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Brain rot   <span class="tag"><span class="_brainrot">@brainrot</span></span></a> -<ul> -<li><a href="#org81da251">1.1. Dune</a> -<ul> -<li><a href="#orgd90b413">1.1.1. <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> Dune</a></li> -<li><a href="#org4cd5b9b">1.1.2. <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> Dune: Part One (2021)</a></li> -</ul> -</li> -<li><a href="#org6f5aacf">1.2. Patlabor</a> -<ul> -<li><a href="#org7fe4da6">1.2.1. <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> Patlabor The Movie (1989)</a></li> -</ul> -</li> -<li><a href="#org4a0ffe7">1.3. Witcher</a> -<ul> -<li><a href="#orgd68996c">1.3.1. <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> Time of Contempt (1995)</a></li> -</ul> -</li> -<li><a href="#org5bbed13">1.4. Persona</a> -<ul> -<li><a href="#org65cd152">1.4.1. <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> Persona 5: Strikers (2020)</a></li> -</ul> -</li> -<li><a href="#orge3a483f">1.5. Lawnmower Man</a> -<ul> -<li><a href="#orga97397c">1.5.1. <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> Lawmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996)</a></li> -<li><a href="#org943d0ad">1.5.2. <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> The Lawnmower Man (1992)</a></li> -</ul> -</li> -<li><a href="#orgbed2902">1.6. Discworld</a> -<ul> -<li><a href="#orge657205">1.6.1. <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> Interesting Times (1995)</a></li> -</ul> -</li> -<li><a href="#orge6a8a26">1.7. Random American SciFi movies</a> -<ul> -<li><a href="#org55f059f">1.7.1. <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> American SciFi movies</a></li> -<li><a href="#orge51f760">1.7.2. <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> Hardware (1990)</a></li> -<li><a href="#org7830552">1.7.3. <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> Ghost in the Machine (1993)</a></li> -<li><a href="#org642611a">1.7.4. <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)</a></li> -</ul> -</li> -</ul> -</li> -<li><a href="#org2b48426">2. REDIRECTS</a></li> -</ul> -</div> -</div> - -<div id="outline-container-org3433cb5" class="outline-2"> -<h2 id="org3433cb5"><span class="section-number-2">1.</span> Brain rot   <span class="tag"><span class="_brainrot">@brainrot</span></span></h2> -<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-1"> -</div> - -<div id="outline-container-org81da251" class="outline-3"> -<h3 id="org81da251"><span class="section-number-3">1.1.</span> Dune</h3> -<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-1-1"> -</div> -<div id="outline-container-orgd90b413" class="outline-4"> -<h4 id="orgd90b413"><span class="section-number-4">1.1.1.</span> <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> Dune</h4> -<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-1-1-1"> -<div class="img-r" id="org808e361"> -<p> -Dune cover -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="menu" id="orgc315ce8"> -<p> -Dune -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="menu-info" id="org6da0d53"> -<p> -Dune -</p> - -</div> -</div> -</div> -<div id="outline-container-org4cd5b9b" class="outline-4"> -<h4 id="org4cd5b9b"><span class="section-number-4">1.1.2.</span> <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> Dune: Part One (2021)</h4> -<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-1-1-2"> -<p> -I'd like to call myself a Dune fan, but I am not. -I have finished my Dune adventure on <i>Heretics</i> and only now am I planning to finish the saga<sup><a id="fnr.1" class="footref" href="#fn.1" role="doc-backlink">1</a></sup> -Though, I think this still puts me well above most people calling themselves fans now. -I loved eveything I've read, but I have never reached the end. -</p> - -<p> -<i>Dune: Part 1</i> is the second movie based on the 1956 Frank Herbert's classic SciFi epic. -Well, it is not. -It is the third attempt to show the first half of the book. -There was the David Lynch verion (which I adore) and there was a TV Series. -There were also games, but only two of those have any resemblance to the plot of the book. -So yeah, Dune was considered impossible to transfer to any other medium. -Sadly, I still have to agree. -</p> - -<p> -I think everybody (and their dogs) know what <i>Dune</i> is about but: -<i>Dune</i> is a story of distant future, where all powerful houses rule the known universe. -The technological progress was halted thousands of years ago, after a thinking machines raged a war against humanity. -After their defeat it was forbidden to create such machines. -Arrakis (aka Dune) is a sand planet, the only known source of <i>Spice</i> - a narcotic allowing humans to traverse time, and therefore spaceflight. -Spaceships are operated by mutated humans, who after exposure to Spice can see into the future and steer the ships. -Now, the Emperor orders the control of the planet to be shifted to th House of Atreides. -The previous stewards, House of Harkonen will not make it any easier. -</p> - -<p> -Ignoring the mutants, this sounds like a run-of-the-mill SF series. -But <i>Dune</i> It is also story of social engineering spanning millennia, of false prophets, and a million other crazy things. -The first book keeps it <i>almost</i> sane, but there is a significant dictionary attached, and the first time reader will need to use it extensively. -Later the saga goes completely off the rails. -We'll get back to this. -</p> - -<p> -Note, that <i>Frank Herbert</i> wrote only the first few books. -After his death, his son - <i>Brian Herbet</i> took over and wrote dozens of other ones. -The quality differs significantly, as I've been told. -I've read the <i>Houses</i> trilogy, and it was quite nice. -</p> - -<p> -Now that we've got the introduction out of the way, let's go to the movie. -Let me start with saying that I adore it. -It's not what I'd want (as the young vloggers say "hear me out"), but at face value it's as close to perfect SF movie as they go. -</p> - -<p> -<i>Dune: Part 1</i> is directed by Denis Vileneuve, who previously directed some of the greatest SF movies of this century - <i>Arrival</i> and <i>Blade Runner 2049</i>. -His other movies are also amazing (I can't recommend <i>Enemy</i> enough), so I was pretty stoked when it was announced that he will direct <i>Dune</i>. -I am no longer a movie buff<sup><a id="fnr.2" class="footref" href="#fn.2" role="doc-backlink">2</a></sup>, but he may very well be my favorite living director. -</p> - -<p> -Technically, I can not find any fault with the movie. -The story makes sense (I'll return to Lynch in a second), which by itself is an achievement. -The acting is superb, and works as a reminder that TV series are still not on the level of the greatest movies. -The special effects are astounding<sup><a id="fnr.3" class="footref" href="#fn.3" role="doc-backlink">3</a></sup>. -The music is, for the most part, at least great. -I hated the main theme with screaming lady. -Music is supposed to work with the movie, not to hide it with loud noises! -But that's the only thing I disliked. -</p> - -<div class="img-c" id="org4b4946e"> -<p> -Jessicas portrayal is amazing. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org4bd8c6e"> -<p> -ALL costumes are amazing -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org331c8e8"> -<p> -CGI is amazing. -The movie looks amazing. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgbd2cdf4"> -<p> -Have mentioned how amazing this movie looks? -</p> - -</div> - -<p> -I loved the tempo of this movie, as I never enjoyed action-packed shoot fests of the <i>other franchise dominating cinema for decades</i>. -Everything is slow - the actors speak slowly, the scene have time to breath, the camera is moving on a low gear. -Even things fall down slowly! -This adds an amazing dream-like feeling to most scenes. -Sometimes I felt like I'm watching a <i>Tarkovsky</i> movie and not a big budget Hollywood blockbuster. -</p> - -<p> -And this the greatest and worst thing here. -It's meditative. -You feel like yoy are in a trance. -You fully buy accept you see here. -</p> - -<p> -But the world of Dune is weird. -It is full of things that make you go "huh?". -It has mutants who traverse time, but it also got mutants who are computers. -There are reanimated corpses, living furniture, hollow planets, vision quests. -Denis omitted everything that was not essential to the plot, and what he left, he grounded in reality by omitting the <i>wtf</i>. -There are not even the crazy names! -Some strange things he left, but they are shown without explanation. -It's just there, without any context. -But, to be fair - context would only add confusion. -</p> - -<p> -But this is where <i>Lynchs</i> version shines. -It makes little sense, it is rushed - sure. -But