Superweapon VII

Punctuating a question with an exclamation point rather than a question mark? Oh, you better believe that’s a paddlin’.

RicOlie_2 said:

A bit like how the government has continually sabotaged the free market system?

You appear to be conflating the free market and capitalism. If you have a half-hour to spare, I suggest watching this video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lMzuq84IHQ

Almost like neither system works, because of the way human beings are…

“Poor human nature, what horrible crimes have been committed in thy name! Every fool, from king to policeman, from the flatheaded parson to the visionless dabbler in science, presumes to speak authoritatively of human nature. The greater the mental charlatan, the more definite his insistence on the wickedness and weaknesses of human nature. Yet, how can any one speak of it today, with every soul in a prison, with every heart fettered, wounded, and maimed?”

— Emma Goldman

Human nature is not a rigid, fixed thing; it is elastic, with the capacity for selfishness and selflessness existing in equal measure. It’s only our environment which pushes us in one direction more than the other.

RicOlie_2 said:

just like communism, which never works in reality

It hasn’t worked because it’s never been allowed to work. Capitalists and authoritarian “socialists” have sabotaged genuine socialist movements at every turn.

Spuffure said:

The internet was peddled as a meaningful and revolutionary tool, but capitalism being capitalism, it is now corrupted by filth, lies, and addiction.

Fixed that for you.

CloakedDragon97 said:

The Lion King is extremely overrated. I don’t dislike it at all and actually think it’s pretty good, but it doesn’t even compare to other animated movies I’ve seen.

Any film which simps for monarchy is overrated. Yes, even ones with talking cartoon animals.

RicOlie_2 said:

I don’t hate that, depending on how they do it, but do we really need alternate timeline or multiverse stuff in Star Wars? That just makes it like every other sci-fi universe…

Hmmm. One shitty SW universe or several? Poison is poison, though I’d prefer to pick my own if it’s an option.

Anakin Starkiller said:

JadedSkywalker said:

Minions 2. Absolutely awful. Haven’t liked a single one of these since Despicable me 2 or Minions 1.

Then why do you keep rewarding them for bad movies by paying to see them?

You’re assuming JadedSkywalker pays to see them. How do you know they don’t acquire copies in a routine burglary?

Vladislava Galagan

Ejn said:

G&G-Fan said:

I remember watching that video awhile ago and actually thinking it was cool and informative and it’s used all over the place to try and prove the whole “George Lucas bad” campaign.

Then I came across this video. This really well-researched and thought out video that actually has credible sources and shows them really well… and it basically proves that RocketJump’s video is a bunch of lying, bias nonsense with misdirection and misinformation across the board.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olqVGz6mOVE - (Mod Edit: a 2 hour video from the Nerdonymous youtube channel, titled ‘How “How Star Wars was saved in the edit” was saved in the edit (sort of, but not really)’).

So uh, yeah… Goerge Lucas didn’t suck and it wasn’t the editors that created Star Wars.

Sorry.

 
 

Mod Edit - 15th March: for clarity and a forewarning… the Nerdonymous video states the RocketJump video is “simply an attempt to discredit George Lucas” - and spends 2 hours attempting to discredit the RJ video in an abrupt, mocking and patronising manner - along with showing animals repeatedly defecating in it. The Nerdonymous video is aimed at appealing to pro-George Lucas fans out there, takes aim at OT fan preservations and later claims some fans “they want to burn him (Lucas) to the ground” & “they want to take everything away from him (Lucas)”.

The RocketJump video is… ‘‘A video essay exploring how Star Wars’ editors recut and rearranged Star Wars: A New Hope to create the cinematic classic it became’ and is about the power and effects of film editing in general. The RJ video does feature a few factual errors - though some of Nerdanyomous claims and statements in his video are obviously nothing to do with RocketJump… but his issues with fans he considers not to like George Lucas - or fans seemingly acknowledging or praising others’ contributions to the making of the Original Trilogy.

“I think George’s ‘ace in the hole’ was that he surrounded himself with an incredible team of people to work with, and listening and collaborating with them to help refine his incredible vision.”

^ The RocketJump video in summing up - which not only applies to the editing of the film - but also the overall making of Star Wars itself. (Not forgetting, of course, that near-on all films are ‘made’ / ‘saved’ in the editing process.)
 

The RJ video does NOT claim that ‘George Lucas sucks’ - or anything like, nor that ‘the editors created Star Wars’ - as the OP stated.

What a bunch of crybabies. Nerdnonymous speaks the truth you just can’t stand anyone possibly undermining the immortal Marcia Lucas.

Based.

Ejn said:

Mocata said:

Jeez why are all the pro-Lucas and pro-prequel videos like 2 hours long or more

Wahhh me no wanna watch and learn! Just give me two minute video so me can keep scrolling!

Based 2: Electric Boogaloo

Ejn said:

oojason said:

screams in the void said:

Yeah , I thank George too , I still don’t see Rocketjump bashing him anywhere in his video though .

You’re correct mate - though that hasn’t stopped a number of pro George fans saying it has - or being offended by it to the point of being vitriolic.

He, and some of the pro George Lucas fans really shouldn’t be triggered by such as a video as RJ’s - especially where in the blurb, and the video itself, clearly states it is ‘‘A video essay exploring how Star Wars’ editors recut and rearranged Star Wars: A New Hope to create the cinematic classic it became’ and is about the power of film editing in general.

(maybe he can’t get past the somewhat clickbaity title of RJ’s video)

Yet Nerdonymous for whatever reason does indeed that claim in his 2 hour video that the RJ video is “simply an attempt to discredit George Lucas”.
 

Regardless of your thoughts on George Lucas, the ‘ info’ in rocketjump’s video is false and that is the problem.

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Based!®

“What an excellent day for an exorcism.”

Better that than videos with Tucker Carlson.

Dunno if this is that unpopular. Regardless…

Solarpunk > steampunk > cyberpunk

Patricia Tallman

CloakedDragon97 said:

The Prestige is the best Christopher Nolan movie.

Low bar.

Yeah, I said it.

Hal 9000 said:

What would Yoda have looked like if AOTC was made in 1936?

Peter Lorre in greasepaint and prosthetic ears. That’s my headcanon, anyway.

“All that anal sex! In my youth we said ‘The proper way in is the one with the doormat.’”

I don’t celebrate Life Day. It goes against my Zensunni beliefs.

Yeah, I noticed the anomalous cumulus clouds. You could imagine they’re made of something other than water vapour if it bugs you that much.

Zorba the Hutt

He be pimpin’.

Coral & Tanisha Kwayie

About damn time.

Most live-action superhero movies are garbage. The MCU and DCEU can both die in vault fires.

SparkySywer said:

If someone’s seriously that addicted to the internet that just going on for school or work makes them immediately go on websites where they see things they wish they could unsee, which have partially ruined their life, they have a serious problem and need some serious help. Throwing up your hands and saying that the only solution to the problem is if the internet never existed is just going to lead to you, unsurprisingly, seeing more shit that’s going to partially ruin your life. Unless they take action to change their behavior, their behavior isn’t going to change.

Facts.