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@AdmiralBeard @TheChrisLambert Speechifying the message of the movie is bad even if you agree with the message

@TheChrisLambert If killing each other is bad is preachy then I dunno what to tell you about your world view

Odyssey was okay. The first half is mostly exposition. The second half is where the thematic work starts. Near the end, we finally get the larger theme and that adds another layer to the earlier exposition scenes that were initially pretty one dimensional. But the very, very end is so thematically preachy that I’m surprised Nolan included the dialogue in the final cut. It was like he had no faith in the audience about what to take away from the film so just had the characters say it out loud. There’s a lot to appreciate. Though I suspect a great many will treat the film’s ambition as depth and praise it for depth it doesn’t actually possess. My big issue is the structure. And that’s less on Nolan than the Odyssey in general. But the actual story is just the last 20 minutes of the movie. Everything leading up to that is just establishing situations and characters. So you have like 2.5 hours of table setting before anything can actually happen. And, yeah, the backstory along the way has some cool scenes, but it’s still just backstory about why Odysseus is sitting with Calypso on her island. So while the Cyclops scene is great, you could cut it without losing much context. Same with the other hour worth of side quests involving Odysseus and his crew. That won’t bother most people. They’ll enjoy the side quests because they’re interesting and impressive in their production value. Personally, I find scenes like that empty, even with the attempt to retroactively imbue them with some thematic depth. On the whole, I liked Odyssey more than Oppenheimer. Tom Holland was better than I expected. Anne Hathaway gave the best performance and is an actually fully developed female character rather than just a babysitter for the male protagonist the way Ariadne and Kitty were. Also, the ending is a bit weird. It cuts out the final chapter of the original story, which deals with the fallout from the suitors. Not having that fallout makes the whole “everyone will get mad if something bad happens to the suitors” concern a bit hollow, especially given what happens to the suitors. Just because Telemachus isn’t the one that does it, doesn’t mean people won’t ask questions or be upset. Hm. Well. It does offer a cool, unique experience. But in terms of medieval mythology films, I’d pick The Green Knight over Odyssey.

@chineseyakub @MrBeerseeks @LinkofSunshine Why’d they say no side effects if there are side effects tho

@MrBeerseeks @LinkofSunshine “Mild to moderate digestive issues” Oh no, not a tummy ache in exchange for not being obese 😭 the rest are 1 in a trillion

I do think Ozempic is the best invention of this century so far It’s so rare we can just completely solve a major problem with basically no side effects at all

@alij8h @C_A_R_L_A_M_A_R He shot 47% from 3 and averaged 11.5ppg for the playoffs…what else is he supposed to do lol, the guy averages those numbers and wins you a couple playoff games on a 10M contract and still gets shat on? Thats crazy bruv

@Tj1036 @C_A_R_L_A_M_A_R did nothing else in the other 8 playoff games lmao

Jovan Buha said Lakers personnel admitted the team is taking a step back and is not expecting to be Championship contenders, realistically, for another 2-3 years. The Luka era is a disaster…

@alij8h @C_A_R_L_A_M_A_R He dropped 27 and 23 in games 1&2 vs Houston. Literally a flamethrower that won playoff games for us lol

@C_A_R_L_A_M_A_R why do we keep gassing luke kennard up man lmao jovan has to stop this

@24Dparks How are you getting baited by bron muse in 2026 lol, 2018 LeBron didn’t even average that, you really thought he was serious?

Lmao he just averaged 23/7/7 on 46/32/75 without big bad Luka holding him back in the playoffs as the 1st option but he’s gonna average 28/9/8 as the 3rd option elsewhere. Yall are mentally unwell

@jasonal35658542 @Bunwue @JimboJumb0 83

@Bunwue @JimboJumb0 No offense anywhere

LeBron is a funny guy because he’ll genuinely take offense to shit like this and then go on to join a shit team where these types of opinions will be completely validated. Just straight up dumb and full of himself

@JimothyBucket He wants to win a championship. This team has no chance of beating OKC or SAS even with Bron. Davion/Wiggs/Bron/Giannis/Bam is a much better team

You're telling me LeBron doesn't want to throw lobs to Walker Kessler?

@PlayoffDude Ayton outplayed his contract btw

Before and after coaching Gabe Vincent and Deandre Ayton

@CatalystOfColor @FatiTheDream Just to be clear, you’re saying that there is nothing wrong with calling a complete stranger a dog based on nothing but their gender? Shit, at least you’re honest It has everything to do with feminism, yall turned it into the red pill for women. Two sides of the same coin

@Tj1036 @FatiTheDream We can tell y'all are dogs from all this barking you do, 100%. She's wasn't far off at all. And literally what does this have to do with feminism, lmbo? Y'all just be talking.

Ngl i'd smack you if you called my man a dog.

