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FIRST OFFICIAL TRAILER FOR THE SONIC MOVIE 3! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! 🦔💨💙💥🦔🖤❤️⚡️
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shower sex

paring: keanu reeves x fem!reader
warnings: 18+ content, unprotected sex, p in v, fingering, rough sex, arguing, degrading if you squint, little to no plot, shower sex, age gap
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keanu and y/n had been together for nearly a year now. she was an 20-year-old rising star with a rare blend of grace, beauty, and talent, while keanu, in his late fifties, was the seasoned actor everyone knew and loved. despite their significant age difference, their relationship was strong, built on mutual respect, a shared passion of acting, and an understanding of each other's unique lives. their love had a depth that surprised many, including themselves.
y/n had been cast in the latest john wick film as a pivotal character - a young assassin with a complexed relationship with wick. it was a huge break for her, a role that demanded everything she had to offer and more. but it also meant grueling days on set, hours of preparation, and physical exhaustion like she'd never known.
keanu was giving everything to the film; it was his most iconic role, and the fans expected nothing less than perfection.
the set was close to their shared home, each night they would return home, grateful for the privacy and comfort it offered. but something had begun to shift between them since the shooting started. the long days left little room for intimacy or even simple moments of connection. they would often return home after 10 PM, too tired to do anything but collapse into bed. some nights, keanu didn't even make it home, having to stay behind to train or prepare for the next day's fighting scenes.
but y/n could feel the tension building inside her. she missed him- needed him- missed the way they used to be before the shooting started. the stolen kisses, the laughter, the way they would get lost in each other's arms. and of course the sex. they used to fuck like literal rabbits, loving to be at it practically every minute, every day. but now it's completely different, both of them are always way too tired, especially keanu. it's not like y/n didn't have the energy or motivation to have sex, she dearly desired it, but it was keanu who mostly every time declined it. she understood that then film demanded everything from him, from them, but it didn't stop her from feeling the frustration of their growing distance.
she wanted him. hell, craved him. and the longer they went without any real intimacy, the more the frustration build up.
one evening, after another exhausting day on set, they finally made it back home just after 10 PM. y/n entered the house first, tossing her bag to the floor with more force than necessary. keanu followed her, his face lined with exhaustion, but there was a gentle smile on his lips as he greeted their dog, who was eagerly wagging his tail.
"I'm going to change." keanu said, his voice rough from the day. he kissed y/n forehead lightly, barely brushing her skin, before heading upstairs to their bedroom. she stood there, her body tense, the kiss doing nothing to alleviate the storm of emotions swirling inside her. she wanted more than just a peck on the forehead.
she wanted all of him.
y/n needed him in a way that only passionate sex could satisfy. she couldn't even describe it properly how much she needed him to ruin her. but every night, the exhaustion seemed to win.
keanu reappeared a few minutes later, now in a pair of loose sweatpants and a faded band tee. he sank into the couch with a groan, his head leaning back as he closed his eyes. the sight of him like this - vulnerable, weary - only intensified her desire. she couldn't wait any longer. she walked over to him and sat beside him, her hand gently caressing his cheek. "keanu." she whispered, her voice laced with yearning.
he opened his eyes, meeting her gaze with a tired but warm smile. "what is it, darling."
instead of answering, she leaned in, capturing his lips in a passionate kiss. keanu responded, his lips moving against hers with a familiar softness, but there was a hesitation in his touch. undeterred, y/n deepened the kiss, her hand sliding down his chest, grazing his almost unnoticeable bulge ever so slightly. keanu pulled back, confusion written in his eyes. "y/n, wait..."
but she didn't want to wait. she knew what she wanted and that was definitely him. she straddled his lap, pressing herself against him, desperate to finally feel him against her. the moment she felt his dick pressing into her, her hips began to grind down on him hard. "I need you keanu." she murmured against his lips, her voice trembling with desire.
he placed his hands on her hips, gently but firmly stopping her movements. "I'm... I'm tired, love. I just don't have the energy." the words hit her like a slap in the face. y/n pulled back, her expression hardening as anger flared up inside her.
"tired?" she echoed, voice tinging with disbelief. "we haven't had sex in weeks, keanu! I know you're exhausted, but so am I! don't you think I need you too?"
Keanu's brows furrowed, his weariness replaced by frustration. "of course I know that, but I've been pushing myself to the limit every day. this movie - its grueling. you know how demanding it is!"
y/n stood up abruptly, her hands clenched into fists at her sides. "I'm not asking for much! just one night, keanu. I want to feel close to you again, to remind myself that we're not just co-stars living in the same house!"
his eyes flashed with anger, his own patience wearing thin. "and you think I don't want that too? I'm not some machine, y/n! I'm giving everything I have there, and when I come home, I'm spent. I'm sorry if that's not enough for you." the harshness of his words cut deep, and she felt a sting of tears in her eyes. she turned away from him, arms crossed over her chest, unable to bear the sight of him in that moment.
"I can't believe you don't see how much this is hurting me." she mumbled quietly, voice shaking. Keanu's silence was deafening. he watched her, his expression softening but he didn't budge. he knew he had a point.
y/n shook her head in disbelief. "I'm going to take a shower." she muttered. without another word, she walked away, leaving keanu alone in the living room.
as she stepped into the bathroom and turned on the shower, the sound of the water cascading down felt like a small reprieve from the turmoil raging inside her. with a sigh she stripped off her clothes and stepped under the hot stream, letting it wash over her, hoping it could cleanse away the anger and hurt she felt. but the tears she had been holding back finally spilled over, mixing with the water as they fell from her cheeks. a sob escaped her mouth as she leaned her back against the wall, head tilting up. they had barely touched each other in weeks, and the absence of his touch, his presence, was like a void. she ached for him, and not forget to mention the sex. but every night it seemed to slip further away.
as the minutes passed, her anger began to ebb, replaced by a deep, gnawing sadness. she hated fighting with keanu, hated the distance between them. how had they come to this? they had been so happy, passionate, so in sync. all she wanted was for things to go back to the way they were before the movie had taken over their lives.
y/n wasn't sure how much time had passed when she heard the bathroom door creak open. her heart skipped a beat as she opened her eyes and turned her head slightly, expecting to see keanu standing there. he was leaning against the doorframe with his arms crossed, his expression softened by an apology that had yet to be spoken. he was still wearing his sweatpants, but his shirt was gone, revealing his toned body she loved so much.
"y/n." he said, his voice barely above a whisper, yet it echoed in the small space. she didn't respond, her eyes flickering with a mix of emotions - anger, hurt and a desperate yearning. keanu took a step closer, his gaze never leaving hers as he reached for the hem of his sweatpants, slowly pulling them down. y/n watched, her breath catching in her throat as he stripped down, his vulnerability in that moment touching her in a way she hadn't expected. he stood there for a moment, hesitating, as if unsure whether she would welcome him or push him away. but then he stepped into the shower, the water immediately soaking his hair, his body, as he closed the distance between them.
his hands found her waist, and he pulled her to him, their wet bodies pressing together as the stream enveloped them. "I'm sorry." he whispered, his voice thick with emotion. "I didn't mean to hurt you."
she looked up at him, her eyes searching his face for any trace of anger that had been there before, but all she saw was regret, love and... lust. "I just... I miss you keanu." she admitted, voice trembling. "I miss us." he nodded, his forehead resting against hers. "I know, and I miss you too. I've been so caught up in everything - the training, fighting scenes- I lost sight of what really matters." he cupped her face in his hands, this thumbs brushing away the lingering tears on her cheeks. "I'm here now y/n. I'm right here."
the sincerity of his voice broke down the last of her defenses. she leaned into him, her hands gripping his arms as she felt the warmth of his body against her own. Keanu's lips found hers, this time with a tenderness that melted away the frustration that had built up inside her. the kiss was slow, deliberate, a silent promise that he was there with her, fully present in that moment.
they stayed like that for a while, the water pouring over them as their kiss deepened, becoming more urgent, more needy. his hands roamed over her whole body, slightly squeezing her breasts. his touch ignited a fire within her that she had longed to feel for weeks. y/n responded with equal fervor, her fingers sliding up and down his chest. "keanu," she breathed as she pulled away from their intense kiss. she looked at him with lust filled eyes, wanting him right now. "I need you."
his response was a low groan as he gripped the back of her thighs and lifted her up. instinctively, her legs wrapped around his waist, pulling him closer to her aching body. the passion between them was undeniable, a raw, primal need that had been simmering beneath the surface for too long. keanu pressed her against the cold tile wall, his mouth trailing hot kisses down her neck as she arched against him. her arms wrapped around his neck, a moan slipping past her lips. he passionately started to suck and lick on the sensitive skin, enjoying the sounds she was making.
her excitement just grew even more when she felt his hard cock press up against her tingling pussy. slowly, she started to move against him to gain some friction, eliciting a low growl from him. "please more, keanu." she whimpered. he pulled away from her neck and looked at her with those eyes that would make her weak every time. "my little impatient girl."
the hand that rested loosely on her neck, sneaked it's way down to her aching cunt, slowly, going up and down between her wet folds. he moaned out at the feeling, giving her a peck on the lips. "you're so wet for me baby." he mumbled as he pushed two of his fingers inside of her warm walls. "ah- just f-for you." y/n whined out. he scissored his fingers inside her before he arched his fingers up, pressing directly onto that spot that made her see stars. when he began to thrust his fingers up, a loud moan escaped her throat and her head flew back in bliss.
her grip on keanu tightened and she rocked against his fingers, needing to feel him even more. the pace of his fingers increased, making her a moaning mess already. he just knew too well how to make her fold. her walls started to flutter around his digits, the coil in her abdomen slowly building up. "fuck, daddy!" she breathed out as her eyes shut close.
