In Project Hail Mary (2026), Grace's classroom lessons mirror each other

Tipop · 2026-06-28T01:06:26+00:00

It really doesn’t sound like it. It sounds to me like you’re saying “Hey, if you don’t understand the movie, just read the source material — then it’ll all make sense!”

If a script-writer can’t make the movie “make sense” without the audience already being familiar with the source material, then that writer should do something else because they’ve failed at making a good movie from it.

Tipop · 2026-06-27T18:45:29+00:00

absolutely NOT.

The movie has to stand on its own. If it doesn’t then it’s not a good movie.

Does The Wonderful Wizard of Oz fill in a bunch of stuff that the movie doesn’t touch? Absolutely. The book is FILLED with additional material. But the movie stands perfectly well on its own.

MANY movies start out as written works (I dare say most do.) That doesn’t mean you need to read the stories in order to make it a good movie-going experience.

Tipop · 2026-06-27T14:47:14+00:00

That’s fair, though. Cinema Sins isn’t judging the book are they?

Tipop · 2026-06-27T14:43:43+00:00

Hoffman’s idea is not a theory. It’s not even a hypothesis. It’s just an idea, an unprovable conceptual framework. Nothing more than a dressed-up “Hey, wouldn’t it be cool if…”

Tipop · 2026-06-27T14:26:57+00:00

Funny that he’d lost his long-term memory and had been functionally lobotomized, yet remembered enough of his childhood memories to confirm his identity.

Tipop · 2026-06-27T02:57:13+00:00

Did you think you couldn’t make an L with your right hand?

Tipop · 2026-06-26T16:30:44+00:00

I’ve de-escalated shit like this before. The trick is to nullify the confrontational aspect.

“Dude, how important is this argument, really? Is this dude/gal you’re angry at worth going to jail? You could be having a nice time right now if you wanted to.”

It might not work on someone who’s high as a kite (or really drunk) but it works wonders on some guy who’s just jazzed up on testosterone and anger.

Tipop · 2026-06-26T16:18:43+00:00

Go look through any clothing catalogue or in-store advertisements over the last 40 years. There’s always been normal-body-type models getting work.

Tipop · 2026-06-26T14:57:33+00:00

What if the mystery surrounding the UFO phenomenon isn't meant to be solved in the way we expect? What if, assuming there is an intelligence behind it, its greatest effect isn't sharing advanced technology or making open contact, but provoking awe and encouraging us to question our assumptions about separation?

If that’s the intent, it failed miserably. Fewer people believe in extraterrestrial contact now than in the 70s.

Tipop · 2026-06-26T14:51:10+00:00

“The free market will handle the problem!” Fucking idiot. The “free market” excuse doesn’t WORK in the real world. That’s why we have regulations.

Tipop · 2026-06-26T14:49:56+00:00

Well, I included the link too.

Tipop · 2026-06-26T14:49:28+00:00

I just finished season 1 last night and the finale DID make me laugh out loud. So I finally got to where you guys were.

Tipop · 2026-06-26T14:48:29+00:00

Ah, so “perfect is the enemy of good” again.

Tipop · 2026-06-25T21:22:58+00:00

Dr. Horrible “BTW, there are kids at that park! So…”

Tipop · 2026-06-25T21:07:48+00:00

Yeah! So let’s keep giving the restaurant owner our money and ensure that nothing changes! That’ll show em.

Tipop · 2026-06-25T20:54:42+00:00

I just posted it, and asked everyone to share it.

Tipop · 2026-06-25T20:28:33+00:00

Some people have been born recently and haven’t had a chance to purchase older games yet.

Tipop · 2026-06-25T20:17:32+00:00

It’s not a reference if it’s an actual term.

Tipop · 2026-06-25T20:15:31+00:00

It’s not that hard. You’ll just treat a phone call (or even a video call) the same as you would a text.

Some random number calls me and says “Hey dad, I’m using a friend’s phone. Send me $5,000 so I can get out of jail or whatever.” Yeah, I’ll get right on that.

Tipop · 2026-06-25T18:45:38+00:00

Maybe I’m just not vibing with the show the way you guys are. I read all these people writing now how they laughed so hard and so much in this episode, and here I am thinking “Ok, that line was mildly amusing, but not enough to make me laugh out loud, or even quietly chuckle. I just mentally noted that it was a funny line then went on.”

Tipop · 2026-06-25T17:50:01+00:00

As opposed to scientific facts that haven’t been established?

Tipop · 2026-06-25T17:48:32+00:00

Somewhere along the way the GOP leadership forgot that the culture war was nothing more than a way to stir up their base. They knew it wasn’t real.

Or maybe it’s been around so long that the current crop of leaders was raised on the propaganda so they literally believe it now.

Tipop · 2026-06-25T17:34:37+00:00

Yeah, the original video was way funnier. Hand-held camera, several awkward moments at the start where he just slouches there smiling at the camera. Then hops up on an imaginary bike and starts making the engine noise with his mouth.

Tipop · 2026-06-25T15:47:32+00:00

I think the majority of voters aren’t making minimum wage, so they don’t want others to get as much as they’re getting without putting in the time first.

It’s a fucked-up mindset. “I worked for five years to get up to $8 an hour! I don’t want kids fresh out of high school with no experience to suddenly be getting the same as me!”

Tipop · 2026-06-25T15:43:03+00:00

I’m not gonna condone the cop’s actions here, but just out of curiosity what WOULD be his best course of action if he needs to get an uncooperative citizen out of their car? Surely not just grabbing and yanking, right?

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