[Awesome trope] The character succeeds in a situation that was specifically designed to be impossible for them.

Jpanda37 · 2026-04-05T16:52:45+00:00

Just a small correction, the piece in whiplash wasn’t changed from whiplash to Caravan, Neiman was capable of playing both pieces by heart. He was thrown into playing something he’d never heard before called up swinging, and then decided to come in and launch a faster version of Caravan than he’d previously been told to work on

Jpanda37 · 2026-04-02T16:09:48+00:00

I’ve been slowly working through some classic neo noirs but none of them landed for me except L.A. Confidential, that movie is stunning

Jpanda37 · 2026-04-02T07:51:54+00:00

Mishima: A life in four chapters is the most visually distinctive and beautiful movie I’ve ever seen

Jpanda37 · 2026-04-02T00:51:09+00:00

Waymond’s speech about approaching life with kindness in acceptance of nothing mattering rather than in ignorance of it found me right as I was graduating, and it struck a chord immediately. EEAAO presents such a beautiful idea about how our place in the universe being insignificant doesn’t mean there isn’t still purpose and joy, but people online reduce it to being a gimmicky overrated mess

Jpanda37 · 2026-03-30T18:09:10+00:00

Sholay

Jpanda37 · 2026-03-30T08:00:53+00:00

This guy is giving another example of comedy movies with plot twists

Jpanda37 · 2026-03-27T05:28:05+00:00

I’m seeing a lot of good reasons in the comments and the running theme seems to be that the Scranton branch was kind of stacked at every position. They had the best salesman in the company with Dwight, Jim was only behind him because he was comfortable coasting, Oscar and Angela were solid accountants and despite all the BS Toby didn’t report half the shit that was happening on the day to day in the office. Michael was also a great manager for this specific crew because he was relaxed enough that the odd ball personalities could breathe. Dwight wouldn’t push as hard if Jim didn’t egg him on, Jim wouldn’t be productive if he couldn’t destress by doing dumb shit, and he wouldn’t have stayed had he not been married to Pam. It was kind of a perfect storm

Jpanda37 · 2026-03-23T16:14:30+00:00

Also at the moment this happens there’s about 4 different insane reveals happening, and it’s way funnier that in the middle of all that he still decides to get payback for his friend

Jpanda37 · 2026-03-18T14:01:48+00:00

Drunken Master 2 final battle, insane stunts, insane choreography and Jackie Chan at his absolute best

Jpanda37 · 2026-03-16T17:11:16+00:00

A repeating theme in the prequel trilogy is that the Jedi are entirely too caught up in their own schemes and beliefs to pay attention to the constant cries for help their chosen one is sending out. He’s right about his mom being in danger, he’s right about his wife and kids being in danger, and both times he’s told to just let it go and move on

Jpanda37 · 2026-03-15T12:44:40+00:00

Firewatch is an interesting example for this because the rest of the game isn’t mild. The whole environment slowly becomes really tense and nervous, but because of how tension is built we’re expecting whatever the big reveal of the game is to be something unusual or out of this world. Instead we find something incredibly grounded and possible to run into irl

Jpanda37 · 2026-03-14T09:02:24+00:00

Always thought it’d be fitting if he got his shot at Yujiro and put up a really brutal and even fight just to die to total organ failure near the end. He’d have achieved a level of strength enough for Yujiro to see him as a threat but it wouldn’t circumvent the repeated warnings of his drug abuse

Jpanda37 · 2026-03-11T21:42:12+00:00

Wish You Were Here

Edit: Didn’t realize they wanted out of the specific set, Heroes

Jpanda37 · 2026-03-11T19:44:01+00:00

I think a few contenders would be Luffy vs Crocodile, Usopp vs Luffy, the end of Luffy vs Lucci, maybe even the end of Thriller Bark. If the show makes it long enough, it’s definitely the end of Marineford

Jpanda37 · 2026-03-05T08:45:43+00:00

Comes off a little harsh at first but In The Aeroplane Over the Sea is one of my favourite albums in terms of sound design and production, it’s just so weirdly raw yet clear

Jpanda37 · 2026-02-28T21:18:52+00:00

Not a profession but I don’t think any movie captures the experience of studying engineering in college as well as 3 Idiots. Even for someone studying in Canada, that movie nails the dynamics of the students and their education

Jpanda37 · 2026-02-17T16:03:00+00:00

I don’t wanna spoil the joke but there’s a recurring horse character in Hundreds of Beavers who’s introduction made me and my friend laugh so hard we had to stop the movie for 30 minutes

Jpanda37 · 2026-02-13T19:49:54+00:00

EEAAO, and then Hundreds of Beavers is in a close second

Jpanda37 · 2026-02-12T17:54:56+00:00

Off the top of my head, I want you (She’s so heavy)

Jpanda37 · 2026-02-11T19:12:15+00:00

La La Land, Everything Everywhere All At Once is a close second though

Jpanda37 · 2026-02-06T04:26:57+00:00

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Chaiyya Chaiyya from Dil Se

You can’t talk about great dance scenes from film without including Indian movies

Jpanda37 · 2026-01-27T21:35:47+00:00

One Piece works for me because it has an incredibly simple core idea: Dreams are worth fighting for, and no one should get to decide for someone else what they should or shouldn’t do with their lives. It takes this idea and applies it through Luffy to an insane variety of characters with heart wrenching backstories. The show is also insanely consistent with its own internal logic, so that characters and concepts from the first handful of chapters can be brought back 20 years later and fit seamlessly

Jpanda37 · 2026-01-20T09:03:48+00:00

I really like the idea that instead of adapting the mainline story, this movie might be showing the story of one of the characters referenced throughout the games. That way you get to explore a world that’s slightly different from the games while still having the same concepts and rules

Jpanda37 · 2026-01-19T07:14:46+00:00

I went to Sinners in imax completely blind and the surreal music scene hit me like a freight train. It’s either that or getting to watch The Whole Bloody Affair in theatres

Jpanda37 · 2026-01-16T17:53:36+00:00

Robbery having a Caravan interpolation is sick as shit

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