"you're doing so good for me baby." he rumbled right into her ear, licking a stripe down her neck. the sight of her made keanu twitch in excitement, needing her just as much, he knew he couldn't hold back much longer. after a few more strokes of his fingers, he pulled out of her slippery hole, making her cry out at the denial, her forming orgasm fading away. "daddy..." she whined, staring up at him with those puppy eyes. a smirk played on Keanu's lips when he heard her desperate cries.
"don't you want to come around daddy's cock?"
her mouth opened a little, but she just nodded silently in reply, eyes sparkling with desire at the thought of it. "of course you want it, little slut." he growled before he lined up with her welcoming entrance. with a swift move of his hips, he slid into her hole with ease, filling her up to the brim. a loud squeal escaped y/n‘s throat at the feeling of getting ripped open by his dick. she would never get used to his size, doesn’t matter how many times they would fuck.
the burning pain washed through her whole body and her face scrunched up in discomfort. keanu watched her face closely, observing her every reactions. he didn’t move, waiting for her to get used to him and tell him to start.
he would always do that. he wanted her to feel safe and comfortable around him.
but there definitely were times where he wouldn’t care a bit about her comfort, completely showing off his dominant side.
and y/n secretly loved this.
obviously.
she breathed in sharply before she opened her eyes, immediately meeting keanu‘s lustful gaze.
"you can move.“ a quiet whisper echoed in the room. his grip on her body tightened before he began to thrust inside her with a slow but hard pace. the second he began to move, her world turned upside down.
she had missed this way too much. missed him way too much.
y/n wrapped her arms around his neck and clung tighter to him, her face buried in the crook of it. keanu grabbed her thighs harder before he began to move her body against his, meeting his own thrusts. his lips found hers, capturing her mouth in a heated kiss. their lips moved against each other with desire and when y/n let out a whimper, keanu slipped his tongue in, fighting for dominance.
hot, high pitched moans filled the air as the water poured down on them, adding even more intimacy to their long desired moment.
"please go faster keanu.“ she whimpered as she pulled away from the kiss and the second the words left her lips, he increased his speed, clashing his hips faster, more furiously against her.
"oh fuck.“ she moaned out at his pace. one of john’s hand wandered up her body, caressing her tits, squeezing ever so harshly and pulling on her hardened nipples before it grabbed ahold of y/n‘s throat. his grip was harsh and he pushed her head back against the tile wall, making her look at him.
"is that what you wanted?“ keanu asked, his hips rutting harsher and faster into her at every word that came out of his mouth.
with the pressure of his hand on her throat and the intense hammering of his hips, y/n can’t even think straight, her senses are completely dazed, all she has on her mind is keanu and how good and hard he’s fucking her. she doesn’t even comprehend his words.
a harsh slap on her cheek, drives her back into reality and her eyes shoot open to look at him. he’s already staring at her with harsh, darkened eyes.
"answer. me.“ he growled as he tightened the grip around her throat even more, almost cutting off her airways and just fucked rougher into her.
"mh-yes, that’s- that’s what i wanted.“ she managed to mewl out before she focused on the pleasure he was giving to her again. in reply, keanu just smirked darkly before he completely pulled out of her.
with knitted eyebrows and mouth wide agape, she looked up at him with confusion written all over her face. "what- what’s wrong?“ she mumbled.
wordlessly, keanu set her down and with the blink of an eye she was turned around and mushed up against the frigid glass wall. he reached around her middle, pulled her hips back, and made her arch her back. with his knee, he pushed her wobbly legs wide open and with a sharp thrust he filled her hole up again. "keanu!“ she yelled out, pressing her palms against the glass for support but it was useless. he immediately started off with a quick pace, hands placed on her hips.
the new angle allowed his tip to brush exactly into that one spot that made her knees go weak and eyes turn to the back of her scull. the cool sensation of the glass wall on her hardened nipples only added fuel to her receiving pleasure.
"my little slut. taking me so well.“ he murmured against her ear, his dick plunging into her in an animalistic speed and harshness.
too lost in the moment, y/n didn’t even notice when keanu sneaked a hand around her middle again and began to rub circles on her swollen clit, eliciting a loud and powerful whine that echoed in the room.
with the constant stimulation on her clit and g-spot, y/n felt her orgasm slowly building up and her legs began to tremble, almost giving out.
keanu seemed to notice this and wrapped his other hand around her upper body, supporting her in the best way possible. hearing her sweet moans and cry’s sent waves of pleasure through his whole body, getting closer and closer to his release as well. his eyes fell closed and his head leaned back, enjoying the feeling of her warm, velvety walls wrapped around him so perfectly.
the speed of his fingers increased and y/n‘s moans began to get louder and louder, almost reaching her peak.
"im gonna cum, daddy!“
with an answering groan, keanu pounded into her deeper than before and sped up his moving hips to their maximum, his fingers pressing and circling her nub harsher.
"cum with me princess.“ he snarled as he finally let go, spurting all of his seed deep inside of her. his orgasm triggered y/n‘s own and with a pornographic moan she stumbled over the edge, coming hard around him. keanu fucked her through their orgasms, letting them ride it out.
"oh god, keanu!“ she yelled out at the intense fire burning inside of her as she pressed her cheek against the wall.
his movements slowed down and after a few thrusts his hips came to an halt. y/n gasped out, breathing heavily. keanu now wrapped both of his arms around her body lovingly, pressing his chest to her back.
"you did so good for me y/n.“ he whispered, voice soft, placing a small kiss to her temple.
carefully, keanu pulled out of her hole, eliciting a groan from both of them, and turned her around.
"i‘m sorry y/n. i shouldn’t have treated you like this. i- just- i hope you forgive me.“ the man mumbled, pressing his forehead against hers. she wrapped her arms around his torso, enjoying the warmth of his body.
"of course i forgive you. i‘m so relieved that we finally talked about all this, that you finally understand how i feel.“ she replied with a softness in her tone.
how could she ever be mad at him. he’s her whole world.
keanu smiled at her words and captured her face, pulling her into an passionate kiss. but the kiss showed off all of his emotions - love, happiness, sorrow, tenderness. y/n returned the kiss with equal fever, pulling him closer.
"i love you doll.“ he whispered against her lips.
"i love you too.“ she smiled before clashing her lips once again onto his.
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The discourse about Zendaya and her acting ability drives me crazy because people put these insane standards on her that they don't apply to anyone else.
The fact of the matter is, people don't like that a WOC has reached white woman levels of popularity. There's a ceiling they believe she is allowed to reach, and now that she's surpassed that, they act like she has to justify her popularity.
But they never hold whitw actors and men to that standard. The most popular actors in Hollywood have never been the "technical best" actors.
Tom Cruise doesn't have much range, Jennifer anniston has played the same character for almost 20 years, Keanu reeves sucks when he plays outside of type, Ryan Reynolds plays the same character every time, Henry Cavill is very limited in his range (and his looks make up for a lot). Zendaya is a much better/well rounded actress than say Chris Pratt, yet there wasn't this level of backlash when he was cast as Hollywood's leading man in everything for YEARS.
If you bring this up, they'll talk about things like "charisma" "leading man quality" which are completely subjective concepts that mask their personal biases. I find Zendaya alot more charismatic than Ryan Reynolds, but 90% of white men would disagree because they connect with him more. Neither are wrong, but why do their preferences hold more weight, then?
Like, yes, she is not an Oscar-level actress (yet), but neither are MOST popular actors. But to them, unless we can justify that she's this flawless technical actor, that means she's terrible. Her two Emmy's hold no weight, and "no one takes award bodies seriously" unless we're talking about Timmy, then he "deserves the recognition" 🤔
Most Disney actors aren't great (the way Disney trains them to act is pretty bad), and I would argue Zendaya is one of the best to come out of that machine (a better actress than Miley and Selena, no hate to either of them).
Lemme tell you the real reason they claim she's a bad actress: MJ & Chani.
Both characters were extremely popular within nerd spaces (note: white/male). In both cases, the writer (Jon Watts & Denis) completely re-wrote the characters from how they were in the source material and type-cast Zendaya to play a more assertive version of both characters. Zendaya played both characters PERFECTLY as they were written (I do have some criticisms of her accent as Chani, though tbf). And from the fanboys perspective, she played a butchered version of the og characters that they're comparing her to (also, she's not white. There is a certain level of "wokeness" "Dei" bs that they're also resentful about).
Yes, Zendaya played a terrible Mary Jane Watson, but she played a PERFECT Michelle Jones Watson (watch freaks & geeks + the breakfast club and you'll realize how good her performance is when you see who the character was inspired by). That's what she was hired to do (and it's especially heartbreaking when you realize that she never auditioned to play MJ in the first place. John Watts and Amy Pascal essentially conspired to get her in that role to bank on her popularity at the time, since Tom was a relative unknown). Yet she still gets so much hate for her portrayal of that MJ.
I know we always use Euphoria, but literally watch her crying and confessing in her love to Peter at the end of NWH, and tell me she doesn't "know how to show emotion". Compare that to Chris Pratt confronting his father at the end of Guardians two, and you'll see when an actor doesn't know how to convey emotion.
