Agree with Jess. We, the audience, get carried along with him as he learns that he's in the wrong because we're so conditioned to expect the loose-cannon-saves-the-day arc. It's a nifty trick.
Two steaming cups of chocolate goodness. Courtesy of whomever I swiped it from out of the cupboard.
Ben ,'The Killer In Me'
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-t - Dec 28, 2017 5:54:39 am PST #1237 of 3463
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Kalshane - Dec 28, 2017 7:57:05 am PST #1238 of 3463
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Poe still ends up getting a lot of people dead and doesn't really show any remorse for it, but on reflection I will agree he doesn't get a pass, either, and actually learns something by the end.
There's a bunch of griping online about Holdo not letting Poe in on the plan and that it's her fault the transports get blown up because of this, but they seem to conveniently forget that Poe kept his own plan secret from her. If keeping secrets is bad (and I agree that she didn't owe him an explanation anyway) then Poe is just as guilty.
Kalshane - Dec 28, 2017 8:04:40 am PST #1239 of 3463
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
I will say I thought it was a great character moment that when Hux found Kylo Ren possibly dead his first thought was to blast him just to be sure (until Kylo woke up and he noped right back out of that plan.)
WindSparrow - Dec 28, 2017 8:29:17 am PST #1240 of 3463
Love is stronger than death and harder than sorrow. Those who practice it are fierce like the light of stars traveling eons to pierce the night.
All those complainers have totally bought into the narrative of the loose-cannon-saves-the-day trope and zero concept of military standards of conduct. Admirals do not explain things to insubordinate captains. In a military context, when a higher-up explains something to you it is because they believe you need that information to carry out your duties and orders OR because they are grooming you for greater leadership roles and teaching you what they know. Since Leia and Holdo had recent evidence that Poe was not meant for Greater Things and his current duties included getting off the bridge to let the grownups talk, Holdo owed him zero explanation.
Atropa - Jan 02, 2018 8:22:25 pm PST #1241 of 3463
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
The Shape of Water! I finally got to see it tonight, and was enraptured. Just wonderful.
Atropa - Jan 08, 2018 11:06:13 am PST #1242 of 3463
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Golden Globes, the only two things I cared about: Get Out didn't win anything, and I am PISSED about it.
Guillermo del Toro won for best director! Eeee!
Vonnie K - Jan 08, 2018 11:37:17 am PST #1243 of 3463
Kiss me, my girl, before I'm sick.
That speech by Oprah was something. Everything else seemed to pale in comparison.
Film Twitter is alight with Three Billboard discourse, which is making me weary.
megan walker - Jan 09, 2018 12:35:06 pm PST #1244 of 3463
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Film Twitter is alight with Three Billboard discourse, which is making me weary.
My favorite part of that is the people I've seen policing others for months about not going out of your way to diss other people's faves, are now all "let me tell you why Three Billboards is the worst film ever" (insert loud sigh here).
megan walker - Jan 10, 2018 8:31:32 am PST #1245 of 3463
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
For those interested, my write up on my favorite films of the year is here. My final quarterly report, which has most of the "award talk" movies is here. This was a great year for movies and many of the good/interesting ones from earlier in the year are already streaming on Hulu or Netflix if you want to check them out.
P.M. Marc - Jan 10, 2018 10:07:27 am PST #1246 of 3463
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
You saw SO Many more movies than I did, wow. I went to the movie theatre 22 times and saw the following:
Hidden Figures
Get Out
Gifted (x 14)
Wonder Woman
Spider-Man Homecoming
Guardians of the Galaxy II
Thor: Ragnarok (x 2)
The Last Jedi
For this year, I've already got tickets to I, Tonya and Black Panther. So that will be at least two movies I'll see.