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"I miss when movies weren't political-"

ALIEN is about a megacorporation coercing some salvagers into transporting a dangerous creature without telling them what it is, all because the creature could be a great bioweapon for them. When a survivor of this failed transport mission wants reparations, they screw her over to avoid a scandal.

ROBOCOP is about another mega-corporation experimenting with a cop's body and declaring him their property, trying to reduce him to an obedient killing machine who can maintain the status quo for them.

JURASSIC PARK is about a rich billionaire going all out to make a dinosaur-themed amusement park, not caring about the real-world implications of resurrecting giant lizards. He also underpays ONE guy to maintain the entire park's security systems so predictably, that one guy betrays him at a crucial moment.

The best movies weave their politics with plot & character, so you can enjoy them as entertainment but can also notice the themes. Movies without themes wind up being all spectacle and no substance, just noise and color like Michael Bay's Transformers franchise. Yeah, they make money, but they'll be forgotten in 2 generations.

All of this, but also all art is inherently political, even Bay's Transformers franchise. It's fair to say that the Bay films don't have a very well written political message, because their overall writing is in fact rather poor, but to say that they're nothing but spectacle with no political substance would be incorrect. As not only is it impossible to create art without some sort of political message beneath it, but the Bayverse movies also contain a rather strong pro-military political message.

The spectacle in the Bay Transformers films is done up to make US military look really freakin' cool so that the people watching the movies will be more likely to join the military themselves. These movies have the Autobots (the good guys) attack human operated bases in the Middle East to "keep the peace" as well as focus on the destruction of US cities, which is of course done at the hands of hostile aliens (The Decepticons) and then promptly rescued through the power of the US military (and military sanctioned Autobots). Not exactly a well written narrative interwoven throughout a finely crafted story, but that's far more than just noise and color. These movies are one of the many franchises that have been touched by the military-entertainment complex, and have no doubt been purposely created in this way in response to 9/11.

Movies can in fact be bad/poorly written/seem to be nothing but noise and spectacle and still have a political message they're trying to push, intentionally or otherwise, and in the case of Bay's Transformers films it is undoubtedly intentional, even if the movies themselves aren't all that well written so the message is far from subtle or deep.

It's important to remember that just because a movie may contain a message that you don't personally like or believe in, it doesn't mean that said message is no longer there, and/or can't affect other people and their personal beliefs. A poorly written political message is still very much a political message, whether it's one you like or not

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@nakakapagpabagabaggabagag for your question

wadda hell... fresh outta poasts

You gotta peest more to help the dying species

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[1] Jame7t, rename posts to peests, Mar 2023, Online [Available]

The auxiliary water pump on my car broke (the plastic rotted and cracked so it was spewing coolant everywhere) and the mechanic wanted me to pay $300 for a $150 part.

I went to an auto store and bought the part for just under $150 and was gonna have the mechanic install it until I called them back and they said they don’t install customer parts.

So I figured if they won’t install customer parts, they’ll at least fix existing problems with the vehicle.

So, naturally I poorly installed the new part myself, then took it to the mechanic saying I had coolant issues and wasn’t sure what the problem was. They fixed the problem in under 20 minutes and only charged me $30 for the labor.

Ho l y

Imma try that last one

I went to my doctor’s office and asked if they had any slots open for that day.  They told me they don’t take walk-ins, you have to call ahead for an appointment.

So I pulled out my phone and called the office.  The other receptionist answered the phone and the first one literally WATCHED ME say “I’d like to make an appointment today if you have any slots available.”

He said to me (on the phone) all they had available was for 9:00, could I make it in time?

I said “Yep, I’m standing right here.”

He didn’t understand what I meant and happily put my appointment down.

I hung up and said to the original receptionist, “Hi, I have an appointment in five minutes.”

She (very angrily) entered me as arrived and gave me my forms.

bureaucracy works hard but humans work harder

i get so freaked out by like. pictures of really big rope

I’d like to say that’s normal but I’m a frayed knot

i’m so fucking annoyed at this, just for that you don’t get photos of the rope

i changed my mind, this is just too horrifying not to share

it’s called a Hawser and is the thick cable or rope used for towing/mooring a ship

in conclusion, i have nightmares beyond description

NO it would NOT be cool

well i fucken disagree

@scumrunner do you have any cursed facts about hawsers to share ?

As a fiber nerd, i am personally very enthusiastic about them….

Ohhohohoho DO I EVER. Meet the “snapback zone,” not an area with cool hats, but instead the unintuitive range at which a hawser can kill you if it breaks under tension.

What if we kissed in the snap-back zone? 😳 😳 😳

I don’t think you guys understand how much force this is, a tow rope used to move a 20 foot boat snaps under tension with enough force to dent metal, shatter glass and seriously injure anyone in its way. A Hawser on the other hand… Well I’ve seen a concrete pier with a chuck the size of a sedan ripped out of it by a line failure, and anecdotally, I’ve heard of a 2 ton heavy cargo forklift being skidded sideways, then knocked over. These lines snap with enough force to noticably dent the hull armor of navy ships.

This is a line designed to hold in place a moving object that can be easily in excess of 10000 tons. AND THEY CAN BREAK FROM THAT TENSION ALONE.

THESE THINGS ARE TERRIFYING RUBBER BANDS FROM HELL.

Nope Rope

what the actual fuck

we did it everyone. we’re no longer allowed to talk about the CISGENDER MALE CHEST because it’s sexually explicit

this plus that sfw trans comic getting flagged and then my repost of it also getting flagged just really depresses me. this doesn't even show anything that could be deemed sexual, it doesn't even show a trans person, and it still got flagged. we're so obviously not wanted here, and yet other big social media is even more hostile

do you ever wish your boyfriend was a girl?

comic with my OCs AJ and Jackie again, back in their younger years

babe are you okay you reblogged AJ and Jackie back in their younger years again

reblog to share a plate of delicious waffles with your followers :D

I'm going to animorph into the fucking Joker

Oh god, why didn’t you just let him through?

when people see this guy coming and shout "duck" they mean it

Another by Josh Luna

What the fuck? The original comic is about whitewashing:

source

they whitewashed the comic im screaming

oh THAT’S why Jesus is there

Pokemon Heritage Post

fromsoftware comic

Show up at work like hi boss sorry I'm late my I was helping my mother track down one specific 90s dungeon crawler for the purposes of obtaining a muffin recipe the developer hid in the files

Anyway shoutout to Stonekeep (1995)

I'M MAKING THE MUFFINS

Burnt my hand picking it up to show. Gonna wait to taste.

Taste review: Make the video game muffins oh my GOD.

These are DELICIOUS! I substituted chocolate chips for pecans because its what i had on hand.

It tastes like a pumpkin gingerbread cake! Great treat for fall and winter!

Definitely make these!

Text from recipe

Tim Cain's Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins -- They're the shadow king's favorite!

preheat oven to 350. grease muffin tins (one dozen regular size) or use baking cups. mix flour, sugar, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, baking powder, baking soda and salt in a large bowl. Break eggs into another bowl. add pumpkin and butter and whisk until blended. stir in chocolate chips. pour over dry ingredients and stir until just blended. do NOT overstir! scoop batter into tins and bake 20-25 minutes. after cooling, keep muffins wrapped in plastic to avoid drying.

okay, god i’m sorry in advance, but here you go. Happy three-year anniversary to this heretofore-buried rubbish.

legend

here’s the lyrics if anyone was having trouble parsing them