Unpopular Opinions V6 You know maybe fascism wasn't all that it was cracked up to be - General

[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;51052768]Hi I just learned what a Jedi was[/QUOTE] uhhh no??? they literally set rey up having an obsession with the rebellion and luke skywalker and the jedi and the force and all of that shit. there's an entire fucking scene where Han Solo goes "Yeah, they're not just stories".

[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;51052768]Hi I just learned what a Jedi was now I'm suddenly amazing at it for absolutely no reason"[/QUOTE] It was [I]pretty heavily[/I] implied she was trained before, but was stripped of her memory.

[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;51052768]Hi I just learned what a Jedi was now I'm suddenly amazing at it for absolutely no reason[/QUOTE] Your problem is that you take offense to the events of the film. It's reasonable to perceive Rey as a Mary Sue, but she didn't really come across as one of the major players of the film. She was constantly a victim of events rather than a causer of them. Her reactive decisions were strong but her proactive decisions were weak. I think the arc of the trilogy will be that Kylo Ren will learn from his arrogance (learning that his power cannot compensate for his mistakes), and Rey will fall victim to hers (learning that her power can erase her mistakes). That's part of what makes the film exciting; it's full of characters who have tons of room for growth. I'm genuinely excited for the next installment.

[QUOTE=Sector 7;51052626]This is a load of shit. I saw The Force Awakens expecting it to be awful because the internet told me so; what I got was a massively enjoyable adventure that reached back to Star Wars' true roots. It had dash and charm and wit. It's a fast-paced tale of heroes that packs a punch: Good fights evil, and good wins by a hair. If you can't appreciate that, you're probably a pretentious piece of shit. Most of the film's detractors are too distracted by their own racist, sexist, or political projections to know a fun film when they see it. If you loved A New Hope but hated this film, it's because you've grown old and unhappy.[/QUOTE] What if I think the original trilogy is decent, but critically overrated? New star wars was just the original trilogy compressed into one movie with some really predictable "what a twist" moments. It did nothing new, interesting, or even different. Part of what made star wars so interesting was the tech. A lot of it hadn't been done before. It was groundbreaking. Rehashing it carries no real significance because the tech isn't a real limitation anymore. If they'd actually continued the plot, and used it as a springboard into a new story, that would be neat. Maybe not iconic classic material, but certainly something decent. Instead it may as well be a quasi grimdark reboot. The movie was just par for the course with Abrams. I wonder if the man has ever had an original thought in his head. The Star Trek movies certainly didn't do anything new either. Unless you count one upping Michael Bay when it comes to lens flare as groundbreaking. It's not that his films are terrible, I just don't see anything in them that elevates them above mediocrity. [QUOTE=Skyward;51052787]It was [I]pretty heavily[/I] implied she was trained before, but was stripped of her memory.[/QUOTE] You can retcon any dumb garbage you want. A film should be mostly capable of standing on it's own. Background lore can add depth, but the film should not be dependent on it to function logically and cohesively. The film failed to explain this in anything but the most vague of senses.

[QUOTE=Sector 7;51052626]If you can't appreciate that, you're probably a pretentious piece of shit. Most of the film's detractors are too distracted by their own racist, sexist, or political projections to know a fun film when they see it. If you loved A New Hope but hated this film, it's because you've grown old and unhappy.[/QUOTE] What a terrible way to argue your point.

[QUOTE=Novangel;51053306]What a terrible way to argue your point.[/QUOTE] HOW SO

[QUOTE=Sector 7;51053475]HOW SO[/QUOTE] Geeee.. I dunno. Maybe because your argument boils down to "stop liking what I don't like," perhaps?

[QUOTE=RenegadeCop;51053703]Yeah it did come off as if you were raging pretty hard at me. I just ignored that you called me a "pretentious piece of shit" in my reply.[/quote] I take nothing back TFA is effortlessly enjoyable and a good example of the craft of filmmaking. It's not everyone's cup of tea but to call it 'awful' is so far off the mark that it makes me think you're just trying to be part of the counterculture. [quote]And then you started talking about racism? or something? Like dude idk what post you read but it was not mine[/QUOTE] Everyone I've talked to who has disliked TFA has disliked it because they perceived it as being overtly PC, or otherwise designed to be too marketable. It seems to be a trend, and I resent it because that kind of hipster exclusionism has tainted too many of my experiences.

