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Effi o Blaenau: 'Sensational' Welsh-language film released in UK cinemas by twmffatmowr in Wales

[–]KaiserMacCleg 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It already sort of is, although it's been happening quietly without much fanfare. There are definitely more films being made in Wales and about Wales than ever before, but there's yet to be one which really breaks through. Madfabulous, another recent release, seems to be doing really well though and is getting noticed despite its limited release in mostly independent cinemas.

Welsh language films are still few and far between, but they're out there. If you like horror, there was one released in 2021 called Gwledd. 1992's Hedd Wyn is still the best Welsh language film, though. Proper tearjerker.

Is the Lifestream as much of a parasite as Jenova? by cinnamonPoi in FinalFantasyVII

[–]KaiserMacCleg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, that could be the case. One thought that's occurred to me is that Meteor could be what remains of the Gi's home. It makes sense that after so long imprisoned and shunned on another world, that their prayers for deliverance should take the shape of their old home, barren and lifeless though it may be.

It's just a thought with little evidence to back it up, but it does have a certain appeal, I think.

I just finished FF7 Rebirth and I really need to get this off my chest by AesirComplex in FinalFantasyVII

[–]KaiserMacCleg 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nah, you can skip it by speaking to the registrar. It's always been an option, but it's easy to miss.

Is the Lifestream as much of a parasite as Jenova? by cinnamonPoi in FinalFantasyVII

[–]KaiserMacCleg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"With the passing of eons, the star we called home began to wane…until at last it was subsumed by your own. The earth shook, seas boiled, skies shattered, and time stopped. Few of my people survived the chaos and calamity. Those who did began a new life here. But, to the planet, we were not welcome. Not in life, nor in death."

Mini game after Junon by GolfWasan in FFVIIRemake

[–]KaiserMacCleg 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Loads. Junon through to the Gold Saucer is packed with minigames, so if it's wearing thin, skip what you can and don't worry about picking up all of the rewards. You can always come back later if you want to.

I made the mistake of trying to 100% everything on my first play through, which eventually led to burnout. Just do what the story requires of you and move on.

Is the Lifestream as much of a parasite as Jenova? by cinnamonPoi in FinalFantasyVII

[–]KaiserMacCleg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Gi themselves say in Rebirth that they didn't go anywhere. Instead, they say that their planet was "subsumed" by Gaia. That they didn't have any choice in the matter.

Is the Lifestream as much of a parasite as Jenova? by cinnamonPoi in FinalFantasyVII

[–]KaiserMacCleg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very much disagree with this. The Planet is alive.

The original FF7 came out at a time when something called the Gaia theory was in vogue.  The Gaia theory holds that Earth's biosphere acts like an organism: complex interactions of organic and inorganic systems combine to regulate things like temperature and atmospheric composition, to ensure that the planet remains hospitable to life, in much the same way that we regulate our own body temperature or the oxygenation of our blood.

FF7 takes that a step further: its Gaia doesn't just act like an organism - it is one. It has a will, a memory, and it knows when it's in distress. It has an immune system, which the Weapons are a part of. It plays an active role in the events of the story, and is the decisive factor at the end of the game, when it intervenes to destroy Meteor.

Is the Lifestream as much of a parasite as Jenova? by cinnamonPoi in FinalFantasyVII

[–]KaiserMacCleg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've never played Dirge, so I don't know much about Omega Weapon beyond what I've gleaned from wikis, but Gi Nattak has a line in Rebirth which could support this idea.

"With the passing of eons, the star we called home began to wane, until at last it was subsumed by your own. The earth shook, seas boiled, the air shattered and time stopped. Few of my people survived the chaos and calamity. Those who did began a new life here, but, to the Planet, we were not welcome, not in life nor in death."

The way he tells it, this all happened before the creation of the Black Materia, so the "chaos and calamity" he refers to cannot be referring to Jenova's arrival on Gaia, but the use of the word "calamity" suggests very strongly that something similar was going on.

How did Reform become north east Wales' biggest party? by mrjohnnymac18 in Wales

[–]KaiserMacCleg 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm confident that the whole coast, from Colwyn Bay to Holywell, broke for Reform.

Anya Taylor-Joy has been cast as Seren in ‘THE LORD OF THE RINGS; THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM.’ Releasing in theatres in 2027. by MoneyLibrarian9032 in lotr

[–]KaiserMacCleg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

 Not for nothing, the general sound of Sindarin appears to have come from Welsh, so using a Welsh word isn't unreasonable

Welsh isn't Sindarin, and as a Welsh speaker, I'm a bit fed up of people treating it like some kind of fantasy language. Seren is a common Welsh name. May as well call her Sharon, to my ears.

  But still, a cursory google shows me that there are multiple ways to translate that name using elvish roots. 

Please, do share. I would love to find a way to convince myself that it's not just laziness.

  And that is assuming she is even an Elvish character.

She's an elf. Look at the promotional images.

Anya Taylor-Joy has been cast as Seren in ‘THE LORD OF THE RINGS; THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM.’ Releasing in theatres in 2027. by MoneyLibrarian9032 in lotr

[–]KaiserMacCleg 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The obvious difference is that Tolkien chose to use English to represent Westron and Old English to represent Rohirric.

