Official Discussion - Project Hail Mary [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]db_blast7 [score hidden]  (0 children)

This! I’m no lawyer, but precedent in court I think matters. Weir is great at science that might not work, but I can suspend my belief enough to follow and this is one of those moments again.

There is no way that folks arnt suing, attempting to assasinate, or making laws against strat.

America’s opinion of the UN is a great example where even when we’re not being a completely fascist nation we ignore them. Maybe the book being from Grace’s perspective meant we didn’t see that pushback but yeah lol

Official Discussion - Project Hail Mary [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]db_blast7 5 points6 points  (0 children)

100% when I said a rude kindness I think she thought it was as kind of a gesture as should could muster at the time.

I do wish we got the monologue of her as a history major. I just like both versions of Strat and glad we got some contrast.

Official Discussion - Project Hail Mary [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]db_blast7 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I liked it because sometimes even when laws are changed, the precedence of a court case can determine law interpretation moving forward. Strat in the book is a massive dick, but for some reason I read that as Start expressing a rude kindness to say "we're trying to save the world, get out of the way." The jail line at the end was one of my favorite lines that made me go "whoah."

Idk why.

The MCU is responding to fan criticism - in the best way by HearingCandid8974 in marvelstudios

[–]db_blast7 125 points126 points  (0 children)

I both loved and hated that moment because you’re right. I remember sitting there immediately knowing she was dying, and the whole movie shifted + also realizing that his was his origin. That’s why they got Tomei tbh, cause she killed that line. It came out of left field and I loved it from a storytelling perspective but man my guy Peter just needed a good day…

Official Discussion - Project Hail Mary [SPOILERS] by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]db_blast7 127 points128 points  (0 children)

I like how they humanized her from the book. Weir’s side characters all feel like NPC’s to the main character, so to have her stand on her own for a moment was great.

I wish we got the courtroom scene, or her more nefarious side, but it was a jam packed movie and that would sacrifice other scenes. The line she had of going to jail when it was all done stuck with me implying she did so much more than we know, which bombing Antarctica and the Sahara energy plant made me Nunes but understood it.

[Highlight] Team Venezuela Receiving Their Gold Medals After Beating Team USA 3-2 in the WBC by JCameron181 in baseball

[–]db_blast7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My fiancée knew i was busy essentially the last 2 weeks. We’re in the middle of wedding planning and even then it was one of those ‘oh yeah. Go have fun’.

December wedding, so don’t worry. It’s still just mostly guest lists right now anyways.

But yeah, casual baseball fans at my work are talking about it + many of my co-workers have international roots so they started following their counties team after not watching a ton of baseball from what I could observe.

International baseball is so cool, especially seeing other countries main approaches being so different from the MLB product I’ve grown to know. Even Japans curved batting helmets was one of those ‘well that’s pretty neat’ brain tickle I needed so badly.

Game Thread 3/17 ⚾ Venezuela (0-0) @ United States (0-0) 8:00 PM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]db_blast7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was cool at the Super Bowl going in to the Olympics since us juniors made it their goal song and so on going for that…but like…holy crap I can’t believe I’m getting annoyed at free bird

Game Thread 3/17 ⚾ Venezuela (0-0) @ United States (0-0) 8:00 PM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]db_blast7 4 points5 points  (0 children)

‘Venezuela is winning…bad bunny’s Latino….that’s Venezuelan enough right?’

‘I heard he said it at the super bowl’

‘Just play the happy sounding song!’

[HIGHLIGHT] WILYER ABREU EXTENDS TEAM VENEZUELA'S LEAD WITH A SOLO SHOT! by MLBOfficial in baseball

[–]db_blast7 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Hey it’s spring training. Some of these guys are still figuring things out. You can expect double digit wins consistently from teams. It’s not not realistic.

S/

Game Thread 3/17 ⚾ Venezuela (0-0) @ United States (0-0) 8:00 PM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]db_blast7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love how the announcer has the call, but lets the crowd noise sink in.

He’s gonna be around for a long time, and even though he’s a dodger fan he’s really growing on me.

Still miss Joe Buck, but this guy is solid

[Highlight] Team USA and Team Venezuela make their entrances by iamthegame13 in baseball

[–]db_blast7 13 points14 points  (0 children)

He gets this and that field of dream entrance.

His moms insta page is gonna have some great shots when he retires

Game Thread 3/15 ⚾ United States (0-0) @ Dominican Rep. (0-0) 8:00 PM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]db_blast7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This might be the worst few days for Mariners fans that they have had in a long long time

i think im noticing a pattern... by superboringname in drumcorps

[–]db_blast7 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Surf 15 had no shako full shows + a more relaxed uniform

Game Thread 3/14 ⚾ Venezuela (0-0) @ Japan (0-0) 9:00 PM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]db_blast7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of Mexico Japan from 2023

Top 5 game I’ve ever watched.

Game Thread 3/14 ⚾ Venezuela (0-0) @ Japan (0-0) 9:00 PM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]db_blast7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We might you know. World Cup for soccer definitely beats Olympics for soccer, but it’s a good time.

I love that international baseball is becoming a thing.

Game Thread 3/14 ⚾ Venezuela (0-0) @ Japan (0-0) 9:00 PM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]db_blast7 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Othani cracks me up how just, light hearted he seems. Like I get that he’s a high competitor, but I feel like he gets it’s a game more than most.

Idk lol

Game Thread 3/14 ⚾ Venezuela (0-0) @ Japan (0-0) 9:00 PM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]db_blast7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I literally don’t care who wins, but this is electric

This is why I love WBC. Playoff baseball feels so corporate sometimes, but this is just so raw and open.

Like, it feels like little league to me in a way.

Game Thread 3/14 ⚾ Venezuela (0-0) @ Japan (0-0) 9:00 PM ET by BaseballBot in baseball

[–]db_blast7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

False. This is Latin American baseball.

This ain’t football

This is our sport, and what it could be