[QUOTE=Sector 7;51053743]I take nothing back TFA is effortlessly enjoyable and a good example of the craft of filmmaking. It's not everyone's cup of tea but to call it 'awful' is so far off the mark that it makes me think you're just trying to be part of the counterculture. Everyone I've talked to who has disliked TFA has disliked it because they perceived it as being overtly PC, or otherwise designed to be too marketable. It seems to be a trend, and I resent it because that kind of hipster exclusionism has tainted too many of my experiences.[/QUOTE] SO instead of asking why and finding out his specific reasons, you chose to assume they were the ridiculous ones you mentioned... well reasoned

I enjoyed TFA a lot, but I need to see the following films to make up my mind. On one hand I don't expect too much from Star Wars, unlike The Hobbit - but I really enjoyed the first Hobbit film and then the trilogy just ended up actually being awful so I'm being cautious.

Hobbit films just reeked of milking it out for cash, you did not need to make a book that's 1/4 the size of Lord of the Rings a trilogy. The movies themselves felt like they were filled with filler at times.

I really, really, really hate recreational drugs. I don't support illegalization because it's factually stupid, but I straight up wish recreational drugs didn't exist most of the time. And I'm sick of having weed shit shoved in my face all the time. Shut the fuck up about it already.

[QUOTE=Linkuya;51054234]Hobbit films just reeked of milking it out for cash, you did not need to make a book that's 1/4 the size of Lord of the Rings a trilogy. The movies themselves felt like they were filled with filler at times.[/QUOTE] Considering it was going to be 2 films and they extended it to three, I'd say that they were a cash grab. Especially since i could read the book in less time than it would take to watch the trilogy.

[QUOTE=Linkuya;51054234]Hobbit films just reeked of milking it out for cash, you did not need to make a book that's 1/4 the size of Lord of the Rings a trilogy. The movies themselves felt like they were filled with filler at times.[/QUOTE] The entire second film felt like filler to me [editline]15th September 2016[/editline] and none of the dialogues in the films carried the same poetic weight that every spoken word in the LoTR trilogy had

"The tens of thousands of gun deaths and gun injuries a year are all acceptable sacrifices in the name of protecting the Second Amendment." Either very popular or very unpopular depending on where you live.

i don't like politics because they are puppets

[QUOTE=Mister Sandman;51054322]I really, really, really hate recreational drugs. I don't support illegalization because it's factually stupid, but I straight up wish recreational drugs didn't exist most of the time. And I'm sick of having weed shit shoved in my face all the time. Shut the fuck up about it already.[/QUOTE]How does weed get shoved in your face all the time.

[QUOTE=Killer900;51055898]How does weed get shoved in your face all the time.[/QUOTE] It really depends on who you know but there are people for whom it's one of the only things they can talk about. Though I don't see it as a problem of drugs themselves, just people who get too wrapped up in their escapism. There's people who can't do anything but talk about sports, video games, anime, etc..

[QUOTE=Killer900;51055898]How does weed get shoved in your face all the time.[/QUOTE] Not sure where you are, but it's everywhere here. Talking about smoking is more socially acceptable than talking about drinking. Don't get me wrong, pot is a lot less harmful than heavy drinking, but they are both stupid, and I don't want to constantly hear about it in public. It's your personal life. Keep it personal. I don't need to hear two people loudly (and a certain subset of smokers are notoriously fucking loud, as if they want to be overheard) talking about different strains. I really don't give a shit if someone is doing recreational drugs. It doesn't make you special, and I don't want to hear about it.

I wish weed was shoved in my face all the time.

