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> comprehend why Blade runner even has the possibility of being boring then I'm likely too stupid to be communicating with you Step away from the sugar drinks
by Terretta 4y ago
> comprehend why Blade runner even has the possibility of being boring then I'm likely too stupid to be communicating with you
Step away from the sugar drinks and try a digital detox. :-)
People paid to see Vangelis sound and light shows, when there wasn’t even a movie rolling. Surely with a movie attached, the sound and light isn’t that dull?
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31437226 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31437226
Buried in that thread is a pushback to your premise about MCU, a video that actually excerpts from Inception while taking down those “MCU scores” (pun intended) in particular.
Nobody can hum from Marvel movies because they play it safe (aka boring)!
https://youtu.be/7vfqkvwW2fs https://youtu.be/7vfqkvwW2fs
I appreciated a quote from that discussion, tying back to your hypothesis: “People do not remember safe choices. Only bold, original music.”
Blade Runner wasn’t safe, though they almost ruined it with the release voice overs trying to make it safer…
Interestingly if you go down the rabbit hole, a reply video to that one points out the Star Wars theme everyone remembers was “copied to hell” from countless old movies before it. That response goes on to say the problem is, roughly, digital production sameness.
> there is absolute truth to the statement when someone says that movie is in general quite slow and boring
Well, no. Boredom comes from within. When you have too many thoughts, or too few, to focus, boredom happens.
Blade Runner is an experience, the pacing makes room to take it in. If you don’t open your mind to take it in, if your mind wanders off, or loses the plot, you will miss the excitement that builds from an authentic experience.
> Bladerunner is so boring that it wasn't copied too much. But the other sci-fi stuff get copied to hell
This line suddenly makes me wonder if you were just messing with us. Hmm.
Instead of engaging, here’s a bite sized listicle: How to Be Less Boring and Less Bored.
TL;DR: Lay off virtual sugar, digitally detox, open the mind…
- appreciate interestingness
- hang out with geeks
- enjoy quietude
- get out of a rut
- read long form
- try three things you’d never, three times each
- regain a sense of wonder
And remember, “Boring is as boring does!”
- deltaonezero 4y ago[flagged]
- Terretta 4y ago> Probably a better way to put it is this. If you like Blade Runner AND the MCU, or at least understand why from a mainstream perspective the MCU is a work of art that stands on the same level as blade runner, then I don't despise you. > If you like Blade runner and you hate all forms of movies that are mainstream blockbusters like star wars, MCU, or all the other stuff and think those things are beneath you... then yes... in that case I despise you. Lovely. > Go watch the MCU FWIW, I own _and enjoyed in theater_ all the MCU films, and all the BR releases.
- deltaonefour 4y agoGreat. Then you're not the elitist group I'm referring too. I'm basically talking about the difference between MCU style blockbusters and br. The pacing is a huge delta.
- kortex 4y ago> Well, no. Boredom comes from within. When you have too many thoughts, or too few, to focus, boredom happens. > TL;DR: Lay off virtual sugar, digitally detox, open the mind… - appreciate interestingness - hang out with geeks - enjoy quietude - get out of a rut - read long form - try three things you’d never, three times each - regain a sense of wonder > And remember, “Boring is as boring does!” This is all rather patronizing and has some major wowthanksimcured vibes. Yes, I can overcome the nonlinearity of the response of my dopamine receptors by simply laying off "virtual sugar" and doing a "digital detox". Bottom line: different people have different neurotypes, and folks are allowed to be bored or stimulated to various degrees by whatever media, without attaching value to how easily one is entertained, or not.
- karpierz 4y ago> https://youtu.be/7vfqkvwW2fs https://youtu.be/7vfqkvwW2fs I really appreciated this video, thanks for sharing it.