it conveys how twisted the world is. -It's not a trace, it's a full on narcotic trip straight out of some hippie story. -</p> - -<p> -And this is why I don't think that this movie is a <i>great</i> adaptation of Dune. -It is a <i>great</i> movie on its own. -It perfectly adapts the adaptable and pretends that there is nothing else. -It makes <i>Dune: Part 1</i> the hit that it is, and it allowed us to get <i>Part 2</i>. -But since making this move appeal to mass audience is not my problem, I'd like to see the full picture. -</p> - -<p> -It'd also like to see the world less cold. -The architecture is devoid of heart, it's brutalistic. -It looks amazing (I think I mentioned that), but the crazy colors and abstract layouts we see in Lynch version is something else. -It's a Vileneuve style. -It looks exactly like his previous movies - it's controlled, clean, <i>cold</i>. -As much as I loved it in his other works, I'm not sure if it fits the degenerate houses we meet. -</p> - -<p> -But that's just me. -As it stands, this is a groundbreaking movie which makes me want more. -Not only more of <i>Dune</i> but more of serious, intelligent SciFi movies. -We had those and may get more! -</p> - -<p> -It's better in any conceivable way compared to all previous attempts at adapting the source material, and I think all my nitpicks are kina moot. -It fits 2024 esthetic and it's crazy intelligent. -</p> - -<p> -Highest recommendation from me. -4.75/4 -</p> - -<p> -And, hey! -Sardukars no longer look like welders! -</p> -</div> -</div> -</div> - -<div id="outline-container-org6f5aacf" class="outline-3"> -<h3 id="org6f5aacf"><span class="section-number-3">1.2.</span> Patlabor</h3> -<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-1-2"> -</div> -<div id="outline-container-org7fe4da6" class="outline-4"> -<h4 id="org7fe4da6"><span class="section-number-4">1.2.1.</span> <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> Patlabor The Movie (1989)</h4> -<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-1-2-1"> -<p> -There was a time when <i>Patlabor</i> was an established name. -It was huge, it had <i>Mamoru Oshii</i>. -Now, sadly, it's mostly forgotten. -</p> - -<p> -<i>Patlabor: The Movie</i> is the first from the universe. -I'll cover the following two soon, as this is my rewatch after decades. -</p> - -<p> -The story takes place in the distant future of 1999. -Manual labor is aided by Labors, huge exoskeletons. -Tokyo is undergoing a huge project, where old suburbs are demolished and artificial island are created on the coast. -Some Labors are going berserk, destroying everything on their paths despite being unmanned. -</p> - -<div class="img-c" id="org67bb876"> -<p> -Sucide is painless… -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org9bf939c"> -<p> -…It brings on many changes -</p> - -</div> - -<p> -Let's start with the visual feast. -The movie looks stunning! -Yes, later movies from IG top what we see here, and sometimes the faces may look weird. -It's not perfect. -But if we would simply tell ourselves that this style of animations is the peak and let's just try to maintain the quality, I'd be more than happy. -The way this 35-year-old movie looks is a testament to the power of manual drawings. -The design, the camera work, the coloring - I loved every second. -</p> - -<p> -Another cute thing I've noticed: <i>The Movie</i> is an Oshii-type of movie. -It came in this short period, where <i>anime</i> was treating western culture as something alien and cool. -We're seeing this in Jin-Roh, Evangelion, GITS, and many others. -Here we've got the Bible. -</p> - -<div class="img-c" id="org6cda558"> -<p> -For a mecha anime, we've got a lot of people talking in different rooms -</p> - -</div> - -<p> -But this also shows the biggest problem of <i>Patlabor: The Movie</i>: it is shallow. -On surface level, we've got everything one could ever want: Unabomber-style genius on a quest to stop progress at all cost. -We're seeing how <i>old</i> is discarded in the name of progress. -We've also got a huge computer system which is maintained without deep understanding of how it works. -Basically, 1999 is like 2024. -But none of this is really developed. -The main characters never stop and think, that maybe the world is not going the best route? -Eiichi Hoba, the aforementioned Unabomber, is just a plot device: the viewer is also never confronted with his viewpoint. -</p> - -<p> -As it stands, <i>The Movie's</i> story is disjointed: -on one side we've got the real and interesting question. -On the other, no one looks for answers and just accepts the risks of unconstrained growth. -But maybe this was the point? -We're seeing the same today: the world is ending, and most people are racing to be the last one to shut down the lights. -It is scary how believable this is. -Even the main threat is solved by a software rollback… -</p> - -<p> -<i>Patlabor: The Movie</i> is good on its own, but it suffers from being the proto Ghost in the Shell. -It's not near as good, nor is it as good as its sequel. -But taking it at face value is really solid. -I had huge fun rewatching it, but left unsatisfied for sophisticated sociopsychological treat Oshii is known for. -</p> - -<p> -My rating is 3.75/10 -</p> - -<div class="img-c" id="org5939a10"> -<p> -Hav I mentioned thast this movie looks stunning? -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org701e384"> -<p> -S-T-U-N-N-I-N-G -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgafc7d83"> -<p> -It always amazes me how many anime shows older guys in their undergarments. -I get, that Japan gets extremely hot during summer, but is it real that frequent? -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org58bf72c"> -<p> -One of many GITS-style scenes. -</p> - -</div> -</div> -</div> -</div> - - -<div id="outline-container-org4a0ffe7" class="outline-3"> -<h3 id="org4a0ffe7"><span class="section-number-3">1.3.</span> Witcher</h3> -<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-1-3"> -</div> -<div id="outline-container-orgd68996c" class="outline-4"> -<h4 id="orgd68996c"><span class="section-number-4">1.3.1.</span> <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> Time of Contempt (1995)</h4> -<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-1-3-1"> -<p> -It's a stain of my honor - I am a Pole, but I've never read The Saga. -It's not that I've never read any of The Witcher, but somehow I always stopped after the short stories. -Last year I've decided to finally fix this. -I am a proud nerd for crying out loud! -</p> - -<div class="img-r" id="orgd0af9f1"> -<p> -The classic cover -</p> - -</div> - -<p> -<i>Time of Contempt</i> is the second part of The Witcher Saga, but it's also the 4th book about Geralt and his world. -Let's ignore the short stories for a second and let's talk about this book in context of The Saga. -Here it suffers from being the middle child: Andrzej is developing the characters and story, but it lacks a impactful begging and an end. -I haven't felt like that after finishing the <i>Blood of Elves,</i> as it had a <i>begging</i> and the ending was emotional. -Geralt reunited with Ciri. -The story is clearly not over, but we have a kind of closure. -We know she is safe and ready for what's coming next. -</p> - -<p> -Here? -Here we have no beginning as it follows the last book. -It was to be expected. -But I fail to notice anything new created here. -Yes, we've got <i>amazing</i> development of Ciri (I can't wait what how her blood heritage will screw over everyone), but nothing more. -It just moves from scene to scene<sup><a id="fnr.4" class="footref" href="#fn.4" role="doc-backlink">4</a></sup>, not spending any meaningful time anywhere. -After 300 pages of this, it ends with Ciri joining some random group. -I guess I will get to know them in <i>Baptism of Fire</i>, but I am not yet there. -Are they good? -Are they cool? -Who the hell they even are? -For me it was a huge let down. -</p> - -<p> -But the biggest thing missing in The Saga is humour. -Both, <i>Sword of Destiny</i> and <i>Last Wish</i> were hilarious. -It was not on Pratchett's level of humor, but Geralt was amazing when it came to deadpan. -Moreover, I have no idea how well it translated to other languages, as it was based on Polish humour, but: -the books were written for Polish reader who was expected to know <i>Szewczyk Dratewka,</i> and therefore the way Geralt dealt with dragon was a funny refernce. -But this aspect is now completely missingm<sup><a id="fnr.5" class="footref" href="#fn.5" role="doc-backlink">5</a></sup>, but it was what made the short stories for me. -</p> - -<p> -The biggest problem for me however was the fact I saw two seasons of The Witcher TV Series<sup><a id="fnr.6" class="footref" href="#fn.6" role="doc-backlink">6</a></sup>. -It was terrible and had nothing to do with the book (luckily for me!), but the TV versions of Ciri and Yennefer were irritating at best. -Their book counterparts are not like that - Ciri is extremely cool and Yen is, well, not so bad - but the visual image is etched in my brain. -I finally start to have a separate personnas for them, but it was difficult. -Yes, to some extent Netflix ruined the books for me. -</p> - -<p> -I was never a fan of <i>fantasy</i>, as I always preferred <i>SciFi</i>. -Give me a blaster or give me death<sup><a id="fnr.7" class="footref" href="#fn.7" role="doc-backlink">7</a></sup>! -If I found <i>Time of Contempt</i> as a random book, I would not care for the rest of the series. -It was ok, but nothing to write home about. -Sapkowski has a great style and I very much want more, but he has not told anything interesting here. -I will continue reading The Witcher, but mostly because it <b>is</b> The Witcher. -</p> - -<p> -I liked reading <i>Blood of Elves</i> much more. -</p> - -<p> -I give it 3.5/5. -</p> -</div> -</div> -</div> - - - -<div id="outline-container-org5bbed13" class="outline-3"> -<h3 id="org5bbed13"><span class="section-number-3">1.4.