22 Assorted... Stuff? - 03 - HD
Added 2022-03-26 03:21:21 +0000 UTCSuddenly, you see...
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"I assume you have formed an opinion without basic knowledge of the situation."
"I have basic knowledge of the situation."
"WELL, you see..."
Comments
Larry was the taller, thinner guy. This one is Rich.
ijuinkun
2022-03-28 04:06:22 +0000 UTCExcept that we know that's not what Gary's going to say next. Did I get that name right? I know he *has* a name, that was made very clear during the card tournament game. I kind of recall it being either Gary or Larry, but I'm iffy on who was whom.
Some Ed
2022-03-27 19:25:42 +0000 UTCParents aren't all adults. I'm an adult who has lived away from my parents for 30+ years. They still don't really listen to me. But other adults? Some do, some don't. Just like how some kids listened to me back in the day, and others didn't. Personally, I tend to prefer the "adults don't seem to listen" being part of the plot, even though others tend to feel like it's Deus Ex Machina when, at the end, the few adults who actually did listen but told the kids to stay out of it for their safety turn out to be integral to resolving the conflict and the kids may or may not have actually assisted (or might have even made things harder for said adults.)
Some Ed
2022-03-27 19:21:45 +0000 UTCI can see his next part being, "Well, you see, you're not a kid." I could respect that response. Basically a "Yes, you don't like the trope in this genre that is specifically not targeted at you. This is to be expected." In this instance, I think he *may* have a good point, depending on what his next words are.
Harmony Petersen
2022-03-26 22:15:08 +0000 UTCThinking more broadly, I never respected the "Adults Are Useless" trope, because it didn't respect me. Sure, I wanted heroes I could relate to, but that didn't have to mean tearing down everyone else. It's ironically more insulting to kids when you think about it: "Enjoy this bizarro world where YOU'RE the competent ones for a change!"
Stephen Gilberg
2022-03-26 20:29:30 +0000 UTCOh, you're right. Damn straight people never listened to those of "lower rank" back then. Back then, we Germans were still under Monarchy, i.e. dictatorship (otherwise there might not have been WW1). Humanity really has come an extremely long way since then.
Applestone
2022-03-26 18:44:44 +0000 UTCThus the difference between a kids movie and a movie for the whole family. The difference is that the former is something that kids (theoretically) like and the latter is something kids can (theoretically) like and the parents watching it with them won't have their eyes roll out of their head.
KC
2022-03-26 16:31:46 +0000 UTCAdultsplaining?
David Howe
2022-03-26 14:56:32 +0000 UTCPeter Pan *originally* originally came out in the 1900s (ie: the noughties). Which was of course *famously* a time when parents listened to their kids 😉
Rachel Greenham
2022-03-26 12:26:00 +0000 UTCI don't know. Seems realistic to me and I'm an adult that's lived independently from them for 20+ years. They still don't really listen to me. So I just let them live in their own little world anymore. The alternative would be getting into an exhausting shouting match and being ganged up on two against one. That doesn't mean I like the trope either. But I can certainly relate to it.
Halcyon
2022-03-26 12:21:50 +0000 UTCThe challenge there is making the movie enjoyable to viewers who didn't experience that, which I think Turning Red managed
A Red Mage Named Blue
2022-03-26 09:44:58 +0000 UTCI watched Turning Red and that very much happens in there, but according to some reaction channels I've watched, that's entirely realistic for immigrant parents who're trying to maintain their culture whilst the child is growing in a different culture.
A Red Mage Named Blue
2022-03-26 09:43:57 +0000 UTCI like the effect of copy-and-pasting the drawing of the well-you-see guy for each panel rather than redrawing him.
Brooks Moses
2022-03-26 09:31:55 +0000 UTCWell, you see, since you're not a kid, that stands to reason. But in all seriousness, these kinds of movies had way more of a point back when parents traditionally never listened to their kids ever. Back then e.g. the original Peter Pan came out, in the 1950s. I'm happy that this is changing, but there are still quite a few orthodox people out there, so I'm fine with movie like that still existing, even if part of them is just trash, because every genre has trash and cheap cash grabs in it. I mean, in the current day and age, so much stuff gets created that it's "super easy barely an inconvenience" to watch reviews (satirical or otherwise) and then decide to just watch something that fits your tastes instead. (Ryan George is awesome at doing that)
Applestone
2022-03-26 06:28:04 +0000 UTCImagining like "So, you get that it's correct for it's target audience, and that you aren't the target audience, so what's your problem?" 'I've had to watch the same movie targeted at children eight times this month because my friend's little sister is obsessed with it! I'm FORCED to be the audience!'
Changer
2022-03-26 05:51:33 +0000 UTCThis isn't quite a hammer moment, but it requires something. A rolled up newspaper, perhaps?
Narzain
2022-03-26 03:52:18 +0000 UTCSusan also understands she's not the target audience.
Dan Shive
2022-03-26 03:42:54 +0000 UTCWell, to be fair, a lot of it is pretty crappy.
AstroChaos
2022-03-26 03:34:46 +0000 UTCAnd I don't like when kid movies have fecal humor, but I recognize that I'm no longer in the target audience.
Stephen Gilberg
2022-03-26 03:25:59 +0000 UTC
