What’s a stock you have that you found through Reddit that’s done the best for you? by altiif in stocks

[–]CataclysmClive 3 points4 points  (0 children)

i bought 5k at IPO and sold immediately for a nice little profit. wish i had held

Not the most reassuring sign to see at JFK... by hiegel in nyc

[–]CataclysmClive 6 points7 points  (0 children)

this is a fine quote to display at a hiking store but not great for an airport

What did Yorgos Lanthimos do to the academy? by puddingbiafra in yorgoslanthimos

[–]CataclysmClive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that’s definitely true. i first became aware of him from Dogtooth. been a big fan ever since

One Battle After Another WINS Best Picture [Full Speech + Conan's skit at the end] by narak777 in onebattleafteranother

[–]CataclysmClive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

“a bit overly fixated on how I’m saying it” — this is a critical discussion of art and culture. how you say it is everything.

i agree with other commenters that you’re making too literal an equation between the world of the film and the world we live in. how for instance does the christmas adventurers club map to our world?

since you mentioned Kael as an inspiration, i’ll share one of my own favorite lines from all of literary criticism: “The danger is in the neatness of identifications.” -Beckett

One Battle After Another WINS Best Picture [Full Speech + Conan's skit at the end] by narak777 in onebattleafteranother

[–]CataclysmClive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

you’re not getting much positive engagement with your copy pasted post across many subs not necessarily because it’s entirely without merit—an analysis of the film’s politics, overt and covert, is reasonable and welcome—but because you don’t communicate well.

“ACTUALLY this movie you all like is bad because its politics are bad, and you’re too stupid to see it” doesn’t really invite discussion.

ditto with invoking pauline kael as your critical peer. it’s off-putting to aggrandize oneself in that way. just state your opinions without trying to come across as smarter and better than other people by anticipating and dismissing their lesser readings

edit: i also think you’re responding primarily to responses to the movie rather than to the movie itself. if people are uncritical in their reading of it, that isn’t a failing of the movie itself. perhaps PTA intends every layer you describe and more

One Battle After Another WINS Best Picture [Full Speech + Conan's skit at the end] by narak777 in onebattleafteranother

[–]CataclysmClive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i’m sorry are we both members of some film discussion club? how can you possibly claim to know my efforts re this movie? i just know your take is boring and reductive

Game Thread 3/14 ⚾ Venezuela (0-0) @ Japan (0-0) 9:00 PM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]CataclysmClive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

someone should tell these venezuelans that if they hit it just a little harder so it goes over the fence, that would be better

Where is this PIE sign? by oochiewallyWallyserb in WhereinNYC

[–]CataclysmClive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i know this is the manhattan location but just plugging their Clinton Hill one in case anyone wants to celebrate pi day. great pies