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Just look at him out of costume, there's a huge difference (and I think if they wanted to fake it, they'd have bulked up his civilian cloths too)
December 3, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Just look at him out of costume, there's a huge difference (and I think if they wanted to fake it, they'd have bulked up his civilian cloths too)
Also, morals aside- Homelander wears a *padded suit* to give the appearance of muscles that aren't there, and barely knows what he's doing in a fight. He's literally manufactured image of strength, unlike Superman who trains with his powers to be best at using them.
December 3, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Also, morals aside- Homelander wears a *padded suit* to give the appearance of muscles that aren't there, and barely knows what he's doing in a fight. He's literally manufactured image of strength, unlike Superman who trains with his powers to be best at using them.
I’m reminded how with movies the people most likely to pirate… are the ones who buy a lot of movies, and just trying to get ones they can’t buy
November 27, 2025 at 2:38 AM
I’m reminded how with movies the people most likely to pirate… are the ones who buy a lot of movies, and just trying to get ones they can’t buy
Ok now that's fair, but at least those weren't right after each other, there were entire movies between them.
November 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Ok now that's fair, but at least those weren't right after each other, there were entire movies between them.
Mm, the thing is? Those are mostly obstacles in the same path- they were all part of 'getting out of the death star'. The plots in Return of Skywalker felt way more disconnected and the second fake-out death especially unneeded.
November 25, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Mm, the thing is? Those are mostly obstacles in the same path- they were all part of 'getting out of the death star'. The plots in Return of Skywalker felt way more disconnected and the second fake-out death especially unneeded.
Mm, I don't feel that's the same, those are obstacles during the same overall goal. These were two rather stand-alone parts, and the latter was especially unnecessary.
November 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Mm, I don't feel that's the same, those are obstacles during the same overall goal. These were two rather stand-alone parts, and the latter was especially unnecessary.
That's the thing, they said he was going to lose his memories and 'die'.... and then it was a few brief humor scenes and then he got them back. No consequences, but when it was happening it was played like a big deal. In the wake of Chewie, it was a very weak plot beat.
November 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
That's the thing, they said he was going to lose his memories and 'die'.... and then it was a few brief humor scenes and then he got them back. No consequences, but when it was happening it was played like a big deal. In the wake of Chewie, it was a very weak plot beat.
They had setpieces one after another, but had better flow between them and, key thing, they didn't re-use setpieces and have plotlines begin, get totally resolved, then the new one with the same emotional beat happens and is resolved even easier.
November 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
They had setpieces one after another, but had better flow between them and, key thing, they didn't re-use setpieces and have plotlines begin, get totally resolved, then the new one with the same emotional beat happens and is resolved even easier.
No? Star Wars ANH doesn't have the same repetition problem that ROS did. It definitely doesn't have 'two very similar plots happen in a row, in isolation from each other but doing the same thing.'
November 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
No? Star Wars ANH doesn't have the same repetition problem that ROS did. It definitely doesn't have 'two very similar plots happen in a row, in isolation from each other but doing the same thing.'
Sure, Raiders had Marion... ROS had Chewie *and then* C-3PO right after, which is resolved even easier. Fakeout deaths are a staple, but the way it was done feels so 'episodic cut together, do it again to pad the episode count'.
November 24, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Sure, Raiders had Marion... ROS had Chewie *and then* C-3PO right after, which is resolved even easier. Fakeout deaths are a staple, but the way it was done feels so 'episodic cut together, do it again to pad the episode count'.
None of the prior SW movies were like that. Nor, mind you, are actual movie adaptations of serials like Buck Rogers or Flash Gordon. Even in the compilations, it resembles the filler sections, not the good parts at the beginning or end
November 24, 2025 at 8:46 PM
None of the prior SW movies were like that. Nor, mind you, are actual movie adaptations of serials like Buck Rogers or Flash Gordon. Even in the compilations, it resembles the filler sections, not the good parts at the beginning or end
ROS has multiple 'major character is dead! - oh no they're not, and the plotline is resolved in 15 minutes,' fakeouts in a row. That can work in an actual adventure serial because you're seeing the fakeouts a month a part, but in a single movie it's just really clunky and clumsy.
November 24, 2025 at 8:39 PM
ROS has multiple 'major character is dead! - oh no they're not, and the plotline is resolved in 15 minutes,' fakeouts in a row. That can work in an actual adventure serial because you're seeing the fakeouts a month a part, but in a single movie it's just really clunky and clumsy.
If you watch an adventure serial, you'll often notice repetition because it was designed to be watched episode by episode over weeks so it doesn't matter if it repeats the same plot point two, three, times in a row.
November 24, 2025 at 8:38 PM
If you watch an adventure serial, you'll often notice repetition because it was designed to be watched episode by episode over weeks so it doesn't matter if it repeats the same plot point two, three, times in a row.
Yes it was inspired by adventure serials but it wasn't *cut* like an adventure serial in any of the other movies, there's a big difference. The OT preserved the joy of the serials but was paced like a movie.
November 24, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Yes it was inspired by adventure serials but it wasn't *cut* like an adventure serial in any of the other movies, there's a big difference. The OT preserved the joy of the serials but was paced like a movie.
Wow, that's something
November 24, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Wow, that's something
Yea. The EU had a problem with explaining where every little thing came from, but at least every little thing didn't come *all at once*.
November 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Yea. The EU had a problem with explaining where every little thing came from, but at least every little thing didn't come *all at once*.
ROS watches to me like a compilation movie of an old serial, where multiple small episodes were stitched together awkwardly. With the individual episodes varying in quality massively and being weirdly repetitive too.
November 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
ROS watches to me like a compilation movie of an old serial, where multiple small episodes were stitched together awkwardly. With the individual episodes varying in quality massively and being weirdly repetitive too.
Episode 1 lacks a main character and is set early enough/with a young enough Anakin it feels really detached and stand alone. Episode 2 had the clunkiest dialogue and weakest plot. Ep3 delivers a strong conclusion and better emotional beats.
November 24, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Episode 1 lacks a main character and is set early enough/with a young enough Anakin it feels really detached and stand alone. Episode 2 had the clunkiest dialogue and weakest plot. Ep3 delivers a strong conclusion and better emotional beats.
Yea they aren't that bad but should still take it as a warning of the dangers of skewing to the right when that's not what your base voted for.
November 19, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Yea they aren't that bad but should still take it as a warning of the dangers of skewing to the right when that's not what your base voted for.
Yep. Will I use it on social media posts? Sure. Would I want to use it on a book or show? Heeeck no. Rewatched a series recently that had AI generated subs and it missed so much nuance and detail
November 7, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Yep. Will I use it on social media posts? Sure. Would I want to use it on a book or show? Heeeck no. Rewatched a series recently that had AI generated subs and it missed so much nuance and detail