win by a landslide. But I won't. Here's your moment to shine, Nite Owl.
No, you wouldn't win.
This is a slashfiction thread now.
I have no need for slash any more.
Worst comes to worst, I can always make Mori dance while snapping a whip at his heels.
although re: inception the things I didn't care for
making it so you could for real die in the dream. I liked at first that they weren't going for the 'if you die in the dream you die in real life' trope. If any of them died or were kicked out of the dream prematurely it would risk the inception failing and so cobb would lose everything, that probably would have been high enough stakes for me.
The fact that cobb would bring everyone into such a risky situation without telling them makes his character either unlikable or unbelievable.
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If it was anyone but Sarks (and Senj and Ellie and and and...) I'd repost SNSD [chat] and win by a landslide. But I won't. Here's your moment to shine, Nite Owl.
No, you wouldn't win.
This is a slashfiction thread now.
I have no need for slash any more.
Worst comes to worst, I can always make Mori dance while snapping a whip at his heels.
Fluffy, you would love the sounds I make every time you post a JG-L picture. It involves me gasping in something between surprise and perhaps pain, and grabbing at the edge of the table.
inception is a pretentious movie that tries to intimidate the viewer with complexity and tries to act as if it understands how humans work
It was a simple and stylish heist movie based on a a few layers of action happening at once. How far out of your way did you have to go to interpret it as pretentious or trying to intimidate the viewer with complexity?
They tippy-toe past someone's brain security a few times and everyone wears nice clothes amidst action movie tropes.
although re: inception the things I didn't care for
making it so you could for real die in the dream. I liked at first that they weren't going for the 'if you die in the dream you die in real life' trope. If any of them died or were kicked out of the dream prematurely it would risk the inception failing and so cobb would lose everything, that probably would have been high enough stakes for me.
The fact that cobb would bring everyone into such a risky situation without telling them makes his character either unlikable or unbelievable.
But
They wouldn't die. (If I'm understanding what you're referring to.) They would just go into limbo, where they would be stuck for a very long time, and risk losing themselves along the way while they waited for either the kick, or convinced themselves that the only way out was death.
8 1/2 is one of the greatest films of all time which is deeply involved with the fragmented modern condition which is fully conscious of all that it doesn't know
inception is a pretentious movie that tries to intimidate the viewer with complexity and tries to act as if it understands how humans work
I don't think it tries to intimidate
I dunno, because it has such a faulty conception of mind and brain-states, it was hard for me to come to terms with the movie. And when I was looking for why there was tension, I was just met with aggression from the director: all these freudian secrets are being held, but blocked somehow by behavioral swat teams, which were all swarming around at different levels (?) of dreams (?), and then I tried to latch on to the characters, but they were all woefully undeveloped, with no identified cathartic goal in sight, so we just had all this visceral sturm und drang storming around, pulling me along -- don't get me wrong, the movie is a pretty good as a heist film and is definitely tense -- but I didn't understand why I was being pulled along, I felt that I myself was abducted, and there was no payoff in the end. Especially with that downright insulting last shot.
Really? You didn't feel any catharsis at the penultimate scene?
The entire movie was a tense ride and then I felt a palpable release when they awoke in the plane. I'm sort of boggled that you didn't.
and I felt the last shot was only insulting if you let be as simple as
although re: inception the things I didn't care for
making it so you could for real die in the dream. I liked at first that they weren't going for the 'if you die in the dream you die in real life' trope. If any of them died or were kicked out of the dream prematurely it would risk the inception failing and so cobb would lose everything, that probably would have been high enough stakes for me.
The fact that cobb would bring everyone into such a risky situation without telling them makes his character either unlikable or unbelievable.
But
They wouldn't die. (If I'm understanding what you're referring to.) They would just go into limbo, where they would be stuck for a very long time, and risk losing themselves along the way while they waited for either the kick, or convinced themselves that the only way out was death.
that's still too close to dying though. they risked losing their minds forever or whatever
although re: inception the things I didn't care for
making it so you could for real die in the dream. I liked at first that they weren't going for the 'if you die in the dream you die in real life' trope. If any of them died or were kicked out of the dream prematurely it would risk the inception failing and so cobb would lose everything, that probably would have been high enough stakes for me.
The fact that cobb would bring everyone into such a risky situation without telling them makes his character either unlikable or unbelievable.
Re: the risk
Cobb didn't there would be any risk of someone dying, since Arthur's investigation of Fischer hadn't revealed that his subconscious was trained to defend against extractors. True, Cobb should have still mentioned the possibility, but he didn't know it was actually going to be dangerous until they were already in the dream.
although re: inception the things I didn't care for
making it so you could for real die in the dream. I liked at first that they weren't going for the 'if you die in the dream you die in real life' trope. If any of them died or were kicked out of the dream prematurely it would risk the inception failing and so cobb would lose everything, that probably would have been high enough stakes for me.
The fact that cobb would bring everyone into such a risky situation without telling them makes his character either unlikable or unbelievable.
Re: the risk
Cobb didn't there would be any risk of someone dying, since Arthur's investigation of Fischer hadn't revealed that his subconscious was trained to defend against extractors. True, Cobb should have still mentioned the possibility, but he didn't know it was actually going to be dangerous until they were already in the dream.
that's still cobb just being an asshole. a low probability of having your mind erased is still something you should tell your potential team mates about.
it was cathartic, in the way that a wagnerian prelude or a french house song will be cathartic purely by visceral reaction. But with the former, there is also a conceptual buildup that relies on more than just natural sonic tension and release. However, I didn't actually care about any of the characters because they were so flat. The son? Why should I care about him and his daddy issues? Why should I care about Leo's character when all I know about him are kids and a wife? And ellen paige's character is just flat out terrible. So the only real catharsis, in my opinion, just comes from the release of a buildup of tense images.
although re: inception the things I didn't care for
making it so you could for real die in the dream. I liked at first that they weren't going for the 'if you die in the dream you die in real life' trope. If any of them died or were kicked out of the dream prematurely it would risk the inception failing and so cobb would lose everything, that probably would have been high enough stakes for me.
