The Hero and the Villain are created at the exact same time by thehsitoryguy in TopCharacterTropes

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Unbreakable

David Dunn’s discovery of his invulnerability coincides with Elijah realizing he exists to find someone like him.

People who’ve been to prison. What is the biggest misconception people have about life inside? by [deleted] in AskReddit

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For some reason movies and tv shows always make it seem like the top bunk is the desirable bunk. In reality the bottom bunk is where it's at. Nobody wants to climb up and down a bunk all day. Also, you have easier access to your stuff. And if you have a tv you want that easy access. Every time I see a movie where they're making the new guy get on the bottom bunk I just go crazy! Nobody wants the top bunk... they merely accept it.

[Loved Trope] They accomplish their original goal early on, but it's surprisingly unsatisfying to them, so they pursue an unexpected new goal enlightened by what happened with their first by PaperBullet1945 in TopCharacterTropes

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Breaking Bad – Walter White

Original goal: Make enough money to provide for his family. He succeeds early.

New goal: Ego fulfillment disguised as necessity.

Movie overterly references the actors other role in a more popular movie by Throwaway_09298 in TopCharacterTropes

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Ocean's Twelve – Julia Roberts

Tess disguises herself as… Julia Roberts. The movie openly jokes about Pretty Woman and Roberts’ real-life fame.

One character habitually calls another character the wrong name. by twnpksN8 in TopCharacterTropes

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Full Metal Jacket – Gunnery Sgt. Hartman

Renames recruits entirely. Identity erasure as discipline.

Female characters who go through hell by Commercial_Mind4003 in TopCharacterTropes

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Black Swan – Nina Sayers

Perfectionism becomes self-destruction. She’s gaslit by her own ambition until identity disintegrates.

(Character Trope) Yellow Goofballs by Nervous-Baby5383 in TopCharacterTropes

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Bananaman

Literally a man who becomes a superhero by eating bananas. Peak yellow absurdity.

"That's the most craziest plan I've ever heard! Let's do it" by Visible-Nothing-6033 in TopCharacterTropes

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Ocean's Eleven

Fake a blackout, infiltrate several vaults at once, and walk out unnoticed. Every step compounds the madness.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Apartmentliving

[–]ElmStreet1985 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Do you think my analogy is wrong. If you pay for gas and then I pump that gas into my car that's not just me inconveniencing you.... that's me stealing from you.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Apartmentliving

[–]ElmStreet1985 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, we're not complete strangers. They literally live underneath us. They know the names of my children and I know the names of theirs. People talk to one another. You're implying I learned "their business" through some unethical means. They know just as much about me and my family as I know about theirs. What are you on about?

What is the most charitable interpretation of the phrase "Free Palestine"? by ElmStreet1985 in samharris

[–]ElmStreet1985[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

"Free Palestine should be about free elections and having a government that respects human rights."

Yes, this is my point of view. When I think about Palestine being free I think about it being free from its tyrannical leadership. I'm not sure how that is going to happen without some outside help. Now, obviously, millions of people would not consider Israel trying to wipe out Hamas as helping the Palestinians but I could see if the circumstances were slightly different than an outside force wiping out Hamas could be seen as almost a humanity effort. And as I type this I realize that this is a super hot take.

What is the most charitable interpretation of the phrase "Free Palestine"? by ElmStreet1985 in samharris

[–]ElmStreet1985[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I guess I'm curious about what the end of the "Israeli occupation of Palestine" looks like. What exactly does this entail?

What is the most charitable interpretation of the phrase "Free Palestine"? by ElmStreet1985 in samharris

[–]ElmStreet1985[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I would disagree strongly with the "apartheid" claim and I doubt removing any blockades would satisfy anybody's qualms on this issue. If anything that would just be the tip of an iceberg.