</span> Persona</h3> -<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-1-4"> -</div> -<div id="outline-container-org65cd152" class="outline-4"> -<h4 id="org65cd152"><span class="section-number-4">1.4.1.</span> <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> Persona 5: Strikers (2020)</h4> -<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-1-4-1"> -<p> -<i>Persona 5</i> took me close to a year… I think. -It was a gigantic game with unbelievable amount of dialogue. -It was also game I deeply enjoyed, despite not particularly liking anything about. -The story was ok, the gameplay was ok, the RPG element was ok, the dating was ok. -But, somehow, authors managed to join that into one freaking nice experience. -</p> - -<p> -<i>Persona 5: Strikers</i> is none of those things. -It's a linear button masher with characters I like. -But it has <i>none</i> of the good elements of <i>P5</i>. -</p> - -<p> -First, it's not an jRPG anymore. -When fight starts, you are presented with dozens of enemies you need to fight in real time. -Half of the time, I had no idea what was going on. -Fights, for me, are terrible. -Enemies were everywhere, and I had no <i>chance</i> to control the battlefield. -Lots of annoyances and finger pain, but no enjoyment. -Just running into random spots, bashing melee attacks and checking for weakness from time to time. -I play on easy and was tired of that very quickly, I can't imagine having any actual problems with this system you have no enjoyment with. -</p> - -<div class="img-c" id="org2c8b4d1"> -<p> -Guess the only way here is to shut my brain down, as it's useless in all this chaos. -</p> - -</div> -<p> -The real-world activities are almost none-existent. -I loved how the Phantom Thieves bonded and became friends. -None of this here. -You've got some dialogue, but no payoff. -There is some stat related to bonding, but we all know each other. -In P5 the single best part was learning about each other and seeing how their lives improve. -None of that is here. -</p> - -<p> -Dating? -None. -And my chosen love interest from <i>P5</i> doesn't even show up! -</p> - -<p> -Extracurricular activities are limited to finding stuff on maps. -</p> - -<p> -Getting to know Tokyo? -Nope. Every few hours we move to a new city. -</p> - -<p> -Story? Well, I gave up before it started. -After 10 hours, midway through the third jail I gave up. -I had to guard Futaba <i>again</i> and after a moment became so frustrated and bored, that I stopped playing. -</p> - -<p> -I give 2/5 for those 10 hours. -Maybe it gets better later on, but I don't care enough. -I dropped the game and will never return. -</p> -</div> -</div> -</div> - - - -<div id="outline-container-orge3a483f" class="outline-3"> -<h3 id="orge3a483f"><span class="section-number-3">1.5.</span> Lawnmower Man</h3> -<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-1-5"> -</div> -<div id="outline-container-orga97397c" class="outline-4"> -<h4 id="orga97397c"><span class="section-number-4">1.5.1.</span> <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> Lawmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace (1996)</h4> -<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-1-5-1"> -<p> -Fun fact: I remembered close to nothing about this movie back. -When I was watching the first, everything seems familiar. -Here? -Not so much. -Guess <i>Polsat</i> consider the second one too expensive for regular broadcast. -</p> - - -<p> -In <i>Lawnmawer Man<sup><a id="fnr.8" class="footref" href="#fn.8" role="doc-backlink">8</a></sup></i> we meet Jobe, now a genius being living in the cyberspace. -But not so much, because in the first few minutes of <i>Lawmnower Man 2</i> we learn that he has not left his meatsuit for the cyberspace. -The explosion at the lab left him an amputee. -But his talents are now in use of the Evil Corporation designing the future of cyberspace. -</p> - -<p> -Of course, Jobe wants the cyberspace for himself. -</p> - -<p> -The general plot seems similar to the first one, but they are very much different. -The plot is much more complex, there are many more explosions and I think it makes much less sense than the first one. -I would rate it at 2/5. -</p> - -<p> -But the biggest difference is that this movie is target towards certain audience. -<i>Lawmower Man</i> was a kid-friendly horror. -<i>Lawmower Man 2</i> is a kids' movie. -They completely removed the part which tried to be scary. -</p> - -<p> -We've got bunch od kids (and a dog) fighting and winning against a grown-up. -Yes, they get the help from an adult - the creator of cyberspace. -But the main heroes are the kids. -And the main target are the kids. -</p> - -<div class="img-c" id="org1373943"> -<p> -Kids flying in cyberspace -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org8fb5e0c"> -<p> -And flying even more. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgae0723e"> -<p> -Dog preparing to save a day… -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org3600579"> -<p> -And saving the day by inserting a CD in the drive. -How can anyone consider this to be a movie for adoults? -</p> - -</div> - -<p> -I've read that the director was locked out of the editing room as he was trying to make a different movie. -The producers said a firm "no" and made <i>Lawmower Man 2</i> close to the likes of <i>Goonies</i>, <i>Explorers</i> or <i>Flight of the Navigator</i>. -It never reaches the coolness of those, but it tries. -A lot of people on the interweb bash the movie on logical problems or being goofy. -Yes - occasionally the plot makes so little sense that they needed to add voice over explaining why the hell the <i>gang</i> is going where they are going. -Yes, it has a dog who saves the day. -38 years old me was not amused, but the 10-year-old inside me screamed "yeah! Radical!". -He was not doing well with being <i>modern</i> back then as well. -</p> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgf7558ee"> -<p> -Her hair is the closest thing to a "scare" in the entire movie -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgbfe6688"> -<p> -This hippie is the inventor of VR. -Tech geniuses leaving all the tech behind to live in the wild is now more real than ever -</p> - -</div> - -<p> -Jobe is being played by Matt Frewer, who quite often acts like Jim Carey, which is fitting. -He is not the magical-killer he used to be. -He is goofy. -</p> - -<p> -Even the music sounds like something Spielberg would use. -</p> - -<p> -There is no Pierce Brosnan here, as only Austin O'Brien returns from the first one, once again reprising the role of Peter Parkette. -</p> - -<p> -My biggest gripe is the special effect here. -The movie takes place in the future, so we're no longer seeing green grass. -The real world vibe is close to <i>Blade Runner</i> or <i>Dark City</i>. -I dig it! -</p> - -<div class="img-c" id="org7b8e1e1"> -<p> -Cyberpunk! -I'm pretty sure that almost all those scenes happened on the same crossroad. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgd3ef70b"> -<p> -Almost Blade Runner. -</p> - -</div> - -<p> -But then there is the <i>cyberspace</i>. -In <i>Lawmower Man</i> we had amazing, early CGI closer to an acid trip than anything else. -Here, the cyberspace looks like ours. -They just added CGI here and there. -It looks like an episode of <i>The Next Generation</i>, but without most of the campiness. -For the most part it is competent, but there is no spark. -It's not <i>cool</i>. -</p> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgc0d1365"> -<p> -Our first meeting with new Jobe in the cyberspace. -Yes, this is VR-forest. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org5d4268e"> -<p> -Cyberspace here give more of FMV-game kind of vibe than I would have expected -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org662889a"> -<p> -The VR here more social than what Apple showed. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orge9c78f6"> -<p> -Luckily, sometimes the VR almost delivers. -</p> - -</div> - -<p> -But the 10-year-old me would not care. -He would rate it as 3.75/5 or "that was cool!". -But he he wasn't picky at all. -</p> -</div> -</div> - -<div id="outline-container-org943d0ad" class="outline-4"> -<h4 id="org943d0ad"><span class="section-number-4">1.5.2.</span> <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> The Lawnmower Man (1992)</h4> -<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-1-5-2"> -<p> -Back in the glorious 90s, when kids still enjoyed linear TV, we had <i>Polsat</i>. -In the post-communist Poland, this was the first <i>western</i> TV station. -Filled with western movies, and western series<sup><a id="fnr.9" class="footref" href="#fn.9" role="doc-backlink">9</a></sup> -Among those, there were constant replays of <i>The Lawnmower Man</i><sup><a id="fnr.10" class="footref" href="#fn.10" role="doc-backlink">10</a></sup> -I watched it on every occasion and loved it. -</p> - -<p> -Now, 30 years later it is time for a rewatch. -No cyberpunk deep dive can be considered a good one without <i>The Lawnmower Man</i>. -</p> - -<p> -<i>The Lawnmower Man</i> is a movie about a disabled lawnmower man, Jobe, who, with the usage of virtual reality, becomes a genius. -Soon after, an Evil Company, stars secretly giving him drugs contracted by the military. -And as result, he starts exhibiting mind reading abilities and telekinesis (because, obviously, why not?). -We've got the (popular at the time) subtext about the dangers of corporates who, without supervision, play God. -Somehow we stopped doing that, and now we've got Altman killing humanity with the clap of happy crowd. -<i>Lawmower Man</i> is a movie about a great technology twisted by corporate overlords. -Fitting. -</p> - -<p> -Jobe becomes a psychic, genius killer (like every mad genius), who decides to take over the cyberspace. -</p> - -<div class="img-c" id="org437b000"> -<p> -Remember when huge companies were scary? -</p> - -</div> - -<p> -The movie was initially released as a <i>Stephen King</i> movie. -King, however, sued the producers, as the movie has nothing to do the short story of the same name. -And he won, because it was based on original script called <i>CyberGod</i>. -Damn, I miss <i>cyber</i> sounding cool. -They should have the original name, instead of forcing King on everyone. -And yes, I know King was the king back then. -</p> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgfd07778"> -<p> -That's one way to save your neck from Apple Vision -</p> - -</div> - -<p> -The movie is we have here is a much dumbed down version of <i>Flowers for Algeron</i>, which I intend to finally read. -I don't think anyone ever called it a <i>good</i> movie, and for a good reason. -It's cool, it's got great cyberspace CGI, it's got Pierce Brosnan. -It also has an opening scene with a monkey using a gun, so yeah. -</p> - -<p> -Story-wise is as straight forward as it gets. -The first half is full of sweet shots of grass and sexualization of a lawnmower. -And the most awkward sex scene I've seen in ages… or two. -Then, through a heavy-handed comment about religion and corporations we go the killing part. -</p> - -<p> -This movie fails as horror (there is not even blood or any scare here), and fails as morality play (it's not smart enough). -But it is a testament to the glorious time, when <i>cyberspace</i> was magical and full of potential. -We sure deserve more of that. -</p> - -<div class="img-c" id="org3cb386f"> -<p> -The cyberspace we all need. -</p> - -</div> - -<p> -I give it a 3.0/5. -</p> - -<p> -I was <b>sure</b> the ending of this film was from the sequel. -But nope - I don't remember anything from the second one. -Therefore, see you on the other side, <i>Beyond Cyberspace</i>. -</p> - -<p> -If anything, it's a great movie to show everyone how amazing trackballs are. -And we all know it is a fact. -No one can tell me otherwise. -</p> - -<div class="img-c" id="org98b920d"> -<p> -The hidden star of the movie, right behind that hairy guy. -Look at that keyboard! -Look at how beige it is! -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org2019a15"> -<p> -Cyber God indeed. -</p> - -</div> -</div> -</div> -</div> - - -<div id="outline-container-orgbed2902" class="outline-3"> -<h3 id="orgbed2902"><span class="section-number-3">1.6.</span> Discworld</h3> -<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-1-6"> -</div> -<div id="outline-container-orge657205" class="outline-4"> -<h4 id="orge657205"><span class="section-number-4">1.6.1.</span> <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> Interesting Times (1995)</h4> -<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-1-6-1"> -<p> -Cover blurp: -</p> -<blockquote> -<p> -Mighty Battles! Revolution! Death! War! (and his sons Terror and Panic, and daughter Clancy). -</p> - -<p> -The oldest and most inscrutable empire on the Discworld is in turmoil, brought about by the revolutionary treatise What I Did On My Holidays. Workers are uniting, with nothing to lose but their water buffaloes. Warlords are struggling for power. War (and Clancy) are spreading through the ancient cities. -</p> - -<p> -And all that stands in the way of terrible doom for eveyone is: -</p> - -<p> -Rincewind the Wizard, who can't even spell the word 'wizard' … -</p> - -<p> -Cohen the barbarian hero, five foot tall in his surgical sandals, who has had a lifetime's experience of not dying … -</p> - -<p> -…and a very special butterfly. -</p> -</blockquote> - -<div class="img-r" id="org443e47d"> -<p> -Cover -</p> - -</div> -<p> -I am, what one could call, an old school <i>nerd</i>. -All I care about are old operating systems, ancient editors and old SCIFI<sup><a id="fnr.11" class="footref" href="#fn.11" role="doc-backlink">11</a></sup> -Ah, and some text based game where you are a cute "@". -<i>Of course</i> I like Pratchett. -</p> - -<p> -I started reading him <i>years</i> ago in the only way acceptable - chronological<sup><a id="fnr.12" class="footref" href="#fn.12" role="doc-backlink">12</a></sup>. -And I had a few years long pause. -Now, after a series of reading <i>only</i> technical books I am returning to fiction. -</p> - -<p> -<i><a href="https://www.terrypratchettbooks.com/books/interesting-times/">Interesting Times</a></i> is an ok-level Pratchett book. -It's not close to his best, it's not close to his worst<sup><a id="fnr.13" class="footref" href="#fn.13" role="doc-backlink">13</a></sup>. -</p> - -<p> -This time Rincewind has to travel to Counterweight Continent and help a rebellion. -There he reconnects with old acquaintances - Twoflower, and Cohen to Barbarian. -</p> - -<p> -The problem is that there is not much more. -We've got a lot of Chinese things, which is new. -But the story itself is extremely straight-forward. -Nothing memorable happens. -I finished it 2 days ago, and already I would have a problem recollecting any standing out moment. -I still remember moments from other <i>Discworld</i> books a decade after I read them! -</p> - -<p> -But Terry's writing makes me not care and just enjoy the journey. -He is able to make a boring story interesting, and his characters are always great. -I was reading the book while putting my son to sleep, and I almost gave him a heart attack with a laughter attack. -This alone makes it worth it! -</p> - -<p> -Not the best place to start with <i><i>Discworld</i></i> (the best is, of course, <i>Colour of Magic</i>) but as n-th book in the series it's very enjoyable. -</p> - -<p> -I give it a <code>3.75/5</code>. -</p> -</div> - -<ol class="org-ol"> -<li><a id="orgd5506b4"></a>Meta<br /> -<div class="outline-text-5" id="text-1-6-1-1"> -<ul class="org-ul"> -<li>Read as EPUB on Onyx Boox Note Air 2.</li> -<li>Read in Polish translation</li> -<li>Next up: back to Andrzej Sapkowski's with "Time of Contempt". I am not a good pole, having not read the entire saga. I promise to do it before my 40th birthday<sup><a id="fnr.14" class="footref" href="#fn.14" role="doc-backlink">14</a></sup></li> -</ul> -</div> -</li> -</ol> -</div> -</div> - - - - - -<div id="outline-container-orge6a8a26" class="outline-3"> -<h3 id="orge6a8a26"><span class="section-number-3">1.7.</span> Random American SciFi movies</h3> -<div class="outline-text-3" id="text-1-7"> -</div> -<div id="outline-container-org55f059f" class="outline-4"> -<h4 id="org55f059f"><span class="section-number-4">1.7.1.