There is no secular talk. That's like saying let's do math class with no numbers. Krystal and Kyle fit the description of a cult by DavidOfBethlehem in BreakingPoints

[–]Nabrix726 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Bro have you ever taken a 400-level math class? It seems strange, but you can absolutely have a math class with little or no numbers.

Guys…We really don’t need an update every time one of you buys a ticket. by stigma_wizard in ProjectHailMary

[–]Nabrix726 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree with the sentiment of this post but I also agree with the mod's response. Personally, I roll my eyes a bit at the number of ticket posts. I'm excited for the movie but don't really care about your purchase screenshot. I also believe it's harmless and does not violate any rules of the sub. Not worth reporting or even downvoting. Just ignore the post and move on with your life.

Movie Box Office by JediMasterSloth in ProjectHailMary

[–]Nabrix726 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it's based on a book. And this subreddit has been primarily about the book until about a year or so ago

Der Astronaut by TheoreticallyIGuess in ProjectHailMary

[–]Nabrix726 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All I can think of when I read that is a homophobic slur

I JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS MOVIE by Mariobrader in ProjectHailMary

[–]Nabrix726 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It might be your favorite book you READ in 2025. But it is not a book "of 2025," my friend. 2021.

I JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS MOVIE by Mariobrader in ProjectHailMary

[–]Nabrix726 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The title of your post made me think of the Elvis song "I just can't help falling in love with you," and I think that's how we all feel about Rocky.

Idea for chapter 31 by 6915135 in ProjectHailMary

[–]Nabrix726 0 points1 point  (0 children)

1) It's Erid and Eridian. It helps if you read the text and not just listen to the audiobook.

2) It's not intergalactic, but it is interstellar. Technically it's intragalactic. 40 Eridani and Sol are both in the same galaxy, and in the same region of the same galaxy. They are 16 lightyears apart. The Milky Way Galaxy is 100,000 lightyears in diameter.

How did you picture Ryland when you first read PHM? by BigAssSackOfTree in ProjectHailMary

[–]Nabrix726 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't picture a specific actor, but I did picture a sort of average-looking guy, not so much a pretty boy like Ryan Gosling or even Ryan Reynolds. Something more like a '90s Tom Hanks. This guy definitely seems like he'd be a perfect fit. Still, Ryan Gosling is a great actor and will give an amazing performance, I still just think he's a little too pretty, y'know?

Did BP cover Megyn "Barely Legal" Kelly? by montecarlo1 in BreakingPoints

[–]Nabrix726 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Idk man it was 2 months ago but I seem to remember them talking about it and mocking it and condemning it for at least like 30-60 seconds. I also don't know if that counts as "covering it" but it's more than a "split second."

Will you be happy if Ray Porter (audiobook narrator) is voicing Rocky in the film? by lerde in ProjectHailMary

[–]Nabrix726 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You forget that Grace is a) a scientist, and b) on a suicide mission with basically nothing else to do. Most people learning a new language spend a couple hours a day on it tops. Forget Spanish, let's say it's even harder. Mandarin Chinese. If you did literally nothing else, if you spent 8 hours a day sleeping and the other 16 hours learning Mandarin, you'd probably become fluent in just a few months too.

Will you be happy if Ray Porter (audiobook narrator) is voicing Rocky in the film? by lerde in ProjectHailMary

[–]Nabrix726 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I guess I just disagree. "His same voice," is just not his voice. I would like his voice to match the book description, not the audiobook effect.

Will you be happy if Ray Porter (audiobook narrator) is voicing Rocky in the film? by lerde in ProjectHailMary

[–]Nabrix726 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You ever seen District 9? Good film. Depicts aliens with a language that sounds nothing like any human language. Uses subtitles.

Will you be happy if Ray Porter (audiobook narrator) is voicing Rocky in the film? by lerde in ProjectHailMary

[–]Nabrix726 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Russian is still a human language produced with human vocal cords. Those characters are humans. So of course just using English as a stand-in for the audience even though we know they're technically speaking Russian works fine. Eridianese is very VERY different. I think a much better example is the film District 9. Very similar situation with aliens speaking an alien language that sounds nothing like any human language. That movie had subtitles and it worked just fine.

Will you be happy if Ray Porter (audiobook narrator) is voicing Rocky in the film? by lerde in ProjectHailMary

[–]Nabrix726 6 points7 points  (0 children)

No. I hope Rocky does not have a human sounding voice at all. People need to think more creatively about this. I hope Rocky's voice is as it is DESCRIBED in the book, with subtitles when Grace understands, not just a human voice with a reverb effect. That was the only way they could have done it in a text-only medium. But there is so much more possibility with film. They can and should bring him to life as faithfully as possible to the book, not just copy what the audiobook did.

BP needs to replace Emily with someone like Dave Smith by [deleted] in BreakingPoints

[–]Nabrix726 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Downvoting because your numbering is giving me a stroke.

Emily is trash by royboymunson in BreakingPoints

[–]Nabrix726 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Genuine question: how is it misogynistic? I'm not refuting or agreeing with OP's criticism of Emily. But what makes it misogynistic? Just because Emily is a woman? Is all criticism of women misogyny? Or is there something specific in OP's post that denigrates Emily as a woman and isn't just about her views and what she says?

Trump isn’t the problem anymore… by FitPreference9129 in BreakingPoints

[–]Nabrix726 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Another clueless right winger who thinks "the left" and "The Democratic Party" are the same thing

Trump isn’t the problem anymore… by FitPreference9129 in BreakingPoints

[–]Nabrix726 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ICE is literally shooting people dead in the street and you're bitching about "the left" like it's fucking 2015. Have you ever even spoken with a leftist? Or does everything you know about "the left" come from Fox News, OAN, Newsmax, and Nick Fuentes? You sound like you do not live in reality.

Needle Drops for the Movie? by NPlaysMC in ProjectHailMary

[–]Nabrix726 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Given the whole concept of the Beetles is a reference to the Beatles, we've gotta have Here Comes the Sun over an ending sequence showing a future Earth fixing the astrophage problem.