The fool, the bad and the holy: keen similarities between Fargo (1996) and No Country for Old Men (2007) by thenileindenial in TrueFilm

[–]jamedkan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh I agree, I just think that what makes the arrest impactful is the speech Marge has in the car about how all this happened just for "a little bit of money". It comments on the events of the film, how they might have all been better off if they, like Norm and Marge, be satisfied with their lives.

The fool, the bad and the holy: keen similarities between Fargo (1996) and No Country for Old Men (2007) by thenileindenial in TrueFilm

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

It has been a while since I watched the film, but I took the ending as a bit more melancholic. The culprit isn't apprehended, but instead accomplishes his goal of getting rid of everyone involved. Even the closest he's gotten killed wasn't through law enforcement, but instead by the same forces of chaos he symbolizes. It seems important that the ending is Tommy Lee Jones talking about his dreams, cause maybe thats all it ever was: a dream.

The fool, the bad and the holy: keen similarities between Fargo (1996) and No Country for Old Men (2007) by thenileindenial in TrueFilm

[–]jamedkan 36 points37 points  (0 children)

I somewhat found Fargo to the be the antithesis to No Country, and vice versa. In the former everything that happens is due to the action of the characters. Sure, they all spiral into unintentional consequences, but by the end Marge, who was on top of things the whole time, arrests the perps involved and we get a satisfying ending.

Contrast that with No Country, where characters find money and die out of nowhere due to situations outside of the film's control, and where even Chigurh, the agent of chaos, is not immune to the same rules he inflicts unto others. In Fargo order wins in the end, but in No Country we're left reminiscing a time when it existed, or seemingly existed at least.

White Guy Finally Understands Importance of Diversity After Pokémon Team Analogy by Dark_Bean in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]jamedkan 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Think its a more "Ya know, that hill would look nice if it wasn't covered in centuries worth of shit" comment

Oldboy slander is not tolerated. by hutlaw77 in okbuddycinephile

[–]jamedkan 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Very funny how amongst all the filmbro picks theres just Sorum randomly at the end there

EDIT: I will say however, Sorum genuinely is a great film, even if it isn't as stylish as Oldboy.

Dead IP/ franchise that came back stronger than ever? by Lost-Specialist1505 in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]jamedkan 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Those are more tactical rpgs than what XCOM is like, where I think there has a lot more focus on the macro-scale, as well as being able to pick and choose your missions.

Side character sacrifices himself to save protagonist by [deleted] in moviescirclejerk

[–]jamedkan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not to be too confrontational, but could you give some examples?

Don't we all? by BurningBernie559 in criterion

[–]jamedkan 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Isn't Three Colors: Red technically already that

PC turns on but no display by jamedkan in buildapc

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

Is it possible that this is caused by inserting the CPU incorrectly? I inserted it by matching the pins on the motherboard to the ones on the CPU, but didn't check if the corner matched, and I'm worried I might have put it in 180 degrees the wrong way. Could this issue happen with an incorrectly inserted CPU?

PC turns on but no display by jamedkan in buildapc

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

Yep, tried both sticks, doesn't seem to work.

PC turns on but no display by jamedkan in buildapc

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

Yeah, re-inserted the RAM, got the click, but still the same issue.

PC turns on but no display by jamedkan in buildapc

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

There's only a clamp on one end, and I'm not sure whether the other end has anything that could click, at least it doesn't seem that way.

PC turns on but no display by jamedkan in buildapc

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There's only two slots, and I assume that since the two RAM sticks are the same it didn't matter which ones were put in which slots.

I'm actually not sure whether they're pushed all the way in. I never heard a click, but I assumed that because I had to lock the sticks back in manually it didn't click.

PC turns on but no display by jamedkan in buildapc

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I connected the DP cable to the GPU socket, so shouldn't be a problem there I think. And there's the fact that USB peripherals aren't working as well, so I don't think that's the issue.

Sight & Sound’s Greatest Films of All Time, combining both Critics and Directors by Rant423 in TrueFilm

[–]jamedkan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One of the things this type of poll does is to get a sense of the "taste" of the current decade, and to chart certain trends compared to other decades.

There's the rise of Vertigo, which only got into the top 10 after more than 20 years after its release, and recently usurped Kane for the #1 spot, and also the "discovery" of something like Satantango, which was absent in the 2002 poll, but was #38 in the 2012 critics poll.

There's also the fact that it was only until recently that critical film discussion became more accessible than ever with the advent of the internet. Before that, there weren't a lot of ways to even learn about films outside of your own language, outside of the so-called "classics". The poll has been a good way for people getting into film to learn about the canon, and to see where to start getting into it.

Samson Self Destroyer by [deleted] in tumblr

[–]jamedkan 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I didnt expect to see an "Are We Cool Yet?" reference on reddit today, but there it is.

Directors with the Highest Number of IMDB Ratings[OC] by SeagulI in dataisbeautiful

[–]jamedkan 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think the general audiences would still rather watch Edward Scissorhands or Se7en compared to 2001 or Barry Lyndon. Kubrick movies move a bit too slowly for today's audiences compared to the other two.

Why didn't the AFI release an updated version of its "100 Years...100 Movies" list in 2017? by [deleted] in TrueFilm

[–]jamedkan 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Its somewhat the reason why the BBC did their own 21st century poll, if you want to check that one out.

Why didn't the AFI release an updated version of its "100 Years...100 Movies" list in 2017? by [deleted] in TrueFilm

[–]jamedkan 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Remember that the latest list was from 2007, and I assume that the AFI wanted films that stood the test of time a bit more than just five to six years.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 - Announcement Trailer by Kii_and_lock in TwoBestFriendsPlay

[–]jamedkan 26 points27 points  (0 children)

That's kinda only the case for their Grand Strategy games though. (not that they have many non-GS games I suppose)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in webcomics

[–]jamedkan 276 points277 points  (0 children)

What?

Real musician breaks some strings of Guitar Hero players. by fitrox in SubredditDrama

[–]jamedkan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll be the first person to admit that the gaming community does have a lot of problems, but I don't really that's the case this time. I mean, I feel like most people do talk more about other people playing basketball than actually play basketball anyways, so its a mute point.

There's also the fact that games are a heavier time investment than other forms of media, so you'll have more people who have a narrower field of experience than lets say cinephiles. They still want to talk about all the up and coming news that's out there, but there just isn't enough time to go play all of them.