In The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien drew upon the language and themes found in the old Medieval hero-tales in order to construct a kind of new mythology. The brilliance of Tolkien was in his departure from the Pagan modes of conduct and morality of these old tales, his creation of a syncretistic fusion between Christian thought and Pagan language, and so his work achieved a deep resonance with all who read it.
We find this passage at the conclusion of The Return of the King:
>The Dark Lord was suddenly aware of him, and his Eye piercing all shadows looked across the plain to the door that he had made; and the magnitude of his own folly was revealed to him in a blinding flash, and all the devices of his enemies were at last laid bare.
Adversaries in the stories that Tolkien drew upon, Grendel, Mordred and the like, often served as obstacles that the heroes could overcome through feats of strength and cunning. Sauron is not like them. When Sauron is defeated, it is not because Aragorn is stronger than him or because Gandalf is wiser. They are not. It is only that his hubris was so great that it never occured to him that anyone would want to destroy the thing he held so dear. It is not until the final few seconds of his existence that he realises his mistake.
I think that I Am Jazz displays a similar moment. In the pictured scene, Jazz's journey to what he believes is womanhood is almost complete. He is resting after surgery, a triumphant smile on his face, his rotting groin held together by a labyrinthine patchwork of stitches and grafts. But as Eru Ilúvatar nudged Gollum over the Crack of Doom into the fires beneath, so too does the God of our world intervene in this.
>Pop!
In a second, the follies of men are undone and Jazz's crotch explodes, a meaty froth of blood and pus pouring out of the hole where his penis used to be.
if by way of J.J. Abrams.... yes... yes it was. Aka another pandering bland shitpile that will be forgotten in 10 years just as Trek 2009 was and the new Starshits will be.
Yeah, people forget that in the original BR, the only interesting character development happens in the last ten minutes. The rest is eye candy -- really really good eye candy, but still eye candy
I think they nailed the atmosphere. It didn't feel like a knock off of the original or a basic sci fi setting. It felt like its own thing, very distinct from everything else I've seen. I'm very interested in Villeneuve's take on the dune universe
It had the problem Villeneuve movies have had lately: not trusting the audience on anything. I mean christ, in Enemy Jake Gyllenhaal didn't look at the camera at the end and say "the spider represents my issues with commitment", but in Arrival and BR2049 they have to constantly throw in exposition and flashbacks for stuff the average audience member should actually remember.
The problem is that general audiences are far more retarded than you think. People still probably were confused about those movies even with all the hand holding.
It was such an odd decision though, I wouldn't say it was an arthouse movie but it certainly wasn't as accessible to moviegoing audiences in the first place, so why throw in a hail mary of exposition right at the end?
I hate how so many posts read like High School essays on this site. Do they realize they aren't graded based on how well they followed the template? You don't have to use a transition word at the start of new paragraphs. Why even write more than one? Caring about fake points has ended the age of unhinged rants everywhere but /r/Drama and 4chan.
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In The Lord of the Rings, J. R. R. Tolkien drew upon the language and themes found in the old Medieval hero-tales in order to construct a kind of new mythology. The brilliance of Tolkien was in his departure from the Pagan modes of conduct and morality of these old tales, his creation of a syncretistic fusion between Christian thought and Pagan language, and so his work achieved a deep resonance with all who read it.
We find this passage at the conclusion of The Return of the King:
>The Dark Lord was suddenly aware of him, and his Eye piercing all shadows looked across the plain to the door that he had made; and the magnitude of his own folly was revealed to him in a blinding flash, and all the devices of his enemies were at last laid bare.
Adversaries in the stories that Tolkien drew upon, Grendel, Mordred and the like, often served as obstacles that the heroes could overcome through feats of strength and cunning. Sauron is not like them. When Sauron is defeated, it is not because Aragorn is stronger than him or because Gandalf is wiser. They are not. It is only that his hubris was so great that it never occured to him that anyone would want to destroy the thing he held so dear. It is not until the final few seconds of his existence that he realises his mistake.
I think that I Am Jazz displays a similar moment. In the pictured scene, Jazz's journey to what he believes is womanhood is almost complete. He is resting after surgery, a triumphant smile on his face, his rotting groin held together by a labyrinthine patchwork of stitches and grafts. But as Eru Ilúvatar nudged Gollum over the Crack of Doom into the fires beneath, so too does the God of our world intervene in this.
>Pop!
In a second, the follies of men are undone and Jazz's crotch explodes, a meaty froth of blood and pus pouring out of the hole where his penis used to be.
In that moment of blind panic and terror, Jazz is Sauron. All triumph and victory is gone. Only the Void remains.
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1 kurwamacja 2020-01-02
OH G-D I'M GONNA
CONSOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM
1 kermit_was_wrong 2020-01-02
I am superior because only consoooom drama.
1 Alicesnakebae 2020-01-02
At least drama is free
1 kermit_was_wrong 2020-01-02
Tell Comcast that, the fuckers are starting to bitch about my terabyte+ drama consooooomption.
1 jaredschaffer27 2020-01-02
I consoom classic litrature and Wagner and then lift weights and then sleep with my loving white wife in order to bring about the ethnostate.
It's tough work, but it must be done for my people.
Also I really like Mountain Dew.
1 TheLordHighExecu 2020-01-02
to bee fare, BR2049 was the only good soft reboot last decade
1 MasterLawlzFan 2020-01-02
It wasn't that good wtf
1 Stoicpeace 2020-01-02
It was as good as its predecessor I guess. Maybe a bit more accessible.