@DTBxss @Fergycookedd Interesting

@Tj1036 @Fergycookedd Chet Holmgren is butt cheeks and doesn’t have Luka as a point guard

Shi say Kessler 24ppg

@fwfatsean @ADP0Yz @Verysimpleidea @KesslerMuse_ Then why not trade him for picks if he’s so good

@ADP0Yz @Verysimpleidea @KesslerMuse_ yeah because they in rebuild mode

To say this team isn’t better then last year is just laughable at this point.

@DTBxss @Fergycookedd Chet Holmgren doesn’t even average 20…you’re just fuckin around, you don’t actually think this lol

@Fergycookedd I mean 24 is probably a reach but he had 2 20 point games with ease in the beginning of the season with the Jazz. Conistent 20 isn’t a reach with Luka as his point guard

@FatiTheDream women like that are just vultures that are trying to hijack the feminist narrative to give themselves endless justification to say whatever the TF they want with impunity. Its some sad shit

Pick me this, pick me that. Yawn. Go to therapy.

@uitopiopi @LakerCentral365 You mean Sports fans aren’t principled about shit and will absolutely contradict themselves if it suits their purposes? No fucking way lol I mean, yes, obviously their hypocrites. Call it out when bron fans or even just fans in general do it too.

@Tj1036 @LakerCentral365 You know how bron fans will get if Luka or Reaves agent goes and say he's too old for the Lakers?

The real question is why doesn’t LBJ tell them to chill?

The Godfather didn't just tell the story of the mob. It legitimized the Mafia and caused its members to shape their behavior to be consistent what they saw in the movies. The brilliance of The Sopranos is that it captured this meta-awareness.

@3DDPDDTs @IdleSloth84_ You have a right to be an asshole to people who are being dicks by intentionally lying about your company to get folks not to buy your product. You understand that your asking them to just happily stand by as folks besmirch their brand right? You think thats reasonable?

@Tj1036 @IdleSloth84_ Because being condescending makes you an asshole, and I, personally, don’t buy games from devs who act like assholes. Don’t be an intentional asshole is a very low bar.

Brandon Adler Obsidian game director reacts to people "spouting off" about the studio in the wake of the layoffs “This has been an extremely difficult week at Obsidian. Not only have I had to say goodbye to some amazing game developers, but I've had to say goodbye to some of my best friends. I truly feel for every one of them. Know that if you are looking to hire one of these former Obsidian devs, you are hiring some of the best people around - both professionally and personally.” “Another difficult aspect is having to see a bunch of cold take artists coming out of the woodwork to talk about what Obsidian is or what it isn't. The number of times I've seen people, with no understanding of who has worked on our previous games or what they contributed, talk about how Obsidian isn't who they used to be... is staggering. Most of the time they are not just wrong, but spreading an enormous amount of misinformation.” “In most circumstances, the people in lead or director roles are the same people that worked on games like The Outer Worlds, Pillars of Eternity, and New Vegas. Like, literally the same people. The through line from KotOR2 to our current games is pretty clear.” “Is Obsidian the same as it was 20 years ago? No, of course not. Nothing stays the same. But the DNA at Obsidian is the same as it always was. The same DNA that created KotOR, New Vegas, NWN2, and Stick of Truth.” “I'm extremely proud of our history and I am also excited for who we have become.” “Just remember, when you are seeing people spouting off about Obsidian, running their mouths about who we are now vs. what we were then, you are listening to someone crow about something with zero insight into how a game is made and who contributed to our previous games.” via: LinkedIn linkedin.com/posts/brandon-…

@3DDPDDTs @IdleSloth84_ More than one thing affects a companies reputation, you can’t expect a company to just let people do that. If this stuff didn’t matter, then defamation cases wouldn’t be a thing. The problem is that people are starting to believe it, if it was just a few weirdos he wouldn’t GAF

@Tj1036 @IdleSloth84_ Not releasing banger games ruins the reputation of the company. Most people aren’t in the weeds on this stuff. Responding to the bullshit claims of the fucking weirdos drags you down to their level. Don’t get in the muck and don’t gaslight people to think Avowed = KOTOR.

@3DDPDDTs @IdleSloth84_ He should condescend to dumbasses, why shouldn’t he? Their literally spreading lies and misinformation to try and harm the companies rep. He never talked down to everyone, he specifically referenced bad faith actors

@Tj1036 @IdleSloth84_ Especially in a condescending way. He’s got nothing to lose I suppose, but if you are Employed making video games don’t talk down to your audience.

@3DDPDDTs @IdleSloth84_ Wym? Its rhetoric thats harming the reputation of the company, thats a very important thing; it directly impacts their bottom line. They absolutely should respond to spurious bullshit if a lot of people believe it, why let bad faith actors take food off your plate?

@Tj1036 @IdleSloth84_ He’s supposed to make good video games. That’s how you remain employed if you’re a video game maker. By his own admission the public don’t know what they’re talking about, so don’t respond at all to spurious bullshit.