</span> <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> American SciFi movies</h4> -<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-1-7-1"> -<div class="menu" id="orgb2d4e43"> -<p> -Dune -</p> - -</div> - -<p> -#+begin<sub>menu</sub>-info -</p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="outline-container-orge51f760" class="outline-4"> -<h4 id="orge51f760"><span class="section-number-4">1.7.2.</span> <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> Hardware (1990)</h4> -<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-1-7-2"> -<p> -I ue my descend into American cyberpunk cinema<sup><a id="fnr.15" class="footref" href="#fn.15" role="doc-backlink">15</a></sup>. -I spent my formative years watching <i>Anime, art house</i> and ignoring most of USA movies. -This means I haven't watched a lot of the <i>cult</i> movies out there. -</p> - -<p> -<i>Hardware</i> is a 1990 movie about a killer robot in a post-nuclear world. -Think of a mix of Terminator, Aliens and Short Circuit. -</p> - -<p> -I heard of this movie years ago, but it seemed to be noting more than a cash grab after the success of <i>Terminator</i> - a movie which I don't partially enjoy. -After watching, I have to say that there was a of true in this assumption. -But somehow I ended enjoying <i>Hardware</i> much more. -</p> - -<p> -Not that the story is better - if anything, it is much simpler, or just plain <i>simplistic</i>. -Say what you will about <i>Terminator</i>, but the basic premise was great. -<i>Hardware</i> on the other hand doesn't offer a great idea. -This is a straight movie about a killer robot. -</p> - -<p> -However, I enjoyed it more, as it is much closer to what <i>Alien<sup><a id="fnr.16" class="footref" href="#fn.16" role="doc-backlink">16</a></sup></i> achieved -The entire action is encapsulated in only a few, closed locations. -Half of the runtime is spent in a single apartment, where the <i>Mark-13</i> robot shows up from to time a try to murder someone. -Much like the <i>Nostromo</i>! -</p> - -<p> -This allowed the movie to be <b>stunning</b> visually. -I loved every frame here! -I know that most of the effect is based on fog and lighting, but I dig it! -Just take a look at the gallery below. -</p> - -<p> -Another thing which reminded me of <i>Alien</i> is how they handled the special effects of the <i>monster</i>. -We see very little of <i>Mark-13</i> - he is often hard to see, covered in darkness. -From time to time we see his movements, and well. -Hiding him was clearly a good idea… just like with the <i>Xenomorph</i>. -</p> - -<p> -All in all, I enjoyed the movie. -I'm not calling it one of my favorites, but I enjoyed every minute of its short runtime. -</p> - -<p> -I give it a <code>3.5/5</code>. -</p> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgdf74715"> -<p> -Red sky of postnuclear… summer? -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org2c89596"> -<p> -The Nomad. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org9d587a1"> -<p> -Nomad searching the desert for stuff for sale. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgfb788bf"> -<p> -An ordinary store. -Great vibes! -Fun for the whole family. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orga84e880"> -<p> -Same store, different view. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orge82600c"> -<p> -The perfect glasses. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org0899be2"> -<p> -Seems like somene realy liked Jin-Roh. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org1291f9d"> -<p> -What posses as art now. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgc2591b7"> -<p> -Computer we want but don't deserve. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgd7d527f"> -<p> -An art studio. Nothing out of the ordinary. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org90ad5cd"> -<p> -Remember when spirituality was cool? -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org2d4a95c"> -<p> -Let's give our murder-robot eyes from a camera lense. -I'm sure no one will drop it. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgfeda9f2"> -<p> -UI we all want. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org3c882f2"> -<p> -What lurks in the shadows. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgc72a5fa"> -<p> -Yup, Jin-Roh. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgeea84ba"> -<p> -Yankee-Roh. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org007f427"> -<p> -With some striking shadows. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgd731055"> -<p> -I have become bread, the destroyer of worlds. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgdd968ea"> -<p> -Prelude… -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgcd9825f"> -<p> -And the (most likely) last usage of a refrigerator as a safe place which makes any sense in the history of cinema. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgc411859"> -<p> -Yup, a hand. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgaecaa63"> -<p> -Hold the presses! -The glasses are back! -I repeat: the glasses are back. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgacd4c63"> -<p> -Mark-13 in all of its glory. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orge173459"> -<p> -This is only a window, but what a window it is. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org98bdd5c"> -<p> -They have not used Wilhelm's scream. -What a wasted opportunity. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orge31f16c"> -<p> -In 2024 those are rookie number when it comes to unnecessary lights inside a computer. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgf88fa0b"> -<p> -I am a sucker for this type of fish eye. -Always reminds me of <i>City of Lost Children.</i> -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org68f139f"> -<p> -It doesn't get more era-apporiate than this. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org8ad7a3e"> -<p> -Ok, it does. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgbc430ed"> -<p> -One of the few CGI moments here. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org13910db"> -<p> -And one of <i>many</i> lighting shots. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org46c99b3"> -<p> -Look how black it is. Classy. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgedaced9"> -<p> -But does it run Quake? -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="org8b0a9d0"> -<p> -Back to the desert, like a fine sandwich. -</p> - -</div> - -<p> -And a few nice <i>gore</i> sceenes which I won't show it. -This is a family-friendly website! -</p> - -<p> -Links: -</p> -<ul class="org-ul"> -<li><a href="https://thetvdb.com/movies/hardware">Hardware on TVDB</a></li> -<li><a href="https://www.theofficialrichardstanley.com/">Director's official website</a></li> -</ul> -</div> -</div> - -<div id="outline-container-org7830552" class="outline-4"> -<h4 id="org7830552"><span class="section-number-4">1.7.3.</span> <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> Ghost in the Machine (1993)</h4> -<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-1-7-3"> -<p> -Talk about a surprise! -I was expecting a <i>schlock</i>, but I've seen a nice move. -A dumb one, but still. -</p> - -<p> -The plot is the biggest problem: a serial killer has an MRI and due to electric storm gets his soul moved to computer network. -With this, he becomes able to: -</p> -<ul class="org-ul"> -<li>kill person by moving to a microwave and changing its settings,</li> -<li>kill a dog by arousing it with a TV program (using nothing by electric breakers), then hitting the dog with a VHS tape ejected from a VHS player which causes the animal to run towards the pool</li> -</ul> - -<div class="img-r" id="org7216f2c"> -<p> -Cover -</p> - -</div> -<p> -It makes as little sense in the context of the movie as it does here. -But the acting is (at the very least) acceptable and the FX are better than they should - and there is a lot of them. -Moreover, the camera work is crazy! -The movie <i>looks</i> better than it should. -It seems that this dumb, little movie got more passion in it than the entire MCU combined. -</p> - -<p> -The problem is that I have no idea what was going on. -People were dying, cool computer interfaces were shown, but the plot barely connected those scenes together. -</p> - -<p> -It's a classic thriller from early days of personal computing revolution. -I enjoyed it a lot. -It is not a <i>good</i> movie, but it is enjoyable. -</p> - -<p> -I give it a <code>3.0/5.</code> -</p> - -<p> -links: -</p> -<ul class="org-ul"> -<li><a href="https://utf.thetvdb.com/movies/ghost-in-the-machine">Ghost in the Machine on TVDB</a></li> -</ul> -</div> -</div> - -<div id="outline-container-org642611a" class="outline-4"> -<h4 id="org642611a"><span class="section-number-4">1.7.4.