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Strawhorse
·4 anni fa·discuss
I think we were doing well until you brought in some pap like Mulan.
Strawhorse
·4 anni fa·discuss
Tell that to Hollywood, man. A lot of their movies now are being passed by Chinese censors first with the domestic market somewhat of an afterthought. Interestingly, though, China hasn't produced a single decent movie in a decade or two, and they certainly don't give a fuck about the foreign market. But I agree with what you said there.
Strawhorse
·4 anni fa·discuss
I think the new Mulan fail was due to some social media shitstorm about the lead actress or something; the spastic Chinese internet trolls had a feeding frenzy on something she said. At the same time, the movie got trashed in the West for being, well, shit.
Strawhorse
·4 anni fa·discuss
That's ironic, because China hates strong female role models or protagonists in movies due to an endemically sexist culture
Strawhorse
·4 anni fa·discuss
These foreign cinemas have their own industries. Plus, Marvel as an entity has been around for years before they started making those crap movies. It's just hollywood kowtowing to other countries for more money.
Strawhorse
·4 anni fa·discuss
Movies (non-documentary) can moot and champion whole ideologies, psychologies, and philosophies, for example Fight Club (nihilism), Logan's Run (progressivism, anti-establishmentism), Lost in Translation (existentialism, contemporary anomie), Magnolia (existentialism, fugue) etc. I suggest you broaden your viewing.
Strawhorse
·4 anni fa·discuss
Juxtapose this with a movie like Lost in Translation, where as much of the progression comes from just observing characters and actions as comes from dialogue and interaction. That movie was a modern masterpiece and spits in the face of most Hollywood junk.
Strawhorse
·4 anni fa·discuss
We can blame a lot of the dumbing down on Hollywood's kowtowing to China
Strawhorse
·4 anni fa·discuss
I smell a purge coming
Strawhorse
·4 anni fa·discuss
I dunno, man. It's not a great analogy. You're assuming people have a near-infinite amount of time to learn outside of what they normally do. I'm not buying it.
Strawhorse
·4 anni fa·discuss
Can you expand on what you mean by "investment is IN ourselves" ...
Strawhorse
·4 anni fa·discuss
Intermittant fasting works well; just be prepared for the stomach pangs for the first week or two when you're on a fasting day. Drink water to help alleviate the problem. Weight loss will be diminishing returns, so you'll lose more at the start. Best of luck, OP.