bazus1

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[–] bazus1 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Summer Wars is amazing and a mandatory watch in my opinion. If you internet-seach the term aniwave, you can watch it right now (please equip pop-up blockers). Koi koi.

If your definition of cyberpunk includes Tron and Lawnmower Man, then yeah, Summer Wars qualifies, but in the classic sense, all three of the pieces listed are missing the "punk" part of cyberpunk, the dystopian setting. I think they have a common Transhumanism thread, enhancing the human condition through sophisticated technologies, but Summer Wars is the "shallowest" dive into the cyber world of the three. In the epic climax of the movie, Natsuki is playing Hanafuda against Love Machine on a flip phone, mega supercomputer in the background notwithstanding.

[–] bazus1 4 points 9 months ago
[–] bazus1 9 points 9 months ago (1 children)

That's an excellent point about front-loading a light saber into the story is not a guarantee. Andor's prison break arc - we only get to reap the the excellent tension and planning and loss because there's no deus ex machina. Adding a light saber or even force-sensitivity to that story beat would take that juicy tension and make it, "super easy, barely an inconvenience."

[–] bazus1 3 points 9 months ago

Jackals represent

[–] bazus1 12 points 9 months ago

Bro, the only comment you've made on this account that has more upvotes than downvotes is one that you deleted. I think it's safe to say that the inverse of whatever you say is true. Let's try it out.

"Just in time Bernie; we've seen you active in the forefront protesting unlike the rest of the DNC while Palestinians got slaughtered. His agitation and willingness to call it out made him a leader."

Yeah, sounds about right.

[–] bazus1 8 points 9 months ago (3 children)

You know what they say about Soylent Green...

[–] bazus1 11 points 9 months ago (1 children)

We don't have to fight, my brother in christ. Have you been eating well? Come over and have some enchiladas with me.

[–] bazus1 21 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Federal law states the reward is a bare bottom spanking.

FTFY

[–] bazus1 2 points 9 months ago

This is who we are.

[–] bazus1 4 points 9 months ago
[–] bazus1 62 points 9 months ago (20 children)

Take Rogue One off that image and I'll agree with you.

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