Hollywood has always had a popular "it girl" that they put in everything (Gwynth Paltrow, Kate Hudson, Renee Zelweger, Julia roberts), most of these women weren't giving oscar level performances and were still leading multiple projects a year. In every listed project (except Euphoria) Zendaya will be playing a supporting role (I doubt she will be in spider-man for more than 6 minutes), I beg some of y'all to examine... why does HER perceived popularity truly upset you so much? what has she done, that warrants so much anger at seeing her face? Who is it that you think she's "deserves" these opportunities that she's worked for (the usual entitlement from white women to any successful black woman).
Also, final point. Why do people act like acting is a static ability? Even if you don't love her performances, actors CAN get better (that's usually how it works). In fact, I would argue, going from Shake it up to challengers, Z's acting has objectively improved in each new role she has taken. Remember how Matthew Mcconaughey was considered a terrible actor for most of the 90s/2000s, then gave an Oscar level performance in DBC, followed by true detective and now is one of the most respected dramatic actors in the industry? Remember how Jim Carrey was considered a clown actor, until he blew people away in Eternal Sunshine?
Actors CAN improve. I genuinely want that particular faction of Z haters to examine why they're so dedicated to the idea of killing her career at the height of its momentum?
Agreed, I think you hit the nail on the head.
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This is just disappointing cause unlike the mario movie, which was pretty much casted with no real decent picks aside from maybe bowser if I'm being very generous, but the Sonic Movies have had fairly good VA casting so far, Idris Elba being a welcomed surprise, Ben Schwartz with a younger voice and fairly well received, and ofc Tails being literal perfect casting cause it's just the game VA, ofc they set expectations!
Now Keanu isn't the worst pick, not like pratt, but c'mon man. That's just giving into the corny fan demand.
#StH#Sonic the Hedgehog#Im maintagging idc Im just so disappointed man#I get that the Hayden Christensen fake leak set up my expectations but this is just. :^[#Shadow#Shadow the hedgehog#Sonic 3#Sonic movie 3
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Oh my god this video is so sweet, I'm so happy my country is finally getting the attention we deserve. Brazilian Sonic memes are WILD yall have no idea, there is a PT-BR version of the "Eggman's announcement" fandub and it's amazing. I remember how viral the "é o Shadow cara" video went, and it was trending for like 2 years??? So fucking good, I'm happy for the kid, he reminds me of my little brother so much it makes me emotional 😭😭😭
Here's the cast's reaction to the meme:
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It's a shame Keanu Reeves didn't react tho, I bet he would love it lol. Btw, since 2003 Sonic X we have the same voice actor for Shadow, his name is Reginaldo Primo, he's amazing, he also voiced Shadow in Sonic 3.
Oh and one last thing... Mr. Fascinating's video mentioned one very popular meme here in Brazil that it's basically an intensely sexual love anthem about Shadow... and omg it's so good. It's so fantastic. Anytime some character gets physically attacked by Shadow, we joke that "they felt Shadow" because of this meme song. It's a parody of "Lucid Dreams" and I'll translate what is says: (it's VERY WEIRD and VERY EXPLICITLY HORNY)
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"I feel Shadow in my ass,
Larissa I don't want your kisses,
I only fall in love with black hedgehogs or ones with blue fur,
But either way, NO, I don't want human beings,
I just want these bunch of beautiful horny animals,
I don't want to date women that want to fuck me,
Shadow, I want action!"
"And, without Sonic, I'm just a nobody,
I dream with Rouge The Bat...
I know there's someone out there that also gets turned on seeing hedgehogs sucking a foot (no, there isn't)"
[and then there's "lucid dreams" chorus] "I sit on Shadow on fours, I want Shadow on my bed"
(ok this part is so difficult to translate because it's literally just slangs that makes no sense in English buuuut I'll try to communicate ✨the vibe✨ and the meaning rather than straight up translating word to word)
"Fur on fur, this shit is crazy, I want Shadow on my bathtub,
We're fucking the whole night, he smashes my butt,
Stroking the hedgehog that's coming to fuck me😭omg help me I strongly grab his dark cock,
Call my asshole chaos hole, thrust deeply in my evil hole,
Robotnik messed up his mustache licking the fucker-hedgehog's cock,
Strongly with passion like an animal, Shadow is a beast on the sheets,
Perfect creaute, yes he is God, naked Shadow is my Lord
Ask me and I'll sit on you nicely, 'today you'e licking the Chaos emeralds' "
"Shadow, I want to give you a love that no one else can give, I want to penetrate you" (😭)
"And I feel Shadow on my ass, his fur on my back, I'm gay, see?
I'm getting addicted and it's terrible, his strenght is amazing, kiss me on the mouth, yeah
Shadow, I'm your fan, I'm your biggest fan, fuck women, I want your foot (💀)
Your hentais are amazing, action hedgehog, come take off my bikini"
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.....poetry. We're searching the damn FOURTH chaos emeralds with this one 🤘🏼🔥🧨💃💃🎉🎉💥💥
#this song omg seriously#it's so cursed and blessed on the same time. i unironically love it#shadow the hedgehog#sonic the hedgehog#sonic 3#brasil#brazil#sonic memes
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Keanu Reeves' terrible acting in the 90's one makes any attempt at homoeroticism hilarious. Old crusty ass Dracula is pawing at Jonathan all gay-like while Jonathan's just standing there like :l completely blank-faced
i know and the sickest thing is like keanu could be such perfect jonathan casting he just was out to lunch keanu is so like he either gives everything to a role or is just like totally checked out and tragically they got checked out keanu not gay keanu like he literally SHOULD be playing gay jonathan but hes not hes just not </3
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it's 12 am and i'm sitting in a dark room reading the entire 24,000 year history of star wars... i love this shit so much guys... them canonically giving revan a gender was evil & even more vile is redditors saying they should cast keanu reeves to play them even though the whole thing about revan is that they… nevermind i shan’t say. you all need to play KOTOR it’s literally the perfect star wars story
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John Wick 4: A review.
asily the best action movie I've seen this year so far.
The John Wick movies have kept a surprising level of consistency over the years. The first film was an entertaining hour and forty-minute romp of Keanu Reeves masterfully executing a copious amount of men responsible for killing his wife and dog. It's a great stand-alone film that I did not expect to turn into a major franchise. What's equally stunning is that the second film is another solid entry for the film series. Then the third John Wick movie makes the argument for being the best of the series with heightened set pieces, and now we have four, which is an admirable send-off to the titular character, and another film for fans to argue whether or not it's the best of the four.
John Wick 4 might be the best of the bunch. The argument is there.
As the bounty continually increases against him, legendary hitman John Wick takes his fight against the rulers of the criminal underworld, the High Table, around the world. The stakes are resumed from the last film, where countless hitmen are tracking him down in hopes of claiming the bounty.
The fight scenes are just as captivating as ever, with John carefully executing and mowing down goon after goon. But other action scenes stick out even more than John's when the supporting cast gets their own wonderous scenes of slaughter. Shamier Anderson plays one of the trackers intent on collecting John's bounty. There are multiple instances where he could have possibly killed John and collected the bounty, and yet he doesn't, wanting the bounty to go higher and collect even more money. Accompanying him always is a German shepherd, and the two wreak havoc gleefully while killing others and making sure they don't kill John instead of him. Meanwhile, Donnie Yen portrays one of the coolest tropes usually seen in something like an anime: a blind hitman. Yen's physical and combative prowess has been seen before in the Ip Man movies. But his performance in John Wick 4 is on par, or arguably surpasses, the action choreography of Ip Man. Yen's late addition to the franchise desperately makes me wish he was around more in the other three films.
Besides the stellar action, the camera work remains decent, with one amazing bird's eye view during an action sequence. While the cast is a tour de force of engaging quirky characters. Scott Adkins as Killa makes for a really fun secondary villain in the middle portion of the film. He feels uplifted from an anime as well as an over-the-top baddie, and I love seeing him interact with John and fellow assassins. Bill Skarsgard is an engaging main foil to John and his interactions with Ian McShane's Winston are fun as well. The Death of Charon carries immense emotion to it, especially since the unfortunate passing of Lance Reddick earlier this year.
As the nearly three-hour movie comes to a close, we also bid farewell to a character we've gotten to know since his incarnation almost ten years ago. The send-off for John Wick feels appropriate after all the pain and suffering he's endured for four films, he deserves a good rest and to be reunited with his wife in the afterlife. It's a perfect send-off to a badass character. The one and only boogeyman.
There are talks of a John Wick 5 in development, and I literally don't know what you do for that. There are other characters the studios could absolutely focus on and develop from there, but the John Wick name should be ditched by that point. Unless the next movie follows John Wick in hell battling demons.
But if you haven't watched John Wick 4 already, do it. Matter of fact, dedicate a day to a John Wick marathon from 1 to 4. It's one of the few franchises right now that does not have a miss. Let's hope the show about the Continental is good though. Overall, it's an amazing action film, and easily cements itself in my top three films seen this year. Whether or not other movies will surpass it will have to be seen. 4.5/5. A hell of a ride from start to end.
