Posts by wearyviper25

Yeah, people keep asking me if I'm doing okay. 😁

Watched it. I don't know—not really feeling it. 🤷

Does it seriously have to be brand new? I feel like I could probably just find one like this instead. 😁

People just keep that stuff at home, I guess. Just ask around—someone will probably give you one for free.
Can we get an actual opinion from someone like 😁
?

Gives you plenty to chew on. The cast, the soundtrack, the concept—everything just works. I didn't find myself checking my watch once while watching this. 😁

Some parts of this movie are alright, I guess.
My only real gripe is how much it leans into pure fantasy—but then again, if they took that out, there wouldn't be much of a movie left, would there?
Physicists probably lose their minds watching stuff like this, but whatever.

Christian Ramirez said:Ed Harris was always my favorite actor—but I feel like Christian Bale really undershot this role... overall though, it's one of those better movies. You know, the kind where you actually feel fulfilled after watching, unlike all that trash they churn out just to grab a quick paycheck...

I'm with you. He just doesn't fit the part of a menacing Russian. I don't know why they couldn't have just cast an actual Russian actor. That would've been cool. 😁

Grace Sanders24 said:Anyway, it's an interesting movie based on true events, and the acting from everyone involved is solid. Obviously, anyone who likes these kinds of films will be happy. If someone's looking for an action spectacle, they shouldn't bother. It's a bit of a slower film about people trying to survive. Actually, it's kind of boring if I think about it too much. Walking halfway around the world isn't exactly thrilling. It's a drama.👍

True events?? 😲

Every single second of that movie had me on edge. 😁

Yeah, exactly. There aren't any hilarious scenes to speak of—the humor is just pretty lukewarm. Honestly, this whole forced attempt at making a "cool alien" really rubs me the wrong way, especially since I know who's providing the voice—Seth Rogen, who is just a mediocre actor and an even more mediocre producer. 🙄

Absolutely killer!!! 😁

jadetrucker43 said:New mods are picked when there's actually a need for them—you can't just apply for the job.

When you sign up, you can mention the Reddit user who referred you, and they'll get a referral credit on their profile.

So what's the criteria, I guess? Like, what qualities does a regular user need to show to become a mod?
Also, is someone with a few old warnings or strikes—assuming they've expired—even eligible to be a moderator?

Stop messing around with stuff on your body
just accept who you are—and honestly, be glad you're still alive and healthy😉

I’ve heard about those donor cards—you know, the ones where you state your wish to donate your organs if you pass away. Apparently, the family still has to give their consent, which I guess makes it an incredibly heavy decision for them, though honestly, it's pretty admirable.
Anyway, so many people are stuck on transplant waiting lists, so why not help someone out? At least we can make things easier by having that card ready.

I actually brought this up on another forum once, and the responses were basically:

"You’d have to hand over all your medical history, and who knows how long they'll let you live once they realize your heart is a perfect match for someone else."

"I’m all for it, and if I knew I was 100% protected from being exploited, I’d sign up tomorrow. But... I don't know, being a woman, I just feel like we're all just numbers to them. Whether it's some politician, a tycoon, a capitalist, or some predator in trouble, they'll buy whatever they want—just not our organs."

What do you guys think?

Sorry if this topic has already been covered. These search tools are pretty clunky.

mistyfox812 said:I can't find a single thread... is it seriously possible that nobody has anything to say about this movie? If nothing else, it looks stunning, honestly just like a Delft painting.
Here’s my little brain dump after watching it.

A Frozen Tragedy
It’s pretty obvious as the movie unfolds that everything is heading toward a total disaster. He’s gonna lose his family and any chance at doing what he lives for, and she’s gonna lose her entire world—her family, her reputation, basically any way to fit back into society.
People always throw around that line: "We'll stay together even if the world ends." But here, that’s literal: the price of them being together is the absolute destruction of his world and hers, the whole reality she exists in.
When his wife tells him, "Get out of my house," everything is laid bare. It's one or the other.
He chooses his own world over hers, which kind of halts the tragedy.
In a weird way, there's a > vibe because she ends up marrying some young, hot butcher, so she isn't a maid anymore. And he keeps painting, having actually made money off the work.
But still, you can tell "it's just not it."
The real tragedy is that the heartbreak is unavoidable. If a person rebels against their place in the world—refuses to accept it—fate punishes them for that hubris, for defying the "will of the gods." But if they don't rebel and just swallow their fate and accept where they belong, you're left with this bitter taste that "this isn't it."

