May 29, 20232 yr Chip could make a great president one day. Trump - 2024 DeSantis/Lake 2028 - 2032 Roy - 2032
June 2, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Cult Icon said: still my favorite teaser trailer ever: I was never a huge fan of superman. Maybe because he's too OP. Or because he's not "knight" material. I like knights' tales: the Dark Knight, the Jedi Knights, the Witcher knights, etc. Maybe I should give it a try again. I used to watch the Superman series when I was younger (and I liked Teri Hatcher - she was cute back then...)
June 3, 20232 yr 17 hours ago, Enrico_sw said: I was never a huge fan of superman. Maybe because he's too OP. Or because he's not "knight" material. I like knights' tales: the Dark Knight, the Jedi Knights, the Witcher knights, etc. Maybe I should give it a try again. I used to watch the Superman series when I was younger (and I liked Teri Hatcher - she was cute back then...) The superman's enemies and peers are also OP (intergalactic or god-like creatures) in the comics. He's a bit of a basic superhero, not very interesting as a person. I like the trailer mainly because of the idealistic themes, the movie itself was good but had a bunch of small flaws. It's very much the themes that kids that grow up in the 1990s believed in. Seems a thousand years ago. But it's really the stuff that we wished we could live up to. In a way Superman is the WW2/baby boomer generation's superhero, rather naive and from much more simple times. In novels, Geralt receives his knighthood (of Riveria) on the battlefield. This is alluded to in the Tourney in blood and wine and it appeared in the spin off game (from the novels):
June 3, 20232 yr 5 hours ago, Cult Icon said: @Enrico_sw why is superman not knight material to you? I'm not an expert in superman, but I think he's too powerful and doesn't have enough hardships/struggles to overcome. His main ennemies are Lex Luthor (a billionaire that looks like Jeff Bezos) and his alien siblings. They don't look much as a challenge. Batman has to go through very difficult hardships and his ennemies are very powerful and charismatic. All of the villains are memorable and very dangerous, even if they don't win in the end. The challenges/struggles are what makes the knight.
June 3, 20232 yr 5 hours ago, Cult Icon said: The superman's enemies and peers are also OP (intergalactic or god-like creatures) in the comics. He's a bit of a basic superhero, not very interesting as a person. I like the trailer mainly because of the idealistic themes, the movie itself was good but had a bunch of small flaws. It's very much the themes that kids that grow up in the 1990s believed in. Seems a thousand years ago. But it's really the stuff that we wished we could live up to. In a way Superman is the WW2/baby boomer generation's superhero, rather naive and from much more simple times. In novels, Geralt receives his knighthood (of Riveria) on the battlefield. This is alluded to in the Tourney in blood and wine and it appeared in the spin off game (from the novels): Meve is a really good "strong female character", unlike most of what Hollywood has produced in the past decade. She has merits and she is followed because of her actions, not just because she's a woman. She's not a Mary Sue and she has strong principles, she's not a superficial character like Captain Marvel, Michael Burnham and all these very forgettable characters. Polish and Japanese writers are way better than American writers now (the Murican writers might get replaced by AI pretty soon )
June 3, 20232 yr @Cult Icon What are your favorite knights' tales? (regardless of the context: it can be historical, fantasy, modern, futuristic, sci-fi, etc.)
June 6, 20232 yr On 6/3/2023 at 6:09 PM, Enrico_sw said: @Cult Icon What are your favorite knights' tales? (regardless of the context: it can be historical, fantasy, modern, futuristic, sci-fi, etc.) I'd have to think on that one. Witcher is the gold standard for me. The Nolan Dark Knight trilogy was great and completely fit the classical mold of heroes' journey. I think Star wars & Luke skywalker was a lost opportunity. Luke Skywalker could have become legendary if the sequels were well made. The last character that struck me as outstanding was Ragner (Travis Fimmel) from Vikings. This character's journey was in far greater depth and detail than normal, I think Ragner was much deeper and better than any of the characters in Game of Thrones TBH. 'spoilers' - not really though.
