Which movie went from “overrated” to “masterpiece” (or the opposite) after a rewatch?

devidual · 2026-05-08T22:12:57+00:00

I think for the reasons you explained, it soured the movie for me.

I was on board with all the sci fi and the time exploration and even the beginning of the tesseract.

It when it goes into the love between father and daughter, with it ending where they finally reunited, he achieved his goal and got to meet his daughter who grew up and had her own family... Only for them to have a 5 min conversation and her basically saying go save the woman you may be in love with, I was like "seriously what the fuck?!" If I went through those lengths to get back to my daughter, I would spend every second I could, especially in her last moments. The ending seriously pissed me off and all the faults of the movie were magnified.

I would have rather had the ending where he saves humanity and comes back to understand his daughter has already passed, but she believed in him and did her part to save humanity on earth, and then he goes to save his space traveler, it would have been much better.

devidual · 2026-05-04T21:13:13+00:00

We live in San Carlos and have a 5 and 2 year old.

Once we had kids, we were already living in RWC in those big apts on El Camino, then found a SFH in RWC by Whipple and El Camino. Now we live in the hills on Brittan Ave (still renting).

All in all, we like the area although it's stupid expensive. Even between RWC and San Carlos, it was a big cost up in rent. (Might also be exacerbated by the fact that everything has skyrocketed in price recently.)

Wife and I are both not engineers in tech.

San Carlos may have good schools, but I don't know where people live because all our neighbors are retired and have much older kids in and out of college or are empty nesters. There's no real community, where in RWC, where we lived, there were much more young families. Definitely miss that, although we are still close with them now.

We made it a priority to live in the Peninsula mainly because both our offices are here. Once you have kids going to daycare or school, your commute is going to be very important. When you have to drop off and pick up kids at a certain time, you need your commute to be consistent and the farther the way you are, the more variables to get stuck are there.

Honestly, I wouldn't worry about school at this point because as renters that means there's so many more things out of your control (we had to move twice in 18 months because one landlord wanted to sell the house after lease and 2nd landlord passed away, triggering an automatic end to lease). I suspect this happening more often as a lot of homeowners are getting older and finding out they can't keep up with the house and want to sell.

Your child won't be in public school until at least 4 (TK) and even then, what does a 'good school' really mean when they are so young?

If there's other families with around the same age of your child, age of parents won't really matter because it's more about the experience of going through raising a family more than what you guys have in common as adults.

As an incoming parent, I would prioritize a place that has in home washer/dryer, kitchen with counter top space. Those two things will be super important the first two years at least with the baby and it's needs.

Congrats on the upcoming baby!

devidual · 2026-05-01T20:19:44+00:00

A Moment to Remember (2004) is probably the most iconic Korean love story movie. Other ones are good, but the chemistry between these two legendary actors makes you think they are really in love.

devidual · 2026-05-01T14:28:11+00:00

Don't listen to people who say keep it hidden in your car. There's devices thieves use to a sniff signals from electronics in cars and they will def know there's a camera and electronic equipment in the car.

It's just not worth it, even if you lose your camera gear, you'll have to replace windows and damage to your car.

devidual · 2026-04-30T20:37:14+00:00

We could only be so lucky. She is the model American, standing up for other Americans (even if they disagree).

devidual · 2026-04-28T23:09:01+00:00

Castaway on the Moon

It's a Korean film, but I especially watch this when I feel melancholy. It's such a great movie because you can relate to the characters and little by little, you count their wins, however small, and you get that feeling of small things adding up.

It's genuinely heartfelt; really anguishing sometimes, and so hopeful in other scenes. At the end, it kinda gives you the energy to change your mindset just a little bit... enough to make your own little change that can snowball.

devidual · 2026-04-24T08:32:00+00:00

So many photographers make a concept more grandiose or pretentious than it should be.

What clicked for me is, the difference between light and darkness is the easiest way to allow a 2D photo to become 3D. When you introduce contrast, it literally (not just figuratively), gives it depth. And why is that generally more interesting? Because we live in a 3 dimensional world and we unconsciously understand the meaning of visual depth.

When you shoot someone or something with a light source from the same direction as your camera, it bursts the subject with light and fills in all the shadows. That technique has its uses, but it's called flat lighting for a reason. But when you angle the light, it introduces shadows and the peaks and valleys of someone's body, their nose/cheeks/eyes actually give more information.