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Major spoilers for the seventh episode of Severance Season Two, “Chikhai Bardo,” are below.This week’s Severance episode, “Chikhai Bardo,” co-written by series creator Dan Erickson, peels back the curtain on one of this season’s biggest mysteries: what in the world is going on with Gemma (Dichen Lachman)? Despite the season one finale revelation that Gemma is alive, the show has kept her whereabouts a secret while her husband, Mark (Adam Scott), continues his search. In “Chikhai Bardo,” a sickly, feverish Mark trips through time to when he and Gemma first met, juxtaposing that past with her current present as a captive of Lumon. The result is a heartwrenching installment that sheds light on what drove Mark to submit to the severance procedure in the first place. It’s an episode that answers as many questions as it raises and launches the show in a fascinating new direction as it winds down this smashing second season.The episode is a perfect encapsulation of the show’s ability to master mystery and character equally. As we head into the final stretch of episodes, GQ sat down with Erickson for a long, expansive chat about the origins of the series, learning on the fly as a first-time showrunner, the reasoning behind revealing Helena’s big secret, how he cast Keanu Reeves for a critical part in the show, what Lumon wants with Gemma, early season three planning, and much, much more.You've talked a lot about the origins of the show, but back when you were working day jobs, was there one particular task that started you thinking about severing part of your brain during the work day?Oh, man. Well, for the company I was working for, I was—not designing their website, but doing maintenance on the website, which is something I have absolutely no background in or knowledge of how to do. I had to Google a lot of it. One thing that I remember I was tasked with was creating a bunch of interlocking or interlinking websites that had links to each other that created this web of links. I believe the idea was something with search engine optimization; it would bump it up in the algorithm and make it more Googleable. That actually meant literally making, I think, a couple of 100 slightly different versions of the same page that were sort of geared towards different neighborhoods in Los Angeles. So that was just a very repetitive thing that I was doing for probably a couple of months, and that definitely made me want to check out a little bit.How much did the story change between the first draft you wrote and the version we’re now seeing unfold on TV?Tonally, I would say the original version was a bit more of a fever dream if you can believe that. It was more heightened. I've compared it to a Terry Gilliam thing. It felt more like you're watching Brazil or something that had a magical realism to it. The original version of the first scene was actually Mark waking up on the table. But before he wakes up, the ceiling opens up, and he's birthed out of a giant sphincter in the ceiling, and he's covered in amniotic fluid, and he sort of slips down onto the table like a baby. That was something I remember having a conversation about. I believe Ben read that version and very astutely was like, "Well, why would they do that? Can we actually back that up with an internal logic?" I knew right away that I couldn't. We tried to take a lot of those details and ground them in a recognizable reality without losing the sort of madness at the heart of it.When the script landed on the Blood List, did you have an idea of what the impact of that might be?Not immediately. I wasn't familiar with the Blood List before the script ended up on it. I was familiar with a number of projects that had originated there. Once I looked it up, I was impressed and excited because there were a number of films or TV shows I really liked that had come from there. I knew it was a big deal, and once that happened, it was less than a week or two weeks before I started to get calls about the script. I did notice a pretty immediate change in the energy surrounding it.Was Ben one of those first initial calls, or did that come a little later?That was one of the first ones. So that was exciting. I had met Jackie Cohn, who was working at Red Hour at the time, so she reached out to my manager. I think he texted and said, "Ben Stiller wants to meet with you." That was a pretty surreal thing to read.In that first meeting with Ben, was there one specific question or aspect that made you think he was the right person for the job?He asked a lot of world-building questions that no one had ever asked me before. Even prior to the Blood List, I had taken meetings about the script, but his questions were much more in-depth and they were the type of questions that I tend to ask myself when I'm starting a project. I was excited that I got to be asked those questions. I was excited I got to talk about those details. But it was world-building stuff, and then it was also questions about where it's all going.I think that, understandably, I was walking into his office as this very untested writer, and I think he wanted to make sure that I had some sense of a plan of where the whole show was going to go. Actually, in that first meeting, I described to him what I saw as the last scene of the show, the very last scene of the last season of the show. I think that he really liked that, and I think that gave him some confidence that this wasn't a one-off weird pilot that had quirky details, that this was something that could actually lead to a bigger and richer story.What were some of the lessons that you learned from being a first-time showrunner? Was there any level of “ignorance is bliss” that allowed you to come in and push the boundaries a little bit?I think so a bit. When you're coming in as sort of this idiot kid who hasn't done this before, you don't know what you can't do for better or for worse. There were downsides to that. There were times where I would write a whole sequence I was excited about, and then somebody would go through with me what the practical requirements of shooting would be and explain to me why maybe we should change that location. There were some growing pains for me, but at the same time, I do think that there's something to coming in fresh and not knowing where all the roadblocks are because sometimes it'll occur to you to do something that might not have occurred to somebody who's been in that system for longer.Were you able to still bring some of that mentality into developing and filming season two?I've actively tried to put myself back in that headspace. I still do that if I'm getting a little bit bogged down in the story, thinking too much about how something is going to be perceived, thinking too much about trying to live up to what we did before or recapture the structure that we did before. I'll try to take a step back and be like, "Okay. Just imagine that you're back in your old crappy apartment writing this for the first time just for yourself and just sort of for fun. What would you do then?" That frees me up to be more spontaneous, make weirder choices, and make some choices that make me smile and give me joy. Oftentimes, they're unusable, and occasionally, it'll bring something that ends up great.Can you give me an example of a situation where one of those weird choices led you to something great?Oh man, that's a good question. Yeah, I'm trying to think about season two stuff. I think the specific moment [in episode 4 of season 2, “Woe’s Hollow”] when they happen upon the dead seal, and Irving, out of nowhere, says, "We should eat it!" That was something that I was like, "We're out in the middle of this frozen forest. Let's go nuts a little bit."I think if I was trying to rigorously adhere to a structure and make the mathematically best episode of TV that I could, an idea like that might not have popped through. A lot of episode four, I was trying to have fun and write something that I thought I would like to watch. By the way — the initial draft of that episode, and the majority of that — we came to in the room. That episode was actually written by a writer named Anna Moench, but I did a pass on it, and that's where I sort of tried to put myself in that head space.As you were developing season two in the room versus season one, how much nervousness or anxiety about repeating yourself was present?Quite a bit of nervousness. I'll be honest and say it was the most challenging and, in a way, the most terrifying thing I've had to do. Season one was nerve-wracking, but I knew that ultimately, if the show didn't connect, it would just be one of many shows that sort of come and go. There was more pressure once people started to have expectations of it. Source link
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Major spoilers for the seventh episode of Severance Season Two, “Chikhai Bardo,” are below.This week’s Severance episode, “Chikhai Bardo,” co-written by series creator Dan Erickson, peels back the curtain on one of this season’s biggest mysteries: what in the world is going on with Gemma (Dichen Lachman)? Despite the season one finale revelation that Gemma is alive, the show has kept her whereabouts a secret while her husband, Mark (Adam Scott), continues his search. In “Chikhai Bardo,” a sickly, feverish Mark trips through time to when he and Gemma first met, juxtaposing that past with her current present as a captive of Lumon. The result is a heartwrenching installment that sheds light on what drove Mark to submit to the severance procedure in the first place. It’s an episode that answers as many questions as it raises and launches the show in a fascinating new direction as it winds down this smashing second season.The episode is a perfect encapsulation of the show’s ability to master mystery and character equally. As we head into the final stretch of episodes, GQ sat down with Erickson for a long, expansive chat about the origins of the series, learning on the fly as a first-time showrunner, the reasoning behind revealing Helena’s big secret, how he cast Keanu Reeves for a critical part in the show, what Lumon wants with Gemma, early season three planning, and much, much more.You've talked a lot about the origins of the show, but back when you were working day jobs, was there one particular task that started you thinking about severing part of your brain during the work day?Oh, man. Well, for the company I was working for, I was—not designing their website, but doing maintenance on the website, which is something I have absolutely no background in or knowledge of how to do. I had to Google a lot of it. One thing that I remember I was tasked with was creating a bunch of interlocking or interlinking websites that had links to each other that created this web of links. I believe the idea was something with search engine optimization; it would bump it up in the algorithm and make it more Googleable. That actually meant literally making, I think, a couple of 100 slightly different versions of the same page that were sort of geared towards different neighborhoods in Los Angeles. So that was just a very repetitive thing that I was doing for probably a couple of months, and that definitely made me want to check out a little bit.How much did the story change between the first draft you wrote and the version we’re now seeing unfold on TV?Tonally, I would say the original version was a bit more of a fever dream if you can believe that. It was more heightened. I've compared it to a Terry Gilliam thing. It felt more like you're watching Brazil or something that had a magical realism to it. The original version of the first scene was actually Mark waking up on the table. But before he wakes up, the ceiling opens up, and he's birthed out of a giant sphincter in the ceiling, and he's covered in amniotic fluid, and he sort of slips down onto the table like a baby. That was something I remember having a conversation about. I believe Ben read that version and very astutely was like, "Well, why would they do that? Can we actually back that up with an internal logic?" I knew right away that I couldn't. We tried to take a lot of those details and ground them in a recognizable reality without losing the sort of madness at the heart of it.When the script landed on the Blood List, did you have an idea of what the impact of that might be?Not immediately. I wasn't familiar with the Blood List before the script ended up on it. I was familiar with a number of projects that had originated there. Once I looked it up, I was impressed and excited because there were a number of films or TV shows