Escape to the Movies: Beautiful Creatures
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Am I the only one who really hates those secret world story's?MetalMagpie said:
There's nothing that can break my suspension of disbelief faster I don't care how many amnesia spells you use the existence of the internet means that people will discover this secret world.
And let's not even get into the sheer stupidity of the government not knowing about something as big as the fact that magic exists.
Because it IS broken. The Sony controller was originally designed without the analog sticks. After the N64 came out, Sony decided to slap a couple of analog sticks on there, because even back then they were copying everything Nintendo did, and the lack of planning shows. The analog sticks are simply too clunky to use with their current positioning unless you have abnormally long thumbs.Markunator said:
I feel strongly against your hypothesis.00m said:
1. Link was either a) barely a character or b) predestined/forced to act (Ocarina of time and majora's mask). Rarely was he given a legitimate choice to just walk away (He did in Wind Waker, right?). Luke was genetically predisposed to his path, was actively looked after by the guy who would become his guide, and there was that whole jedi prophecy thing. While he could have turned evil, so could have buffy as faith pointed out. The great powers/position of greatness was not a choice.
2. Many popular and old male heroes in the west were predisposed to greatness such as Hercules or Achiles and even Harry Potter through birth. Not all, but many.
3. You picked two Japanese characters and then talk about white christian men? Lets talk about characters created by white men before discussing the Japanese which have their own particular cultural understanding of women
So the ball is in your court if you wish to continue to defend your point of view, I'd love to see what you have to say
Why was the borderline sexist magic rule brought up as an issue, but the blanket stereotype of southerners never addressed? As an Asian who grew up in Georgia I can attest the vast majority southerners are sincerely kind people. Different political views does not a bigot make :T
That's sort of not the same thing, there are plenty of situations in anime and video games of male characters being put in situations beyond their control or given powers without their choice. Cherry-picking examples from an almost infinite base of fictional media to make a specific point about something almost completely unrelated isn't really helpful.00m said:
The problem here, as Bob pointed out, was the fact that somehow female casters in this universe can't choose their morality or decisions. Both Serena and Sakura are fully capable of acting badly or immorally, they're given the powers, but not really dictated to on how to use them. I know it's almost cliched to bring it up at this point, but Madoka does a really good job of exploring the idea of accepting that kind of power, for what reason they might accept it and what they end up doing with it.
Thanks for the heads up, Bob. I was going to go see this next week with my best friend and now I can safely give it a pass. And hah, silly me, thinking that because this time it was the dude who was plain and powerless while the girl was the powerful supernatural creature, that it'd be a feminist-positive film.
Ugh, I can only imagine how furious I would've left the theatre. I would've ranted about the sexist magic rules for hours afterwards.
Ugh, I can only imagine how furious I would've left the theatre. I would've ranted about the sexist magic rules for hours afterwards.
Hey. What you're talking about is rape culture. The social message that men are supposed to be powerful, aggressive and dominant, while women are supposed to be passive, delicate and enjoy being "ravished" (that is, raped), is a very deeply rooted bit of misogyny that we still can't shake off as a society. Rape culture isn't just that, it's far broader, deeper and encompasses more aspects of daily life (that's why it's termed rape culture), but the gist of it is that women are taught to embrace rape and abuse as desirable things, and to surrender their sexuality, agency and power to the patriarchy.Therumancer said:
Thankfully, we are slowly working on getting rid of this really harmful societal message, but it's going to take time and a lot of effort. And in the meantime, we're going to get horrible, horrible things like fetishised rape and abuse.
I wish I had done the same, but it was Valentine's day and that is what my Girlfriend wanted to see. The really sad part, the Trailer had all of the best scenes from the movie in it, including every single scene where magic is used (visually) save one. The rest of the film was boring teen romance BS, complete with angst.bificommander said:
Don't worry, I was planning to stay away from this anyway on account of it being a stupid romance thing.
Also I've been pretty much meh about everything to do with the next generation of game consoles.
And finally, Megan Fox is going to play April? Where did that come from? Also I echo Bob's sentiment: NO!
Also I've been pretty much meh about everything to do with the next generation of game consoles.
And finally, Megan Fox is going to play April? Where did that come from? Also I echo Bob's sentiment: NO!
Interestingly, one of the OLDEST ideas of fate is from the Bhagavad Gita where the character Arjuna is conflicted about whether or not he must kill a close friend of his. However, the god Krishna basically says "uh, no, you have to kill him whether you like it or not. You're war ITSELF, you HAVE to do it, it's your goddamned FATE." Fate in general is something that is a BIG part of myth and literature, mostly because man has always wondered if he truly is in charge of himself.maxben said:
Above, I respond to Plugav who has some fun analysis. That the movie is about a girls rebellion away from the old guard way of thinking. Interesting stuff.Smilomaniac said:
But I think you still have a point. One of the classic analysis of this phenom was "Gone with the Wind." This is a story written by a woman and beloved by women. There is a scene where Rhett basically spousal rapes Scarlett. Scarlett awakes the next morning radiant. Why does this scene strike a chord with women when it should be found, by all right thinking people, abhor ant?
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Too true. Is it the kind of rebellion Plugay writes of, or more of the sort of self limiting thing we see in places like "Gone with the Wind?" As I love movies, especially those with special effects, I don't doubt I'll get around to seeing this ASAP.My point being that you probably haven seen the movie, so how do you know that you would agree with his opinion?