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I was going to recommend a masterpiece of cinema to you called Blind Fury: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Fury https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Fury Th

I was going to recommend a masterpiece of cinema to you called Blind Fury: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Fury https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blind_Fury The realization that it would be pointless, alas, came to me too late. Let me just give you a taste: While serving in Vietnam, American soldier Nick Parker was blinded by a mortar explosion. Rescued by local villagers, he recovered his health and, though he remains blind, was trained to master his other senses and becomes an expert swordsman. So, he wears 80s sunglasses and wields a goddamn katana. He is also a hobo. Like Caine from Kong Fu he roams the earth and lowlifes always pick fights with him because they underestimate his... err... blind fury. There is an "adorable" little kid aptly named Billy, and one dimensional baddies, 'etc. The character is masterfully portrayed by one of the best b-movie actors of all time -- Rutger Hauer (best known for the best bit of Blade Runner). Anyway I think it is a shame woke imbeciles who run movie studios would refuse to make such a thing today because when I saw it as a kid it made me realize being blind is really not the end of the world. Here you are posting on HN and your insights about society are more astute than the majority of the population. So I just wanted to say that you certainly see what is going on accurately. P.S. - if you wish to visualize the language police people, they typically look like vogons and pull ugly faces when they speak.

lynx23 4y ago
Hehe, thanks, I know about Blind Fury, Daredevil, and See No Evil, Hear No Evil... As I am embedded in a visual culture, I do consume movies from time to time, so there is actually no reason to be self-conscious about mentioning media products like that...
- recuter 4y ago
  Not self conscious at all my dude (I'm not one of those insensitive woke people who get off on making everybody feel like shit to try and elevate themselves at all costs), glad I made you chuckle. How do you consume movies? I didn't know that the ̶a̶c̶c̶u̶r̶s̶e̶d̶ "visually impaired" do that. Dope. Don't know why I'm surprised. I bet blind fury would watch movies somehow too. Also, you should obviously change your username. :) P.S. - Daredevil sucks so bad it makes me wish I was blind. You aren't missing out on anything there. See No Evil, Hear No Evil is a classic. Yet another example of something great that currently wouldn't get made. I've decided I want a blind friend. Prank potential off the charts.
  - lynx23 4y ago
    Regarding how to "watch" movies: Its actually as simple as turning the TV on and listening to what comes out the speakers... In the 80s, movies were actually much more story-driven then today. Even if you missed something happening because you didnt see the visuals, you would get it typically a few seconds or minutes afterwards, because somebody was refering to the event and therefore uncovering the riddle. Something like "Hey, did you see the car explode back there?" These days, there is the concept of audio description. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_description https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_description You might have noticed a second audio channel with some movies or sports broadcasts, depending on what country you are in. Even Apple TV has an ability to configure such a descriptive audio channel, and have it played back when the movie actually comes with one.
    - recuter 4y ago
      Makes sense actually. Now that you mention it I can imagine Casablanca to be enjoyable to "watch" even with my eyes closed. A lot of the black and white stuff. I guess they were (better) written, more like plays, with actors projecting their voices. Now they do the mumble whisper thing, even native speakers are forced to turn on subtitles for increasingly terrible plots. BTW you should know my comments had a +5 and now are being downvoted by the woke mob, who know what is best for you. Edit: And its back to very positive. I only remark on this when the cowardly woke losers try to bully people with downvote brigading otherwise the points don't matter. Bet there's a lot of screeching on a Mastodon somewhere.
    - xupybd 4y ago
      Off topic but have you noticed a trend in modern movies that it's harder to hear dialogue? I find the music and background noise is so loud in modern movies that I struggle to hear some of the characters talk. I thought I was just getting old but recently watched some older movies and found they were much easier to hear.
      - lynx23 4y ago
        Well, now that you mention it. My take on this is pretty subjective because I am not a native english speaker. While I watch a lot of english-movies these days, I was brought up with a rich world of overdubbed movies in my native language. These overdubs tend to have a very good quality when it comes to clarity because they are always done in a studio afterwards. When I started to watch english movies, I was thrown into an abyss of very hard to follow dialogue, but that was mostly because I was not used to hearing the actors speak on set during whatever they were actually doing. However, that said, I do also feel it is getting harder with more action-loaded productions, which is basically everything in the past 10 years or so.
wonderwonder 4y ago
Following up on this I wonder if Tropic Thunder (2008), a relatively new movie could be made today.
- recuter 4y ago
  Could You Make Tropic Thunder Today? w/Robert Downey Jr. | Joe Rogan (12m views, from 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ugC3TXSKoE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ugC3TXSKoE tl;dw - Nope. Ain't that some shit?
  - hef19898 4y ago
    Monty Python said the same thing about Life of Brian, another great classic for the ages!
    - recuter 4y ago
      So back in 1979 when it was released this rather infamous debate transpired between them and a bishop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgKFWnZLgdc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgKFWnZLgdc Exact same sort of asshole and arguments as today. He called them blasphemers and tried to cancel them. During the commercial break he would lean in to John Cleese and say "this is great television" with a wink. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mervyn_Stockwood#Later_life_and_legacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mervyn_Stockwood#Later_life_an...
      - mdp2021 4y ago
        The two ### (you forgot the "journalist") had not seen the (whole) movie, they arrived at the theater late.
    - circlefavshape 4y ago
      The Life of Brian was banned in Ireland until 1987
  - JackFr 4y ago
    A shame because Les Grossman is without question Tom Cruise’s greatest work.
hef19898 4y ago
Ah, damn, another one of Rutger's great films! Now I have something to watch over the weekend!
_0ffh 4y ago
As you mention Blind Fury, do you know of the Zatoichi movie franchise [1], which is about a blind swordsman wandering Japan around the Edo to Meiji period? Really good films! (Blind Fury is a reimagining of the 17th movie in the series, Zatoichi Challenged.) [1] https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/Zatoichi https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/Zatoichi

