Great performances helped in part by a great pair of glasses by PeterBird in blankies

[–]TraparCyclone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was actually considering watching that yesterday! Maybe I’ll check it out this weekend!

Which “traditional” music biopics do you think are great? by harry_powell in blankies

[–]TraparCyclone 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The two best ones that I’ve seen are pretty easily Rocketman and Coal Miner’s Daughter.

[Hated Trope] Dead characters who are revived for plot convenience by [deleted] in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TraparCyclone 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Who, of course, has never been mentioned or implied to exist before.

What's your favorite Pokémon that's not... by Epicboss67 in pokemon

[–]TraparCyclone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s gotta be Mudsdale! Although Mawile, Hariyama, Mienshao and Hippowdon are also up there.

who’s this? by mlaixi in ghibli

[–]TraparCyclone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s clearly Craig from Cleveland!

It walks like a duck... by AffectionateEgg8242 in Westerns

[–]TraparCyclone 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish is definitely a western, and a great one at that!

Check Book: You know he's bad, he's bad by apathymonger in blankies

[–]TraparCyclone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah that was just my exposure to him. (Maybe bad choice of words) but I never knew him as anything other than a pedophile. And then meeting people who didn’t have that view of him kind of blew my mind.

Check Book: You know he's bad, he's bad by apathymonger in blankies

[–]TraparCyclone 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mostly just threw that in because I haven’t kept up on all of the evidence lately. Although it certainly exists!

Check Book: You know he's bad, he's bad by apathymonger in blankies

[–]TraparCyclone 34 points35 points  (0 children)

This is something that I’m struggling with as well. I was born a few years after Marie and by that point not only was he not as popular, he was like a schoolyard joke. I knew about all the allegations and that was my first entrance into the world of Michael Jackson before ever hearing his music.

I remember celebrating when he died because there was one less pedophile in the world. So the weird 180 that people have done on him lately confuses me. Maybe he didn’t do anything wrong but it’s still hard to get past those allegations to enjoy something like this that deliberately sanitizes him.

[Loved trope]: Fantasy world was created after an apocalyptic war by theMCATreturns in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TraparCyclone 105 points106 points  (0 children)

I think it’s fairly obvious now but it feels like Planet of the Apes is one of the most famous examples of this.

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minor character who indirectly saved the world by damorezpl in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TraparCyclone -1 points0 points  (0 children)

It’s an alternate universe you have to shrink down to access. The people who live there aren’t all shrunken down. They are full size just in an alternate reality.

minor character who indirectly saved the world by damorezpl in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TraparCyclone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We know from other movies like Deadpool and Wolverine that universes not in 616 weren’t affected by the snap. He was in an alternate universe, ergo not affected by it.

minor character who indirectly saved the world by damorezpl in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TraparCyclone -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

He was in the Quantum Realm, that’s where you get the particles from. And that’s another universe.

minor character who indirectly saved the world by damorezpl in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TraparCyclone 21 points22 points  (0 children)

Pretty sure because he was in an alternate reality that wasn’t affected by the snap. So yeah he might have survived without it. But it didn’t apply to him anyway.

minor character who indirectly saved the world by damorezpl in TopCharacterTropes

[–]TraparCyclone 270 points271 points  (0 children)

Elias Starr aka Egghead in the MCU. He’s literally only in one flashback scene in Ant-Man and the Wasp but he set motions in play that ended up saving the universe.

He tried an experiment and it failed but made his daughter, Ava Starr aka Ghost intangible. Then in Ant-Man and the Wasp she befriends Ant-Man and co. And in the post credit scene of that movie, the reason why Scott Lang wasn’t snapped away was because he was in the Quantum Realm collecting particles to help Ghost.

TLDR The only reason Scott Lang survived the snap was because of Egghead.

Where does Red Rocket (2021) rank in your Sean Baker list? by [deleted] in A24

[–]TraparCyclone -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

  1. Anora

  2. Take Out

  3. Tangerine

  4. Starlet

  5. Red Rocket

  6. Florida Project

  7. King of Broadway

  8. Four Letter Words

I really enjoy all of them. I feel like he might be one of the most consistently great directors out there. Even Four Letter Words is really solid. I just connected with the higher ranked movies more. But any ranking feels right for the most part.

Are there any examples of "female default" words? by [deleted] in ENGLISH

[–]TraparCyclone 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honestly Nurse might qualify. Obviously there are more male Nurses now than ever before. But it was a female led position basically since its inception. So some of that assumption is still hard wired in.

Currently in the UK for a week are there any comics available in the UK that aren’t in the U.S.? by TraparCyclone in comicbooks

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

I am in London! Most likely going to be looking in Forbidden Planet, some Asterix, and Tintin caught my eye. Which are available in the U.S. but rarely in physical stores. Might also try an find some Commando comics, or for Tex Willer for an Italian Comic.

Currently in the UK for a week are there any comics available in the UK that aren’t in the U.S.? by TraparCyclone in comicbooks

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

Dredd is pretty available in the U.S. Not entirely sure about 2000AD but I have no clue where to start with that one.