1 Krystalana 2020-01-02
if by way of J.J. Abrams.... yes... yes it was. Aka another pandering bland shitpile that will be forgotten in 10 years just as Trek 2009 was and the new Starshits will be.
1 Stoicpeace 2020-01-02
JJ isn't half the director Villeneuve is. Even if the latter wanted to make complete sell out movie it would be better.
1 Burnnoticelover 2020-01-02
Villenueve is the only director I can recognize from visual style alone. I didn’t know he did Sicario, but halfway through I could tell.
1 Stoicpeace 2020-01-02
What about his style do you feel is distinctive? If I saw Blade Runner without knowing the director I wouldn't know if it was Refn or Villeneuve.
1 I_DRINK_TO_FORGET 2020-01-02
Other than shoving in Harrison Ford for mainstream appeal it is very much not a corporate blockbuster remake. The movie stands pretty well on its on.
1 no_no_police 2020-01-02
C O P E
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1 GeminiRocket 2020-01-02
https://youtu.be/ptKGSp4YpUs
https://youtu.be/gSt2UNe12UA
What went wrong ?
1 Stoicpeace 2020-01-02
You developed nostalgia glasses that prevents you from appreciating a different aesthetic choice and a better Latina waifu.
1 Elite_AI 2020-01-02
How do you people even tell? They all look like wh*toids to me
1 TheLordHighExecu 2020-01-02
Yeah, people forget that in the original BR, the only interesting character development happens in the last ten minutes. The rest is eye candy -- really really good eye candy, but still eye candy
1 toynbeeidea16 2020-01-02
Not a fan of 2049, but I didn't have any issue with the visual aesthetics.
1 cfbWORKING 2020-01-02
It’s definitely more accessible than the original just because it’s so incredible to look at
1 BioticAsset_VEGA 2020-01-02
Based takes all round
1 Stoicpeace 2020-01-02
Vegans are one of few groups that even milquetoast subs like to mercilessly shit on.
1 pepperouchau 2020-01-02
I had to double-check the timestamp when I read this comment because it seemed like such a dramacel contribution
1 OfficialBeetroot 2020-01-02
I liked it, it was kinda different than everything else I'd seen in a theatre for a while which was cool.
1 agenteABIN 2020-01-02
gtfo, it was a masterpiece
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1 vgiannis1 2020-01-02
I think they nailed the atmosphere. It didn't feel like a knock off of the original or a basic sci fi setting. It felt like its own thing, very distinct from everything else I've seen. I'm very interested in Villeneuve's take on the dune universe
1 Burnnoticelover 2020-01-02
It wasn’t as good as the original, but I still liked it.
1 wohSdooGAstI 2020-01-02
It had the problem Villeneuve movies have had lately: not trusting the audience on anything. I mean christ, in Enemy Jake Gyllenhaal didn't look at the camera at the end and say "the spider represents my issues with commitment", but in Arrival and BR2049 they have to constantly throw in exposition and flashbacks for stuff the average audience member should actually remember.
1 teamsprocket 2020-01-02
The problem is that general audiences are far more retarded than you think. People still probably were confused about those movies even with all the hand holding.
1 wohSdooGAstI 2020-01-02
It was such an odd decision though, I wouldn't say it was an arthouse movie but it certainly wasn't as accessible to moviegoing audiences in the first place, so why throw in a hail mary of exposition right at the end?
1 Alicesnakebae 2020-01-02
r/movie posters are lower than farm animals and deserve to be treated as such
6 Rtoipn 2020-01-02
People in that thread already advocated for killing redditors for food
1 BigFatGamerNuts 2020-01-02
Explain to me why killing redditors would be a bad thing
2 Rtoipn 2020-01-02
Killing not. But would you eat a redditor? That's disgusting
1 KaaraRaven 2020-01-02
Vegan drama is always fun because there's always the chance the Reddit Vegan Defense Force will come and visit us. :>
1 2Manadeal2btw 2020-01-02
I was just about to say "So, there's a defence force for every partisan group" and then I clicked the link and I was like...wow.
No wonder people hate them. Those people do it for free and they aren't even janitors. I pity them.
1 brapmaster3000 2020-01-02
Blade Runner is better if you pretend the replicants are troids.
3 Bijzettafeltje 2020-01-02
Replicants pass for humans, troids don't.
2 brapmaster3000 2020-01-02
Depends how drunk Deckard is that night.
1 TimothyK4 2020-01-02
Meat eaters are so easily triggered.
MUST CONSOOOOOOM MEAT
1 agenteABIN 2020-01-02
oh hell yeah I'll consume meat
2 Bijzettafeltje 2020-01-02
BACON THO
1 no_no_police 2020-01-02
Stay anemic vitamin cel
1 artemis_m_oswald 2020-01-02
Gets downvoted (on drama of all places)
1 Elite_AI 2020-01-02
vegetarians are good people
vegans are neither of those two things
1 twawaytrust 2020-01-02
But I repeat myself
1 fbcc1233 2020-01-02
Level 10 vegans eat 2 of their own fingers to show dedication to the cause.
1 haha_yeah_kys 2020-01-02
I hate how so many posts read like High School essays on this site. Do they realize they aren't graded based on how well they followed the template? You don't have to use a transition word at the start of new paragraphs. Why even write more than one? Caring about fake points has ended the age of unhinged rants everywhere but /r/Drama and 4chan.
1 NotoriousChenposter 2020-01-02
Bladerunner 2049 is not kino.
1 Kat_B0T 2020-01-02
Neither was signs, regardless of how much it made you tear up, sadly