Film, TV, and Media
Hmm I should watch *Arcane*, ig
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The reality of TV
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In spring 1945, Nazi Germany is running out of time, and the Third Reich is scrambling to find ways to survive and continue its nefarious deeds. Soviet intelligence resident in Berlin, Standartenfuhrer Max Otto von Stierlitz (also known as Colonel Maxim Maximovich Isaev), is on a mission for the Center: to identify and disrupt Germany's looming negotiations with the United States and Great Britain. What sets this TV series apart is how it portrays the truth of any confrontation with evil: the enemy is not an operatic villain who can be defeated like an evil clown-hooligan, driven away with a stick. The enemy is hostile not in appearance, but in the essence of their beliefs. The show presents the enemy, not as cardboard cutouts, but as humans who are intelligent, and have their own plans and ambitions.
cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2434741 > Couldn't find a "TV" or "television" comm (which we need). > > What did everyone think of the finale? I liked it! Finally, a *good* ending for once. Great stuff, good ending. Just what I wanted. > > And it ended logically too. > > Of course, this is a later set-up for Thrawn. > > We got no Palpatine in the end there. > > Lots of impressive shots from the cinematography. Well-done angles there. > > Glad Omega became a pilot for the Rebel Allliance. > > At least *some* people get their happy ending in the end in this galaxy. > > Too much war and too much "dark times." > > We need *good stuff* happening for once, otherwise what they fight for is worthless.
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2397084 > How is *The Bad Batch* going for all of you? > > Enjoying it so far?
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I really, really like For All Mankind. It's a good sci-fi show. It's not winning any awards for its depiction of the USSR, but it firmly puts the Russians in the antagonist seat, not necessarily the 'irredeemable evil' seat. FAM getting a spin off entirely focused on the Soviet's perspective during its alternate history is not something I ever expected to see. Considering that the latest season of FAM establishes the USSR outliving its real-life point of collapse, while retaining its communist values, I hope that this 'Star City' spin off is going to be an even more humanizing look at the Soviets.
cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2293972 > It was great! > > ...Though not good for newcomers to the series or perhaps people that never ever played the video games to begin with. > > If you haven't played the games, you probably won't enjoy this series. > > But I loved it through and through, from beginning to end (though episode 6 weirded me out). > > Also, the *Fallout* humor was *on point*. > > Like, it's clear that Jonathan Nolan wanted this to be a love letter to the franchise (and it... kinda bonks you on the head about it?) > > Yeah, it does bonk you on the head about it and it's amazing that the first season turned out as well as it did (given that at times it seems that they're going by a check-list of "*Fallout* things" to show). > > It's like... Robo-brain? Check. Yaou Guai? Check. Ghouls? Check. Lore-accurate BoS (more or less)? Check. NCR? Check. > > I loved it! ...But again, it's clearly not geared toward newer audiences. > > And that's fine (in a way). > > If it was sort-of holding your hand... it wouldn't be nearly as good, you know? > > And it really does encapsulate the video game series well. > > I mean, it's literally got side-quests and a moral dilemma at the end there. > > Also, American monopoly capitalism looks bad here. Really bad. > > I take back what I said about the series being "kinda liberal." > > I mean, yes, there's no "alternative" to capitalism but a wasteland, essentially (even as it is anti-capitalist, clearly), but it definitely portrays the corporate monopolists well. > > Oh yeah, and shout-out to having actual reds in this series (one was apparently Indigenous too). > > Kinda vague on whether or not Moldaver was a communist. > > I wonder if my own CPUSA was around in 2077? I'm guessing they were, but they would have to still be a staunchly pro-Soviet part (and thus, perhaps, anti-China) due to the *Fallout* lore. > > (The Party was anti-China until 1991 and you all know what happened in 1991 in our own timeline.) > > But honestly, it was good. But damn, they're going to have to pick up all the threads they left hanging and that's going to be hard to do. The first season also had a problem of certain things that either happened too fast *or* they happened and then were resolved quickly. > > Also, sometimes, the season kept flashing or showing things on-screen and it's hard to *kinda* keep up with it all (again, sort-of going back to the check-list problem). Like, the season was jam-packed... which is great... in a way... It grabs your attention but at times, it goes by too fast and then it really *does* feel like a video game (in a bad way, that is). > > Also also, sometimes things happened for the sake of the plot (looking at Maximus releasing the dad at the end there... even though while, yes, it makes sense given that the main protagonist was still recovering from the shock, it's also a bit *too* convenient for the sake of the story). > > Also also also, shout-out to the Robert House (RobCo) cameo. > > Also also also *also*, I really hope this isn't the only *Fallout* media in the next few years. > > Like, yeesh, Bethesda, just give the license or IP to Obsidian or Larian (maybe make a isometric RPG like the old days?) and have *them* do a spin-off (while you focus on the "main" titles). I mean, come on, it can't be *that* hard, right? Then again, I'm not a CEO or a stakeholder or on the Board of Directors or whatever. > > So, err, yeah. > > It was very good. > > Flawed. > > But very good (imho, don't @ me!). > > Watch it if you're a *Fallout* fan, at the very least.
cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2280346 > It's good. > > I liked it. > > But none of that famous *American* sport that we all love.... Baseball! The game of America! > >  > > (Idk, I'm making fun of American jingoism now.)
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2207504 > Jedi do not kidnap. > > Adoption is not kidnapping by itself (though it certainly can be in, for example, U.S. history). > > The Sith clearly kidnap. > > I don't like how *The Acolyte* is changing this.
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cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/2206428 > I'm worried about where the series is going. > > It's been my favorite series outside of *Andor*. > > But yeah, this does *not* look good. > > (I haven't seen the recent episode though.)
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Los Angeles, Nov 15 (Prensa Latina) The innovative animated film made in China and titled Deep Sea will be released in North American theaters later this month, according to Hollywood today. It is a cutting-edge Chinese animation work that has already been presented in the international festival circuit throughout this year. The film is directed by Tian Xiaopeng (“Monkey King: Hero is Back”) and produced by YI Qiao (“Nezha”) through October Pictures and Coloroom, according to Variety. Tian and his team developed a particle-based CG technique, creating 3D images from abstract Chinese ink paintings. Theatrical rights were acquired by Viva Films from Netherlands-China sales company Fortissimo Films, and plans a Nov. 24 release with versions dubbed in Chinese and English. Deep Sea is a fantasy adventure that tells the story of Shenxiu, a girl who has felt deep sadness since she was abandoned by her mother. During a family cruise, she falls into the sea and breaks into the Deep Sea restaurant, where she meets the inventive underwater chef Nanhe and embarks on a journey between dreams and reality. The film premiered commercially in China last January was then played at the Berlin Film Festival and had other festival dates in Neuchatel, Melbourne, and London.
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For All Mankind is an AppleTV original that shows an alternate history retelling of the space race. In this AU, the Soviets land on the moon first, which extends the space race into a decades-long conflict. The show currently covers about 30 years of alternate history showing the US and the Soviets establish a moon base, new propulsion systems, and eventually landing on Mars. This show is *really* good. It's excellent hard sci-fi. It really sticks out to me, though, for its depiction of the Soviets. See, in this universe, the Soviet Union doesn't collapse. At least not at the same time it collapsed in our own history. Instead, they stick around and consolidate significant power, winning victories they lost in our own timeline. This means that by the 90s, communism has essentially rooted itself as a dominant ideology in most of the world. Now, don't get me wrong: this show depicts the soviets as evil, with the KGB boogyman following every Russian character. But the show doesn't do a great job at depicting this. Instead, the Soviet Union ends up being an absolute economic powerhouse that consistently keeps up with the US at every turn, only starting to fall behind technologically for unclear reasons in the latest season. Hell, Mexico is communist in the FAM timeline. I think this is telling. If you construct a universe where the Soviets 'don't lose,' they end up winning. Half of the world is communist and it's gotten to the point where it seems internally inconsistent that the US is managing to keep up. I just wanted to post about one of my favorite TV shows. Anyone else watch FAM?
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cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/489513 > cross-posted from: https://lemmygrad.ml/post/489512 > > > I... actually liked the fourth episode (the recent racing episode) more than the initial two that took place on Dooku's planet of Serreno. > > > > The third episode with Crosshair is, of course, the best of season 2 so far (and probably the best of *The Bad Batch* serial so far). > > > > Also... Rampart's a dick.
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Any good TV shows you've seen recently, btw?
Recently re-watched this, its so wholesome.
Boba is back and I'm fucking excited. 😎
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It’s a pretty good movie I saw yesterday with an anti capitalist message. I recommend it
Good anti-capitalist film that focuses on the effects sugar can have on the body, and how that affects poor communities; specifically, the southern United States and indigenous Australian communities. Check it out here- https://archive.org/details/That.Sugar.Film.2014