I really liked that had come from there. I knew it was a big deal, and once that happened, it was less than a week or two weeks before I started to get calls about the script. I did notice a pretty immediate change in the energy surrounding it.Was Ben one of those first initial calls, or did that come a little later?That was one of the first ones. So that was exciting. I had met Jackie Cohn, who was working at Red Hour at the time, so she reached out to my manager. I think he texted and said, "Ben Stiller wants to meet with you." That was a pretty surreal thing to read.In that first meeting with Ben, was there one specific question or aspect that made you think he was the right person for the job?He asked a lot of world-building questions that no one had ever asked me before. Even prior to the Blood List, I had taken meetings about the script, but his questions were much more in-depth and they were the type of questions that I tend to ask myself when I'm starting a project. I was excited that I got to be asked those questions. I was excited I got to talk about those details. But it was world-building stuff, and then it was also questions about where it's all going.I think that, understandably, I was walking into his office as this very untested writer, and I think he wanted to make sure that I had some sense of a plan of where the whole show was going to go. Actually, in that first meeting, I described to him what I saw as the last scene of the show, the very last scene of the last season of the show. I think that he really liked that, and I think that gave him some confidence that this wasn't a one-off weird pilot that had quirky details, that this was something that could actually lead to a bigger and richer story.What were some of the lessons that you learned from being a first-time showrunner? Was there any level of “ignorance is bliss” that allowed you to come in and push the boundaries a little bit?I think so a bit. When you're coming in as sort of this idiot kid who hasn't done this before, you don't know what you can't do for better or for worse. There were downsides to that. There were times where I would write a whole sequence I was excited about, and then somebody would go through with me what the practical requirements of shooting would be and explain to me why maybe we should change that location. There were some growing pains for me, but at the same time, I do think that there's something to coming in fresh and not knowing where all the roadblocks are because sometimes it'll occur to you to do something that might not have occurred to somebody who's been in that system for longer.Were you able to still bring some of that mentality into developing and filming season two?I've actively tried to put myself back in that headspace. I still do that if I'm getting a little bit bogged down in the story, thinking too much about how something is going to be perceived, thinking too much about trying to live up to what we did before or recapture the structure that we did before. I'll try to take a step back and be like, "Okay. Just imagine that you're back in your old crappy apartment writing this for the first time just for yourself and just sort of for fun. What would you do then?" That frees me up to be more spontaneous, make weirder choices, and make some choices that make me smile and give me joy. Oftentimes, they're unusable, and occasionally, it'll bring something that ends up great.Can you give me an example of a situation where one of those weird choices led you to something great?Oh man, that's a good question. Yeah, I'm trying to think about season two stuff. I think the specific moment [in episode 4 of season 2, “Woe’s Hollow”] when they happen upon the dead seal, and Irving, out of nowhere, says, "We should eat it!" That was something that I was like, "We're out in the middle of this frozen forest. Let's go nuts a little bit."I think if I was trying to rigorously adhere to a structure and make the mathematically best episode of TV that I could, an idea like that might not have popped through. A lot of episode four, I was trying to have fun and write something that I thought I would like to watch. By the way — the initial draft of that episode, and the majority of that — we came to in the room. That episode was actually written by a writer named Anna Moench, but I did a pass on it, and that's where I sort of tried to put myself in that head space.As you were developing season two in the room versus season one, how much nervousness or anxiety about repeating yourself was present?Quite a bit of nervousness. I'll be honest and say it was the most challenging and, in a way, the most terrifying thing I've had to do. Season one was nerve-wracking, but I knew that ultimately, if the show didn't connect, it would just be one of many shows that sort of come and go. There was more pressure once people started to have expectations of it. Source link
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Major spoilers for the seventh episode of Severance Season Two, “Chikhai Bardo,” are below.This week’s Severance episode, “Chikhai Bardo,” co-written by series creator Dan Erickson, peels back the curtain on one of this season’s biggest mysteries: what in the world is going on with Gemma (Dichen Lachman)? Despite the season one finale revelation that Gemma is alive, the show has kept her whereabouts a secret while her husband, Mark (Adam Scott), continues his search. In “Chikhai Bardo,” a sickly, feverish Mark trips through time to when he and Gemma first met, juxtaposing that past with her current present as a captive of Lumon. The result is a heartwrenching installment that sheds light on what drove Mark to submit to the severance procedure in the first place. It’s an episode that answers as many questions as it raises and launches the show in a fascinating new direction as it winds down this smashing second season.The episode is a perfect encapsulation of the show’s ability to master mystery and character equally. As we head into the final stretch of episodes, GQ sat down with Erickson for a long, expansive chat about the origins of the series, learning on the fly as a first-time showrunner, the reasoning behind revealing Helena’s big secret, how he cast Keanu Reeves for a critical part in the show, what Lumon wants with Gemma, early season three planning, and much, much more.You've talked a lot about the origins of the show, but back when you were working day jobs, was there one particular task that started you thinking about severing part of your brain during the work day?Oh, man. Well, for the company I was working for, I was—not designing their website, but doing maintenance on the website, which is something I have absolutely no background in or knowledge of how to do. I had to Google a lot of it. One thing that I remember I was tasked with was creating a bunch of interlocking or interlinking websites that had links to each other that created this web of links. I believe the idea was something with search engine optimization; it would bump it up in the algorithm and make it more Googleable. That actually meant literally making, I think, a couple of 100 slightly different versions of the same page that were sort of geared towards different neighborhoods in Los Angeles. So that was just a very repetitive thing that I was doing for probably a couple of months, and that definitely made me want to check out a little bit.How much did the story change between the first draft you wrote and the version we’re now seeing unfold on TV?Tonally, I would say the original version was a bit more of a fever dream if you can believe that. It was more heightened. I've compared it to a Terry Gilliam thing. It felt more like you're watching Brazil or something that had a magical realism to it. The original version of the first scene was actually Mark waking up on the table. But before he wakes up, the ceiling opens up, and he's birthed out of a giant sphincter in the ceiling, and he's covered in amniotic fluid, and he sort of slips down onto the table like a baby. That was something I remember having a conversation about. I believe Ben read that version and very astutely was like, "Well, why would they do that? Can we actually back that up with an internal logic?" I knew right away that I couldn't. We tried to take a lot of those details and ground them in a recognizable reality without losing the sort of madness at the heart of it.When the script landed on the Blood List, did you have an idea of what the impact of that might be?Not immediately. I wasn't familiar with the Blood List before the script ended up on it. I was familiar with a number of projects that had originated there. Once I looked it up, I was impressed and excited because there were a number of films or TV shows I really liked that had come from there. I knew it was a big deal, and once that happened, it was less than a week or two weeks before I started to get calls about the script. I did notice a pretty immediate change in the energy surrounding it.Was Ben one of those first initial calls, or did that come a little later?That was one of the first ones. So that was exciting. I had met Jackie Cohn, who was working at Red Hour at the time, so she reached out to my manager. I think he texted and said, "Ben Stiller wants to meet with you." That was a pretty surreal thing to read.In that first meeting with Ben, was there one specific question or aspect that made you think he was the right person for the job?He asked a lot of world-building questions that no one had ever asked me before. Even prior to the Blood List, I had taken meetings about the script, but his questions were much more in-depth and they were the type of questions that I tend to ask myself when I'm starting a project. I was excited that I got to be asked those questions. I was excited I got to talk about those details. But it was world-building stuff, and then it was also questions about where it's all going.I think that, understandably, I was walking into his office as this very untested writer, and I think he wanted to make sure that I had some sense of a plan of where the whole show was going to go. Actually, in that first meeting, I described to him what I saw as the last scene of the show, the very last scene of the last season of the show. I think that he really liked that, and I think that gave him some confidence that this wasn't a one-off weird pilot that had quirky details, that this was something that could actually lead to a bigger and richer story.What were some of the lessons that you learned from being a first-time showrunner? Was there any level of “ignorance is bliss” that allowed you to come in and push the boundaries a little bit?I think so a bit. When you're coming in as sort of this idiot kid who hasn't done this before, you don't know what you can't do for better or for worse. There were downsides to that. There were times where I would write a whole sequence I was excited about, and then somebody would go through with me what the practical requirements of shooting would be and explain to me why maybe we should change that location. There were some growing pains for me, but at the same time, I do think that there's something to coming in fresh and not knowing where all the roadblocks are because sometimes it'll occur to you to do something that might not have occurred to somebody who's been in that system for longer.Were you able to still bring some of that mentality into developing and filming season two?I've actively tried to put myself back in that headspace. I still do that if I'm getting a little bit bogged down in the story, thinking too much about how something is going to be perceived, thinking too much about trying to live up to what we did before or recapture the structure that we did before. I'll try to take a step back and be like, "Okay. Just imagine that you're back in your old crappy apartment writing this for the first time just for yourself and just sort of for fun. What would you do then?" That frees me up to be more spontaneous, make weirder choices, and make some choices that make me smile and give me joy. Oftentimes, they're unusable, and occasionally, it'll bring something that ends up great.Can you give me an example of a situation where one of those weird choices led you to something great?Oh man, that's a good question. Yeah, I'm trying to think about season two stuff. I think the specific moment [in episode 4 of season 2, “Woe’s Hollow”] when they happen upon the dead seal, and Irving, out of nowhere, says, "We should eat it!" That was something that I was like, "We're out in the middle of this frozen forest. Let's go nuts a little bit."I think if I was trying to rigorously adhere to a structure and make the mathematically best episode of TV that I could, an idea like that might not have popped through. A lot of episode four, I was trying to have fun and write something that I thought I would like to watch. By the way — the initial draft of that episode, and the majority of that — we came to in the room. That episode was actually written by a writer named Anna Moench, but I did a pass on it, and that's where I sort of tried to put myself in that head space.As you were developing season two in the room versus season one, how much nervousness or anxiety about repeating yourself was present?Quite a bit of nervousness. I'll be honest and say it was the most challenging and, in a way, the most terrifying thing I've had to do. Season one was nerve-wracking, but I knew that ultimately, if the show didn't connect, it would just be one of many shows that sort of come and go. There was more pressure once people started to have expectations of it. Source link
