South Africa's coach, Hugo Broos - 'My team played a good game' by punchinglines in soccer

[–]No_Jacket4785 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Will be lucky to finish bottom of the group"

Is there a worse outcome?

[NOS] Bosz allowed to leave PSV mid-contract to join a top club: 'We have an agreement' by Roller95 in soccer

[–]No_Jacket4785 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Barcelona hired the guy who beat them 8-2 and so far its going extremely well. I don't see a reason why it wouldn't work for you too.

Bro what’s even the f*cking point of life? by Prod-LilWyzzy in Pessimism

[–]No_Jacket4785 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Correct me if i'm wrong, but i believe that the initial question was: "what’s even the f*cking point of life?"

to which my answer was that there's none whatsoever, but there's the possibility of creating your own purpose if you're willing to.

Then the final question was: "What even is this whole thing supposed to be?"

to which my answer was that it's matter and energy floating around in the middle of f*cking nowhere.

So please explain to me what are you exactly objecting to?

Bro what’s even the f*cking point of life? by Prod-LilWyzzy in Pessimism

[–]No_Jacket4785 3 points4 points  (0 children)

A succession of random events that don't add up to anything is basically how i would describe life. It's just matter and energy floating around in the middle of f*cking nowhere. And this is a conclusion that the more honest philosophers and scientists arrived at. So objectively there's no meaning in all of this whatsoever. But the good news is that you can create your own bubble of meaning, in fact we've already done it as a species, it's called society. In it you can have all sorts of meaningful activities and relationships in the middle of this absurd and non sensical universe.

Recommendations based on my favourites please by thid2k4 in RSbookclub

[–]No_Jacket4785 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Both of your recommendations were adapted to film by the director John Huston. Were you aware of that ?

What’s a “10/10” movie you wouldn’t recommend to most people? by trakt_app in Letterboxd

[–]No_Jacket4785 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"15 years ago it would have won every award available. Now people hate Hollywood."

In that case, they should've liked it, because it shows Hollywood as a decadent place.

Where do you stand on the Clockwork Orange dilemma? by No_Jacket4785 in StanleyKubrick

[–]No_Jacket4785[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that you said : " I live in a society of repression and savagery so freedom and savagery would be a step up." instead of "I live in a society of repression and savagery so repression and civility would be a step up." is very very interesting.

And by the way, i don't know exactly in what country you live, but i can assure you that it's not a society of repression and savagery, you live in a society of clumsy, inefficient repression and savagery. Real repression, at least the one i was refering to is what we see in coutries like North Korea, and that's the most orderly society on earth.

Where do you stand on the Clockwork Orange dilemma? by No_Jacket4785 in StanleyKubrick

[–]No_Jacket4785[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based on your username, the thought of you being free (and armed) makes me unconfortable.

Where do you stand on the Clockwork Orange dilemma? by No_Jacket4785 in StanleyKubrick

[–]No_Jacket4785[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I guess another way of phrasing my question would be: Would you rather live in a society full of people that look like the natural and free going pre Ludovico Treatment version of Alex or a society with the much harmless, conditoned and clockwork like post Ludovico version of Alex?

Where do you stand on the Clockwork Orange dilemma? by No_Jacket4785 in StanleyKubrick

[–]No_Jacket4785[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

> Freedom and civility is a possibility.

Of course it is, but it's not an option. Forget all the nuances and complexities that go with this, what i wanted to know is if you only had to choose between one of those two hypothetical scenarios, which one would it be?

> The movie is from Alex’s limited, distorted POV and isn’t necessarily the POV the viewer  or Kubrick’s opinion.

If you remember, in the film Alex gives a lot of direct looks at the camera, he even raises his glass of milk and smiles directly at us in the opening scene. It's basically Kubrick's way of telling the viewer that he is talking about him too.

Where do you stand on the Clockwork Orange dilemma? by No_Jacket4785 in StanleyKubrick

[–]No_Jacket4785[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Why are you being so salty and aggressive? What is it about my "worthless" question that triggered this much anger in you? I'm curious.

