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I'm surprised by the focus on disabilities and injuries this time. Kiri still deals with seizures, Neytiri has to undergo rehab for her shoulder wound. Spider's breathing problem is a general human thing, but it feels more like a unique issue since his lifestyle ups the risk

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Neytiri getting this Kazuhira Miller-like hatred arc is very inspired. her getting a recent injury that exacerbates her already developing grief and hatred from Way of Water is a really sensible development for her character

also, this movie came out in 2017? so strange that I didn't realize Galahad was so Venom Snake-coded back then. what with the amnesia, the phantom butterfly hallucinations, the ruthless friendly fire, the whole deal.

and the sequel takes Eggsy to a very emotionally different place compared to the first one. I initially thought the story lacked stakes since they bring back Galahad. but his revival comes with a lot of legitimate challenges. and the movie balances it out by being more of a bloodbath than I remember

on the whole I think I like the first movie the most. but I appreciate the second one a lot more on rewatch than I did on my first go-around. the more high concept action setpieces suit the frenetic camera style better.

oooof I totally get the backlog panic feeling. can't recommend RDR2 enough tho lmao. the vibes are surprisingly cozy to me despite it being a kind of cowboy doomsday era

this has almost literally nothing to do with my previous post. that would be ridiculous. or… is it? MHA’s got me thinking about the past, previous visions of the future, old hopes, dreams, old understandings of the world, yaddyadda. maybe that’s why this is surfacing now. hmm.

oddly enough, the setup for MHA: Vigilantes feels more relatable these days. some joe schmoe and pals who’ve slipped through the cracks, doing the best they can with no obvious trajectory. an imperfect response under an imperfect system

maybe it’s the momentum fall-off in the middle seasons. or how their societal musings flake under scrutiny. both are kind of inherent to the superhero fantasy. there’s just been a lot of atmospheric cynicism ever since MHA’s explosive heyday, and I can’t help but feel that dampen my own mood

Predator feels like it has a vision of the future, and it's gonna reach for it even if the VFX technology isn't ready yet. honestly the CGI effects remind me more of early youtube. which seems quaint to me, but maybe it was crazy to audiences back then.

the predator foreshadowing is a little too drawn out, like I could have done with less of those thermal vision scenes. but once the horror kicks in, that gripe easily falls away

I like the action movie commando squad setup. they commit completely to the bit. the stealth action is filmed more fluidly than the actual shooting. probably because pyrotechnics need to be carefully staged, while fake knives don't.

I wonder what it must have been like to watch Predator in the 80's. raised on an all American, all macho, all action hero diet. and then you come to this movie and they all get torn or blasted to shreds.

A lot of these concepts wouldn't get their due until MGS3 could better realize the jungle setting. so it's ironic that the high concept invisible monster idea was already achievable on PS1

as a side note, Home Depot is fun to walk through. it's kinda neat anyway to walk past wood finish cupboards and chandeliers ranging from elegant to slightly kitschy. feels like a more honest aesthetic than the slightly edgy Gamer finish that gaming hardware still has for some reason

as a kid, I actually did have a foot rest sat atop some large packaging foam under the family computer table. eventually my brother and I got our own PCs, and he got the foot rest, and I figured I didn't need it as much. but the height of my table and chair were always just a little off

lmao only about as much as the musical originally did. it’s still a kind of tragedy, just maybe not as much as one might assume