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Man, I friggin' hate Pod Six.

Man, I friggin' hate Pod Six.

Those are premises, not plots.  This premise for this movie could be boiled down easily, too: girl chafes against her parents good intentions.  Try discussing the actual plot of any of Pixar's other movies, and you'll need a lot more than one sentence.

Those are premises, not plots.  This premise for this movie could be boiled down easily, too: girl chafes against her parents good intentions.  Try discussing the actual plot of any of Pixar's other movies, and you'll need a lot more than one sentence.

That's kind of extremely fucked up, man. 

That's kind of extremely fucked up, man. 

Maybe Lewis gets one, but not the movie.

Maybe Lewis gets one, but not the movie.

John F. Kennedy: Banshee Tracker

John F. Kennedy: Banshee Tracker

Things can never stand for other things!  What are you, some kind of a reader?

Things can never stand for other things!  What are you, some kind of a reader?

@avclub-1fbcf885f8f5c9afc9f37188b3f00afc:disqus, the solution is once again to not traffic in generalities.  We need general statements because it's impossible for us to have formed opinions about every specific question.  But we can't accept any of them as unambiguous truth.  A stereotype isn't a truth: it's just a

@avclub-1fbcf885f8f5c9afc9f37188b3f00afc:disqus, the solution is once again to not traffic in generalities.  We need general statements because it's impossible for us to have formed opinions about every specific question.  But we can't accept any of them as unambiguous truth.  A stereotype isn't a truth: it's just a

The consequences, @avclub-1fbcf885f8f5c9afc9f37188b3f00afc:disqus,  are manifold and insidious.  That's a dramatic way of saying they do not immediately reveal themselves, but over time they develop into larger problems.

The consequences, @avclub-1fbcf885f8f5c9afc9f37188b3f00afc:disqus,  are manifold and insidious.  That's a dramatic way of saying they do not immediately reveal themselves, but over time they develop into larger problems.

If I were her, I'd insist on writing a forward to the new translation.

If I were her, I'd insist on writing a forward to the new translation.

Perhaps she hopes that conservative Israelis will want to read her story so much that they will change their ways just to get the chance.

Perhaps she hopes that conservative Israelis will want to read her story so much that they will change their ways just to get the chance.