June 6, 20232 yr 5 hours ago, Cult Icon said: I'd have to think on that one. Witcher is the gold standard for me. The Nolan Dark Knight trilogy was great and completely fit the classical mold of heroes' journey. Agreed on both of these. 5 hours ago, Cult Icon said: I think Star wars & Luke skywalker was a lost opportunity. Luke Skywalker could have become legendary if the sequels were well made. Lucas put a lot of himself in Luke. When Kennedy inherited the franchise, she wanted to erase Lucas' legacy to build her own (which she didn't mange to do in the end). Metaphorically, you can see it as Brutus stabbing Caesar. Betrayal is the tool of those who have ambition, but lack the legit means to fulfill them. Cal Kestis has a great hero's journey in Jedi: Survivor. This game is not perfect, but, in terms of story telling, it's got nearly everything. I love this game. 5 hours ago, Cult Icon said: The last character that struck me as outstanding was Ragner (Travis Fimmel) from Vikings. This character's journey was in far greater depth and detail than normal, I think Ragner was much deeper and better than any of the characters in Game of Thrones TBH. I don't know much about this show (thought I heard of it many times).
June 6, 20232 yr On 6/3/2023 at 4:41 PM, Enrico_sw said: I'm not an expert in superman, but I think he's too powerful and doesn't have enough hardships/struggles to overcome. His main ennemies are Lex Luthor (a billionaire that looks like Jeff Bezos) and his alien siblings. They don't look much as a challenge. Batman has to go through very difficult hardships and his ennemies are very powerful and charismatic. All of the villains are memorable and very dangerous, even if they don't win in the end. The challenges/struggles are what makes the knight. Nolan's batman films are really great, and it's amazing that he was able to film something that complex about superheros and make it believable. Have you played Arkham City? It's a great game and also very well written lore-wise and in depth. The Superman comics go more in-depth, I think one of the issues with Superman is his loneliness and purpose (as he is basically a god). Overall I prefer Batman too. Ragner Lothbrok in Vikings has the classical heroes' journey not just in his actions but in his internal struggle. Not everyone liked the road he took in Season 4 but I think it was right for him and he makes his final choices. This is one of the best Superman comics I've come across (also made into a cartoon movie): Superman: Red Son - Wikipedia
June 6, 20232 yr 24 minutes ago, Enrico_sw said: Lucas put a lot of himself in Luke. When Kennedy inherited the franchise, she wanted to erase Lucas' legacy to build her own (which she didn't mange to do in the end). Metaphorically, you can see it as Brutus stabbing Caesar. Betrayal is the tool of those who have ambition, but lack the legit means to fulfill them. Cal Kestis has a great hero's journey in Jedi: Survivor. This game is not perfect, but, in terms of story telling, it's got nearly everything. I love this game. With Luke Skywalker, his heroes' journey was not over at the end of "Return of the Jedi". He won at the end but there is still the struggles of middle age and old age and what to change and what to do. There is a lot of stories to tell. The sequels could have been about that, but instead they ruined it by essentially doing a woke re-boot. I'm appreciating the prequels more these days.
June 9, 20232 yr Its not even Summer technically, and I'm over it already. I'm fully ready to move to Alaska, or Maine at this point
June 12, 20232 yr Almost done with the audiobook for Anna Karenina. After the first 1/3rd was over it became one of the most boring audiobooks I've ever done. In fact I think 50% of the time I was daydreaming about something else.
June 15, 20232 yr one of the things I've noticed about the Amish people in Lancaster PA after countless trips is that they all look like they are related due to inter-breeding. They also look markedly different from everyone else. I could grab random Amish people from one corner and bring them to another, and they would look like they could be members of the same family. A lot of amish women are actually quite good looking. Another commonality with the amish is that they are of somewhat above-average height and have long and thin limbs. All of them are thin as well, much more than ordinary people.
June 17, 20232 yr On 6/16/2023 at 7:20 AM, Matt! said: Happy Birthday @Stromboli1! On 6/16/2023 at 8:07 AM, Tania8222 said: Happy birthday @Stromboli1 Thanks guys!
June 18, 20232 yr This girl's tiktok has gotten viral in Korea, China, and Japan. It's just a few tiktoks of her looking beautiful and working at a coffee shop:
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