[QUOTE=Killer900;51055898]How does weed get shoved in your face all the time.[/QUOTE] Agreed; I'd have to be actively seeking it out to have it be like that. Or I guess if you live in a state where it's legal, but I don't I can see how it's annoying with people who only spout about it and weed-related things though

[QUOTE=Captain Chalky;51040142]Hearthstone, Magic the Gathering and the rest are a bunch of P2W pieces of trash.[/QUOTE] sucks that the only to meet _fellow nerds_ in town is to go to the mediocre comic/action figure store and play magic with a bunch of 300lbs+ neckbeards edit: just noticed i replied to a 3 day old post [editline]15th September 2016[/editline] the original trilogy were great films. the prequal trilogy were terrible films. tfa was a mediocre film.

all drugs + prostitution should be legal its the only way to combat the insanely shady and dangerous practices conducted by dealers/pimps, and also the only substantial way to combat drug cartels regulate it heavily and standardize the industry and you make it as safe as possible

[QUOTE=Zephyrs;51056113]Not sure where you are, but it's everywhere here. Talking about smoking is more socially acceptable than talking about drinking. Don't get me wrong, pot is a lot less harmful than heavy drinking, but they are both stupid, and I don't want to constantly hear about it in public. It's your personal life. Keep it personal. I don't need to hear two people loudly (and a certain subset of smokers are notoriously fucking loud, as if they want to be overheard) talking about different strains. I really don't give a shit if someone is doing recreational drugs. It doesn't make you special, and I don't want to hear about it.[/QUOTE] People can talk about whatever they want, just ignore it it's not that hard. If you don't want to hear about it, ignore it.

[QUOTE=Killer900;51056691]People can talk about whatever they want, just ignore it it's not that hard. If you don't want to hear about it, ignore it.[/QUOTE] my god, yes you have no idea how stupid it is when people dont want to hear about a certain thing and will go all the way to keep hearing it by fighting it

[QUOTE=TheFilmSlacker;51056411]I fucking love marijuana. It's helped me through the worst times in my life and my admiration of it is very real. I wouldn't be the person I am today without it and it helped me come out of my shell more so that I could make some friends and I can't thank it enough. But the "fanbase" surrounding it is in-fucking-sufferable.[/QUOTE] The fanbase around anything is insufferable; weed, Undertale, Overwatch, etc. [editline]15th September 2016[/editline] [QUOTE=SebiWarrior;51056700]my god, yes you have no idea how stupid it is when people dont want to hear about a certain thing and will go all the way to keep hearing it by fighting it[/QUOTE] Fuck you ruined my mergeeeee

[QUOTE=Bathtub;51056573]all drugs + prostitution should be legal its the only way to combat the insanely shady and dangerous practices conducted by dealers/pimps, and also the only substantial way to combat drug cartels regulate it heavily and standardize the industry and you make it as safe as possible[/QUOTE] i should probably mention that this doesn't seem to be that much of an unpopular opinion on this site, but every person ive talked about it with in person disagrees with me

I've never heard a good argument against it

[QUOTE=SIRIUS;51056959]I've never heard a good argument against it[/QUOTE] the only good argument against it is that it will increase drug use, there's a reason why they became outlawed worldwide in the 20th century, there was a real issue in the educated world where wages are high yeah they should be legalized and regulated, but don't expect it to not be a rocky road loaded with reactionaries

God of War 3 > God of War 1 > God of War 2 I never really understood why God of War 2 is nearly universally considered the best God of War game. I typically don't criticize the God of War games much since they're typically the games you just unwind, kinda turn off your brain and blissfully leap and pirouette through torrents of entrails and guts. That being said, playing through God of War 2 for the first time I remember thinking that the overall gameplay balance was strange and uneven, the combat sections would be too short or overall lacking in a new gameplay hook and then the game would send you to a puzzle section long enough to break up the flow of what came before. It felt the most off to me in God of War 2, whereas in God of War 1 and 3 I felt like the puzzles were blended into the game a lot more smoothly; it felt less like 'Battle, Puzzle, Battle, Puzzle!' and more like a smoother blend of the two that were less jarring. It has been a long time though, I wonder if I would feel the same way today if I replayed it. That, and God of War's 2 cliffhanger. Was never a big cliffhanger guy.