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I wasn’t expecting Cassidy to actually vote to convict. Seven Republicans, 50 Democrats, damn. They actually did convince some to ultimately vote yes.

Having just one arc is a basic building block of any movie that some movies can't handle (Phantom Menace, I can't figure out if it has any), but handling character arcs for many characters, with clear beginnings and ends, is not an easy feat or else anyone could do it. Yes, it is much of an achievement, and I feel underselling it means people are struggling to invent reasons why the film could be considered bad in any universe. It's also one reason why ESB is much better than ROTJ even if the climax in ROTJ is much more emotional. Han's basically just there, Lando is just there, and Leia has a revelation but doesn't progress in the same way she did in ESB. ESB moves Luke, Han, Leia, and Lando, all of whom are different by the end of the film. ROTJ has two really good ones for Luke and Vader, but that's also why those scenes with the emperor are way more interesting than anything else in the film.

He nearly gets the point before swerving off a cliff.

I mean, he voted to convict the first time.

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Then they're not crappy. A movie's not crappy because you didn't like the characters. I loved them, and on a critical level, both can't be true. What we do know is that this: is one of the most powerful moments in any of the movies because it's earned, and everything was put into place for that moment to matter.

It was "good," and Duel of the Fates is a wonderful piece, but it didn't have enough music that really hit those high points like, say, The Last Jedi or The Spark. What I mean by that is DOTF is fantastic but is clearly standalone and could be put anywhere. It doesn't have a ton of music that really goes exactly with the scene and ebbs and flows with what's happening on screen. Liking the characters is subjective. The fact that multiple characters have clear arcs in one movie is an achievement; we don't have to pretend the movie isn't anything other than well made.

That's why I take the route of the light side and recognize TLJ as the seminal achievement it is. But I don't even think you can quantify it as, "Only the cinematography is good." Then we're clearly not understanding the basics of character arcs, never mind some of the performances in the film or the music or being able to have actual payoffs instead of big moments that don't feel big.

It’s okay to be completely wrong and not see obvious successes in setups/payoffs and ability to construct arcs with multiple characters.

This goes into the McCarthy/ Trump thing.

See? I saved @Kal-El814 from more talk about what's his face by talking TLJ. It's a golden oldie that never fails!

A great Episode 9 would have really done wonders, and it's a pity that nobody could build on some of the good ideas Trevorrow had. But individually, it's a fine film, and I can watch 4 - 8 easy and think that's a great series on its own since TLJ has an ending that works as something new for the series.

Dat cinematography

The Last Jedi is the best Star Wars movie.

I really enjoy shopping at Best Buy and do most of my electronics shopping there. I actually read years ago -- maybe two or three -- that they were doing pretty well in this Amazon world where online shopping has gotten so much bigger. So I don't know if they're doing badly, or if it's just the realities of less in-foot traffic plus the pandemic. The Best Buy credit card has also been hugely beneficial as it's so easy to rack up gift certificates.

Also, Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War is selling REALLY well. It's one of the top 20 best-selling games in the US ever.

State of the market January 2021 consumer spending across video game hardware, content and accessories achieved a January record $4.7B, 42% higher when compared to a year ago. Gains were achieved across all spending categories. Content Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War was January's best-selling game. Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has been the best-selling game in the U.S. each month since its November launch, and it now ranks as the 20th best-selling video game in U.S. tracked history. Assassin's Creed: Valhalla was the 2nd best-selling game of January. When comparing each title's first 3 months of sales, Assassin's Creed: Valhalla is now the 2nd fastest selling Assassin's Creed franchise release in U.S. history, trailing only Assassin's Creed III. Animal Crossing: New Horizons ranked as January's 5th best-selling title, the first time it has ranked among the top 5 since ranking 5th in July 2020. Animal Crossing: New Horizons repeated as the month's best-selling title on Nintendo Switch. All platforms: Playstation 4 and 5: Xbox Series and One: Switch: Hardware Sales of video game hardware were 144% higher than January 2020, reaching $319 million. This is the highest total for a January month since the $323 million achieved in January 2011 Nintendo Switch was the best-selling hardware platform in units sold for the month of January. Unit sales of Nintendo Switch were the highest of any platform in a January month since the Nintendo Wii in January 2010. PlayStation 5 was the best-selling hardware platform in dollars sold in January, with the highest dollar sales total for a January month since the Nintendo Wii in January 2009. Accessories Spending on video game accessories reached a January record $222 million in the month, 73 percent higher when compared to a year ago. The Gamepad, Headset/Headphone and Steering Wheel segments all achieved new January dollar sales records. The PS5 DualSense Wireless Controller White was the best-selling accessory of January, while the PlayStation Pulse 3D Wireless Headset White was the best-selling Headset/Headphone.

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I'm also thinking it's slipping to 2022. But if I were assured that, hell yes, it's coming this year, then it would top the list easily.

Right now, it's Returnal for me, but between that, Ratchet, and Horizon Forbidden West (hope it makes 2021), they're all up there. We haven't really had a full-blown new Ratchet since the PS3, as fun as the PS4 remake was.

Just found out the trip isn't until June 20. I'M SAFE

Fuck I think I'm taking a year delayed vacation at that time, FUCK, this sucks, what shit, I should just cancel everything so I can play

There’s nothing tyrannical about getting fired for making a bad Holocaust comparison. George 100% would sign up for thinking she’s a dumbass. The people who are fired for being racist, anti Semitic, anti immigrant, are the same people he explicitly said he doesn’t go after because they’re the underdogs. He believed in punching up, not down. Anyone who doesn’t understand this does not know about him.