their relationship was as real as responding to an advanced artificial intelligence twitter bot. no real human contact, just dialogue. it’s convincing to K and convincing to us, but it’s nevertheless artificial. the fact that so many audiences don’t question the truly dark and depressing consequences of such a…

the scene actually cuts away before the sex itself, and there’s no nudity in this particular scene.

i don’t know. i think the first film is thematically richer, but that’s not to say that 2049 doesn’t also have a lot on its mind - it does.

i thought the sex scene was thematically and narratively essential. K is so lost in his artificial relationship - a relationship with someone who can only provide a facsimile of emotional, human support - that it is in these moments, where he can’t even have sex with a real woman without seeing his holographic waifu,…

i’m pretty sure they make money off of views from youtube just like any other video.

a surprising number of trailers are actually cut by the directors and film editors in-house. it’s the shorter 30 second and shorter commercials that are usually farmed out, once the trailer - which usually spans the breadth of the marketing footage - is decided upon by the producer, director, and editor.

“let’s go out of the lobby and visit the convenience store to save forty-fifty dollars on snacks!”

when you realize that JOI is a play on Jerk-off Instruction - a popular porn term- the depth of the film’s commentary on contemporary, digitized life comes into focus.

it’s too bad women didn’t see it - there are more female actors playing strong characters in this film than men.

“anxious for O.J.’s visit”

maybe the leaves are being kicked up by vehicles flying overhead?

that sucks - especially when games like Hitman have been nailing crowd simulations for years.

we may have to accept that the mixing of cultures and races will always bring complications — these are the demons we’re raised with. being woke doesn’t equal being free of cultural entanglement.

my wife is first generation chinese-canadian - the racism is still there. her parents have had to train themselves to not be terrified when a black person knocks on the door to fix the internet.

asians can be very blithely racist.

for the german edition, the new order featured a fantasy design for the flags - it was vaguely reminiscent of swastikas while being different enough to skirt their laws.

i don’t think statham “needs” the Fast series, though... like, it’s not an inextricable part of his pop culture identity. yes, he probably likes the paycheck, but considering how small his role is, and the number of actors in the ensemble, he’s probably only making what he would make on any other film - between 5-10…

even though the story is essentially half-life 2 - it’s actually better than half-life 2.

i dunno man, have you read Paradise Lost?

wolfenstein the new order still featured swastikas -and trading out flag assets for the german edition is relatively simple - i’m not sure what other games you’re referring to?