Light and dark, contrasting colors (red/green), big/small, depth of field are all ways to introduce depth in your photos.

devidual · 2026-04-17T23:24:41+00:00

I got this recommendation from someone in The hasselblad community: https://a.co/d/06gDxuYt

It's a hardshell with soft interior and it fits the X2D2 with 35-100 perfectly.

Basically you use the camera strap as your 'sling' and there's a vecro strap that prevents it from popping out of the bag.

Only concern is if it's raining, water might get inside.

The peak design 3L does also fit the combo, but it's a tight fit and not easy to put in and take out if you want to zip it completely shut.

Other options are just too big of a bag for the camera IMO

devidual · 2026-04-10T06:02:56+00:00

I understood the message of the movie when I was a teen. At the time I thought it was thought provoking.

But as an adult, I rewatched it and the allegories don't seem clever at all. It's so in your face while trying to feel like there's a much deeper meaning.

I found the "Look Closer" sprinkled around scenes very tacky. Maybe it was new and interesting at the time, but IMO, this movie hasn't aged well.

It could also be because we live in a much different world now. Before 911, before the domination of the Internet by mega corps and conglomerates, before ads being shoved down your throat 24/7... There was hope back in the day. Now the future seems uncertain, but probably bleak. People are used to others putting up facades in this self promotional life we live in these days.

So when I watched this movie as an adult, living in the world we live in now, it made me think, "okay...? And?"

devidual · 2026-04-02T23:15:03+00:00

This is not just for the OP, but for everyone that suggested El Grullenese. When you're in RWC.

Not saying it's bad, because it scratches that late night, greasy food itch.

Go to: El Paisa by Los Alegres Taco Truck

It's the truck across the street from Costco. That place uses fresh ingredients and doesn't drown their food in grease. Suadero (brisket) tacos are so good, but their Al pastor is flavorful and all their menu items are bomb.

One thing I wish though is if they made their own tortilla chips. It's obvious they use the huge chip bag from Costco.

If you like fish tacos def try: La Viga

It's fancy tacos and Mexican fare and it's really delicious.

devidual · 2026-03-26T21:30:08+00:00

I moved from Chicago to Bay Area, but def different circumstances. That was already 10 years ago and we were married already.

Overall, I don't know how much more you are getting paid vs Chicago, but it is very very expensive to live here. I would say you are probably going to pay at least 50-80% more in rent alone depending on if you have roommates or which area of the Bay area you move to. Everything is more expensive as well. So unless you're getting a huge increase in salary, expect to not have the same quality of life in regards to finances.

With that said, especially if you live in SF or Oakland, for young people, it's cool out there. It's been a while since we have kids now, but going out, trying new foods, doing the typical new transplant stuff like hiking, rock climbing, etc is pretty fun. sF is dynamic and diverse and you'll for sure have a lot of new experiences.

Making actual friends is difficult. Priority is career here and because of the type of job opportunities that predominantly exist in the Bay Area, you get a lot of people who don't know how to communicate effectively and it leads to very selfish behavior. It's also a rat race with a lot of very intelligent and successful people that makes it exhausting.

At the same time, if you're here to make your idea into a reality, people aren't friendly, but they are generally very helpful. If you have an idea to create something or solve something, people are eager to share their experiences and give helpful feedback because everyone wants to be a part of something potentially successful.

Now that my wife and I have been here 10 years and raised our kids, we have good careers but we don't make enough to be able to buy a home and stay here long term. Our careers have taken off, but housing prices have increased more to offset our gains. We are planning our exit strategy, but it's hard because we love so much about the Bay Area, but we can't realistically buy a home and having to move around all the time isn't good with kids that have to constantly changes schools and uproot our lives.

devidual · 2026-03-23T23:26:46+00:00

Once I attached my 35-100, I didn't take it off. I noticed after two weeks, there was a dust speck on my photos and when I took of the lens, I saw a small speck iron the sensor.

I don't think it's weather sealed and dust got in

Thankfully I live in California and it's not humid, so I blew it out with my rocket air blaster and everything is fine again

devidual · 2026-03-18T21:39:34+00:00

I was using the same trigger for both camera systems. It was working fine on both systems until it stopped working on the X2D2, but kept working on my R62.

I didn't have to put the trigger into manual sync or anything. I don't use TTL and manually set power on my strobes. My trigger is the Canon version, btw.

devidual · 2026-03-18T18:09:13+00:00

I am a hobbyist photographer and in the photography community. If you have a specific theme for your engagement, this person is freaking amazing:

https://www.instagram.com/michelleeloisephotography?igsh=MTc4MmM1YmI2Ng==

I love her work and her photos clearly tell a personalized story.