All that's left for a person is art. That's the one place where you can push past the boundaries of destiny without the gods coming after you. In art, "it" can finally be achieved without the unbearable consequence of tearing your whole life apart.
In the Delft painting, Gretchen becomes who she truly is: the "Girl with a Pearl Earring." And the version of her captured in that painting feels way more real than the actual reality of her being a maid or a butcher's wife.

It’s weird—I didn't even pick up on the whole romance between the painter and the girl. After the movie ended, I actually wrote down something else entirely, like this:

It’s a gloomy 17th-century setting where people were still ruled by basic human vices—jealousy, lust, malice, selfishness, vanity, and all that childish nonsense. I mean, sure, people haven't changed, they've just gotten better at hiding it. Anyway, this is basically about a young maid who somehow ends up as the subject of that famous painting by Jan Vermeer—Girl with a Pearl Earring. Honestly, if you've ever been in a spot where some idiot blamed you for something you didn't even do—just total pathetic losers—then you might actually relate to her. The movie is pretty depressing and dark in the background, but let's not get too dramatic about it—just enjoy the scenes where Scarlett licks her bottom lip four times in a row.
Rating: 8/10.

Now that people are actually bringing up this supposed romance between her and the painter—I just can't wrap my head around it. All I see is her helplessness, how she's stuck in a subordinate position, and just pure, unadulterated injustice... if anything, the painting is magical because Vermeer managed to capture all that tension with his brush. The girl knows damn well that earring could cost her her job and her livelihood, but I guess the painter realizes that too. He’s got to finish this piece for his patron just to survive—it's basically make or break for him. His wife can't stand being broke, and he's stuck in a pretty miserable spot himself. As far as I'm concerned, there's nothing between them—she’s just an inspiration at first, and then maybe a convenient way for him to stay in his patron's good graces.

The maid—that girl with the earring—is clearly in love with the butcher's son. It’s pretty obvious from the way she runs to him to be with him before that greedy, depraved patron can get his hands on her. Honestly, having her portrait painted back then feels like she was just trying to land a cover story in modern-day Playboy. The movie really captures how fleeting that whole era was. 🤷

Watched it last night. Too good. What a legendary soundtrack. I’ve been totally vibing to jazz, blues, and soul lately—and then this movie comes along. 😍

Just let that $300 guy go. You can't trust her—it's really that simple. 😉

Andrew Sullivan8 said:I’m posting this here in the spirituality section, too, since I’m not really sure where it fits best... 😉

"Every single day, you open the papers and see more scandals involving millions of dollars in fraud. It seems people will go to any lengths to get rich—stealing, killing, cheating, just committing any kind of crime imaginable...

What's interesting is that almost all these dishonest schemes are pulled off by people who don't actually need the money to survive. We aren't talking about someone on the brink of starvation or someone who can't afford basic clothes and is struggling to stay alive. It's usually the middle class or the wealthy elite—people who have plenty, but simply never have enough. So much for that idea that greed is driven by necessity...

Sometimes these folks have so much wealth that three generations of their descendants couldn't spend it all, yet they still pull dirty stunts just to stack up even more.

There's something deeply tragic about money, isn't there? How it manages to ruin so many lives..."

Money = POWER 🙏

That's pretty much it.

Seriously, she’s stunning. Such a refined actress and director—I guess you could say she just has that touch.

Brandon Wright54 said:I’m talking about a third dimension here—where you aren't just reacting blindly because you're frustrated, nor are you running away because you're scared. That third way is actually resolving them.

So what, I just pick fights sometimes because I enjoy watching people lose their minds? Is that really what you think? 😕

Brandon Wright54 said:So, you actually believe conflict is some kind of golden ticket for personal growth, or is that just more self-help nonsense?

Sure, I mean—I guess everything in life is some kind of learning experience, but people really need to stop overthinking it.
If someone is constantly picking fights, they’re just going to end up bitter or frustrated—it's inevitable—whereas if you spend your whole life dodging confrontation, you basically become a pushover, or maybe even a coward. It’s all about balance, I guess. 😉

Nowadays, you can’t even mention that something bothers you without someone immediately shouting—projection!! I’m honestly getting sick of that word and the person who came up with it. 🙄