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Major spoilers for the seventh episode of Severance Season Two, “Chikhai Bardo,” are below.This week’s Severance episode, “Chikhai Bardo,” co-written by series creator Dan Erickson, peels back the curtain on one of this season’s biggest mysteries: what in the world is going on with Gemma (Dichen Lachman)? Despite the season one finale revelation that Gemma is alive, the show has kept her whereabouts a secret while her husband, Mark (Adam Scott), continues his search. In “Chikhai Bardo,” a sickly, feverish Mark trips through time to when he and Gemma first met, juxtaposing that past with her current present as a captive of Lumon. The result is a heartwrenching installment that sheds light on what drove Mark to submit to the severance procedure in the first place. It’s an episode that answers as many questions as it raises and launches the show in a fascinating new direction as it winds down this smashing second season.The episode is a perfect encapsulation of the show’s ability to master mystery and character equally. As we head into the final stretch of episodes, GQ sat down with Erickson for a long, expansive chat about the origins of the series, learning on the fly as a first-time showrunner, the reasoning behind revealing Helena’s big secret, how he cast Keanu Reeves for a critical part in the show, what Lumon wants with Gemma, early season three planning, and much, much more.You've talked a lot about the origins of the show, but back when you were working day jobs, was there one particular task that started you thinking about severing part of your brain during the work day?Oh, man. Well, for the company I was working for, I was—not designing their website, but doing maintenance on the website, which is something I have absolutely no background in or knowledge of how to do. I had to Google a lot of it. One thing that I remember I was tasked with was creating a bunch of interlocking or interlinking websites that had links to each other that created this web of links. I believe the idea was something with search engine optimization; it would bump it up in the algorithm and make it more Googleable. That actually meant literally making, I think, a couple of 100 slightly different versions of the same page that were sort of geared towards different neighborhoods in Los Angeles. So that was just a very repetitive thing that I was doing for probably a couple of months, and that definitely made me want to check out a little bit.How much did the story change between the first draft you wrote and the version we’re now seeing unfold on TV?Tonally, I would say the original version was a bit more of a fever dream if you can believe that. It was more heightened. I've compared it to a Terry Gilliam thing. It felt more like you're watching Brazil or something that had a magical realism to it. The original version of the first scene was actually Mark waking up on the table. But before he wakes up, the ceiling opens up, and he's birthed out of a giant sphincter in the ceiling, and he's covered in amniotic fluid, and he sort of slips down onto the table like a baby. That was something I remember having a conversation about. I believe Ben read that version and very astutely was like, "Well, why would they do that? Can we actually back that up with an internal logic?" I knew right away that I couldn't. We tried to take a lot of those details and ground them in a recognizable reality without losing the sort of madness at the heart of it.When the script landed on the Blood List, did you have an idea of what the impact of that might be?Not immediately. I wasn't familiar with the Blood List before the script ended up on it. I was familiar with a number of projects that had originated there. Once I looked it up, I was impressed and excited because there were a number of films or TV shows I really liked that had come from there. I knew it was a big deal, and once that happened, it was less than a week or two weeks before I started to get calls about the script. I did notice a pretty immediate change in the energy surrounding it.Was Ben one of those first initial calls, or did that come a little later?That was one of the first ones. So that was exciting. I had met Jackie Cohn, who was working at Red Hour at the time, so she reached out to my manager. I think he texted and said, "Ben Stiller wants to meet with you." That was a pretty surreal thing to read.In that first meeting with Ben, was there one specific question or aspect that made you think he was the right person for the job?He asked a lot of world-building questions that no one had ever asked me before. Even prior to the Blood List, I had taken meetings about the script, but his questions were much more in-depth and they were the type of questions that I tend to ask myself when I'm starting a project. I was excited that I got to be asked those questions. I was excited I got to talk about those details. But it was world-building stuff, and then it was also questions about where it's all going.I think that, understandably, I was walking into his office as this very untested writer, and I think he wanted to make sure that I had some sense of a plan of where the whole show was going to go. Actually, in that first meeting, I described to him what I saw as the last scene of the show, the very last scene of the last season of the show. I think that he really liked that, and I think that gave him some confidence that this wasn't a one-off weird pilot that had quirky details, that this was something that could actually lead to a bigger and richer story.What were some of the lessons that you learned from being a first-time showrunner? Was there any level of “ignorance is bliss” that allowed you to come in and push the boundaries a little bit?I think so a bit. When you're coming in as sort of this idiot kid who hasn't done this before, you don't know what you can't do for better or for worse. There were downsides to that. There were times where I would write a whole sequence I was excited about, and then somebody would go through with me what the practical requirements of shooting would be and explain to me why maybe we should change that location. There were some growing pains for me, but at the same time, I do think that there's something to coming in fresh and not knowing where all the roadblocks are because sometimes it'll occur to you to do something that might not have occurred to somebody who's been in that system for longer.Were you able to still bring some of that mentality into developing and filming season two?I've actively tried to put myself back in that headspace. I still do that if I'm getting a little bit bogged down in the story, thinking too much about how something is going to be perceived, thinking too much about trying to live up to what we did before or recapture the structure that we did before. I'll try to take a step back and be like, "Okay. Just imagine that you're back in your old crappy apartment writing this for the first time just for yourself and just sort of for fun. What would you do then?" That frees me up to be more spontaneous, make weirder choices, and make some choices that make me smile and give me joy. Oftentimes, they're unusable, and occasionally, it'll bring something that ends up great.Can you give me an example of a situation where one of those weird choices led you to something great?Oh man, that's a good question. Yeah, I'm trying to think about season two stuff. I think the specific moment [in episode 4 of season 2, “Woe’s Hollow”] when they happen upon the dead seal, and Irving, out of nowhere, says, "We should eat it!" That was something that I was like, "We're out in the middle of this frozen forest. Let's go nuts a little bit."I think if I was trying to rigorously adhere to a structure and make the mathematically best episode of TV that I could, an idea like that might not have popped through. A lot of episode four, I was trying to have fun and write something that I thought I would like to watch. By the way — the initial draft of that episode, and the majority of that — we came to in the room. That episode was actually written by a writer named Anna Moench, but I did a pass on it, and that's where I sort of tried to put myself in that head space.As you were developing season two in the room versus season one, how much nervousness or anxiety about repeating yourself was present?Quite a bit of nervousness. I'll be honest and say it was the most challenging and, in a way, the most terrifying thing I've had to do. Season one was nerve-wracking, but I knew that ultimately, if the show didn't connect, it would just be one of many shows that sort of come and go. There was more pressure once people started to have expectations of it. Source link
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Major spoilers for the seventh episode of Severance Season Two, “Chikhai Bardo,” are below.This week’s Severance episode, “Chikhai Bardo,” co-written by series creator Dan Erickson, peels back the curtain on one of this season’s biggest mysteries: what in the world is going on with Gemma (Dichen Lachman)? Despite the season one finale revelation that Gemma is alive, the show has kept her whereabouts a secret while her husband, Mark (Adam Scott), continues his search. In “Chikhai Bardo,” a sickly, feverish Mark trips through time to when he and Gemma first met, juxtaposing that past with her current present as a captive of Lumon. The result is a heartwrenching installment that sheds light on what drove Mark to submit to the severance procedure in the first place. It’s an episode that answers as many questions as it raises and launches the show in a fascinating new direction as it winds down this smashing second season.The episode is a perfect encapsulation of the show’s ability to master mystery and character equally. As we head into the final stretch of episodes, GQ sat down with Erickson for a long, expansive chat about the origins of the series, learning on the fly as a first-time showrunner, the reasoning behind revealing Helena’s big secret, how he cast Keanu Reeves for a critical part in the show, what Lumon wants with Gemma, early season three planning, and much, much more.You've talked a lot about the origins of the show, but back when you were working day jobs, was there one particular task that started you thinking about severing part of your brain during the work day?Oh, man. Well, for the company I was working for, I was—not designing their website, but doing maintenance on the website, which is something I have absolutely no background in or knowledge of how to do. I had to Google a lot of it. One thing that I remember I was tasked with was creating a bunch of interlocking or interlinking websites that had links to each other that created this web of links. I believe the idea was something with search engine optimization; it would bump it up in the algorithm and make it more Googleable. That actually meant literally making, I think, a couple of 100 slightly different versions of the same page that were sort of geared towards different neighborhoods in Los Angeles. So that was just a very repetitive thing that I was doing for probably a couple of months, and that definitely made me want to check out a little bit.How much did the story change between the first draft you wrote and the version we’re now seeing unfold on TV?Tonally, I would say the original version was a bit more of a fever dream if you can believe that. It was more heightened. I've compared it to a Terry Gilliam thing. It felt more like you're watching Brazil