</span> <span class="done DONE">DONE</span> Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)</h4> -<div class="outline-text-4" id="text-1-7-4"> -<p> -Finally, in my series of discovering the roots of cyberpunk in American Cyberpunk I've seen a real gem. -</p> - -<p> -<i>Colossus</i> is a 1970 movie about a not-so-distant-future where Americans decide that it would be a great idea to give control of their military potential to a computer. -On paper, it sounds great - a computer has no emotions, so it will not be stopped by petty things, like morality. -Guess how well that turned out? -Soon after switching on, Colossus learns about the existence of another such system - The Guardian, in the territory of CCCP. -</p> - -<div class="img-c" id="org9cad79c"> -<p> -The movie starts with sexy old-comp scenes. -Fitting, as Control Data Corporation supplied close to 5 million USD in computer equipment. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orga90d063"> -<p> -Sexy! -Rest of the movie is not as sexy. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgdca0d6f"> -<p> -Colossus in person. -</p> - -</div> -<p> -And then this SciFi thriller stops being so <i>crazy-computer</i> focused, and analyzes <i>crazy-human</i> reaction. -Colossus starts exhibiting features which were never implemented. -It<sup><a id="fnr.17" class="footref" href="#fn.17" role="doc-backlink">17</a></sup> starts <i>demanding</i> to be connected with the Guardian, so they can communicate. -And the scientist decide that it would be a great idea. -The computers start exchanging data and developing language. -Still - looks cool, let's see what happens. -Only after Colossus threatens humans with ICBMs, Forbin (Colossus's creator) starts thinking that maybe this wasn't the best idea. -</p> - -<div class="img-c" id="org8be9690"> -<p> -At first Colossus communicates only via text. -Funny, as those screens sound like matrix printers. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orgfbc3ef6"> -<p> -This one as well. -</p> - -</div> - -<div class="img-c" id="orge3bcf43"> -<p> -Because it has a printer! -It took me half of the movie to get that. -Guess I'm too millenial for that to be obvious. -</p> - -</div> -<p> -The movie is often described as an evil-computer story. -Colossus is never evil in the movie. -It does exactly what it was designed to do - to act without mercy. -The evil ones here are the humans who never stop and think that maybe we are on the verge of the end of humanity. -</p> - -<p> -So yeah, it's an movie about Altman. -We may have destroyed the civilization, but at lest we made a cool program which does things. -No one know what those things are, but those are details you should not worry about. -</p> - - -<p> -Story wise, <i>Colossus: The Forbin Project</i> holds splendidly. -Yes, we've got casual alcoholism and the female character exists only to have sex with Forbin<sup><a id="fnr.18" class="footref" href="#fn.18" role="doc-backlink">18</a></sup>. -But the actual meat of the movie could be a base of an amazing movie today. -The questions and subject are more relevant now that half a century ago. -What was a huge <i>what-if</i> scenario becomes a real <i>ok, but how do we stop it</i>. -The Pentagon is already working on militarization of AI<sup><a id="fnr.19" class="footref" href="#fn.19" role="doc-backlink">19</a></sup>. -We're pretty much screwed already. -</p> - -<p> -The best SciFi is not about giant battles or space travel for space travel sake. -It's always about humans, a warning for us. -And the <i>best</i> SciFi is a warning for the next generations, as the threads become more real as years go by. -</p> - -<p> -There is a moment in the movie, where the entire day of Forbin is planned and monitored by an AI. -What was a horror story, is now what a lot of us <i>expect</i>. -</p> - -<p> -<i>Colossus</i> in a movie version of earlier book of same. -There are 2 more in the series, and (as I've been told), Aliens make an appearance later on. -Maybe someday! -</p> - -<p> -As for the movie, I give it a 4.25/5. -</p> -</div> -</div> -</div> -</div> - - - - - - -<div id="outline-container-org2b48426" class="outline-2"> -<h2 id="org2b48426"><span class="section-number-2">2.</span> REDIRECTS</h2> -<div class="outline-text-2" id="text-2"> -<p> -location "<i><i>blog/patlabor-the-movie</i></i>" { block return 301 "<i>brain-rot/patlabor/patlabor-the-movie</i> } -location "<i>blog/2024/andrzej-sapkowskis-time-of-contempt/</i>" { block return 301 "<i>brain-rot/witcher/andrzej-sapkowskis-time-of-contempt</i> } -location "<i>blog/2024/persona-5-strikers/</i>" { block return 301 "<i>brain-rot/persona/persona-5-strikers</i> } -location "<i>blog/2024/colossus-1970/</i>" { block return 301 "<i>brain-rot/colossus-1970</i> } -location "<i>blog/2024/lawmower-man-2-1996/</i>" { block return 301 "<i>brain-rot/lawnmower-man/lawmower-man-2-1996</i> } -location "<i>blog/2024/lawmower-man-1992/</i>" { block return 301 "<i>brain-rot/witcher/andrzej-sapkowskis-time-of-contempt</i> } -location "<i>blog/2024/hardware-1990/</i>" { block return 301 "<i>brain-rot/hardware-1990</i> } -location "<i>blog/2024/interesting-times/</i>" { block return 301 "<i>brain-rot/discworld/interesting-times</i> } -location "blog/2024/ghost-in-the-machine/" { block return 301 "<i>brain-rot/ghost-in-the-machine</i> } -</p> -</div> -</div> -<div id="footnotes"> -<h2 class="footnotes">Footnotes: </h2> -<div id="text-footnotes"> - -<div class="footdef"><sup><a id="fn.1" class="footnum" href="#fnr.1" role="doc-backlink">1</a></sup> <div class="footpara" role="doc-footnote"><p class="footpara"> -Right after finishing the Witcher saga. -</p></div></div> - -<div class="footdef"><sup><a id="fn.2" class="footnum" href="#fnr.2" role="doc-backlink">2</a></sup> <div class="footpara" role="doc-footnote"><p class="footpara"> -not to brag, but I was a semiprofessional film critic during college years. -I had a press pass and all! -</p></div></div> - -<div class="footdef"><sup><a id="fn.3" class="footnum" href="#fnr.3" role="doc-backlink">3</a></sup> <div class="footpara" role="doc-footnote"><p class="footpara"> -Ornititopthers look just like in the <i>Dune</i> game! -This strangely works with how believable everything is. -All flying ships have this strange physics, which I have hard time explaining. -They are not like you X-Wings, but they fit the world. -</p></div></div> - -<div class="footdef"><sup><a id="fn.4" class="footnum" href="#fnr.4" role="doc-backlink">4</a></sup> <div class="footpara" role="doc-footnote"><p class="footpara"> -… <i>No one had a chance to interrupt</i>. -<i>It was really quite hypnotic</i>. -</p></div></div> - -<div class="footdef"><sup><a id="fn.5" class="footnum" href="#fnr.5" role="doc-backlink">5</a></sup> <div class="footpara" role="doc-footnote"><p class="footpara"> -We've got <b>huge</b> reference to <i>Enemy Mine</i> in the single best part of the book, but it's not funny at all. -Sad, scary - sure; but not funny. Just like the movie. -</p></div></div> - -<div class="footdef"><sup><a id="fn.6" class="footnum" href="#fnr.6" role="doc-backlink">6</a></sup> <div class="footpara" role="doc-footnote"><p class="footpara"> -And not an episode more. -It was already too much. -</p></div></div> - -<div class="footdef"><sup><a id="fn.7" class="footnum" href="#fnr.7" role="doc-backlink">7</a></sup> <div class="footpara" role="doc-footnote"><p class="footpara"> -If you get the refence know, that I am no longer that type of a person. -</p></div></div> - -<div class="footdef"><sup><a id="fn.8" class="footnum" href="#fnr.8" role="doc-backlink">8</a></sup> <div class="footpara" role="doc-footnote"><p class="footpara"> -Vide: <a href="file:///blog/2024/lawmower-man-1229/">my review of Lawmower Man</a>. -</p></div></div> - -<div class="footdef"><sup><a id="fn.9" class="footnum" href="#fnr.9" role="doc-backlink">9</a></sup> <div class="footpara" role="doc-footnote"><p class="footpara"> -And Polish version of those. -We had a great copy of <i>The Honeymooners</i> named <i>Miodowe Lata</i>. -The translation of the title is surprisingly spot-on. -</p></div></div> - -<div class="footdef"><sup><a id="fn.10" class="footnum" href="#fnr.10" role="doc-backlink">10</a></sup> <div class="footpara" role="doc-footnote"><p class="footpara"> -Under an amazingly translated title, which would translate back as <i>The Lawmower Man of Minds</i>. -Perfection. -We knew <i>Dirty Dancing</i> as <i>Spinning Sex</i> and <i>Die Hard</i> as <i>Glass Trap</i>. -Those were simpler times. -</p></div></div> - -<div class="footdef"><sup><a id="fn.11" class="footnum" href="#fnr.11" role="doc-backlink">11</a></sup> <div class="footpara" role="doc-footnote"><p class="footpara"> -And manga&anime, but that's beside the point. -Not American comics though. -Never cared about those, and it seems I never will. -</p></div></div> - -<div class="footdef"><sup><a id="fn.12" class="footnum" href="#fnr.12" role="doc-backlink">12</a></sup> <div class="footpara" role="doc-footnote"><p