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I like the split. Shoulda been done a while ago.
Gotta divide it all right in two.
ok
Spoiler:
King Solomon
WYSHS
Found this immediately when searching for “Blade Runner nudity.” I’m sure y’all will disagree with it though.
http://curnblog.com/2017/11/19/nudity-blade-runner-2049-hollywood-gaze/
I stopped reading at this part
As such, it presents a major dilemma. There is no reason for Joi to be naked here except to titillate the audience, especially when one considers that the actress who plays her wasn’t fully undressed in prior scenes. Here, she could have been clothed and offered the same or even a stronger message: that K is lonely without her. But nude, she makes it clear that there’s something else going on, a different kind of filmmaking choice.
That choice is the objectification of women. And it’s not a valid one to make in this or any case.
The author make no attempt whatsoever to even try to understand the point that the filmmaker is making here, or else he’s purposefully ignoring it to make his point.
Again, I say I have no problem with someone taking issue with the nudity/female representation in BR2049. But it is headbashingly annoying to make an argument about it and either straight up ignore or make no attempt to analyze the intent of the filmmaking.
Cool.
Nah, screw that. Explain the point the filmmaker is trying to make with the last scene of Joi.
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Nah, screw that. I don’t care what you think the intent was. It’s terribly exploitative and “Blade Runner has a woman problem” seems spot on to me.
Which one do you actually want? You’re playing with my emotions here.
I don’t really care. Do whatever you like.
Well if you’re actually curious
There is no reason for Joi to be naked here except to titillate the audience, especially when one considers that the actress who plays her wasn’t fully undressed in prior scenes. Here, she could have been clothed and offered the same or even a stronger message: that K is lonely without her.
Except the point here is that the fully clothed (or, fully formed) version of Joi is dead. That Joi was for K a real person. Their relationship was real. When K was with her, he wasn’t lonely. And when she died, she died for real. If he saw a fully clothed Joi, that would’ve made the deceased Joi less real - oh she’s not really dead, there she is. But the naked Joi - almost unrecognizable with the pink skin, blue hair and black eyes - is this blank slate. She’s nothing but literally an advertisement. Exploited, objectified, used as a prop to titillate and sell. She’s not real at all, she’s not Joi, which is what affects K the most in that moment.
(This all leads to reminding K of the “real” thing that he once had that healed his loneliness that is now gone. Which inspires him to save Deckard and help him find his “real” thing that will cure his loneliness before it’s too late.)
Pretty much what I expected.
“That doesn’t seem any worse than Yaddle or whatever, this isn’t so bad.”
*reads article*
“O no, it’s so much worse.”
Especially if you’ve read the Thrawn Trilogy beforehand.
The issue is that it contradicts Yoda being the one who did that.
The bigger picture’s worse:
In 700 BBY, a cult of Bpfasshi Dark Jedi tried to establish themselves throughout the Bpfassh system. A Jedi task force engaged and killed them, with the Jedi Knight Minch killing their leader on Dagobah.
During the Clone Wars, another group of Bpfasshi Dark Jedi were responsible for a rampage of terror and destruction throughout the Sluis sector. A Jedi task force led by Yoda was sent to stop them and quell the insurrection in the Bpfassh system. Yoda pursued and killed one of the Dark Jedi that had kidnapped smuggler Jorj Car’das.
The redundancy is baffling and stupid.
Urge to commit theft rising. . . .
“That doesn’t seem any worse than Yaddle or whatever, this isn’t so bad.”
*reads article*
“O no, it’s so much worse.”
Especially if you’ve read the Thrawn Trilogy beforehand.
Darth Mail
Unless played for laughs, such a crossover would be profoundly stupid.
Weirder crossovers have happened (and been treated seriously);
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6a/Planet_X_Star_Trek.jpg
I had those Star Trek/X-Men crossovers in mind when I made the “profoundly stupid” statement.
It was pretty good. Different to what I was expecting.
The fact that you just listened to it for the first time hurts my soul.
I was listening to it over 25 years ago.
In high school.
And if you’ve listened to any other NIN previously, it definitely would not be what you expected. It’s still my favorite NIN album and frankly the only one I ever re-listen to.
Same. Succeeding albums are too murky for my tastes.
I made a new one.
Whoa, that one’s creepy…
I call it Max Headroom’s Revenge.
Duracell, I must say that your favorite and least favorites for Revolver would be switched for me.
Duracell, I must say that your favorite and least favorites for Revolver would be switched for me.
this!
Duracell, I must say that your favorite and least favorites for Revolver would be switched for me.
Yup.
I wouldn’t put “I’m Only Sleeping” as my favorite, but “Yellow Submarine” is definitely the worst.
Fup ur. fup ur al
To be fair, I’m Only Sleeping isn’t the best song on the album, but it’s far from the worst.
FWIW, I don’t dislike the song. It just doesn’t tickle my fancy at all.
Favourite song: “I Walk the Line”
Least favourite song: “Remember Me”
★★★★★★★★☆☆
After giving it some thought, I’ve decided to knock this down to 7/10.
Duracell, I must say that your favorite and least favorites for Revolver would be switched for me.
Duracell, I must say that your favorite and least favorites for Revolver would be switched for me.
this!
Duracell, I must say that your favorite and least favorites for Revolver would be switched for me.
Yup.
I wouldn’t put “I’m Only Sleeping” as my favorite, but “Yellow Submarine” is definitely the worst.
Fup ur. fup ur al
Favourite song: “You Spin Me Round (Like a Record)”
Least favourite song: “Big Daddy of the Rhythm”
★★★★★★☆☆☆☆
Favourite song: “Yellow Submarine”
Least favourite song: “I’m Only Sleeping”
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Favourite song: none
Least favourite song: none
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Favourite song: none
Least favourite song: none
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Favourite song: “Della Brown”
Least favourite song: “Resistance”
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
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Favourite song: “Introduzione-Paura-Liberazione”
Least favourite song: “Paura Vivente”
★★★★★★★★☆☆
Favourite song: “Nowhere Man”
Least favourite song: “The Word”
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Favourite song: “Idiot Prayer”
Least favourite song: “Bornlivedie”
★★★★★★★★★☆
Favourite song: “As Wise as a Serpent”
Least favourite song: “Sleepwalking”
★★★★★★★☆☆☆
Favourite song: “I Walk the Line”
Least favourite song: “Remember Me”
★★★★★★★★☆☆
Why? They have a franchise with endless potential for new stories.
The same is true for the Predator series, and look what we’ve gotten so far.
The Ninth Configuration
March and most of April was too cold, and May is starting to be too hot.
This spring has sucked.
★★★★★★★★☆☆
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I’d call myself handsome, but I dislike my receding hairline and the circles under my eyes.
Eight chapters in, and I’m at a loss understanding why this book is so beloved. No character has any real personality, and the descriptions are clinical and passionless; the book feels like it was written by an emotionless robot. Maybe the story improves further along, but I really don’t feel compelled to find out.
The way Amazon sorts their reviews really sucks.
Since most of the latter two prequels are CG anyway, you could probably get a pretty decent 4K image if you redid it all. Of course the actors would still look not so great.
This legitimately creeps me out.
Isn’t that its purpose?
[JEDIT]
Oops. I forgot this isn’t from the classic Twilight Zone episode “The After Hours”.
I want to know what the post originally contained, but I reckon that’s now a secret for the ages.
I’ll now take my final leave from the sub-moronic farce this thread has become.