or something that had a magical realism to it. The original version of the first scene was actually Mark waking up on the table. But before he wakes up, the ceiling opens up, and he's birthed out of a giant sphincter in the ceiling, and he's covered in amniotic fluid, and he sort of slips down onto the table like a baby. That was something I remember having a conversation about. I believe Ben read that version and very astutely was like, "Well, why would they do that? Can we actually back that up with an internal logic?" I knew right away that I couldn't. We tried to take a lot of those details and ground them in a recognizable reality without losing the sort of madness at the heart of it.When the script landed on the Blood List, did you have an idea of what the impact of that might be?Not immediately. I wasn't familiar with the Blood List before the script ended up on it. I was familiar with a number of projects that had originated there. Once I looked it up, I was impressed and excited because there were a number of films or TV shows I really liked that had come from there. I knew it was a big deal, and once that happened, it was less than a week or two weeks before I started to get calls about the script. I did notice a pretty immediate change in the energy surrounding it.Was Ben one of those first initial calls, or did that come a little later?That was one of the first ones. So that was exciting. I had met Jackie Cohn, who was working at Red Hour at the time, so she reached out to my manager. I think he texted and said, "Ben Stiller wants to meet with you." That was a pretty surreal thing to read.In that first meeting with Ben, was there one specific question or aspect that made you think he was the right person for the job?He asked a lot of world-building questions that no one had ever asked me before. Even prior to the Blood List, I had taken meetings about the script, but his questions were much more in-depth and they were the type of questions that I tend to ask myself when I'm starting a project. I was excited that I got to be asked those questions. I was excited I got to talk about those details. But it was world-building stuff, and then it was also questions about where it's all going.I think that, understandably, I was walking into his office as this very untested writer, and I think he wanted to make sure that I had some sense of a plan of where the whole show was going to go. Actually, in that first meeting, I described to him what I saw as the last scene of the show, the very last scene of the last season of the show. I think that he really liked that, and I think that gave him some confidence that this wasn't a one-off weird pilot that had quirky details, that this was something that could actually lead to a bigger and richer story.What were some of the lessons that you learned from being a first-time showrunner? Was there any level of “ignorance is bliss” that allowed you to come in and push the boundaries a little bit?I think so a bit. When you're coming in as sort of this idiot kid who hasn't done this before, you don't know what you can't do for better or for worse. There were downsides to that. There were times where I would write a whole sequence I was excited about, and then somebody would go through with me what the practical requirements of shooting would be and explain to me why maybe we should change that location. There were some growing pains for me, but at the same time, I do think that there's something to coming in fresh and not knowing where all the roadblocks are because sometimes it'll occur to you to do something that might not have occurred to somebody who's been in that system for longer.Were you able to still bring some of that mentality into developing and filming season two?I've actively tried to put myself back in that headspace. I still do that if I'm getting a little bit bogged down in the story, thinking too much about how something is going to be perceived, thinking too much about trying to live up to what we did before or recapture the structure that we did before. I'll try to take a step back and be like, "Okay. Just imagine that you're back in your old crappy apartment writing this for the first time just for yourself and just sort of for fun. What would you do then?" That frees me up to be more spontaneous, make weirder choices, and make some choices that make me smile and give me joy. Oftentimes, they're unusable, and occasionally, it'll bring something that ends up great.Can you give me an example of a situation where one of those weird choices led you to something great?Oh man, that's a good question. Yeah, I'm trying to think about season two stuff. I think the specific moment [in episode 4 of season 2, “Woe’s Hollow”] when they happen upon the dead seal, and Irving, out of nowhere, says, "We should eat it!" That was something that I was like, "We're out in the middle of this frozen forest. Let's go nuts a little bit."I think if I was trying to rigorously adhere to a structure and make the mathematically best episode of TV that I could, an idea like that might not have popped through. A lot of episode four, I was trying to have fun and write something that I thought I would like to watch. By the way — the initial draft of that episode, and the majority of that — we came to in the room. That episode was actually written by a writer named Anna Moench, but I did a pass on it, and that's where I sort of tried to put myself in that head space.As you were developing season two in the room versus season one, how much nervousness or anxiety about repeating yourself was present?Quite a bit of nervousness. I'll be honest and say it was the most challenging and, in a way, the most terrifying thing I've had to do. Season one was nerve-wracking, but I knew that ultimately, if the show didn't connect, it would just be one of many shows that sort of come and go. There was more pressure once people started to have expectations of it. Source link
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Ignore this if you don’t play Minecraft.
I just started Minecraft a few days ago. While in survival mode, I was building a house in a cave. When I ran out of wood, I left to get more. I was in a mountain/plain? Biome. So once I got it, I went to find my house. But because it was in a cave surrounded by hills I couldn’t find it. So now I’m wandering the open world of Minecraft. Trying to find a near by village to build a new house near it. Where it’s close to the place, but not too close. The worst part, I had some iron I turned to metal.
Sorry for the rant, if this was unnecessary to you.
P.S: thoughts on the Minecraft Movie Trailers?
god i can relate lol, i remember having getting lost in the nether once and i was trying to find my portal but unfortunately a Ghast destroyed it. I remember rage quitting so hard and taking a break from my world for two days haha.
as for my opinions on the Minecraft Movie trailers... i have some.. complicated thoughts.... first off.. the art direction and choice of live action.
oh god okay where to begin explaining this one... live action Minecraft by itself isn't a bad thing to go with. it's the way they executed it is the thing. They crew behind the movie said they wanted to avoid an "Ugly Sonic" situation but i don't really think this was the way to go about it.
most of the mobs and animals in the movie look A.I. generated, even though they are not. From a technical, set design and production standpoint it's impressive but that doesn't automatically mean "Visually appealing". I have the firm opinion that the Minecraft Movie should've been animated and not live action, don't get me wrong something's do look appealing visually like the Iron Golem for example but even then we've seen Minecraft work well with 3D animation, Mojang literally uses 3D for their promotional and marketing and it looks beautiful.
The Minecraft Movie looks like a impressive but ultimately visually weird fan project (no diss's towards fan creators, they literally make the community what it is) but still it's just idk... it's weird.
my opinions on the visuals aside, i do think the story will at least be entertaining y'know. I'm most excited for Garbage man Garretson and i guuuueeesss Jack Black as Steve (mainly i guess for the ironic enjoyment). The story looks like it's gonna have lots of ironic enjoyment and some unironic enjoyment.
Jack Black as Steve is... i'm sorry but why Jack Black, like i get it HollyWood movie star casting's drive sales and make your movie get noticed and stuff but like there's a fine line between getting a movie star cast and picking someone who doesn't fit the role. When you need an actor for a video game adaptation you need someone who can portray and act the character well, for example Keanu Reeves as Shadow was perfect for a number of reasons. No. 1 Keanu wanted to do the role, No. 2 Keanu did research on the character, No. 3 Keanu has had experience playing dark, brooding, sympathetic characters before so it was an obvious no brainer that he has considered for the role.
I love Minecraft, it's been the thing that has produced a lot of my favorite media such as the Dream SMP, Outsiders SMP, Origins of Olympus, FairyTail Origins, Rainimator and it has introduced me to many of my favorite content creators. I hope the Minecraft movie will at least be enjoyable even with it's issues.
yeah that's my general thoughts
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Kibbe Body Typing Tips
12 bits of advice covering type distinctions, signature characteristics, subtypes, yin-yang balance, typing men, first impressions, bones vs flesh, kibbegories in specific social realms, and proportions.
- every type immediately shows their signature characteristics when you put them in classic clothing (since it’s the most neutral style). say, a minimal, long-sleeved shirt that hugs the body with a round neckline. the tautness/asymmetry and long bones of dramatics will show, the dynamic bulkiness and athletic body of naturals will show, the petiteness and square body of gamine will show, the extreme curviness and short limbs of romantic will show. except classics: they blend in perfectly, you seemingly can’t point out anything at all.
- naturals appear top-heavy (wide shoulders and chest/ribcage) while dramatics can actually have broader hips and thighs — seemingly. in fact it’s just because their shoulders and torso are so narrow and their proportions always have some kind of asymmetry. in fact, their hips and thighs are rather small, it’s just the contrast to the even narrower torso. that’s how you can tell them from classics whose shoulders and hips line up very evenly.
- what you see first determines the subtype. see the bone structure first (e.g. fingers)? yang subtype or pure yang. see the flesh first (e.g. cheeks)? yin subtype or pure yin. what other people tell you as a first impression is the surefire way to know. do they point out your long legs right away? that’s bone structure, you have a more dramatic slant, so D/FN/DC/FG.
- don’t forget that gamine is never pure yang. there will always be yin features in the mix, like soft upper arms or an hourglass figure. the important part is that these features are random and you’re perceived as very small, compact.
- typing guys becomes easier when you use the type-casting method rather than relying on the scarce male kibbe type material that’s out there. what type of movie would he be perfect for? if he could easily be an elf, rocker, or a villain, dramatic (lee pace, keanu reeves). if he’s great in action or medieval genres, natural (pedro pascal, idris elba, c. hemsworth). if he’s a perfect heartthrob, romantic (mb jordan, rob lowe, jimin). if he’d fit any teen comedy, gamine (zac efron, tom holland). if you could put him in a suit and he’d do anything, classic.
- the current worldwide trend and style era in terms of clothes you can buy in your local stores is soft natural. if you have that type, you likely didn’t run into any problems yet, fitting and budget-wise. the more experimental fashion caters toward flamboyant gamine. the types that will struggle the most with what’s available are dramatics and romantics with their subtypes. you end up in very specialized stores or needing to look toward high fashion.
- type facial features last rather than first, and not entirely up close. what’s more important is seeing whether the head is smaller by proportion (dramatic and natural), sort of indistinguishable (classic), or slightly larger (romantic and gamine). the head in and of itself might not be out of the ordinary, it’s about how the torso and the vertical line relate to it.
