It's the next step in the Giant Beam In The Sky arms race.Question -- the big red shield dome protecting Steppenwolf's base. What was its purpose? Who was it supposed to protect against, given that basic human weaponry dealt with it very quickly? Just in case random civilians wandered in?
I was thinking that too . . . how un-amazing Apokoliptan technology is . . .Question -- the big red shield dome protecting Steppenwolf's base. What was its purpose? Who was it supposed to protect against, given that basic human weaponry dealt with it very quickly? Just in case random civilians wandered in?
Ugh. Y'know, people like different things. Can we just go back to saying what we liked or didn't like, rather than declaring ultimate truths like they're some kind of objective reality? This was completely up my alley. I loved it.Undisclipined filmmaking. Indulgent.
I went with the notion that it shielded them from satellite scans.....otherwise the world governments should have already known where Steppenwolf's base was. Batman probably as well as he has himself some satellites of his own.Question -- the big red shield dome protecting Steppenwolf's base. What was its purpose? Who was it supposed to protect against, given that basic human weaponry dealt with it very quickly? Just in case random civilians wandered in?
I know! 6 whole satellites! Elon Musk must be laughing at Bruce Wayne.Batman probably as well as he has himself some satellites of his own.
Which is probably just as Bruce likes it. Rich enough to have all the toys he needs, but gets to fly at least a little bit under the radar compared to some others.Which brings up a question. In a world with American billionaires like Bezos, Musk, and Gates, who have $100B+ would anybody even notice the Waynes?
The narrative never has Bruce Wayne flying under the radar. He and Lex Luthor were generally the two richest guys.The problem is that reality has overtaken the fiction, and people like Bezos and Musk are so ridiculously wealthy, that even fictional super-rich people look poor. Even superhero comic book writers ever imagined that much wealth.Which is probably just as Bruce likes it. Rich enough to have all the toys he needs, but gets to fly at least a little bit under the radar compared to some others.
I saw it. I really liked it. I like Snyder films for their epic spectacle and the DC universe fits the bill (for me).I have it ready to watch, but my Pathfinder game is tonight, so I have to wait until tomorrow night.
It's doing well -- so far! -- on Rotten Tomatoes, but it'll get review-bombed at some point.
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Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
In ZACK SNYDER'S JUSTICE LEAGUE, determined to ensure Superman's (Henry Cavill) ultimate sacrifice was not in vain, Bruce Wayne (Ben Affleck) aligns forces with Diana Prince (Gal Gadot) with plans to recruit a team of metahumans to protect the world from an approaching threat of catastrophic...www.rottentomatoes.com
And his post is different from your post at #30 in this thread where you declare that it looked so much better and the every character felt real?Ugh. Y'know, people like different things. Can we just go back to saying what we liked or didn't like, rather than declaring ultimate truths like they're some kind of objective reality? This was completely up my alley. I loved it.
Sure. OK. You're technically correct.And his post is different from your post at #30 in this thread where you declare that it looked so much better and the every character felt real?
Does every opinion have to be prefaced with “in my opinion” to keep fans from insinuating that a critic is making unwanted objective declarations when they’re just stating their opinions in the same structure as fans are?
Clearly your experience doesn't date back to the usenet daysSure. OK. You're technically correct.
It's just hard liking stuff on the internet these days. Once upon a time (man I sound old!) the internet was all people enjoying their shared interests. Now it's the exact opposite of that thing and nobody is allowed to like anything. I haven't been allowed to enjoy a shared positive conversation about stuff I like for over a decade. Here. Facebook. Twitter. Anywhere. You get shouted down everywhere.
I know. That's my problem.
A shared interest doesn’t means you‘re always liking the same things. You can discuss likes and dislikes without taking things personally - like movies, art, games. If it’s all positive like unicorns and fluffy bunnies, it’s not a discussion - it’s an echo chamber.Sure. OK. You're technically correct.
It's just hard liking stuff on the internet these days. Once upon a time (man I sound old!) the internet was all people enjoying their shared interests. Now it's the exact opposite of that thing and nobody is allowed to like anything. I haven't been allowed to enjoy a shared positive conversation about stuff I like for over a decade. Here. Facebook. Twitter. Anywhere. You get shouted down everywhere.
I know. That's my problem.
Thank you for the lesson, sensei.A shared interest doesn’t means you‘re always liking the same things. You can discuss likes and dislikes without taking things personally - like movies, art, games. If it’s all positive like unicorns and fluffy bunnies, it’s not a discussion - it’s an echo chamber.
I don't think anyone is asking for that. At all.A shared interest doesn’t means you‘re always liking the same things. You can discuss likes and dislikes without taking things personally - like movies, art, games. If it’s all positive like unicorns and fluffy bunnies, it’s not a discussion - it’s an echo chamber.
Yeah, yeah. Fans always get riled up when people criticize stuff they like. Happens all the time sound here.I don't think anyone is asking for that. At all.
OTOH, when ART! writes "Pacing designed for people with nothing else to do" and Morrus just wrote how he likes it, the conclusion is Morrus has nothing else to do. That's an unnecessary scatter shot against people who liked it.
I would go as far as to ask if 4 hours could be considered a "cut."Yeah, yeah. Fans always get riled up when people criticize stuff they like. Happens all the time sound here.
But a 4-hour director’s cut could certainly be called indulgent.
It is the problem of many. Up to my twenties, when I would role-play with friends, or go to the occasional convention, or what have you, it was enthusiasm for fantasy, science fiction, mythology, comic books, and so forth that dominated. People had different opinions and it was fun to talk about this stuff, hear the different opinions, but enthusiasm dominated.Sure. OK. You're technically correct.
It's just hard liking stuff on the internet these days. Once upon a time (man I sound old!) the internet was all people enjoying their shared interests. Now it's the exact opposite of that thing and nobody is allowed to like anything. I haven't been allowed to enjoy a shared positive conversation about stuff I like for over a decade. Here. Facebook. Twitter. Anywhere. You get shouted down everywhere.
I know. That's my problem.
Now it's the exact opposite of that thing and nobody is allowed to like anything.