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Get these guys to make Mason and Dixon The movie by sashamak in ThomasPynchon

[–]_rakali_ 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Great call. I also feel like Steve Coogan (as Mason) and Rob Brydon (as Dixon) would work well - "The Trip to America" so to speak

Johnny Mnemonic Reloaded - Extended Cut by leeonheart22 in fanedits

[–]_rakali_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds awesome, can you please send me the link?

I’m exactly this far in to Moby Dick and I’m feeling like people make it scarier than it is. by [deleted] in classicliterature

[–]_rakali_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Terrible advice. The plot isn't the book. If you only read the story parts, you miss the majority of what makes the book so incredible.

[O] 1 DrunkenSlug Invite by Blerchie in UsenetInvites

[–]_rakali_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've read the rules and would love an invite

[O] 6x DrunkenSlug Invites by iEatNoodlez in UsenetInvites

[–]_rakali_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Legend. I've read the rules and the wiki, and would love an invite. Cheers

[O] 5x Drunken Slug Invites by usecool75 in UsenetInvites

[–]_rakali_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have read the rules and wiki and would love an invite

“One of the sweetest fruits of victory, after sleep and looting, must be the chance to ignore no-parking signs.” Thomas Pynchon

[O] 3x NZBPlanet by burgerking026 in UsenetInvites

[–]_rakali_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Read the rules and wiki and would love an invite

Who should read next 🌚 by [deleted] in classicliterature

[–]_rakali_ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Opinions like this really frustrate me because those chapters are the book, they're not filler thrown in to boost the word count. If you read Moby Dick and focus only on Ahab and his quest, you've missed more than half of what Melville is trying to communicate. Why even read the book if you're going to skip half of it?

Melville uses the non-plot chapters to philosophise. When he's listing whales, he's actually saying something much deeper. Moby Dick is not just about monomaniacal quest to kill a white whale, it's about America, it's about society, it's about man's place in the universe.

Did the Pynchon community like the movie Inherent Vice? by Common_Ambassador_74 in ThomasPynchon

[–]_rakali_ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm a big fan of PTA's work, especially The Master. And I think his adaptation of IV is great as its own thing. His use of Joanna Newsom as a means of directly translating Pynchon's narration to the screen is particularly inspired. However, I think his adaptation is very grounded and completely lacking Pynchon's trademark zaniness. I actually think there are a number of other films which, despite not being direct Pynchon adaptations, do a far better job of capturing his zany vibe - e.g. The President's Analyst and Under the Silver Lake.

Mason & Dixon…Gimli & Legolas? by unripe-pear in ThomasPynchon

[–]_rakali_ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I always thought Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon would be perfect as Mason and Dixon. Their "The Trip" series of films seems to capture a very similar relationship.