lynx23 4y ago

Hehe, thanks, I know about Blind Fury, Daredevil, and See No Evil, Hear No Evil... As I am embedded in a visual culture, I do consume movies from time to time, so there is actually no reason to be self-conscious about mentioning media products like that...

recuter 4y ago
Not self conscious at all my dude (I'm not one of those insensitive woke people who get off on making everybody feel like shit to try and elevate themselves at all costs), glad I made you chuckle. How do you consume movies? I didn't know that the ̶a̶c̶c̶u̶r̶s̶e̶d̶ "visually impaired" do that. Dope. Don't know why I'm surprised. I bet blind fury would watch movies somehow too. Also, you should obviously change your username. :) P.S. - Daredevil sucks so bad it makes me wish I was blind. You aren't missing out on anything there. See No Evil, Hear No Evil is a classic. Yet another example of something great that currently wouldn't get made. I've decided I want a blind friend. Prank potential off the charts.
- lynx23 4y ago
  Regarding how to "watch" movies: Its actually as simple as turning the TV on and listening to what comes out the speakers... In the 80s, movies were actually much more story-driven then today. Even if you missed something happening because you didnt see the visuals, you would get it typically a few seconds or minutes afterwards, because somebody was refering to the event and therefore uncovering the riddle. Something like "Hey, did you see the car explode back there?" These days, there is the concept of audio description. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_description https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Audio_description You might have noticed a second audio channel with some movies or sports broadcasts, depending on what country you are in. Even Apple TV has an ability to configure such a descriptive audio channel, and have it played back when the movie actually comes with one.
  - recuter 4y ago
    Makes sense actually. Now that you mention it I can imagine Casablanca to be enjoyable to "watch" even with my eyes closed. A lot of the black and white stuff. I guess they were (better) written, more like plays, with actors projecting their voices. Now they do the mumble whisper thing, even native speakers are forced to turn on subtitles for increasingly terrible plots. BTW you should know my comments had a +5 and now are being downvoted by the woke mob, who know what is best for you. Edit: And its back to very positive. I only remark on this when the cowardly woke losers try to bully people with downvote brigading otherwise the points don't matter. Bet there's a lot of screeching on a Mastodon somewhere.
  - xupybd 4y ago
    Off topic but have you noticed a trend in modern movies that it's harder to hear dialogue? I find the music and background noise is so loud in modern movies that I struggle to hear some of the characters talk. I thought I was just getting old but recently watched some older movies and found they were much easier to hear.
    - lynx23 4y ago
      Well, now that you mention it. My take on this is pretty subjective because I am not a native english speaker. While I watch a lot of english-movies these days, I was brought up with a rich world of overdubbed movies in my native language. These overdubs tend to have a very good quality when it comes to clarity because they are always done in a studio afterwards. When I started to watch english movies, I was thrown into an abyss of very hard to follow dialogue, but that was mostly because I was not used to hearing the actors speak on set during whatever they were actually doing. However, that said, I do also feel it is getting harder with more action-loaded productions, which is basically everything in the past 10 years or so.

wonderwonder 4y ago

Following up on this I wonder if Tropic Thunder (2008), a relatively new movie could be made today.

recuter 4y ago
Could You Make Tropic Thunder Today? w/Robert Downey Jr. | Joe Rogan (12m views, from 2019): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ugC3TXSKoE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ugC3TXSKoE tl;dw - Nope. Ain't that some shit?
- hef19898 4y ago
  Monty Python said the same thing about Life of Brian, another great classic for the ages!
  - recuter 4y ago
    So back in 1979 when it was released this rather infamous debate transpired between them and a bishop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgKFWnZLgdc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgKFWnZLgdc Exact same sort of asshole and arguments as today. He called them blasphemers and tried to cancel them. During the commercial break he would lean in to John Cleese and say "this is great television" with a wink. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mervyn_Stockwood#Later_life_and_legacy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mervyn_Stockwood#Later_life_an...
    - mdp2021 4y ago
      The two ### (you forgot the "journalist") had not seen the (whole) movie, they arrived at the theater late.
  - circlefavshape 4y ago
    The Life of Brian was banned in Ireland until 1987
- JackFr 4y ago
  A shame because Les Grossman is without question Tom Cruise’s greatest work.

hef19898 4y ago

Ah, damn, another one of Rutger's great films! Now I have something to watch over the weekend!

_0ffh 4y ago

As you mention Blind Fury, do you know of the Zatoichi movie franchise [1], which is about a blind swordsman wandering Japan around the Edo to Meiji period? Really good films! (Blind Fury is a reimagining of the 17th movie in the series, Zatoichi Challenged.) [1] https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/Zatoichi https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Franchise/Zatoichi