Quote:Originally Posted by Muzman It isn't all that clear the way I wrote but I wasn't trying to pick your team for you, for the sake of it. I thought you probably were sick of the fairly lame arguments that erupt and possibly the...
Quote:Originally Posted by Zhukov Do you exist in some alternate reality where wealth inequality hasn't surged to unsustainable, dangerous levels? Its a thing that keeps coming up because its an issue that has attained universality...
Quote:Originally Posted by Muzman While it might bug Commodorejohn (or perhaps for the same reason) you can't really mention the income gap, or make noises even implying class without some Libertarian free marketer popping up to wag a...
Quote:Originally Posted by VTRan "Zardoz: The Great and Powerful" staring James Franco ???You know, now I actually want to see this. Franco as Frayn, complete with Sharpie mustache - but who would you get to replace Sean Connery?
Quote:Originally Posted by Bitches Leave I'm pretty sure Blomkamp didn't wrap a cool looking sci-fi package around a topic he felt had to be dealt with. He made this story cause it would make for a great adventire. How else would...
Quote:Originally Posted by VTRan Personally, I like my 'escapist' movies with a little substance, but to each his own.
I've always thought that art (good or bad) can be valuable tool for holding up a mirror to society and in...
Quote:Originally Posted by VTRan You know, there would be one way for extreme economic disparity to NOT be so omnipresent in media....but that's a discussion for a different forum.Yes, that would be great, wouldn't it? And while...
I'm not saying it doesn't have precedent, I'm just sick of its omnipresence. Yes, it's always been a thing in SF, but it's been just one of many things, whereas lately it feels like damn near every fucking thing has to be extremely...
I'm so amazed at seeing a trailer for an action movie with steady shots that allow me to actually look at all the cool things happening against lovely vistas instead of throwing the camera in a paint-shaker and compressing the hell out...
