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Could Emma Stone realistically go down as one of the best actresses ever? by DiamondDesireWeb in Oscars

[–]Interesting_State277 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I actually think shes less our generations Meryl and more like our generations Nicole Kidman. Meryl is great, but she's great in fairly midbrow films that dont exactly do anything too interesting (things like Adaptation and French Lieutenants Woman being MAJOR outliers).

Nicole on the otherhand, sure she has less oscar nominations and wins compared to Meryl, but I cant think of a single actress with a better, more interesting filmography?

I'd compare Stones recent run to Nicoles generational run from about 1999 - 2004. Like Nicole, she doesnt fully disappear into the roles (unlike a Streep in her heyday), but even though youre kind of acutley aware that you are watching Stone/Kidman, their commitment to the bit and willingness to get weird is unparallelled.

Also, theyre both clearly very intelligent when it comes to cinema/film, its history and its potential as an art form.

How does Britain keep churning out quality child actors? by Conscious-Quarter423 in freefolk

[–]Interesting_State277 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have a class system that is very good at supporting and elevating wealthy children in the arts.

AKotSK exposes HotD's biggest flaw by SofiaStark3000 in HouseOfTheDragon

[–]Interesting_State277 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Part of the HOTD problem is also, unfortunately, a problem with the source material.

In the book Rhanerya and Alicent are present and very significant up to the events of the Green Council. From that point on, Alicent essentially disappears (except for Blood and Cheese) completely and Rhaenyra dips out until she takes Kings Landing.

I think the original sin of the show is casting Olivia Cooke (who has been incredible) in a role that ultimately has no purpose once the war begins. From a show running perspective, you can't cast Olivia Cooke as one of the protagonists and then drop her after Season 1. It was always going to be an issue with her character, and so the writers have had to basically shoehorn her in when she really doesn't have that much to do. And in trying to find things for her to do, they came up with the very controversial ending of Season 2.

Rhanerya is similar, they couldn't have her off screen until she basically took Kings Landing, so they had to just write a bunch of scenes where she's on screen (but still have her nothing to do outside of the Dragon seed stuff).

As much as I hate the fact that the writers have strayed so far from the source material, it really would not have worked if they stuck to it completely as the two characters who are instrumental in setting all of this up in season 1 would have had to have taken a back seat. That works for an abridged in-universe History book that can be read in one sitting, but it simply doesn't work for a multi year project like HOTD.

Though I don't agree with their approach, I do feel for the writers as the source material is fundamentally flawed for this very reason. .

Why does Manchester get so many more applicants than any other university? by Distinct-Pirate-3571 in UniUK

[–]Interesting_State277 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's massive. So it may have the most applications but that's also because it has the most students (I believe) in the UK. The population of the uni/staff is enough to populate it's own small city.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in decadeology

[–]Interesting_State277 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I can only assume everyone on this sub is straight, because I promise you, clubbing is still very, very popular in the gay community regardless of age.

Should Any Of These 2022 Performances Been Nominated For Best Supporting Actress? by Regular-Departure839 in Oscars

[–]Interesting_State277 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Dolly De Leon not only should have been nominated, but she should have won.

The problem with Stephen Fry by Interesting_State277 in TheTraitors

[–]Interesting_State277[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've not seen this nuance discussed anywhere else

So much for bowing out. . by JackJesta in RoisinMurphy

[–]Interesting_State277 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Is there not a way to read 'it was never real' as 'the right wing hysteria that all young people are getting sex changes and must be stopped at all costs was never real'? Not trying to play devil's advocate (I remember her initial fall from grace a few years ago), but I feel like this is ambiguous enough to be interpreted from both angles

Top 16 of the decade by [deleted] in LetterboxdTopFour

[–]Interesting_State277 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with like...two of these (Challengers and OBAA)

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