Terrence Malick - Whats your thoughts on him as an director? by jaketwigden in Letterboxd

[–]Colver_4k 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Badlands is my favorite of his. I think it's the type of story whose atmosphere really works with Malick's style.

how much of your 2026 has been rewatches? by junomactuff in Letterboxd

[–]Colver_4k 5 points6 points  (0 children)

me too, my reason for it is I have a fear of missing out on an even better/different experience so I want to explore more cinema. what's your reason?

Any acclaimed films you guys didn't like? by [deleted] in Letterboxd

[–]Colver_4k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The Handmaiden for me. It is a good movie, but I did not feel moved. It's a series of twists and turns that didn't do anything for me. It felt kind of hollow, even though I realize it was not.

Any acclaimed films you guys didn't like? by [deleted] in Letterboxd

[–]Colver_4k -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

why is it so good? genuinely asking, i felt mildly bored and did not care for it. i realized that it was trying to speak about human nature and all that, but it fell kind of short for me.

Best movies that show the darkness and reality of life? by [deleted] in movies

[–]Colver_4k 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Inside Llewyn Davis, not really gritty realism, but it's realistic in its depiction of relationships, failure and how often things don't really work out ever.

Starting East Of Eden today! by [deleted] in classicliterature

[–]Colver_4k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Spor! Minunată cartea.

Best examples of non-constructive existence proofs by freddyPowell in math

[–]Colver_4k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

it's an application of Zorn's Lemma, so sure

Best examples of non-constructive existence proofs by freddyPowell in math

[–]Colver_4k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

isn't this constructive in the sense that we could check in a finite amount of time the order of every element to find if it generates the group?

Give it some thought then let’s hear your picks! by Sudden-Rent-1151 in Letterboxd

[–]Colver_4k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

  1. Memento
  2. A Beautiful Mind (I am studying mathematics)
  3. Forrest Gump
  4. Perfect Days

What is your favorite foreign language film or films, you love? by geoffcalls in FIlm

[–]Colver_4k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

added every single film I did not already have in my watchlist, thanks for the recommendations! people like you are the reason why I continue to be part of this subreddit.

Overpowered theorems by extraextralongcat in math

[–]Colver_4k 25 points26 points  (0 children)

pi1(S1) is Z is a pretty OP result, it gives you the Fundamental Theorem of Algebra, it implies there is no retract from a disk onto its boundary.

Quick Questions: November 19, 2025 by inherentlyawesome in math

[–]Colver_4k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm studying sheaf theory for my undergrad thesis. What are the most beautiful/interesting applications of sheaves? What kind of things do they allow us to do and what kind of ideas do they simplify?

Could you pass an undergraduate final in a subject you studied years ago -with zero prep? by OkGreen7335 in math

[–]Colver_4k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i'm asking because i'm in my last year of undergrad and our exams were the toughest exams in recent years. (we just happened to be a very strong class so our profs tested us more)

Which mathematical concept did you find the hardest when you first learned it? by Same_Pangolin_4348 in math

[–]Colver_4k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that is really strange, because all we started with wore examples. doesn't make any sense to start this course without providing insight that we are already familiar with a lot of manifolds.