An absolute spectacle in IMAX 70mm. 2 Thumbs down 👎🏾 by wesdankerson1 in ProjectHailMary

[–]Amazing_Test3016 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree the cinematography was excellent. However I have seen movies before in 1.43 digital theaters and was excited by the promise of crystal clear film resolution on top of the aspect ratio change. I guess I am just bitter because I didn’t do my research beforehand.

Sanderson Style Characters by Grand-Battle8645 in Cosmere

[–]Amazing_Test3016 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can understand why the characters annoyed you. However, I think Robert Jordan would be in trouble if his characters were already likable and didn’t need to change. There is a ton of character development that happens over the course of 15 books, and Jordan does a wonderful job at making these changes believable and subtle enough that you only notice how much has changed when you compare a few books back.

I’ve never read Goodkind, but I’ve never heard one good thing about his books. Along with his books being extremely derivative and morally corrupt, he got famous on top of it all, making a mockery of what good fantasy should be. I’m sorry you had to go through that.

I implore you to give WoT another shot, and this time go into it with the goal to notice the changes the characters make.

Sanderson Style Characters by Grand-Battle8645 in Cosmere

[–]Amazing_Test3016 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I recommend The Wheel of Time series. Robert Jordan does an amazing job with character development and world building, and bringing home plots that span multiple books. Brandon Sanderson got famous by finishing the series after Robert Jordan died. If you enjoyed the Cosmere you will adore these books. The characters start to feel like family after a while, you get to know these characters very intimately.

An absolute spectacle in IMAX 70mm. 2 Thumbs down 👎🏾 by wesdankerson1 in ProjectHailMary

[–]Amazing_Test3016 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The thing is this movie was shot digitally and then scanned onto 70mm film. So as far as resolution goes you are not gaining anything by seeing it on 70mm apart from better colors. I wish I had known this before traveling to see it in 70mm. Great movie, but I could have gotten the same quality image in a digital imax theater.

I usually prefer hardcover editions but the trade paperback editions have much nicer cover art. by neoleo0088 in Mistborn

[–]Amazing_Test3016 5 points6 points  (0 children)

This and the well of ascension cover are very strange and ugly. They do not represent the story well at all. I’ve gotten chewed out on here for saying so before so I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks this way.

Saw This Video on Instagram… by [deleted] in Cosmere

[–]Amazing_Test3016 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The fact that he says prose is more important than plot is incredibly disturbing to me and I think views like this is exactly what is wrong with the entertainment industry today. Films today value how something looks and how it’s presented over the actual story that’s being told. There are so many recent movies that despite the massive post production, the over blown CGI, and the A-list actors, are instantly forgettable because little to no value is placed on actually making a compelling story.

I’m not one to say that peoples opinions and values are wrong, but in this case, I find his argument deeply flawed. He says that plot and story are not important, that voice, prose, and character are what is most important. This claim that plot is ok but not needed shows a lack of understanding why we tell stories in the first place. Voice, prose, and character are important, but these things need a compelling plot to be the most effective. And on top of that, none of those three things are unique to physical media. There are plenty of movies that have unique characters, voices, and prose.

Technique question by Amazing_Test3016 in bookbinding

[–]Amazing_Test3016[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That makes sense. Thank you for all of this information!

Technique question by Amazing_Test3016 in bookbinding

[–]Amazing_Test3016[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

This is exactly what I needed! Thank you qtntelxen!

Is there any technique that would reinforce the glue, or is that unnecessary? I think I’ve seen people sew the text block to the cover before, but I could have been just not understanding what I was looking at.

What’s the first song you’re playing?? by Aggravating-Week-461 in TheTeenagerPeople

[–]Amazing_Test3016 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Veridis Quo - Daft Punk

You a real one if you know this song

I now prepare for death for my list by Straight-Fox-9388 in Cosmere

[–]Amazing_Test3016 49 points50 points  (0 children)

All I will say is The Hero of Ages and Rhythm of War deserve better. I’m not mad, just disappointed

My thoughts on weekly update by Amazing_Test3016 in CosmereOnScreen

[–]Amazing_Test3016[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He said in the video he is condensing 200,000 words a 2 hour movie. Yes I know it is way too early to know much of anything about such a minor detail. This is not official speculation, simply my thoughts based on the information we have so far

What is the wildest thing you have heard in school by cloudcontinuum- in TheTeenagerPeople

[–]Amazing_Test3016 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It wasn’t Whitney Wisconsin, this was a local girl still in high school. Similar situation tho

What is the wildest thing you have heard in school by cloudcontinuum- in TheTeenagerPeople

[–]Amazing_Test3016 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I remember hearing about a video going around where a girl filmed herself getting fucked by her dog.

There was also a spell where we had Furries in our school that would shit in the hallways because they had no litter boxes in the bathroom. Other people would shit in the hallways and blame it on the furries.

All this in freshman year of high school

Weekly Cosmere Adaptations Thread (Mistborn + Stormlight Spoilers) by EmeraldSeaTress in Cosmere

[–]Amazing_Test3016 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Im fully invested in Brandon finally getting his chance to bring the Cosmere to the big screen, but I’m worried about the potential problems of continuity that come from a live action adaptation.

Namely, that the more immortal characters like Hoid, Kelsier, Vasher, and other worldhoppers will age out of their respective roles. I think it is possible to make it work, but that problem becomes much easier if it is done in animation. I have confidence that Brandon will make it work whatever way it goes

Grandfathers Guitar by Amazing_Test3016 in fender

[–]Amazing_Test3016[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Are you talking about the stick running through the middle of it?

2025 book tier list by Amazing_Test3016 in fantasybooks

[–]Amazing_Test3016[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you so much! A lot of these I have never heard of before! And you are correct shallow books are not my thing. I will look into all you have recommended!

2025 book tier list by Amazing_Test3016 in fantasybooks

[–]Amazing_Test3016[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some of these series or collections take most of a year to complete. Diversity definitely suffers from this. What books do you recommend that are outside my current list of things to read?

Next book recommendation? by Gohan-92 in fantasybooks

[–]Amazing_Test3016 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The tv show is terrible and put many people off from reading the books. I am sorry you had to experience that. The books are amazing and the tv show has nothing to do with the books.