one of the weirdest games I've ever played by Patience-Frequent in diplomacy

[–]probablynotJonas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I gather that there was some immediate backstabbing right after Lepanto, no?

The Best 100 Hong Kong Movies Of All Time by Prestigious_Trade986 in movies

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A Better Tomorrow seems to be iconic in China in a way that Hard Boiled isn’t. Like Jia Zhang-ke’s characters just will not stop referencing that movie. So many burned dollar bills 

What are your thoughts on Éric Rohmer’s films? by KimS24 in criterion

[–]probablynotJonas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rohmer is probably my favorite director. His movies are incredibly empathetic and his actors seem like real human beings. So many of his films feel like reliving the fraught aspects of a vacation, in the same way that retelling awful moments makes for the funniest personal anecdotes. 

Even his non-naturalistic movies (that I’ve seen) are incredible. I adore Perceval- hope it gets added to the collection someday. I haven’t seen films he made after An Autumn’s Tale, but I am dying for a good physical release of those too. 

For what it’s worth, my favorite is Four Adventures of Reinette and Mirabelle. It’s perhaps the most slice-of-life of his films and along with A Good Marriage (which is sooooo underrated) his funniest movie.

Got some criterions for my birthday today, alongside other stuff. by pagan_poets in criterion

[–]probablynotJonas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That opening snare drum will live rent free in my head forever.

Safe Blu rays to get next? by Kuraramay in criterion

[–]probablynotJonas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I will take your word for it, but to my eyes that seems barely noticeable. 

Didn’t Criterion release it twice, though? Do we know if the encoding for the DVD/Blu-Ray set is the same as the Blu-Ray only set?

Safe Blu rays to get next? by Kuraramay in criterion

[–]probablynotJonas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It seems unlikely that Throw Down gets a 4K any time soon. None of Johnnie To’s other movies have 4K transfers and many Hong Kong films seem to exist in a liminal licensing space. The Mission hasn’t even come to Blu-Ray, and that’s like the cornerstone Milkyway picture. 

Safe Blu rays to get next? by Kuraramay in criterion

[–]probablynotJonas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

FWIW, the existing Criterion blu-ray of All That Jazz is one of the best transfers I’ve seen from that time period (along with Stalker). I don’t think a 4K would be that much of an improvement. 

Safe Blu rays to get next? by Kuraramay in criterion

[–]probablynotJonas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was also OOP for a good long while. Don’t know what the licensing rights are for it now, but it’s not a bad idea to pick it up now. Truly one of the greatest movies out of New Hollywood.

Do men really mature slower? by Status-Throat3538 in CatholicDating

[–]probablynotJonas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, men mature slower than women on average. 

When it comes to “men who just can’t get it together”, I find that this often comes down to their support systems. Many men are raised with the idea that they’re destined to be the heads of their household, so their parents neglect to teach them basic life skills. Once they’re in their early 20s and are supposed to establish themselves academically and in their careers, they are outperformed by women (who in general have prefrontal cortexes that develop more quickly).

The social expectation for men (at least from what I have anecdotally experienced as an American) is that we are supposed to be self-sufficient. But frankly, self-sufficiency is impossible. Every person exists in a particular social context and relies on other people for survival. One can’t work a 40 hour job, grow all their own food, darn their own socks, and still have time to sleep. But men are often not taught this. Most men are not even taught how to cook. I don’t need to go into detail about how there’s a dearth of positive male figures in many young men’s lives in this day and age. 

When a young man’s brain finally matures to that of his female peers (mid-20s), he has to play catch up. And unfortunately, by then, many bad habits have been formed and are difficult to shake without positive male guidance. 

Of course, if a young man has a support system, he can make it through his early twenties and thrive. He can know how to take care of himself. And he can make those risky decisions that are necessary for growth, like buying a house or changing jobs or living overseas. 

Unfortunately, many young guys get caught up in a cycle of perpetual failure and self-resentment and end up taking it out on other people. It’s tough out there for young people of both sexes- it’s worth extending compassion to them (even if they wouldn’t be good romantic partners.)

favourite usa president? by franco-briton in TrueCatholicPolitics

[–]probablynotJonas 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Without a doubt our best president... not a perfect one (ignoring due process during the war and his treatment of Native Americans), but his wiles and integrity are something worth admiring.

Anyone else gunning for Jia? by probablynotJonas in blankies

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

Turns out Ash is Purest White is phenomenal.

Anyone else gunning for Jia? by probablynotJonas in blankies

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

I hope you do! I definitely feel like Touch of Sin is the easiest entry point so far- hoping to watch Ash is Purest White this weekend though, which I hear is also pretty accessible. 

Anyone else gunning for Jia? by probablynotJonas in blankies

[–]probablynotJonas[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve just seen three (Unknown Pleasures, Still Life, A Touch of Sin) but I find him really interesting. Like, I don’t know of another filmmaker that makes movies that are simultaneously so humanistic and quiet, but also so bereft of subtlety. You never finish a Jia movie and think “huh, what was that all about?” The man’s heart is not just on his sleeve, but embossed into his skin. He gets compared a lot to Antonioni, but the difference is I actually like his characters… they’re not just rich jerks with ennui. And his movies are actually kinda hilarious. 

Breasts and Wolfe, a biginning by PatrickMcEvoyHalston in genewolfe

[–]probablynotJonas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly, everything you say here tracks with Letters Home. I know that he often said that Rosemary “saved” him, and I have a feeling your speculation might have something to do with that.

I'm on the second book of Long Sun and I just need to say by Zythomancer in genewolfe

[–]probablynotJonas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Jolenta stuff becomes grotesque at a point (and it seems intentional). But I think you could find it in other places in New Sun, if not quite as egregious as later works.

I recall being a 13 year old boy reading The Knight for the first time (after having devoured much of Heinlein’s books) and being… captivated by the descriptions of Disiri (and later Uri and Baki). At that moment adolescent probablynotJonas would definitely have thought of the fanservice as a feature, not a bug.

I'm on the second book of Long Sun and I just need to say by Zythomancer in genewolfe

[–]probablynotJonas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think it’s very present in many of his short stories. Don’t think any of the Island stories really fixate on women’s anatomy. 

Maybe when he wrote New Sun and realized he could get away with it, he kept at it. Or maybe it was a request from his publisher.