kevlarbuns
kevlarbuns t1_j6e0it8 wrote
Reply to comment by gypywqoOO in TIL Jared Leto is the front man for American Rock Band "Thirty Seconds to Mars" with hits such as "The Kill" and "From Yesterday". by HamsterKarlie
Lol, that’s fair
kevlarbuns t1_j6dcgdr wrote
Reply to comment by gypywqoOO in TIL Jared Leto is the front man for American Rock Band "Thirty Seconds to Mars" with hits such as "The Kill" and "From Yesterday". by HamsterKarlie
Yeah, there were definitely some stark moments. The hell of withdrawals and falling into OD were poignant, as well as just the behavior of all the addicts towards each other. And themselves.
I think requiem was so effective because it showed the banality of addiction. Nothing super stylized. Just the hell of having your entire life revolve around feeding the addiction your brain places above all other things in life, and there’s not even a close second. Friends, family, partners, children, they are all far down the list when your brain is slamming you to feed the addiction.
kevlarbuns t1_j69nixe wrote
Reply to comment by Sevla7 in TIL Jared Leto is the front man for American Rock Band "Thirty Seconds to Mars" with hits such as "The Kill" and "From Yesterday". by HamsterKarlie
I credit requiem for a dream waaaaayyy more than any other education as keeping me the hell away from hard drugs.
kevlarbuns t1_j69ndx2 wrote
Reply to TIL Jared Leto is the front man for American Rock Band "Thirty Seconds to Mars" with hits such as "The Kill" and "From Yesterday". by HamsterKarlie
Did you know musician Corey Feldman was also a child actor? Crazy, huh?
kevlarbuns t1_j69na41 wrote
Reply to TIL Jared Leto is the front man for American Rock Band "Thirty Seconds to Mars" with hits such as "The Kill" and "From Yesterday". by HamsterKarlie
He also does some really weird cult shit. He sucks.
kevlarbuns OP t1_j4tc02k wrote
Reply to comment by HPLolzCraft in TIL the 1979 cult classic The Warriors was based on the ancient story of the Anabasis, wherein Xenophon and his group of Greek mercenaries attempt to escape from Persia after the death of Cyrus. by kevlarbuns
Gotcha. I need to brush up on my Persian history post-Xerxes. I think my brain glazes over when I hit the Ataxerxes. Ataxerxeses.
kevlarbuns OP t1_j4ta9re wrote
Reply to comment by onairmastering in TIL the 1979 cult classic The Warriors was based on the ancient story of the Anabasis, wherein Xenophon and his group of Greek mercenaries attempt to escape from Persia after the death of Cyrus. by kevlarbuns
Wut?! You need to publish these things.
kevlarbuns OP t1_j4t9jlw wrote
Reply to comment by onairmastering in TIL the 1979 cult classic The Warriors was based on the ancient story of the Anabasis, wherein Xenophon and his group of Greek mercenaries attempt to escape from Persia after the death of Cyrus. by kevlarbuns
Bruh. That is nothing short of magical.
kevlarbuns OP t1_j4smrb3 wrote
Reply to comment by paul-d9 in TIL the 1979 cult classic The Warriors was based on the ancient story of the Anabasis, wherein Xenophon and his group of Greek mercenaries attempt to escape from Persia after the death of Cyrus. by kevlarbuns
Grohl is rad. The albums are just very very clean.
kevlarbuns OP t1_j4sjsvo wrote
Reply to comment by paul-d9 in TIL the 1979 cult classic The Warriors was based on the ancient story of the Anabasis, wherein Xenophon and his group of Greek mercenaries attempt to escape from Persia after the death of Cyrus. by kevlarbuns
Lol, Foo Fighters came right to mind
kevlarbuns OP t1_j4si1dt wrote
Reply to comment by paul-d9 in TIL the 1979 cult classic The Warriors was based on the ancient story of the Anabasis, wherein Xenophon and his group of Greek mercenaries attempt to escape from Persia after the death of Cyrus. by kevlarbuns
I love the setting. Love the premise. Love the gang styles. There are some deep, deep flaws, but I found way more to love than hate.
kevlarbuns OP t1_j4sdbwa wrote
Reply to comment by Uri_nil in TIL the 1979 cult classic The Warriors was based on the ancient story of the Anabasis, wherein Xenophon and his group of Greek mercenaries attempt to escape from Persia after the death of Cyrus. by kevlarbuns
Ohhh, that makes a lot of sense. I’m kind of new to Anabasis and got to where they camp below the walls of Nineveh and marvel at an ancient city being so abandoned. I was getting a headache trying to contextualize the overlap.
kevlarbuns OP t1_j4r34a7 wrote
Reply to comment by [deleted] in TIL the 1979 cult classic The Warriors was based on the ancient story of the Anabasis, wherein Xenophon and his group of Greek mercenaries attempt to escape from Persia after the death of Cyrus. by kevlarbuns
It alludes to one battle, but not that the story is the Anabasis, nor does it mention Xenophon.
TIL the BBC ran a paranormal investigation show called Ghostwatch on Halloween in 1992. The fictional program was filmed to appear as real as possible, using a BBC broadcaster as the host. It only aired once due to the uproar of a frightened public.
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kevlarbuns t1_j6oxzni wrote
Reply to I don't get the love for The Last of Us episode 3 by [deleted]
I think the thing that made it notable in a series that is known for being pretty stark and not very uplifting is that ultimately Bill and Frank won. The audience already knows that Joel is a person who has no hope for anyone, let alone himself. He's a survivor who's walled himself off from nearly everyone around him. He doesn't even think twice about justifying killing Ellie when he points out to Tess that she's gonna have a shit future anyway and he's probably doing her a merciful deed.
Bill did what Joel has failed twice at. But Bill showed that it can be done, and people can still win. One of the final scenes where Joel asks to see Ellie's bite again is him looking one more time before he lets himself make a leap of faith. And none of that would have been possible without seeing that Bill and Frank not only carved out something functional, but something that they clearly both loved.