class="footpara"> -It's ok to disagree, just like it's ok to be wrong. -</p></div></div> - -<div class="footdef"><sup><a id="fn.13" class="footnum" href="#fnr.13" role="doc-backlink">13</a></sup> <div class="footpara" role="doc-footnote"><p class="footpara"> -Being a bad Pratchett's book still means being a very good one. -Most authors would love to reach the level of one of those at least once. -</p></div></div> - -<div class="footdef"><sup><a id="fn.14" class="footnum" href="#fnr.14" role="doc-backlink">14</a></sup> <div class="footpara" role="doc-footnote"><p class="footpara"> -Which is closer that I expected -</p></div></div> - -<div class="footdef"><sup><a id="fn.15" class="footnum" href="#fnr.15" role="doc-backlink">15</a></sup> <div class="footpara" role="doc-footnote"><p class="footpara"> -I disagree with calling those movies "cyberpunk" as they lack the "punk" element… or most of "cyber". -No one rebels against the system, no one enters the <i>cyberspace</i>. -But following this definition, I am not sure if we can call any movie other than <i>Johny Menomic</i> a <i>Cyberpunk</i>. -Often we put all dark-sf into "cyberpunk" genre, which limits our ability to be pricks about it. -</p></div></div> - -<div class="footdef"><sup><a id="fn.16" class="footnum" href="#fnr.16" role="doc-backlink">16</a></sup> <div class="footpara" role="doc-footnote"><p class="footpara"> -Aka "the clearly superior of the <i>Alien</i> series" -</p></div></div> - -<div class="footdef"><sup><a id="fn.17" class="footnum" href="#fnr.17" role="doc-backlink">17</a></sup> <div class="footpara" role="doc-footnote"><p class="footpara"> -There's an interesting discussion about what pronoum to use - He or It. -</p></div></div> - -<div class="footdef"><sup><a id="fn.18" class="footnum" href="#fnr.18" role="doc-backlink">18</a></sup> <div class="footpara" role="doc-footnote"><p class="footpara"> -It is a plot point! -A terrible one, but still. -</p></div></div> - -<div class="footdef"><sup><a id="fn.19" class="footnum" href="#fnr.19" role="doc-backlink">19</a></sup> <div class="footpara" role="doc-footnote"><p class="footpara"> -Vide: <a href="https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3682355/pentagon-official-lays-out-dod-vision-for-ai/">Pentagon Official Lays Out DOD Vision for AI</a>. -Note, it's from the official website of US Department of Defense. -</p></div></div> - - -</div> -</div></div> -<div id="postamble" class="status"> -<p class="author">Author: Michał Sapka</p> -<p class="date">Created: 2024-04-14 Sun 21:06</p> -<p class="validation"><a href="https://validator.w3.org/check?uri=referer">Validate</a></p> -</div> -</body> -</html> diff --git a/content-org/brain-rot.org b/content-org/brain-rot.org index d763fdc..53b5fea 100644 --- a/content-org/brain-rot.org +++ b/content-org/brain-rot.org @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ + #+AUTHOR: Michał Sapka #+URL: https://michal.sapka.me/blog/ #+STARTUP: show2levels indent logdone @@ -178,7 +179,133 @@ This strangely works with how believable everything is. All flying ships have this strange physics, which I have hard time explaining. They are not like you X-Wings, but they fit the world. +*** DONE Dune: Part Two (2024) +CLOSED: [2024-04-15 Mon 23:49] +:PROPERTIES: +:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: part-two-2024 +:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER: abstract My review of an adaptation of the second part of an amazing book +:EXPORT_HUGO_PAIRED_SHORTCODES: img-c +:EXPORT_HUGO_MENU: :menu "brain-rot-dune" :parent "denis-movies" +:END: + +It's here, it's finally here. +/Dune/ joins the very small club of SciFi books with amazing adaptations. +When /Part One/ hit the screens, people were amazed that it was so good. +Now, with /Part Two/, we hear that it's even better than the first one! + +But I was very skeptical. +The trailers seemed to indicate a train wreck. +They were full of explosions, angry screaming guys and the taglines about war. +Dune was never /about/ war. +War was in there, but it was never the point. +But cinema, SciFi especially, loves special effects, and big-booms are amongst the most used. +I dislike a lot of SciFi movies from the USA, as the (so called) spectacle is all there is[fn:iron]. + +But what the hell, I chose an IMAX experience nevertheless. +The first /Dune/ was breathtaking, so why not? + +And then the movie started, and my worries were replaced with anger. +What the hell is this? +Soldier banter? +Puppy-eyes? +Joking? +It's a SciFi war movie. +There are preparing for the /specle/ +/Dirty Fremen Dozen/! +/Independence Day of Arrakis/! + +#+attr_shortcode: "dune-part2-001.jpg" +#+begin_img-c +Arrakis 90210 +#+end_img-c + +But, just as the action moved to Giedi Prime, the movie completely transformed. +What was mediocre, became absolutely marvelous! + +Now, after seeing and rethinking the movie, it makes sense. +It's a not /sequel/ to /Dune/, but /part two/. +It doesn't start in act 1, as that was in the last movie. +The first chunk of this movie is a cool-down after the ending in of /Part One/. +Both /Dune/ movies should be treated as one long movie. +Much more than Kill Bill, as we have no clear /ending/ between the two. +/Part One/ ends with finishing of the Harkonen attack plot, which only ignites events of this movie. +And looking at it as one one big movie, I have to say: wow! + +They made some changes to Herbert's text, but I like them. +Fremen are no longer a singular force that Paul uses. +The movie version of them is divided, having different cultures. +Maybe it's too black and white, but it's a nice change. + +Similarly, Chani become a multidimensional character. +And while yes, Jessicas portrayal makes Chanis character shine much less, it's still a great change. +But the way Rebecca Ferguson plays Jessica is nothing short of wonder. +She starts scared, but loyal to both, Paul and Bene Gesserit. +After becoming the reverent mother however she becomes menacing. +With this comes another change - Alia is not born here. +She is talking with her mother telepathically, but at the end of the movie she is still to be born[fn:prochoice]. +That's a dangerous change, but it works perfectly because the tone Jessica uses when talking with her - calm, silent, almost a whisper, yet still menacing. +I can not stress it enough - Rebecca is perfect here. + +But the biggest change is the introduction of scenes from /Dune Messiah/. +You see, /Dune/ was often seen as a savior story. +Paul was to be the good guy, who comes and saves the day. +This is as far from what Frank Herbert envisioned as possible, so he wrote a short sequel book. +This movie vision introduces plot points and scenes taken directly from that book, so the meaning behing the story is much more obvious. +I think it's a good change, as we already see folks arguing against /Dune/ due to this misconception. +This way it defends itself. + +#+attr_shortcode: "dune-part2-002.jpg" +#+begin_img-c +Jessica in all of her glory +#+end_img-c + +Luckily, this movie is much weirder than /Part One/. +While last time Dennis omitted a lot, here he shows more /things/[fn:chairdog], but still there is no context. +We see the finger of the Baron, but we never learn what actually is there. +It comes as an Easter Egg for old time fans, which is nice as it takes nothing from the story. +But then there is Geidi Prime which is monochromatic, empty and cold - in the scariest way. +I'd love to see more of this side the world, but we got it spot on. +And Fayd? +Where Lynch gave us half-naked Sting, Austin Butler is a psychopath. +This is the Beast we all deserve! +This is the stuff nightmares are made of. + +I am happy to report that this is not a war movie. +It's /Dune/ full of plots within plots, mysticism and (lastly) war. + +Unfortunately, once again I am not happy with the music. +While most of the tracks are good (or great), the main theme is even worse than last time. +It's now layered over a lot more noise, making it this much more annoying. +It decreased my enjoyment of many of the greatest scenes. +Luckily, there is also new theme so this screaming woman may not follow us into the third movie. + +So, /Dune Part II/ is an excellent movie, but /Dune/ the complete story is a marvel. +It's the greatest thing I've seen in American SciFi in a very long time. +It's what it should be. +While not flawless, it's as close to what I'd imagine as a /perfect/ /Dune/ as it comes. +The movie gets a 4.75 from me (same as the first one), but looking at both /Dunes/ as a single movie? +Then it goes to a 5. +I don't think we will get anywhere close to this level of quality anytime soon. +What /Baldurs Gate III/ made for cRPG, /Dune/ makes to /SciFi cinema/. + +And, I love that Christofer Walken is once again in the Dune universe. +He warned us about the Worm years ago. + +#+attr_shortcode: "dune-part2-003.webp" +#+begin_img-c +Fayd in all of his glory +#+end_img-c + +[fn:iron] I still remember how bored I was when I watched /Iron Man 3/. +The last decade of the movie runtime was filled with a non-stop battle. +The movie stopped and all was left was CGI. +[fn:chairdog] No chairdogs though +[fn:prochoice] Kinda fitting. +/Arrival/ had a very similar take on what a human is. + + ** Patlabor + :PROPERTIES: :EXPORT_HUGO_SECTION: brain-rot/patlabor :END: diff --git a/content/brain-rot/dune/part-two-2024.md b/content/brain-rot/dune/part-two-2024.