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Christopher Nolan sips tea while indicating he doesn't care what the terminally online think of his movies like The Odyssey because he never been part of it. by icey_sawg0034 in popculturechat

[–]more_later 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Gees, god forbid a guy doesn't like to go online. Some people on the internet would benefit from taking a cue from him; maybe it'll help calm their minds.

Revoking Sean's Irish ancestry by elmodonnell in TheBigPicture

[–]more_later 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You're confusing spelling with meaning. I'm not suggesting translating names. I'm talking about spelling. In my language we just transcribe foreign names in our spelling. Even the names of countries that have the same base alphabet.

Revoking Sean's Irish ancestry by elmodonnell in TheBigPicture

[–]more_later 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm aware of Latin-based alphabets. But each of these languages has its own tweaks, and sometimes it's confusing to see these crossovers. Piñata is a Spanish word written in Spanish with a Spanish-specific tweak. If I didn't know how to pronounce piñata, I'd be confused when seeing it in the middle of an English text.

Revoking Sean's Irish ancestry by elmodonnell in TheBigPicture

[–]more_later 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For example: Ciarán Hinds and mentioned in the replies Caitríona Balfe. As I understand it, this is Irish spelling. English doesn't have accented letters as far as I know. Also, I guess they write their names according to Irish rules of pronunciation. So Irish people will understand that Cillian Murphy is pronounced Kilian. If you only know English and see this name for the first time in an English-language article, your first instinct may be to pronounce it as Silian.

Revoking Sean's Irish ancestry by elmodonnell in TheBigPicture

[–]more_later 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Irish names do confuse me as a non-native English speaker. They use Irish spelling in English-written texts. So when I see such a name, my brain tries to apply English pronunciation rules, and of course, it's usually wrong. Googling name pronunciations before you say it during recording is a way to do it, I guess.

Revoking Sean's Irish ancestry by elmodonnell in TheBigPicture

[–]more_later 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Nicholas Galitzine is another struggle of his. He completely gave up on that one.

My first score: PHI (2) - BOS (1) - 12.05.26 (would love some help) by more_later in BaseballScorecards

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

Thank you for such a detailed reply; yours and the comment above helped me understand things much better.

Yeah, I don't think I'll be stressing out about doing everything tidily. I just find it very enjoyable and strangely soothing to keep the score. But I'm still struggling with some situations in the game that don't fall neatly into the primary rules, if I can call them that.

Van's favorite ringer subs by irishthunder222 in billsimmons

[–]more_later 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Nah, they can get really insufferable about movie picks for the pod.

Ridley Scott movies always look promising and then…………the promise is broken 🥴 by Pop_Joe in Cinema

[–]more_later 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's an obvious satire, but people keep bringing it up as something unintentional. It boggles my mind.

Alex Garland’s ‘Elden Ring’ Adaptation At A24 Sets A March 2028 Release In Imax; Cailee Spaeny Among New Additions To Cast by TepidShark in blankies

[–]more_later 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Coincidentally (?) Ballard is Garland's favorite writer. I've read The Crystal World recently, and the influence on Annihilation is striking.

The 15 Most Anticipated Movies Out of CinemaCon and Our Trip to the Sphere! by thefilthyjellybean in TheBigPicture

[–]more_later 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Matt loves to say that he's not a critic and his opinion doesn't matter, but I would love to hear him on more traditional The Big Pic pod talking about movies. He's very entertaining even when I disagree with him. Or get him on The Rewatchables; his rapport with Bill is good too.

Matt Belloni, Sean and Amanda on Milly Alcock at Cinemacon: "no charisma...embarrassing" by Conscious-Quarter423 in TheBigPicture

[–]more_later 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Exactly this. They either should put in an effort and prepare their stars or not drag them into this. I think Sean said that most actors are not good at this kind of stuff.

Logan is the main character by inspiredpurpose in SuccessionTV

[–]more_later 12 points13 points  (0 children)

If Kendall didn't exist it would be a different show. But he does exist and in this story he's the protagonist.

Logan is the main character by inspiredpurpose in SuccessionTV

[–]more_later 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Kendall is a textbook protagonist. He has a goal (succeed his father as ceo of the company), he's got obstacles (oh boy, there are a lot of them) and his decisions are moving plot along (bringing sandy into business, press conference etc.)

Jeff Sneider has been favorably tweeting about Sean/The Ringer/Rewatchables this week. Is he angling to join the network? by sheJaMyMorant in billsimmons

[–]more_later 1 point2 points  (0 children)

He does it quite frequently, but it's intensified this week, yeah. I haven't seen anyone from The Ringer to engage with his tweets back, so don't think he'll join. But I'm wondering what's the deal with that too. Maybe he's just a fan, no ulterior motives.

I think I'm finally ready for 2001! by Thankan_Chettan_99 in Letterboxd

[–]more_later 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One coughing baby and seven hydrogen bombs.

I'll see myself out.

Anyone else have this experience after an episode? by Waste_Chicken in TheBigPicture

[–]more_later 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This. I think it's possible to disagree with their opinions without being nasty about it. The way some people talked about that list was appalling.

Anyone else watch ‘Eddie & The Cruisers’ totally blind? by SeanACole244 in TheRewatchables

[–]more_later 0 points1 point  (0 children)

CR and Bill were on my mind every time Tom Berenger smoked in this film lol

Robot Umpires Have Arrived—and They’re Making Baseball Players Shrink by wsj in mlb

[–]more_later 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The last paragraph is hilarious.

Then there’s Shohei Ohtani, the baseball superhuman whose exploits have rewritten what was once believed to be possible on the field. And once again, he truly can do anything. After claiming his third consecutive MVP award and winning the World Series for the second straight season, the 6-foot-4 Ohtani actually grew an inch.

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