Sorry, but holy Jesus upside down on a cross, could you please change the title of your post from something not so spoilery? I have been avoiding anything from that movie for as long as possible, and sure enough, bam, here it is. It’s not enough that we have plot spoiling trailers, but now this?!?!?

*sees spoiler post with vague title in the morning, avoids to maintain surprise about other villain*

I just wonder whether any of these writers read books, say, on GULAG. because compared to that shit, all these dystopias sound meek. toothless. nice.

But what did they build “This City” on?

And honestly, what I don’t get is — it really *isn’t* an identical story? Abrams plays with a lot of the same framework and plot beats and whatnot, but in terms of its core themes and its emotional moments, they are entirely new. Fin, the kid who’s known nothing but war and yet can’t bear the reality of it, possessed…