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ef53008 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/brain-rot/dune/part-two-2024.md @@ -0,0 +1,116 @@ ++++ +title = "Dune: Part Two (2024)" +author = ["Michał Sapka"] +date = 2024-04-15T23:49:00+02:00 +categories = ["brainrot"] +draft = false +weight = 3003 +abstract = "My review of an adaptation of the second part of an amazing book" +[menu] + [menu.brain-rot-dune] + weight = 3003 + identifier = "dune-part-two-2024" + parent = "denis-movies" ++++ + +It's here, it's finally here. +_Dune_ joins the few SciFi books with amazing adaptations. +When _Part One_ hit the screens, people were amazed that it was so good. +Now, with _Part Two_, we hear that it's even better than the first one! + +But I was very skeptical. +The trailers released before the release seemed to indicate a train wreck. +They were full of explosions, angry screaming guy and the taglines all towards war. +Dune was never _about_ war. +War was in there, but it was never the point. +But cinema, SciFi especially loved special effects, and big-booms are amongst the most used. +I dislike a lot of SciFi movies from the USA, as the (so called) spectacle is all there is[^fn:1] + +But what the hell, I chose an IMAX experience nevertheless. +The first _Dune_ was breathtaking, so why not? + +And the movie started, and my worries were replaced with anger. +What the hell is this? +Soldier banter? +Puppy-eyes? +Joking? +It's a SciFi war movie. +_Dirty Fremen Dozen_! +_Independence Day of Arrakis_! + +{{< img-c "dune-part2-001.jpg" >}} +Arrakis 90210 +{{< /img-c >}} + +But, just as the action moved to Giedi Prime, the movie completely transformed. +What was mediocre, became absolutely marvelous! + +Now, after seeing and rethinking the movie it makes sense. +It's a not _sequel_ to _Dune_, but _part two_. +It doesn't start in act 1, as it occurred in the last movie. +The first part of this movie is a cool-down after the ending in of _Part One_. +And therefore, both Dunes should be treated as one long movie. +Much more than Kill Bill, as we have no clear _ending_ between the two. +_Part One_ ends with finishing of the Harkonen attack plot, which only ignites events of this movie. +And one big movie, I have to say: wow! + +They made some changes to Herbert's text, but I like them. +Fremen are no longer a singular force that Paul uses. +The movie version of them is divided, having different cultures. +Maybe it's too black and white, but it's a nice change. + +Similarly, Chani become a multidimensional character. +And while yes, Jessicas portrayal makes Chanis character shine much less, it's a great change. +But the way Rebecca Ferguson plays Jessica is nothing short of wonder. +She starts scared, but loyal to both Paul and Bene Gesserit. +After becoming the reverent mother however she becomes menacing. +With this comes another change - Alia is not born here. +She is talking with her mother telepathically, but at the end of the movie she is still to be born[^fn:2]. +That's a dangerous change, but it works perfectly because the tone Jessica uses when talking with her - calm, silent, almost a whisper, yet still menacing. +I can not stress it enough - Rebecca is perfect here. + +But the biggest change is introduction of scenes from _Dune Messiah_. +You see, _Dune_ was often seen as a savior story. +Paul was to be the good guy, who comes and helps. +This is as far from what Frank Herbert envisioned as possible, so he wrote a short sequel book. +This movie vision introduces plot points and scenes taken directly from that movie, so the meaning behing the story is obvious. +I think it's a good change, as we already see folks arguing against _Dune_ due to this misconception. +This way it defends itself. + +{{< img-c "dune-part2-002.jpg" >}} +Jessica in all of her glory +{{< /img-c >}} + +Luckily, this movie is much weirder than _Part One_. +While last time Dennis omitted a lot, here he shows more things[^fn:3], but still there is no context. +We see the finger of the Baron, but we never learn what is there. +It comes as Easter eggs for old time fans, which is nice as it takes nothing from the story. +But then there is Geido Prime which is monochromatic, empty and cold - in the scariest way. +I'd love to see more of this side the world, but we got it spot on. +And Fayd? +Where Lynch gave us half-naked Sting, Austin Butler is a psychopath. +This is the Beast we all deserve! +This is the stuff nightmares are made of + +So, _Dune Part II_ is an excellent movie, but _Dune_ the complete story is a marvel. +It's the greatest thing I've seen in American SciFi. +It's what it should be. +While not flawless, it's a close to what I'd imagine as a _perfect_ _Dune_ as it comes. +The movie gets a 4.75 (same as the first one), but as a single movie? +Then it goes to a 5. +I don't think we will get anywhere close to this level of quality anytime soon. +What _Baldurs Gate III_ made for cRPG, _Dune_ makes to _SciFi cinema_. + +btw, I love that Christofer Walken is once again in the Dune universe. +He warned us about the Worm years ago. + +{{< img-c "dune-part2-003.webp" >}} +Jessica in all of her glory +{{< /img-c >}} + +[^fn:1]: I still remember how bored I was when I watched _Iron Man 3_. + The last decade of the movie runtime was filled with a non-stop battle. + The movie stopped and all was left was CGI. +[^fn:2]: Kinda fitting. + _Arrival_ had a very similar take on what a human is. +[^fn:3]: No chairdogs though diff --git a/resources/_gen/images/content_images/dune-part2-001_hu3224ff7f525016d207ab1624c20c220d_119018_1600x0_resize_q90_h2_box.webp b/resources/_gen/images/content_images/dune-part2-001_hu3224ff7f525016d207ab1624c20c220d_119018_1600x0_resize_q90_h2_box.webp Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..14b9535 --- /dev/null +++ b/resources/_gen/images/content_images/dune-part2-001_hu3224ff7f525016d207ab1624c20c220d_119018_1600x0_resize_q90_h2_box.webp diff --git a/resources/_gen/images/content_images/dune-part2-001_hu3224ff7f525016d207ab1624c20c220d_119018_800x0_resize_q90_h2_box.webp b/resources/_gen/images/content_images/dune-part2-001_hu3224ff7f525016d207ab1624c20c220d_119018_800x0_resize_q90_h2_box.webp Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..f7de69b --- /dev/null +++ b/resources/_gen/images/content_images/dune-part2-001_hu3224ff7f525016d207ab1624c20c220d_119018_800x0_resize_q90_h2_box.webp diff --git a/resources/_gen/images/content_images/dune-part2-002_huc78def6474fafd42504e937e90e7ce23_53550_1600x0_resize_q90_h2_box.webp b/resources/_gen/images/content_images/dune-part2-002_huc78def6474fafd42504e937e90e7ce23_53550_1600x0_resize_q90_h2_box.webp Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..5eebc7c --- /dev/null +++ b/resources/_gen/images/content_images/dune-part2-002_huc78def6474fafd42504e937e90e7ce23_53550_1600x0_resize_q90_h2_box.webp diff --git a/resources/_gen/images/content_images/dune-part2-002_huc78def6474fafd42504e937e90e7ce23_53550_800x0_resize_q90_h2_box.webp b/resources/_gen/images/content_images/dune-part2-002_huc78def6474fafd42504e937e90e7ce23_53550_800x0_resize_q90_h2_box.webp Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..53a99c6 --- /dev/null +++ b/resources/_gen/images/content_images/dune-part2-002_huc78def6474fafd42504e937e90e7ce23_53550_800x0_resize_q90_h2_box.webp diff --git a/resources/_gen/images/content_images/dune-part2-003_hu3ee2f4860817ac7195f2be087198c422_258032_1600x0_resize_q90_h2_box_2.webp b/resources/_gen/images/content_images/dune-part2-003_hu3ee2f4860817ac7195f2be087198c422_258032_1600x0_resize_q90_h2_box_2.webp Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..8ce6a41 --- /dev/null +++ b/resources/_gen/images/content_images/dune-part2-003_hu3ee2f4860817ac7195f2be087198c422_258032_1600x0_resize_q90_h2_box_2.webp diff --git a/resources/_gen/images/content_images/dune-part2-003_hu3ee2f4860817ac7195f2be087198c422_258032_800x0_resize_q90_h2_box_2.webp b/resources/_gen/images/content_images/dune-part2-003_hu3ee2f4860817ac7195f2be087198c422_258032_800x0_resize_q90_h2_box_2.webp Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 0000000..145786d --- /dev/null +++ b/resources/_gen/images/content_images/dune-part2-003_hu3ee2f4860817ac7195f2be087198c422_258032_800x0_resize_q90_h2_box_2.webp |
