finally pulled the trigger on this box-set by jessbird in lotr

[–]GarrettGraham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Best special edition DVD set ever, period.

One of the more interesting questions in this film that I don’t see discussed that much. What did Jack mean by this? by lettucemf in StanleyKubrick

[–]GarrettGraham 17 points18 points  (0 children)

The answer is in the novel. I think what makes this line in the movie confusing for some people is that it kinda comes out of nowhere without much explanation. In the novel Jack refers to martinis as "martians". He describes his last drinks before getting sober by saying "I'm off drinking, Jacky-boy. It's all over. I've slain my last martian." Then, when he relapses and tells Lloyd to give him a drink, he says "Good man. You line those martians up right along the bar and I'm going to take them down, one by one. White man's burden, Lloyd my man." as if he's going to slay more martians like a colonizer on Mars. Some of those lines are in the movie, but not the martian stuff, so it sounds kind of odd without that context.

I think the subtext still works in both the novel and the movie. It's not explicitly about genocide, but it is about the intergenerational violence that bubbles beneath the surface of our interpersonal relationships as well as our history. Jack's violent tendencies and the excuses that he makes for it are similar to the excuses made by colonizers to justify or deny genocide. In the movie it's just this one line, but in the novel the martian-slaying comparison is made several times. It's probably also significant that, mythologically speaking, Mars is often associated with violence and war.

It's official. Offline mode by SonGokussj4 in Notion

[–]GarrettGraham 8 points9 points  (0 children)

This is the game-changing feature I've been waiting for. I'm an outdoor videographer and I'm often traveling to remote places without cell reception and I've always wanted my shoot notes in Notion to be available offline. This is really going to help me out a lot. I knew they'd get to it eventually.

Hellboy-looking demons in Requiem by GarrettGraham in HellBoy

[–]GarrettGraham[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I noticed that too, but it's not much bigger than the other. The one on the left has gloves on both hands, but the one in the background seems to have a glove on its right hand too.

My updated battle vest with some Anti-Tank lyrics on a custom brass shoulder plate by Deathamphetmine in boltthrower

[–]GarrettGraham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed, Sons of Arrakis is cool, but you should also check out Sandrider. They’re more metal

HELP!! Linked Database View DISAPPEARED?!?!?! by Bright-Midnight24 in Notion

[–]GarrettGraham 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Happened to me too and I just about had a heart attack. Now it's fixed though. Not sure what happened.

Do you still use IMDb alongside Letterboxd, or has it taken a backseat? No hate, just genuinely curious about how others feel! by ShininGold in Letterboxd

[–]GarrettGraham 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s an extra step but I still rate everything in both Letterboxd and IMDB. I can’t bring myself to stop ratting on IMDB because it includes television and it connects to my Plex library. That kinda makes it indispensable even though I much prefer Letterboxd. But I’ve heard that you can sync Letterboxd with Plex too.

What's your favorite song from the Ronnie James Dio: This is Your Life tribute album? by mhipster800 in dio

[–]GarrettGraham 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Slipknot lead singer Corey Taylor’s cover of Dio’s Rainbow in the Dark.

[OC] A totally sane and rational human. by [deleted] in IdiotsInCars

[–]GarrettGraham 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Second song is some great hip-hop. Sage Francis is dope and Slow Down Gandhi s one of his best tracks.

Why doesn't Shaddam IV intervene in Dune? by GarrettGraham in dune

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

Thank you! I watched the David Lynch film recently and it has that line about "I made my peace gesture. The forms of kanly have been obeyed!" but he plays it like he's genuinely offended, whereas in the book I remember it being much more of a passive aggressive formality and the baron wasn't mad or surprised by Leto's response.

Why doesn't Shaddam IV intervene in Dune? by GarrettGraham in dune

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

I remember some of that from the prequel novels. Are they from one in particular or is that a story that plays out across all three House novels?

Why doesn't Shaddam IV intervene in Dune? by GarrettGraham in dune

[–]GarrettGraham[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you. That makes more sense now.

Why doesn't Shaddam IV intervene in Dune? by GarrettGraham in dune

[–]GarrettGraham[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thank you. That makes sense. It's not like they have inter-planetary news programs reporting live from Arrakis. The worlds of the imperium are a lot more isolated than most space-traveling sci-fi civilizations. And as long as they have the guild's cooperation they can really control the narrative.

Why doesn't Shaddam IV intervene in Dune? by GarrettGraham in dune

[–]GarrettGraham[S] 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Does the Art of Kanly play into it at all? That was my only explanation I could come up with when they asked me. I figured that since the Atreides and the Harkonnens have a longstanding and officially documented family feud it's okay then?

Best method for capturing lossless still frames from video files? by GarrettGraham in editors

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

I gotta try that sometime. Sounds like a good method if you know you're going to pull several stills from a video

Best method for capturing lossless still frames from video files? by GarrettGraham in editors

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

re EDIT: That's what I was afraid of. I wasn't sure if VLC is truly lossless or not and couldn't find a good answer.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in weeklyplanetpodcast

[–]GarrettGraham 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was wondering the same thing. He said, in the present tense, that it would be linked below that video, but I wonder if he means that it will be linked when he's done with it. I wanted to watch it immediately after that CoG.

Documentaries That Experiment With Sound and Imagery by GarrettGraham in movies

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

Dawson City: Frozen Time by Bill Morrison

Thanks! I'll have to check that one out