Cult Icon Posted August 21, 2024 Posted August 21, 2024 13 hours ago, Jade Bahr said: Sounds great I also think Charlie Vickers is capable to pull this off as an actor (not an unimportant detail lol). The Simarillion is a history book made from Tolkein's notes- meaning that what Sauron did is there but there is very little characterization (like Fire & Blood/ House of the Dragon). This means that the showrunners will do what they want to do... Vickers basically was cosplaying as someone else in S1 so I guess it will be more of the same, but in the Elf-style. Quote
Jade Bahr Posted August 22, 2024 Posted August 22, 2024 12 hours ago, Cult Icon said: Vickers basically was cosplaying as someone else in S1 so I guess it will be more of the same, but in the Elf-style. But other than in season 1 this time the audience know he's Sauron. I hope this knowledge will bring a different/fresh dynamic to the interpretation of the character. It would be rather lazy repeating just the same in elf style. lol the rings of power + clues that halbrand was sauron all along Quote
Cult Icon Posted August 24, 2024 Posted August 24, 2024 On 8/22/2024 at 6:16 AM, Jade Bahr said: But other than in season 1 this time the audience know he's Sauron. I hope this knowledge will bring a different/fresh dynamic to the interpretation of the character. It would be rather lazy repeating just the same in elf style. the rings of power + clues that halbrand was sauron all along Interesting gifs... IMHO I believe that Tolkien's concept for Sauron is most likely Satan from Paradise Lost. Tolkein was a devout Christian and for British people, particularly the educated Paradise Lost was a definitive depiction of what their philosophical understanding of Satan or unrestrained evil was. Satan was meant to be charismatic demagogue and likeable person by his followers but unrestrained in his desires, and rejection of the concept of evil- in which he becomes more and more unrestrained until in the end he physically becomes more snakelike than the glorious archangel he was. The Christian idea is that Satan was originally a servant of God but found his lack of freedom oppressive and questions' God's authority & his rules. By doing so he questions the very concept of morality- and rejects it. Instead craves unlimited freedom to do whatever he wants. This is in the road to hell. IIRC from Simarillion Sauron is described by Tolkein a bit like that, but it's history/lore notes so we don't know for sure. I'm sure that Tolkein scholars already pinpointed where the character originated from. If they go this route with ROP S2 then Charlie has to play a challenging role- not everyone can be charismatic or even learn how to be. Come to think of it the idea of a gradual increase in evil is something that would work well in ROP. Quote
Cult Icon Posted August 25, 2024 Posted August 25, 2024 Re-watching ALIENS in 4K/modernized after not seeing the film for ages (maybe 12+ years?). interesting and different experience. I found the characters caricature-like, but fun. It's the perfect sci-fi action film filled with cool props and sets. And it spawned an entire ecosystem and franchise. But I appreciate the original Alien a lot more than I do now. I like how many details of human interaction it packs on screen- just more authenticity than in Aliens. Also the iconic interior of the NOSTROMO. I'm starting to be more of the mind that making the Alien a space-bug really cheapened the sense of mystery and potential of the first Alien. The one Alien in Alien is as intimidating as a swarm of them in the second film- and it's more interesting as a space mystery rather than a space bug. In ALIENS, the Alien becomes something that a human being with a military-grade weapon can destroy with a short-burst while the crew of the Nostromo struggle with jerry-rigged equipment against one of them. I think survival horror is much better when the protagonists are badly equipped rather than at rambo-level. It is also notable that the alien at the end of Alien shows an entirely different temperament than before. It is deliberately kept vague and mysterious but that actually makes the Alien more interesting than just a relentless killing machine. Quote
Jade Bahr Posted August 25, 2024 Posted August 25, 2024 On 8/24/2024 at 5:35 AM, Cult Icon said: IIRC from Simarillion Sauron is described by Tolkein a bit like that, but it's history/lore notes so we don't know for sure. "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age" is the fifth and last part of The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. Quote
Cult Icon Posted August 25, 2024 Posted August 25, 2024 3 hours ago, Jade Bahr said: "Of the Rings of Power and the Third Age" is the fifth and last part of The Silmarillion by J.R.R. Tolkien. nice! Quote
Cult Icon Posted August 25, 2024 Posted August 25, 2024 tiktok is very finnicky compared to youtube. on occasion it shadowbans me for a couple of days for no discernable reason. some hot girls get massive results while some struggle like the rest of us Quote
Cult Icon Posted August 26, 2024 Posted August 26, 2024 On 8/23/2024 at 6:01 AM, Jade Bahr said: More LotR I tried doing the audiobooks for Tolkein's side stories and they really remind me of GRRM's side content for ASOIAF- the original/main story is still the best and the most of supporting stories are just history/lore notes- not fleshed out narratives. Quote
Cult Icon Posted August 26, 2024 Posted August 26, 2024 Black Myth: Wukong has sold over 10 million copies over the past couple of days. I think it will open the door for more Chinese games to reach international audiences so the field won't just be dominated by Japan. It is interesting though that there is some controversy due to the professional reviewers being idiotic/ racist against Chinese people and hating China-CCP , saying that it is 'immoral' for the game to be success. Quote
Cult Icon Posted August 27, 2024 Posted August 27, 2024 Alien 3 should've been about Newt, Ripley, Bishop, & Hicks getting intercepted by Weiland-Yutani. The franchise would have fared better if they went for the alternate Alien 3 plots. Maybe a plot about them getting detained by the corporation & gov't- meanwhile the base they are is experimenting with aliens as a bioweapon & building an Alien army (like in the comics and in the unused Alien 3 scripts). Then the humans lose control of the situation... Quote
Jade Bahr Posted August 28, 2024 Posted August 28, 2024 On 8/21/2024 at 1:37 PM, Matt! said: NOT THAT LONG! Quote
Cult Icon Posted August 29, 2024 Posted August 29, 2024 It costs $14 a month to use twitter or else you get almost zero impressions. Elon screwed the pooch. Quote
Cult Icon Posted August 29, 2024 Posted August 29, 2024 5 hours ago, Jade Bahr said: Did anyone expect it to be perfect? 😂 I find the actress that plays Galadriel attractive, like her voice but I wish they written her differently. episode 1-3 dropped Quote
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