Both funny and sad that Luke is more in-character in the new Dr. Aphra comic than in the comic he's currently headlining
Exactly, you should still read texts that challenge you to deepen your skills, but the majority of what you read should be what you like to read (unless it's just full of spelling errors an incorrect grammar, there's a line of course).
Not all classic were complex in their time, but modern readers will always struggle with older texts just due to how language changes (not to mention unfamiliar tropes and genre conventions).
Shakespeare is a great example (well, it's theater not literature, but you get the point).
I adore Shakespeare. But I HATE how it's often taught.
Shakespeare is not meant to be read, it's meant to performed and watched.
Also, stop only teaching tragedies. Bill was primarily a comedy writer. Comedy of Errors is much better introduction to The Bard than Romeo and Juliet is.
Reading large volumes of mediocre easy-reading literature does have some benefits you can't get by methodically going through complex classic (and vice versa, naturally)
Ideally you should read a mix of both, but the optimal ratio varies from person to person.
Happy Pride Month yall
Yeah, it's clear that they didn't originally plan to take his character in the direction they did.
I mainly rationalize it as a defense mechanism. He's forcing himself to be cartoonishly evil and fanatical to try and suppress his conscience.
My take on Bail saying "shit":
A bad director would use a Star Wars curse word, reducing the impact of the scene.
A good director would use a real curse to make the scene more impactful.
But a GREAT director is one who could use a Star Wars curse and make it just as impactful as a real one
Annoying twitter guys: "I can't believe Dave Filoni FORCED Tony Gilroy to include references to CARTOONS made for BABIES."
Meanwhile, Tony Gilroy and Beau Willimon: "You know what this episode needs? A subplot about this Clone Wars guy huffing jet fuel!"
THEY CALLED ME A MADMAN
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So, the Empire oppresses the Ghor, manipulates the media to dehumanize them, and purposely incites a resistance movement so they can brand all the Ghor as terrorists and justify their indiscriminate slaughter and genocide.
Sounds familiar
With more Andor episodes coming out tonight, I need to put this video back into people's minds.
It will be a crime if Andor ends with Cassian having never met Jabba, Diego Luna deserves at least that for his excellent performance in the role.
Thomas Jefferson is so funny because he was slave owner supreme, but on practically every other issue was the 2nd most radically progressive founding father.
Like, him and Thomas Paine would straight up be calling for Trump and all his allies to be publicly executed.
Trump's tariffs are so goddamn stupid.
Sure, some amount of protectionism can help local industries. But it can only boost existing growth. First, you need government subsidies and high-risk loans to kick-start the growth.
Both of which the Trump admin has cut, because Elon is a fucking imbecile.
Probably the MCU's biggest failing is that it doesn't try to get people to read comics. It tries to be a replacement, which is evident by things like trying rebrand the MCU as 616, instead of letting it coexist with Earth-616 from the comics.
Anyone that is interest in comics as an artistic medium NEEDS to read Absolute Martian Manhunter. It's absolutely incredible, and it needs to sell well so DC continues to take risks instead of playing it safe
Also, you need to get a physical copy, there's a super cool gimmick you won't want to miss
Now, I understand that Andor is meant to be a prequel to Rogue One and so is setting Krennic up as the villain.
But come on, we were ROBBED of having Thrawn be the one at Sculdun's art collection!
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Sam Wilson is really like "You believe in those phony 'New Avengers'? That pale in effectiveness to my strategy, putting together a team led by me." And then doesn't put together a team.
THEY FINALLY MADE ANOTHER GOOD MCU MOVIE
The appeal of Screen X completely eludes me.
If you're not meaningfully using the side screens and everything happens on the main screen, that will feel more artificial, not immersive.
A film would need to be filmed exclusively for Screen X to be able to actually use it well, which won't happen
wasted creepy murder hallway?
It feels like Coogler is saying "Remember this is a horror film? Look at these horror things!" but the rest of the film is solidly a thriller, so it just feels like the film has an identity crisis.
But still, a very enjoyable watch.
Hell, even when they finally get invited into the building they're not jumping through windows or breaking down doors. They slowly open the main door and dramatically walk in. Sure, it's cool and sets up an epic showdown. But it's not even trying to be scary.
So why the snake jumpscare? Why the
only jumpscare in the film.
The white woman going through the dark hallways calling for her husband who has just been killed is a great setup, but then nothing happens. The vampire and her newly-turned husband are just sitting there chilling and then we cut away and she just dies off screen.
Hell
My only complaint is the film doesn't really feel like a horror film, it's never particularly scary, it's more a supernatural thriller. That would be fine, except it's clearly TRYING to be horror film.
The snake jumpscare towards the start of the film feels forced and out of place because it's the
The choice of vampires as the monsters du jour is perfect. Especially the emphasis the film places on them needing to invited in to enter a building.
Colonizers, gentrifiers, white moderates, hippies. By any name they are the same. If you let them in, they will tear the community apart from within.
been able to fight off the Klan, work out their finances, and ran a successful business that also serves the black community. But they were turned against each other and it all went to shit. Smoke dies fighting alone and Stack is cursed to roam the Earth forever an outcast, missing his old life.
who took advantage of the fact she is white-passing to turn her back on her community by marrying a white husband, is the first to be turned by the vamps.
She then infiltrates their space and exploits Stack's feelings to turn him.
Smoke and Stack could have built something. Together, they may have
Thematically the movie is super interesting, with the vampires portrayed like a hippie cult. The white vampires promise equality and money to lure black people, corrupt them, and turn them against each other, leading to the downfall of what they're trying to build.
It's no coincidence that Mary,
movie switches from the standard ultra-wide most films use to the taller IMAX format whenever shit is getting real is stunning. And you completely miss this if you don't watch in IMAX. It's integral to the viewing experience.
Ryan Coogler's willingness to play with convention elevates this film.
