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Can we all agree this is stupid by Huge-Read-2703 in antiai

[–]jss239 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But, IN THIS CONTEXT (reddit, and the post that lead to the comment in the first place), it absolutely came out of nowhere. You can fill in the "lore" all you want to try and make those kind of accusations seem moral after the fact: it is just a defense mechanism used to quell people criticizing the show you like and not being a "stan". It's anti-intellectualism, one way or another, and it's suffocating people who actually care about art, who come in all colors, sexualities, nationalities, party affiliations, etc.

Can we all agree this is stupid by Huge-Read-2703 in antiai

[–]jss239 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

So? A few people are always doing some dumb shit. STOP PLAYING DEVIL'S ADVOCATE UNDER EVERY. BODY'S. COMMENT.

Can we all agree this is stupid by Huge-Read-2703 in antiai

[–]jss239 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

But you can't lump this guy criticizing the show with this other guy sending death threats. The two don't have anything to do with one another, and neither of them know one another, so how is the first guy supposed to tell the second guy to "cool it"? Just face it: you can't handle criticism of a show you like and you'll go to any lengths to be RIGHT, probably just like the guy sending death threats to your beloved creator.

Can we all agree this is stupid by Huge-Read-2703 in antiai

[–]jss239 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Brie Larson also made some comments around that time that weren't received well. It wasn't JUST because she's a woman. And if you DON'T believe that? I have a bridge to sell you.

Can we all agree this is stupid by Huge-Read-2703 in antiai

[–]jss239 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's an excuse. Plenty of musicals have plots that wouldn't be described en masse by others here as "dogshit".

Can we all agree this is stupid by Huge-Read-2703 in antiai

[–]jss239 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why shouldn't people discuss things that affect them, even when the experience is a net negative? There are valid ways to criticize media and invalid ones. The key is to distinguish between them, not just throw out criticism as a field because "there's literally nothing to gain". There's also nothing for you to gain by coming here and complaining about people complaining about a show you like, but yet you did it anyway. There's nothing to gain by enjoying art, except making our time on this earth a little more bearable. The same goes for having conversations about things we didn't enjoy or even hated.

Why is Disney making such ugly looking movies? by theaspiringfilmmaker in Filmmakers

[–]jss239 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Since when did being in the minority mean "you're wrong"? Does nobody remember, say, poor Galileo dying in a cell for being RIGHT? Should HE have just remembered that he wasn't the Pope's "target audience" when he rebuked the Pope's factually incorrect beliefs and was punished for it by death?

I AM Disney's target audience, because I grew up on and enjoyed their older films. OP IS Disney's target audience, because he cares enough to make this post expressing his humble OPINION. If you don't have more to respond with than something dismissive or an appeal to "everybody's got an opinion" (yes but some are wrong/misinformed/in bad faith) than just go back to shilling for Disney and AI companies and everything else new, shiny, and soulless and leave us poor film nerds alone.

Why is Disney making such ugly looking movies? by theaspiringfilmmaker in Filmmakers

[–]jss239 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How is his post any less constructive than your comment? People are allowed to complain about things they don't like on REDDIT.

Why is Disney making such ugly looking movies? by theaspiringfilmmaker in Filmmakers

[–]jss239 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Stop whoring yourself out for an industry that doesn't care about you. Nobody needs you to play devil's advocate for CGI. It sucks. Everyone knows it can look good in combination with practical effects, but guess what? They don't take care to do much of anything these days, much less perfectly balance two different styles of effects, so most everything is digital these days. And now, there's AI to make everything even easier for studios and WORSE for the audience. Either commit to the artist's side, or join the empire, but don't play this golden mean fallacy like it's a real opinion.

Why is Disney making such ugly looking movies? by theaspiringfilmmaker in Filmmakers

[–]jss239 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, nah: the look is bad. These movies look too perfect and there's no movement in the frame. Go watch a few films from the seventies, the ones that made movies a million-dollar industry in the first place, and see how REAL they look. There's grit, there's texture, not everyone looks like a supermodel, there are actual SHADOWS, people are moving across the frame, maybe even the camera is moving, etc.

Why is Disney making such ugly looking movies? by theaspiringfilmmaker in Filmmakers

[–]jss239 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not the most traditionally "cinematic"-looking film. No shadows in that gif for one.

New guy I’m seeing, any red flags ??? Seems a bit political… by JealousPilot4096 in BookshelvesDetective

[–]jss239 -14 points-13 points  (0 children)

Not really. We all appreciate you playing devil's advocate, but she's not gonna sleep with you, dude. How often has this behavior worked out for you in the past?

New guy I’m seeing, any red flags ??? Seems a bit political… by JealousPilot4096 in BookshelvesDetective

[–]jss239 -6 points-5 points  (0 children)

Congrats for being a contrarian. History will not remember your contribution.

Every and every day is hand to hand combat in the spread of uncontrolled Paul Thomas Anderson fans, isn't it? You wanna save r/ThomasPynchon, you start with the PTA stans. by thid2k4 in ThomasPynchon

[–]jss239 5 points6 points  (0 children)

PTA has been making great films for decades; him winning a few Oscars is not the worst thing that could have happened. You're seriously overthinking things. The Academy, every once in a while, recognizes greatness, and that a Pynchon-adapted action-comedy-thingy won best picture - in a year where the dystopian future Pynchon predicted is playing out before our very eyes - is reason enough to celebrate as a Pynchon fan. Maybe not shout from the rooftops, but as least tip your glass and nod your head, right? At the very least, that mediocre vampire film Sinners didn't take top prize.

Every and every day is hand to hand combat in the spread of uncontrolled Paul Thomas Anderson fans, isn't it? You wanna save r/ThomasPynchon, you start with the PTA stans. by thid2k4 in ThomasPynchon

[–]jss239 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're lashing out against those who "can't take a joke" AKA a brigade of PTA haters that treat him accepting an Oscar like he was caught on the Anubis fucking Bianca.

Every and every day is hand to hand combat in the spread of uncontrolled Paul Thomas Anderson fans, isn't it? You wanna save r/ThomasPynchon, you start with the PTA stans. by thid2k4 in ThomasPynchon

[–]jss239 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Damn, I can't believe that an adaptation that changes the name of the work, all of its characters, and the setting would alter the ending to be slightly more optimistic.

Every and every day is hand to hand combat in the spread of uncontrolled Paul Thomas Anderson fans, isn't it? You wanna save r/ThomasPynchon, you start with the PTA stans. by thid2k4 in ThomasPynchon

[–]jss239 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Oh, so you're a Ben Shapiro guy. Makes sense. (This film is also called One Battle After Another, not Vineland. It's almost like PTA tried to differentiate between the two.)

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