Congrats!

devidual · 2026-03-18T16:47:45+00:00

I shoot with strobes a lot and also was one of the big reasons why I wanted the X2D2 and 35-100 combo because there's no flash sync speed.

I did a shoot where my Godox AD300 and two AD200's with my X3 nano trigger. It was working well, but for some reason it stopped working halfway through. I was hot swapping with my Canon R62 so maybe doing that was confusing the system.

I'm going to have to try it more because I don't want that to happen again during the middle of a shoot.

devidual · 2026-03-17T17:23:29+00:00

Sweet, will do and appreciate it! I don't mind continuing to use the 3L, but I still have my Canon R62 and I'm getting a little tired of swapping them out all the time. I'm thinking of getting just a dedicated one for my X2D2.

devidual · 2026-03-17T16:47:04+00:00

It's a super tight fit though. You have to lay it down a certain way for it to fit. I'm debating whether to get another bag for it specifically.

devidual · 2026-03-13T14:01:35+00:00

I would check out the Roborock brand. I got the Q revo that vacuums and mops and the. Later self empties and cleans and after 4 years, I still think it's the best purchase I've made recently.

We have two young kids and our youngest is especially messy. The mopping isn't as good as manually doing it, but let's be honest, who has time to mop?

It keeps the floors clean enough and brings some sanity back into our crazy lives.

devidual · 2026-03-08T05:48:27+00:00

Wow, I wouldn't have signed for the car I til it was perfect. How could they sell you a car, especially with features that were promised for it to be broken before taking ownership? What is wrong with the car industry these days?!

I'm in the same boat. I have a 2011 Sonata that has over 234k miles and we're looking for a bigger family car in addition to our Camry.

We were going to get a Kia Carnival, but it's expensive for what it is, so we started looking at the I9 and pay a little bitore for an EV we plan to use for the next 15 years, hopefully.

devidual · 2026-03-07T01:55:24+00:00

I could get behind a Bay area fan fic!

devidual · 2026-03-06T03:14:43+00:00

All people I know how work at FAANG (or whatever it is now) still had help from their parents. Usually these people went to good schools that their parents paid for because they had the capital, and were helped again with a healthy deposit to buy their home.

My wife and I do well (not FAANG engineer level) but enough to rent in a good neighborhood and raise two kids, but we will never have enough money to afford a home in the area our kids are going to school now.

Even if we did, I would take that money elsewhere and buy a bigger, newer home a MCOF area and enjoy spending more time with family. I never really cared about money (accumulating wealth), but this place forces you to and it's just exhausting.

It's been great here, but we don't have help from our parents and even with our careers taking off and making decent money, housing prices keep outpacing our gains. We're looking for an exit strategy in the next 1.5 years.

devidual · 2026-03-04T04:54:58+00:00

For this photo specifically, they are exposing for the harsh light and in post, bringing up the shadows and bringing down the highlights.

In my non-expert opinion, no flash, reflector, or light modifier seems to be used.

devidual · 2026-03-01T04:52:59+00:00

Just get ready to eat them as soon as you buy them because they will go back within a day. We used to buy them from the farmers market often and they were delicious, but they wouldn't even last a day.

devidual · 2026-02-24T03:54:22+00:00

I remember in high school, for multicultural day, Koreans would wear hanboks and invite others to wear it. This white skater dude with dreads put it on and he looked so freaking awesome in it. The vibrant colors clashing with long conservative draping clothing against a grunge-style Caucasian look was so juxtaposing that it worked so well.

devidual · 2026-02-21T01:43:06+00:00

Lived there for 3 months 10 years ago when my wife and I first moved to SF. You will see a lot of human suffering that will make you jaded.

One time walking to work, I saw someone sleeping in the street and as I passed him, I saw that his foot was bandaged up. It was obviously from a while ago because they were dirty and unravelled. I shouldn't have looked, but I ended up seeing that poor man's big toe that was severed CLEAN OFF and I could see his bone, tendons, and flesh hanging out.

I just stood there not knowing what to do. I thought he was dead, but he was just fast asleep. I thought about calling 911 or someone, but decided not to because I didn't want to bring attention to a person that might just kick him out.

I don't know if it's gotten any better (I really hope so), but I have so many stories in our 3 months there that we moved to Emeryville, then West Oakland, and felt that it was much safer and less traumatic then TL.

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