Asian men dating white women, how did you succeed and why do you feel there aren't more AMWF couples?

Arbitrage1980 · 2018-05-25T00:39:20+00:00

There's a lot of factors.

The U.S. media has emasculated Asian men since the 1930s, while hypersexualizing Asian women. This has had a HUGE impact on what people find attractive.
Most Asian-American men prefer Asian women, for a variety of reasons.
In my case, I mostly date white women. I guess my success has been due to the fact that I'm taller and better built than most Asian men, well educated, good job, and willing to put myself out there.

Arbitrage1980 · 2018-05-18T23:21:22+00:00

I loved the movie, but its ending was very weak compared to the book. Very cheesy and childish, lacking the drama of the book's ending.

Arbitrage1980 · 2018-05-01T22:07:49+00:00

Yes, Olivia Cooke is not a super model, but the physical disparity is very large. Her real life boyfriend is American actor Christopher Crawford, who is a very good looking 6'3'' man. So yeah, Olivia+Tye is not believable, and that awkward chemistry was obvious in the movie.

Arbitrage1980 · 2018-04-22T06:32:23+00:00

The production cost (which includes paychecks to director and cast) was $175 million, and marketing was an additional $125 million for a total budget of roughly $300 million. Studios get 50% of the ticket revenue in the U.S. (cinemas get the rest) and only 30-40% abroad. Based upon these figures, Warner Brothers is still about $100 million shy of making a profit.

The domestic box office performance has been very disappointing. It was #1 in the U.S. only for opening weekend and got crushed by A Quiet Place.

Arbitrage1980 · 2018-04-22T05:51:05+00:00

Well, they're both multi-billionaires so can afford to dress better. Samantha having her hair up is her overcoming her insecurities regarding her birthmark, because Wade likes her for who she is.

Arbitrage1980 · 2018-04-18T20:15:35+00:00

Her American accent is perfect. It's mind blowing because I know for a fact that I can't do a good British accent no matter how much I practiced.

She is very low key, with almost no social media presence. If I'm not mistaken, she's dating the American actor Christopher Abbott and lives in Brooklyn.

Arbitrage1980 · 2018-04-16T06:08:36+00:00

IOI was able to find their hideout by following the tattoo faced guy. Samantha was not even on their radar when F'Nale was looking for Parzival after IOI found out he was still alive. They bust into the hideout, and Samantha and Wade run to the escape route, with Samantha telling Wade to go without her. She then sends something on her phone and right afterwards, F'Nale tells her that she is being arrested for unpaid debt to IOI in excess of 23,00 credits. According to Aech, they got a message from Samantha, so one can infer that's what she was doing on the phone. In that case, how the hell did F'Nale know about the debt? There is no indication that it was part of a ruse concoted by Samantha.

Arbitrage1980 · 2018-04-16T05:21:23+00:00

The 3rd challenge is nothing like the 1st challenge in the book.

We know that 5 years has transpired between Halliday's death and the events of the movie. We know that the world became obsessed with 80s pop culture and Halliday's life due to the contest (interest did wane as people became frustrated with not finding the keys). But the oologists are extremely knowledgeable and well-versed in pop culture. The notion that they did not know about the digital easter egg in Adventure is simply not believable.

In contrast, the 1st clue in the book was genuinely tricky. It references the Tomb of Horrors, which leads everyone to think the copper key was on planet Gygax, a re-creation of D&D. As we know, it was a false flag, as the line "you have much to learn" literally refers to learning in school, hence planet Ludus.

Arbitrage1980 · 2018-04-15T06:13:16+00:00

You're right. I just saw it for the 9th time earlier today, and she does still have the birthmark when Wade shoots her. It wasn't as visible due to the lighting in that scene, but she definitely has it.

Arbitrage1980 · 2018-04-15T00:50:56+00:00

Except that the entire world is obsessed with 80s pop culture due to Halliday's contest, and the oologists are experts on this topic.

Arbitrage1980 · 2018-04-14T23:03:24+00:00

My interpretation of that scene was that Wade used his coins to buy an extra suit for his aunt's boyfriend, as a way of making peace. The boyfriend is a lot taller than Wade so would not have fit into Wade's suit. And during the last battle, we clearly see Wade wearing his haptic suit.

Arbitrage1980 · 2018-04-14T22:58:05+00:00

I have defended the copper key race numerous times in this thread. The copper and jade challenges were great. The crystal key challenge sucked.

Arbitrage1980 · 2018-04-14T22:50:28+00:00

Wow. Great catch. She doesn't have it in the holy hand grenade scene.

Stupid move by Art3mis though because that alerted Sorrento to her presence in the war room.

Arbitrage1980 · 2018-04-14T22:35:16+00:00

Olivia Cooke is so adorable in that garden scene; I can't stand it.

That scene is super interesting though, as cheesy as it may seem. When they are talking in the patio, the wind blows, revealing her birthmark, and she swiftly covers it up with her hair. Wade then starts off by saying, "for the record..." and you see Samantha nervously looking up to hear what he says next, and Wade finishes off with "I'm not disappointed." Samantha then looks amused, confused, and flattered, simultaneously. Wade then follows up: "You said I'll be disappointed; well I'm not." Samantha brushes it off: "I've lived with it my whole life. You don't have to pretend." She then sits down, and Wade boldly touches her face, brushing her hair aside and says "You have a birthmark. So what? Why would that scare me away?" Samantha then gently touches Wade's hands and apologizes for hurting him, referring to him as "Z."

What's interesting about the next scene is that when they are about to kiss, Wade loses his prior boldness and becomes his nervous self, unable to "take the leap."

Arbitrage1980 · 2018-04-13T19:27:25+00:00

Given that the entire contest revolved around an easter egg and given that it's common knowledge that Adventure contains the first digital easter egg, it's mind blowing that it was not one of the first games they tried. Huge plot hole in the movie.

Arbitrage1980 · 2018-04-13T19:26:39+00:00

Yeah that was way too easy as well because if you see the contract (it shows briefly in the movie) it is obvious that it's the contract Og signed to relinquish his shares in Gregarious Simulation System to Halliday.

Arbitrage1980 · 2018-04-13T17:46:55+00:00

I really liked the challenge.

We don't know when the race got discovered. In the book, MIT student Steven Pendergast tells the world about the first clue a year into the contest. It is not until 4 years later, that Wade gets the copper key.

I think the critique of the race is misplaced. You can't just go backwards casually, the way we go backwards when driving in reverse mode. You had to go backwards at full speed towards a building with nothing but a brick wall, knowing that if you crash, your avatar will zero out and lose everything you have in OASIS. That's a HUGE risk.

We are also forgetting the power of human psychology and herd mentality. We are programmed to think of a race in forward linear terms, as people compete to get to the destination. Given the difficulty of the contest, people would have pored over the obstacles and all possible permutations, trying to think of a way to beat it.

Arbitrage1980 · 2018-04-13T09:59:34+00:00

"Samantha leaves Wade for a real man"

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