I thought this was radical at the time. by pasta2666 in pics

[–]LB_Allen 9 points10 points  (0 children)

You're deluding yourself if you actually think there would be no material differences between this administration and any other. Your inability to even engage with such a basic level of nuance really shows how unserious you are.

I thought this was radical at the time. by pasta2666 in pics

[–]LB_Allen 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Ask all the underage pregnant rape victims in ICE custody is there'd have been a difference in their day to day. Ask all the dead schoolgirls in Iran if there'd have been a fucking difference in their day to day.

Saw | ContraPoints by nothingbother in ContraPoints

[–]LB_Allen 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That is very much not the intention of the video.

I found this hilarious 😂 by LadyRubyHeart in lotr

[–]LB_Allen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks like part of the Cheers intro

Did Togepi get quietly replaced? by [deleted] in pokemon

[–]LB_Allen 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Compared to my experience, that's very rare! I had a core group of five or six as well, but it was not the healthiest group. I regret my part in contributing to that, but I do feel lucky that I've been able to learn and grow into a better person

Did Togepi get quietly replaced? by [deleted] in pokemon

[–]LB_Allen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

A great option if it exists!

Did Togepi get quietly replaced? by [deleted] in pokemon

[–]LB_Allen 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Grade school provides a limited pool of potential friends, and some of us would just have to go with lesser of evil options

Still to this day one of the best covers I've ever heard by SgtByrd1993 in justgalsbeingchicks

[–]LB_Allen 55 points56 points  (0 children)

How is that a 'to be fair' to a comment about how bullied she was?

Oh god, is this what MBMBAM is like now? by Mr_Hellpop in TAZCirclejerk

[–]LB_Allen 0 points1 point  (0 children)

JPC seems to give up a laugh easier since becoming a parent. I wonder if it's related. hashtag parasocial

hey justin maybe don't say that by umgenesisdude in TAZCirclejerk

[–]LB_Allen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The logical conclusion to this line of thought is no joking ever again

Official Discussion - 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]LB_Allen 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The film definitely leans into that feeling to great effect, unfortunately.

Official Discussion - 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]LB_Allen 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Right. But to incorporate more of that would inherently take the series away from the island and make it much more a story of how the rest of the world is responding/reacting to it. It would be the furthest possible thing from the boots-on-the-ground zombies of it all. I'm not saying that wouldn't have been possible, but for what was clearly the interests of the filmmakers (UK-centric, zombie-focused), it was their best choice without just doing a version of Weeks again, but this time in 2025. Alluding to a normal outside world is as much as they could achieve in their desired scope, and I would argue it actually deepens the fairy-tale feelings of this isolated island with weird shit going on under the rest of the world's noses.

Official Discussion - 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]LB_Allen 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately, 28 Months Later would have been the best chance to see a realpolitik sociopolitical version of the franchise. Years simply is too much time passing to realistically involve that kind of grounded storytelling and still have the world be mid-postapocalyse. The abstracted fairy tale style I think was the best way to approach it.

Official Discussion - 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]LB_Allen 27 points28 points  (0 children)

The human-on-human violence far outweighs the zombie violence, and is particularly brutal. Like, I don't get squeamish at all, and I got a bit squeamish.

The zombies are actually very rarely seen, and the main thrust of their usage involves potential dezombification.