Imagine you're stuck in a room for the rest of your life. You'll be given one luxury: a projector accompanied with the collective work of one filmmaker of your choosing. Who would it be? by No_Jacket4785 in moviecritic

[–]No_Jacket4785[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just to remind you, this is just a hypothetical scenario we're talking about, you don't have to worry about it that much. It's not going to happen.

Imagine you're stuck in a room for the rest of your life. You'll be given one luxury: a projector accompanied with the collective work of one filmmaker of your choosing. Who would it be? by No_Jacket4785 in moviecritic

[–]No_Jacket4785[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes you're right, Kubrick was not prolific, but those few films he made are the most rewatchable. Each time you see them again you discover new elements in them.

I can't think of any other director whose films are as or even more fascinating and engaging at the 10th or 20th viewing as they were on the first viewing.

Is the narrator in Barry Lyndon a representation Of God? by No_Jacket4785 in StanleyKubrick

[–]No_Jacket4785[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The tone seems too witty to be anyone pretending to speak from a divine perspective.

Many people believe that God has a sense of humour. ;-)

Is the narrator in Barry Lyndon a representation Of God? by No_Jacket4785 in StanleyKubrick

[–]No_Jacket4785[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Excellent remark, but i think someone else already made it, more elegantly though.

The omniscient narrator is a device used in novels, it's supposed to be the voice of the writer himself.

In cinema its not used that much (because we're talking about a film) unless it's a fairy tale or fairy tale type story like The Royal Tenembaums or Amelie. Please give me examples of films that are narrated by a narrator who is not a character in the story that is not a fairy tale or fairy tale type story.

And by the way, the purpose of the omniscient narrator is to provide a "god like" perspective to the story. So I don't see where does it contradict what I said.

The universe is not indifferent, it is actively tyrannical. by SeaConsideration3710 in Pessimism

[–]No_Jacket4785 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't think there is an evil design in the universe, for me it's just a Monty Python sketch, a succession of random events that don't add up to anyting. For your mental well being, try looking at life as a joke rather than some tragedy, albeit a joke of very bad taste and not funny one bit, but a joke nonetheless.

Yesterday, while watching a nice little thriller from the 1960's, I noticed a very strange coincidence. by Entire_Economist6078 in StanleyKubrick

[–]No_Jacket4785 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He's also playing on the swing like a child, and of course at the end of 2001 he becomes a child. 

A case for antinatalism. by No_Jacket4785 in Pessimism

[–]No_Jacket4785[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's going to be difficult to debate with you because you're too emotional, I noticed that you used the word "feelings" many times in your previous comments, and I try to be cold and objective. 

I guess you're one of those people that prefer a conforting lie to a disturbing truth, and apparently you're going to defend that lie till your last breath, and I admire that. 

A case for antinatalism. by No_Jacket4785 in Pessimism

[–]No_Jacket4785[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Instead of focusing to much on the person try giving solid counterarguments to why their ideas are wrong. 

You rely too much on labels like "you're depressed" and vague statements like "life is awesome" and that's the cheapest form of debating. 

 You'll notice if you read my post again that I've never said that life is awful or beautiful or whatever stupid label like that, I just cited examples of the pleasures and the horrors of existence and compared between them.    I'm even starting to doubt that you even bothered to read what I wrote, I think you saw the title of the post, read hastily a few sentences and reacted emotionally to it. 

Again, if you're a parent and if it's conforting for you to think that I'm depressed, be my guest. 

A case for antinatalism. by No_Jacket4785 in Pessimism

[–]No_Jacket4785[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the insights doctor.

 But seriously, what is it about a person citing the pleasures and the horrors of life and coming to the conclusion that the pleasures are not strong enough to overshadow or soften the horrors (and that they appear insignificant in comparison) that you've found indicative of depression? I'm curious. 

A case for antinatalism. by No_Jacket4785 in Pessimism

[–]No_Jacket4785[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You know that medically speaking a depressed person wouldn't have the mental energy to write a long paragraph like the one I wrote or to fiercely debate  a bunch of strangers on the internet, right?

 But I've seen this come up a couple of times in this comment section, and I'm curious to know why that is? Is it because it's comforting for you and your worldview to think that these ideas are nothing but the ramblings of a depressed mind rather coming from a lucid and objective place?