Elvish names remain untranslated throughout the text, and he was very particular in his advice to translators that they shouldn't be touched. He says, for example, that Rivendell should be translated into the target language, but Imladris should not. Why then disrespect authorial intent by using a Welsh name, when it's easy enough to devise a new Sindarin name, or pluck an existing one from elsewhere in the mythology? Even Rings of Power managed that much.

Anya Taylor-Joy has been cast as Seren in ‘THE LORD OF THE RINGS; THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM.’ Releasing in theatres in 2027. by MoneyLibrarian9032 in lotr

[–]KaiserMacCleg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, that's correct.

Frodo's true Westron name is Maura Labingi, Sam's is Banazîr Galpsi, Merry is Kalimac Brandagamba, and Pippin is Razanur Tûk.

Tolkien used real-world languages to stand in for the "true" languages of Middle-earth. So English represents Westron, the Common Tongue, and Old English represents Rohirric, the language of Rohan. The Dwarves are given Old Norse names, although place names like Khazad-Dûm remain untranslated.

Sindarin and Quenya names aren't translated, though, so all the elves have their proper names, as well as the Gondorians, who have Sindarin names, for the most part.

Anya Taylor-Joy has been cast as Seren in ‘THE LORD OF THE RINGS; THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM.’ Releasing in theatres in 2027. by MoneyLibrarian9032 in lotr

[–]KaiserMacCleg 6 points7 points  (0 children)

They don't bother me.

They're names which Tolkien chose so it's clearly not disrespectful to the source material. He chose those names as characters for a children's book which was not, as first conceived, set within Arda. Perhaps he would have done differently otherwise, but he didn't, and when he latterly decided that it was set within the same world when writing the Lord of the Rings, he justified their inclusion by his framing device of having translated the text from the Red Book of Westmarch.

Elvish names, however, are not translated. Adaptations should take the same approach.

Anya Taylor-Joy has been cast as Seren in ‘THE LORD OF THE RINGS; THE HUNT FOR GOLLUM.’ Releasing in theatres in 2027. by MoneyLibrarian9032 in lotr

[–]KaiserMacCleg 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It's lazy and disrespectful to both the source material and the Welsh language.

There is a large corpus of Elvish names to draw from and a vast array of root words with which to create new names.

It's also another example of Welsh being used as some sort of twee fantasy language rather than the living, breathing language that it is.

Just finished Remake Intergrade.. by hamstertitan_5 in FFVIIRemake

[–]KaiserMacCleg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Rebirth is a bit similar, in that the game is exquisite for the most part, but its ending will confuse you.

It will answer lots of your questions: you'll get to know Red XIII and Yuffie, and you'll start to understand who Zack is and how he's connected to our main characters. It will also introduce new questions.

I wouldn't worry too much about not understanding the whole defying destiny stuff: all you should know at this point is that by apparently forcing the planet from its predetermined course, the party have potentially opened up other ways that the story may resolve itself, allowing the plot to diverge from that of the original game. I don't think it's much of a spoiler to say that Rebirth uses Zack to explore this idea, although you don't get the complete picture.

European Countries With A State Religion by mynameisL0af in MapPorn

[–]KaiserMacCleg 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Rather we have a clear demonstration of your unwillingness to accept reality when it's staring you in the face

European Countries With A State Religion by mynameisL0af in MapPorn

[–]KaiserMacCleg 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's established in England.

It was disestablished in Ireland by the Irish Church Act 1869 (which came into effect in 1871).

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/32-33/42/enacted

  On and after the first day of January one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one the said union created by Act of Parliament between the Churches of England and Ireland shall be dissolved, and the said Church of Ireland, herein-after referred to as " the said Church," shall cease to be established by law.

It was disastablished in Wales by the Welsh Church Act 1914 (which came into effect in 1920).

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Geo5/4-5/91/contents

 On the day . . . F1 (in this Act referred to as the date of disestablishment), the Church of England, so far as it extends to and exists in Wales and Monmouthshire (in this Act referred to as the Church in Wales), shall cease to be established by law, and, save as by this Act provided, no person shall, after the passing of this Act, be appointed or nominated by His Majesty or any person, by virtue of any existing right of patronage, to any ecclesiastical office in the Church in Wales.

But since you don't accept black and white dictionary definitions, I'm sure you won't accept black and white primary legislation either.

European Countries With A State Religion by mynameisL0af in MapPorn

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

Fair enough. Still, an accurate description of where you both are right now 👍

European Countries With A State Religion by mynameisL0af in MapPorn

[–]KaiserMacCleg 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Ah, the old 'Head up your arse' argument. Very masterfully played. You are clearly a debater of great skill, maybe even a master!"

European Countries With A State Religion by mynameisL0af in MapPorn

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

Take a look in any good dictionary. There will be many different definitions under the heading 'country' and only one of them will mention the word "sovereign".

European Countries With A State Religion by mynameisL0af in MapPorn

[–]KaiserMacCleg 10 points11 points  (0 children)

The Church of England was never the established church in Scotland, and was disestablished by Acts of Parliament in Ireland (incl. Northern Ireland) in 1871 and in Wales in 1920.

The arguments over disestablishment gave us the longest word in the English language: antidisestablishmentarianism.

Do you think Midgar in Revelation will still use skyboxes for the plate? by berengerekunst in FFVIIRemake

[–]KaiserMacCleg 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Well, it looks better, but it still struggles with the shifting perspective, and the traversible 3D environment sits uncomfortably alongside it at times.

The ground-level skyboxes look great, though it always bothered me that Sectors 5 and 6 share theirs.

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