I'm not sure any of the performances in Harry Potter were any better (the child acting is downright terrible at the start).
I guess the change didn't feel organic to me because there wasn't much time for the change to happen, it seem distinctly less fun right from the start of the 5th film, which makes sense…

I'm not sure I agree with you on all of that.
As for actors, a lot of the less talented ones are attractive, which comes down to good genes, sure they have to work out but some people will just never look that good. They also probably have good family connections.

This is making me feel more confident in my decision to get a PS3. I've always thought if you're not a big gamer the best time to get a console is just as a new generation is released.

"We were given partners and had little mailboxes for the week…the
partner was supposed to write compliments about us and even give us
little candy and gifts during the week."
That sounds horrifying, that's exactly the kind of thing I would have hated at school, in fact I'd probably have abstained. Forcing kids to play…

That's pretty funny and I can picture the exact kind of person you're talking about.
If anything they should be worried about Millennials being smart enough to skip their adverts but I'm sure eventually we'll get old and stop bothering.
I worked at an advertising company too but quit after 5 days, so you probably…

Of course it likes to ignore that fact.
If Americans admitted that some people don't have the skills/looks/privilege to get a good job and will never be able to get rich and afford health-care no matter how much effort they put in, then they'd also have to admit it's the responsbility of those lucky enough to be born…

I was lumping those in together as part of a broader trope (perhaps too broad) "characters chosen for a task not because of anything they did or a skill they worked on", some of these character were chosen by fate of a prophecy (Mr. Anderson, Harry Potter) and some were chosen by an old Wizzard (Bilbo Baggins, Luke…

True, but initially it was a case of fate/chance that he happened to have the CIA database downloaded into his head.
They did retcon that to say he was "chosen" because he went to Stanford and his room-mate thought he was smart and trustworthy enough for the task but he was by no means the best candidate for the job,…

You're right about the cinematography, all the individual shots looked nice, but there didn't seem to be anything unqiue about the style and he worked with a lot of great cinematographers (who could make any shots look nice).

I'm not that surprised but I guess it's a personal thing.
I don't know what David Yates' voice would be, I'm trying to remember those films and nothing distinctive comes to mind. They're perfectly competently put together but I don't remember any kind of unqiue style or memorable sequences. Unlike the magic bendy-bus…

True, but did his hacking ability having any relation to him being the "chosen" one?
I've seen the film a lot and from what I can tell that was purely a coincidence. He never had to use his hacking skills and it was never mentioned that they made him better at fighting or running up walls.
It's like they knew the film…

Did she turn out to be hero?
I know so little about that franchise I assumed she never did anything except walk around looking mopey and let her big, strong vampire lover do all the work saving the world (does the world get saved in those stories?).
But yes there are definitely female examples (Buffy the Vampire Slayer…

No, you lost me.
That's like telling a Muslim they have to accept they share a point of view with Jihadist terrorists and have "own that shit". No they don't.
Robot King is failing to make any kind of legitimate point and I suspect he's starting to realize that.

To be fair in most dystopian stories it would suck to be anyone other than the hero (that's kind of the point). I wouldn't want to be a random person in Hunger Games.
In fact Cracked did a video with a bunch of young nerdy people arguing about which fiction apocalypse would be the most enjoyable for a regular person…

Sounds about right. Finical situations probably comes into it too and figuring out more effective methods of discipline through trail-and-error. My youngest sister is 7 (there was a big gap) and she get's all the love :P

Yea, I think Harry Potter is an interesting one because the audience seemed to change as it went on and the tone shifted which means some of the originally forgivable things start to stand out more.
When it's just a fun children's story it doesn't matter that Quidditch doesn't make sense (the Snitch is completely…

Yea, obviously the stories are written by the generation above but the fact they're popular with Millennials means they must resonate in some way.

I agree with "important".
I'm sure most people who criticize overuse of the word "special" think everyone is important and has value.
You'd have to be a sociopath or a complete bigot to believe some people were worthless but "special" was a word used to distinguish those "above average" if you start applying that word…

I just realized the word you're talking about is "individual". When did "special" replace "individual"?
It was a different word with a different meaning, everyone was individual but those who stood out were special.
Now apparently everyone is special and those who stand out are… what? Extraordinary (that doesn't work…

Okay I can agree with that but it's a pretty loose definition of "special", it's basically saying everyone is "unique" (edit: or "individual" see my other reply) which is true.
I can see your point about abuse but I think it's completely unfair to assume everyone who is against calling people "special" is abusive, they…