The prequels were definitely subpar but at least then they were trying to stay on topic: Star Wars isn't about space or blasters or The Force (genuflect when you say that!) or why Greedo stood there like an idiot while a gangster got the drop on him.
It's about the Fall of perhaps the most gifted Jedi ever. How he came to be, what he suffered, why he gave in to the hate. It's a tragedy. The end of RotS seals it. Anakin/Vader is in agony at the thought that he'd destroyed what he loved the most.
It's about how Fear makes you do horrible things. The more powerful the sufferer, the more horrible the deeds.
Lord of the Rings is basically the same story, too. Choices between good and evil (which, it turns out, aren't the same things as right and wrong), mystical underpinnings, rebirth of a savior.
It must be a great storyline. People keep using it over and over.
I thought the Macbeth movie on Apple was very good, a bit highly stylized, but good entertainment. But, then again, I think Denzel could read from the Dictionary and it would be compelling entertainment.
Denzel is my favorite actor, and I can not think of a movie he has done where I went away thinking he was "just ok." His version of The Equalizer was a fantastic and fun movie, and I'll watch YouTube replays of the action scenes just for kicks.
Love Denzel in Much Ado About Nothing. This is perhaps the funniest scene in the movie, not in small part because Denzel has to play into the over acting of his fellows: https://youtu.be/J2gKEelDYpI
First: Good insight. Disney hacks racialize something (everything), someone says something perhaps intemperate or just that he's sick of it, and The Woke jump on it. One can only hope people boycott it. I have the Disney+ bundle and thought it was a good deal--until grooming children became Disney's <<raison d'etre>>. It'll be gone by next month's billing.
Thanks for the reminder of Orson Welles.
Second: I can't believe you didn't cover Tucker's bombshell: The FBI had a "secure workspace" in Perkins-Coie's law firm?!
Given that even Twitter brass admit 5% of accts are fake, what are odds that some if not most of the "racist trolls" are really woke warriors giving themselves a foil to rail against?
I put that at about 50%. I would bump it all the way to 100% if the account has no avatar, ends in a series of numbers, and has exactly 1 or 2 followers, even if they have been on the platform for years.
Agreed. They've been telling advertisers that they're marketing to maybe twice as many people who can actually, you know, buy things than there actually are.
I'm sure the SEC will get right on it. *atomic eyeroll*
Ethan Klein used to be pretty "normal" and somewhat conservative. Then he decided to get on the side of "Big Sis," so now he's protected. Like you said, it must be when you do something that would get other creators banned for ever. E3 is just Walmart discount brand Young Turks.
There are some excellent content creators out there, ones who are independent and make some very funny stuff. One of my favorites is "It's A Gundam" who I recommend to any and everyone, even if they don't ask. You didn't ask, but you talked about YouTube, so I have to recommend Papa Gundam.
But what do I know? All I know is that there is a paucity of YouTubers blogging about the day to day concerns of bike riding ducks.
The prequels were definitely subpar but at least then they were trying to stay on topic: Star Wars isn't about space or blasters or The Force (genuflect when you say that!) or why Greedo stood there like an idiot while a gangster got the drop on him.
It's about the Fall of perhaps the most gifted Jedi ever. How he came to be, what he suffered, why he gave in to the hate. It's a tragedy. The end of RotS seals it. Anakin/Vader is in agony at the thought that he'd destroyed what he loved the most.
It's about how Fear makes you do horrible things. The more powerful the sufferer, the more horrible the deeds.
Then it went all Grrl Power. Meh.
Lord of the Rings is basically the same story, too. Choices between good and evil (which, it turns out, aren't the same things as right and wrong), mystical underpinnings, rebirth of a savior.
It must be a great storyline. People keep using it over and over.
I thought the Macbeth movie on Apple was very good, a bit highly stylized, but good entertainment. But, then again, I think Denzel could read from the Dictionary and it would be compelling entertainment.
Denzel is my favorite actor, and I can not think of a movie he has done where I went away thinking he was "just ok." His version of The Equalizer was a fantastic and fun movie, and I'll watch YouTube replays of the action scenes just for kicks.
Love Denzel in Much Ado About Nothing. This is perhaps the funniest scene in the movie, not in small part because Denzel has to play into the over acting of his fellows: https://youtu.be/J2gKEelDYpI
First: Good insight. Disney hacks racialize something (everything), someone says something perhaps intemperate or just that he's sick of it, and The Woke jump on it. One can only hope people boycott it. I have the Disney+ bundle and thought it was a good deal--until grooming children became Disney's <<raison d'etre>>. It'll be gone by next month's billing.
Thanks for the reminder of Orson Welles.
Second: I can't believe you didn't cover Tucker's bombshell: The FBI had a "secure workspace" in Perkins-Coie's law firm?!
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2022/06/01/tucker-carlson-drops-bombshell-about-fbi-and-perkins-coie-workspace-n573208
My God, the FBI is corrupt! At the same time, Wray testified just days ago that the FBI was "working with" Durham. How? By spying on him?!
Third: Makes Wednesday feel like Garfield's Monday.
Given that even Twitter brass admit 5% of accts are fake, what are odds that some if not most of the "racist trolls" are really woke warriors giving themselves a foil to rail against?
I put that at about 50%. I would bump it all the way to 100% if the account has no avatar, ends in a series of numbers, and has exactly 1 or 2 followers, even if they have been on the platform for years.
Agreed. They've been telling advertisers that they're marketing to maybe twice as many people who can actually, you know, buy things than there actually are.
I'm sure the SEC will get right on it. *atomic eyeroll*
Um, except for the numbers, you just described me...
Okay, maybe not half. Or who knows.
What's important here, Eugene, is to remember that 87.3% of all statistics are made up on the spot.
Ethan Klein used to be pretty "normal" and somewhat conservative. Then he decided to get on the side of "Big Sis," so now he's protected. Like you said, it must be when you do something that would get other creators banned for ever. E3 is just Walmart discount brand Young Turks.
There are some excellent content creators out there, ones who are independent and make some very funny stuff. One of my favorites is "It's A Gundam" who I recommend to any and everyone, even if they don't ask. You didn't ask, but you talked about YouTube, so I have to recommend Papa Gundam.
But what do I know? All I know is that there is a paucity of YouTubers blogging about the day to day concerns of bike riding ducks.
Hey. What the Voltarol update?
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