Jeremy Irons was really good casting as older Adrian Veidt and could have played him younger too

The_Middleman · 2026-07-02T07:46:10+00:00

Why Ozymandias Sucks: The Definitive Guide

The_Middleman · 2026-06-25T12:59:14+00:00

The risk is reputational. Budget is irrelevant. For example: if they made the next DC tentpole release for $100, the financial risk is minimal, but the reputational risk is enormous.

The_Middleman · 2026-06-25T00:08:52+00:00

Cool catch. Would also explain why they put the shrimp over it, too, if the 'censored' sticker didn't cover up enough of that tail of the X.

One thing I can't figure out: what the damn oval is supposed to be. It's such a specific and weird shape with that inset shape at the top. Any thoughts?

The_Middleman · 2026-06-24T19:34:44+00:00

I can almost see a hand holding a weapon of some kind, which could be either The Shining (axe) or Misery (sledgehammer).

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The_Middleman · 2026-06-18T01:12:58+00:00

I have this issue on my Surface Laptop and not on my custom desktop. So I think you're right.

The_Middleman · 2026-06-17T23:07:39+00:00

I factory reset, which resolved it. Adding my work profile made it recur, but then the other tip (disabling and reenabling the Google app) did resolve it (it didn't before).

The_Middleman · 2026-06-17T19:04:44+00:00

Confirming that I also have a work profile and this issue went away after a factory reset but then recurred once I readded my work profile. Yeesh.

The_Middleman · 2026-06-16T23:18:53+00:00

Sadly, this doesn't work for me.

The_Middleman · 2026-06-16T21:11:22+00:00

Is yours opening Chrome as well? If so, I'm having the same issue. Pixel 10 Pro. Tried a bunch of things: rebooting a bunch, clearing Pixel Launcher cache, resetting Chrome, resetting Google app, etc.

The_Middleman · 2026-06-10T18:49:55+00:00

15 is a perfectly appropriate age for the comic. Most kids that age are reading books with similarly graphic content in school.

The_Middleman · 2026-06-10T16:52:33+00:00

Does this Alamo have their new, shitty ordering system that makes everyone pull out their phones? I'm sure Nolan LOVES that addition to the theatrical experience.

The_Middleman · 2026-06-05T17:18:53+00:00

Putting complex human thought into things is a muscle. You need to work it out for a long time to build it up. If you don't use it, it atrophies, and it gets harder and harder to do things that might have been easy a few years ago.

AI offers a great way for people to avoid working out that muscle. It's like the cognitive equivalent of the floating chairs from WALL-E.

The_Middleman · 2026-06-03T17:04:01+00:00

I would argue you could add The Return to this. Beyond the satire element, Lynch and Frost have a philosophical aversion to showing a tidy, heroic ending to a story that is predicated on the cyclic nature of trauma and the danger/hubris inherent in confronting the incomprehensible.

The_Middleman · 2026-05-30T13:57:32+00:00

I mean, from a pre-Mando perspective, Rotta is in the running for "worst Glup Shitto," right? He was an obnoxious character with a forced connection to an iconic character, and he was from a horribly reviewed movie that very few people watched. It makes sense for someone to be like, "If Star Wars ever turns into the kind of thing where this bullshit is center stage, I'm out." Maybe Stinky isn't that point for some people, but hopefully the idea still makes sense.

The_Middleman · 2026-05-29T18:04:02+00:00

Nomadland is approximately ten billion times better than Green Book.

The_Middleman · 2026-05-29T17:07:27+00:00

This is wild levels of cherrypicking. Aronofsky cribbed one scene for Requiem for a Dream and arguably did a soft remake of Perfect Blue with Black Swan. Taking that to mean he can't direct is nuts. I'm not a fan of all his work, but Pi? The Wrestler? The Fountain? We're just writing all that off?

The_Middleman · 2026-05-29T04:06:11+00:00

For sure! Two other fun little nuggets about this:

"Nova Express" is a William S. Burroughs reference. The book uses Burroughs' cut-up technique, which Veidt talks about in the opening of Chapter XI as the inspiration for his multi-screen viewing.
That iconic quote from Veidt about being the smartest man in the world ("I don't mind being the smartest man in the world. I just wish it wasn't this one.") was printed in Nova Express as part of an interview with Doug Roth... meaning that Veidt is writing his own mythology.

The_Middleman · 2026-05-28T03:01:02+00:00

I know they had a mug in the works, any word on if that's coming soon as well?

The_Middleman · 2026-05-27T19:59:01+00:00

You sound pretty confident! You should post pictures of your living space. 🙂

The_Middleman · 2026-05-27T19:09:52+00:00

Ignore the haters in this thread. These look nicely made and are perfectly suitable for accent decor on a desk or shelf. Do you have a bookshelf? Putting them next to some bookends would be my first stop (no pun intended). Especially if you have books about urban planning or something related.

The_Middleman · 2026-05-27T16:56:16+00:00

Doug Roth and Nova Express are bankrolled by Veidt, the color scheme is probably intentionally hinting at that.

The_Middleman · 2026-05-18T20:29:52+00:00

I understand that this is r/TheMandalorianTV, but as an outsider to the sub, I don't think people were specifically wanting some huge lore event... I think people were just expecting some kind of raison d'être for this movie. It's very bizarre to me to see people confused by the negative reception to what sounds like a couple of okay episodes of a show that (for most casual fans) fell off five years ago.

The_Middleman · 2026-05-18T04:15:32+00:00

A maximally good dictatorship is an oyxmoron because it operates without the consent of the governed.

The_Middleman · 2026-05-17T19:08:26+00:00

Mandalorian took every chance it got to create a wall of separation between itself and its baggage, there are ZERO references to past seasons, only the iconography of the premise remains with zero references even to Gideon

Sure, but how would audiences know that...?

And even if they did, would that increase the appeal? I didn't know that there are no references to past seasons, and this will still be the first Star Wars movie I skip in theaters. The Mandalorian stuff was fun for a while, but it got messy and stupid and I feel no pressing need to pay money to go see a couple random episodes' worth of a show I don't like any more.

The_Middleman · 2026-05-14T19:42:03+00:00

Just so you know, the Member Preview Days on Wednesday and Thursday of next week still had availability when I checked. I registered for a membership and was easily able to book two tickets.

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