The fact that cobb would bring everyone into such a risky situation without telling them makes his character either unlikable or unbelievable.
But
They wouldn't die. (If I'm understanding what you're referring to.) They would just go into limbo, where they would be stuck for a very long time, and risk losing themselves along the way while they waited for either the kick, or convinced themselves that the only way out was death.
Yeah, it might make you lose your mind, but it wouldn't outright kill you. Kind of worse, imo, I liked the idea.
although re: inception the things I didn't care for
making it so you could for real die in the dream. I liked at first that they weren't going for the 'if you die in the dream you die in real life' trope. If any of them died or were kicked out of the dream prematurely it would risk the inception failing and so cobb would lose everything, that probably would have been high enough stakes for me.
The fact that cobb would bring everyone into such a risky situation without telling them makes his character either unlikable or unbelievable.
Re: the risk
Cobb didn't there would be any risk of someone dying, since Arthur's investigation of Fischer hadn't revealed that his subconscious was trained to defend against extractors. True, Cobb should have still mentioned the possibility, but he didn't know it was actually going to be dangerous until they were already in the dream.
that's still cobb just being an asshole. a low probability of having your mind erased is still something you should tell your potential team mates about.
Oh definitely. But Cobb was always a bit of an asshole, and that particular omission didn't make him unlikeable or irredeemable to me.
wagnerians preludes are the opposite of cathartic. they're there to build tension. that's what a PRElude is for. I have no fucking clue how a "french house song" could be cathartic.
You always say that word. Maybe it does not mean what you think it means.
wagnerians preludes are the opposite of cathartic. they're there to build tension. that's what a PRElude is for. I have no fucking clue how a "french house song" could be cathartic.
You always say that word. Maybe it does not mean what you think it means.
If it was anyone but Sarks (and Senj and Ellie and and and...) I'd repost SNSD [chat] and win by a landslide. But I won't. Here's your moment to shine, Nite Owl.
Jesus, I can either tank on my mid-30's druid and have, like, three abilities and only have to really use one or I can tank on my mid-60's warrior and have a dozen abilities that I have to use to even have a chance of holding aggro over the dps.
There needs to be a middle ground, here.
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Jesus, I can either tank on my mid-30's druid and have, like, three abilities and only have to really use one or I can tank on my mid-60's warrior and have a dozen abilities that I have to use to even have a chance of holding aggro over the dps.
Jesus, I can either tank on my mid-30's druid and have, like, three abilities and only have to really use one or I can tank on my mid-60's warrior and have a dozen abilities that I have to use to even have a chance of holding aggro over the dps.
There needs to be a middle ground, here.
Play a Paladin and have a nice rotation?
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Jesus, I can either tank on my mid-30's druid and have, like, three abilities and only have to really use one or I can tank on my mid-60's warrior and have a dozen abilities that I have to use to even have a chance of holding aggro over the dps.
although re: inception the things I didn't care for
making it so you could for real die in the dream. I liked at first that they weren't going for the 'if you die in the dream you die in real life' trope. If any of them died or were kicked out of the dream prematurely it would risk the inception failing and so cobb would lose everything, that probably would have been high enough stakes for me.
The fact that cobb would bring everyone into such a risky situation without telling them makes his character either unlikable or unbelievable.
Re: the risk
Cobb didn't there would be any risk of someone dying, since Arthur's investigation of Fischer hadn't revealed that his subconscious was trained to defend against extractors. True, Cobb should have still mentioned the possibility, but he didn't know it was actually going to be dangerous until they were already in the dream.
that's still cobb just being an asshole. a low probability of having your mind erased is still something you should tell your potential team mates about.
Oh, most definitely, Cobb was an asshole. And Ariadne was calling him on it nigh constantly. All "WTF? You can't just do that! These people trust you!" But I like how flawed Cobb was in that respect. And the more we learn about him via the dream Ariadne invades, and when she and him go to limbo to retrieve Fischer, he just kind of... He came together for me, and the character worked.
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The fact that cobb would bring everyone into such a risky situation without telling them makes his character either unlikable or unbelievable.
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Oh Bama. So much I must tell you.
ffffffffff the finger bite!
and you're reminding me of this
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWmZeuKgbR0
It was a simple and stylish heist movie based on a a few layers of action happening at once. How far out of your way did you have to go to interpret it as pretentious or trying to intimidate the viewer with complexity?
They tippy-toe past someone's brain security a few times and everyone wears nice clothes amidst action movie tropes.
And jesus, 8 1/2? C'mon.
Really? You didn't feel any catharsis at the penultimate scene?
and I felt the last shot was only insulting if you let be as simple as
I don't understand what this means.
Re: the risk
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So lazy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhWomxDTXrU
jesus, consideration
The movie's only been out for a few days
uggggggh
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Some fucker snuck into my dream and spoiled it for me.
You always say that word. Maybe it does not mean what you think it means.
don't think i wont turn this bike 90 degrees
Wrong...thread?
Yup. Everyone here is big fans of shitty K-pop.
There needs to be a middle ground, here.
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The latest Honda commercial?
Erm. Is a Druid even supposed to be a tank?
Isn't Spore supposed to be total ass?
Play a Paladin and have a nice rotation?
Bear form. Also useful for getting laid.