- naturals appear to have wide bones because there are no sharp points creating the illusion of slimness. that’s why dramatics often have V-shaped jaws where the chin is the farthest point while the chin area of flamboyant naturals appears much flatter from below, making the face seem wide. you look toward either side rather than to the middle which is the fundamental difference between blunt yang and sharp yang.
- dramatics and flamboyant naturals meddle on the runways of the world. meanwhile, instagram favors theatrical romantics. which world you’d rather be able to sort of blend into tells you a lot about your yin/yang amount or someone you’re typing. if you don’t fit into either realm completely no matter what you did, you’re a classic or gamine. classics would blend more into a circle of royals or socialites, and gamines literally every subculture or non-hollywood industry (see k-pop or british punk, yungblud is a perfect example).
- the exception is soft dramatic. they’re not stark- and straight-looking like a model, not athletic nor curvy/small enough for instagram, too tall and mature-looking for subcultures/alternative entertainment, and often too sensual for royalty. the place where they fit in the most is any red carpet by far. soft dramatics do expressive ball gowns like no other type.
- soft gamines have a more boxy shape overall, romantics on the other hand have extreme differences between shoulders, waist, hips. romantics look delicate, soft gamines are sturdy. you immediately look at their huge eyes and unique face. meanwhile, romantics draw instant attention to the waist as their signature element. while their face is perceived as more uniform, everything being so soft. soft gamines could have strong chins and more chiseled noses, strong calves, wider palms. with a romantic, you rather see how short and small the bones are, even if soft gamines can be much more petite!
- perceived age is also a dead giveaway. classics and especially dramatics always look more mature, with soft classic being the only exception. naturals appear sort of in between, refreshing but also grounded. gamines and romantics always look younger. especially gamines, they’re the peter pan of the kibbe system.
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Smokey brand Retrospective: Red Pill Me

Cinemacon has passed and there has been a lot of awesome sh*t revealed. On the top of that list, obviously, Spider-Man: Far From Home has me geeked to high heaven but there were a ton of other noteworthy reveals. There was some Batman reveals, a few Mission Impossible 7 and Top Gun 2 trailers, plus audiences ever got a surprise screening of Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Now, that would be great on it's own but cats even got a little sizzle real for Matrix Resurrections: The long gestating fourth Matrix film. Apparently, this thing is releasing in December. I am lukewarm at best. I have fond memories of the Matrix trilogy as a whole but, since it’s final release some twenty years ago, the Wachowskis have been revealed to be one trick ponies. They kind of suck at film making. I mean, i liked Speed Racer but i just generally enjoy Speed Racer. It helped tremendously that Christina Ricci was Trixie, too, but everything after that was kind of balls. I also really like V for Vendetta but that’s not real their movie, they just adapted it. I guess you can say that about Speed Racer, too. Anyway, in light of there near Shyamalan-esque track record with their films, i wanted to revisit the first three Matrix films and see if they hold up, to try and muster some sense of excitement for what comes next.
The Matrix

Of the trilogy, this is easily the best film. Everything about it is exceptional. The Matrix was a whole ass shift in the cultural zeitgeist. It was a lot of people’s first experience with accessible cyberpunk and I'll always love it for that. I’ll also love it for normalizing Hong Kong style action sequences and giving us the most breathtaking application of Bullet Time I've seen to date. The Matrix s why the theater exists. If you’ve never seen this thing on the big screen, you missed out on something very special. I had just just turned thirteen when it released and checked it out at the dollar theater. I had only ever seen anything like this, in anime. Seeing all of my favorite Eighties OVAs filtered through the big budget Hollywood lens was incredible. I even like the rather pedestrian narrative. I think the story worked for what the movie was trying to do. It’s a shame the Wachowskis have tried to rewrite history about the narrative as of late. I understand the underlying themes of identity and sexuality but come on? That’s some college film theory bullsh*t that got tacked on after the fact. Now, if the original script is to be believed, then, yes, all of that, but what we got is not so profound. This is a basic Chosen One narrative with Dope ass effects that were ahead of it’s time.
A fr as the cast, what can i say? These motherf*ckers were perfect. Keanu Reeves as Neo was inspired. It’s wild to say that because dude is a plank but it works. He’s the POV character, he’s who you see that world through. Making him a blank slate so to speak, helps with immersion and that is a world you definitely wan to be immersed within. This was my first experience with Carrie-Ann Moss and I've loved her ever since. Her Trinity fast became one of my favorite characters and I'm actually pretty excited to see where she is in the new film. Lawrence Fishburne as Morpheus was an interesting choice. I wasn’t mad and it worked perfectly but it was weird seeing him in such an active, action oriented, role. That said, for me, this movie is made by Hugo Weaving. He is absolutely monstrous as Agent Smith. He’s got this scene chewing energy that mirrors Christoph Waltz’s Hans Landa and we all know how much i love that Nazi f*ck so that’s really high praise. To this day, I've got his Humanity is a Virus speech memorized. It was just that f*cking good! The Matrix is an exquisite watch and it is absolutely mandatory viewing if you consider yourself a fan of cinema.
The Matrix Reloaded
Whoo, boy, talk about a drop in quality. Reloaded released four years later in 2003 and it screams Studio Mandate. I was a sprightly eighteen years old when this thing dropped and made it a point to see it opening day. I really enjoyed the first outing so i figured this one would be just as amazing. Indeed, i remember leaving the theater thinking to myself how decent of a sequel it turned out to be. It wasn’t better than the first but it didn’t sh*t the bed like most follow-ups do. Fast forward to present day and, after watching this thing again for the first time in probably fifteen years, it’s kind of f*cking bad. Like, as a cinematic experience, it’s pretty tight Everything is amped up. Tons more action, way more bombastic set pieces, stakes have been raised considerably; The Matrix Reloaded is everything you want in a summer blockbuster sequel. However, that’s it. Everything else is worse. The acting has become way too hammy and the new cast members fit into this narrative like a square peg in a round hole. Why is f*cking Niobe even in this thing? Who even is the Merovingian? Why is Mouse? The pacing is all over the place, too. Like, this thing stops dead in it’s tracks on several occasions but that’s not the worst of it.
The worst thing is the narrative. What the f*ck even is the story trying to be told in this movie? It doesn’t make any f*cking sense. The Matrix was, very obviously, a standalone film. That was a closed narrative. Neo’s story had been told. Everything after that is unnecessary. This movie is an exercise in the unnecessary. I appreciate all of how unchained and manic Smith is in this but, outside of that, what the f*ck was the point of this whole narrative? It’s filler. This movie is filler and it feels like it. The returning cast is serviceable and seeing Zion was interesting. I like how all the survivors are just sweaty black people. I literally hated everyone added to the cast though. Well, that’s not quite true. I rather enjoyed Collin Chou as Seraph. Dude was inconsequential but i love seeing Asian martial artists not name Li or Chan getting some shine. Also, Monica Bellucci is in this and i kind of just love her in general. Her Persephone is absolutely disposable but she looks damn fine in that plastic wrapped dress of hers. I literally can’t be bothered mentioning anyone else. They are that forgettable. This movie is that forgettable. And it’s arguably the best of the two sequels.
The Matrix Revolutions

Talk about going out with a thud. Man, i saw this with my best friend, rest in peace B, and we both hated it. He was an even bigger fan of The Matrix than i was so his disappointment was palpable. I’ll never forget his visceral reaction when that rainbow spread across the super happy Hollywood ending. Dude was hot and he had every right to be. The first Matrix set up this intriguing, immersive, world full of fanatic visuals, great piratical stunts, and a very through provoking premise. The second Matrix was your basic Hollywood sequel; More shine, less substance. But Revolutions? Man this is peak Wachowski fail. You saw hints of this messiah sh*t in the first, it’s literally a Chosen One narrative, but thy went all in on that sh*t in Reloaded. By the time Revolutions finished, this whole narrative was so far up it’s own ass, it didn’t know which way was up. It just f*cking ends. Everyone is dead and it’s over. The Wachowskis went heavy on the Jesus imagery, they were not subtle, and the f*cking conflict just ends. Robot don’t stop using people as batteries. Flesh and blood Humans still have to live in Zion. The only thing that’s changed is Neo’s dead and Agent Smith has been deleted. That’s it. The Matrix still exists, people are still trapped in it, and everything that happened in these films doesn’t f*cking matter. Literally right back at the start of the whole goddamn conflict. Revolutions is so f*cking disappointing, dude, by every measure of that metric.
Hugh Weaving is still pretty good as Smith and Keanu does his best imitation of white bread as Neo but, like, everything else is just so pedestrian. Plus, this thing is long. Like, unreasonably so. Why the f*ck is this movie two hours? The entire trilogy is kind of like that but it’s most egregious in this one. This story could be told in ninety minutes, just like Reloaded. Why the f*ck do i have an extra half hour of bullsh*t in this? Like, that whole “Neo Lost” arc was unnecessary, in both sequels. F*cking why? I don’t hate Revolutions. It’s not a “bad” film per say, it’s just disappointing. It’s the poster child for the law of diminishing returns. The Matrix Revolutions is the what happens when you let creatives with fresh egos, run amok with one hundred and fifty million f*cking dollars. So much spectacle but even less substance that Reloaded and that motherf*cker was a hollow mess. Still, The Matrix Revolutions is better than anything Michael Bay or Zack Snyder has ever made so i guess it’s got that going for it.

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