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8671
« on: March 28, 2016, 04:37:48 PM »
If you looked up insecurity there'd be a pic of Verbatim
With a caption reading, "Reference: the exact opposite of insecurity."
Lol'd.
8672
« on: March 28, 2016, 04:34:35 PM »
Thank you. I say again:
Pre-resurrection Jesus solos.
8673
« on: March 28, 2016, 04:29:33 PM »
Pre-resurrection Jesus solos
8674
« on: March 28, 2016, 04:29:13 PM »
Muhammad was a warlord, Jesus was a jewish hippy. Pretty sure this is a no contest.
Jesus was also a god.
8675
« on: March 28, 2016, 04:24:40 PM »
Generally, SecondClass is right, I find: people judge to validate themselves. But I'm not going to pretend that judgement and security are somehow mutually exclusive.
8676
« on: March 28, 2016, 04:20:05 PM »
This reveal might actually mean JL Part 1 = defeating Steppenwolf, and JL Part 2 = defeating Darkseid.
Not sure how evil Superman fits into all of this, though.
8677
« on: March 28, 2016, 04:10:30 PM »
Steppenwolf Cameo in 'Batman V Superman' Fixes Major Lex Luthor PlotholeThough its theatrical cut is a very lengthy two-and-a-half hours, "Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice,” Zack Snyder’s super-long sequel/prequel to other DC superhero movies has a whole thirty or so minutes of deleted scenes that will be included in an extended R-rated cut on Blu-ray and DVD. Among the deleted scenes is one titled “Communion,” which features none other than Steppenwolf, one of Darkseid’s generals who leads an invasion against Earth. Had his presence been in the final film, it actually would have solved one of the film’s most glaring plot holes.
“Communion” presumably follows the climax of Superman (Henry Cavill), Batman (Ben Affleck), and Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) defeating Doomsday. After that battle, the military enters the Kryptonian ship crash site in Metropolis, where Lex Luthor (Jesse Eisenberg) turned Zod into Doomsday. That’s when Steppenwolf, who looks like his most recent comic book iteration, makes his cameo… which consists of him just standing around before soon disappearing.
Had the scene been in the film, it would have fixed one of the movie’s biggest plot holes: How does Lex Luthor learn about Darkseid, whom he mutters about in the final prison scene?
Darkseid is the cosmic warlord of the DCU, who will be the villain in Zack Snyder’s upcoming Justice League — Part 1 and most likely Part 2.
At the end of Dawn of Justice, immediately after the Doomsday fight, Lex Luthor is confronted by Batman and goes on and on about humanity ringing the bell “for him” and that he has awakened? It made no sense because there was no context or setup. Well, “Communion” is that set-up, which not only explains how Luthor gets arrested but also how Luthor learns about Darkseid and his apocalypse. Which Bruce also knows is, to his dismay, absolutely true, and that’s why he and Wonder Woman assembling the Justice League.
8678
« on: March 28, 2016, 04:05:49 PM »
I think it was still a stupid decision to exclude this scene from the film and I'm willing to bet there are more scenes in the directors cut that fill in some more gaps. Looks like some last minute studio meddling happened.
Agreed. Not sure why the execs. thought the Pa Kent scene on top of a mountain was worth keeping but this wasn't.
8679
« on: March 28, 2016, 04:03:58 PM »
lex was chillin out with the computer and he told it to teach him. it looks like the ship created an image of steppenwolf or yuga khan while teaching lex about apokolips and darkseid. that would probably explain why he's so off the rails at the end of the film.
Well I mean, it's quite obvious that the image of... whoever that is was created by the ship, so I thought you might've meant something else. I'm not in a position to disagree with you regarding his craziness at the end of the movie.
8680
« on: March 28, 2016, 04:02:42 PM »
If it's Yuga Khan or Steppenwolf, maybe we should be giving the execs. at WB more credit. Clearly they're doing something a lot less conventional than we thought.  
8681
« on: March 28, 2016, 03:58:10 PM »
Its probably an image created by the kryptonian ship What do you mean?
8682
« on: March 28, 2016, 03:44:27 PM »
Justice League Part 1 will "fulfill the prophecy" that was told in BvS with the Knightmare sequence, Justice League Part 2 will deal with "fixing" it. That's the only way I can see it happening.
with deleted scenes and directors cuts apparently
^ official deleted scene just released by WB
Holy fuck. Is... is that supposed to be Darkseid?
8683
« on: March 28, 2016, 03:40:16 PM »
Ocean Master a shit. He's basically the Liquid Snake of the New 52. Something about people cursing their fate because of external influences really resonates with me.
8684
« on: March 28, 2016, 03:38:03 PM »
But we aren't shown Zod as a sadist. You're right. I was mostly free-styling that part, anyway. What Zod lacked was character development. He's a nuanced character with a single view. The events we're shown don't convey that. I would argue that all Kryptonians were, by nature, a basic and one-dimensional people. They were genetically engineered to be have one purpose; a predestined role in society. It should follow that the leader of the Kryptonian military, a force which is designed to protect and preserve the Kryptonian race, would only be concerned with following that directive. By any means. It's pretty lazy writing if you ask me. We needed to be shown and reminded that he's not acting as just his races savior. He's more a Captain Ahab chasing the House of El as his white whale. This is an awesome analysis. I'm adopting it.
8685
« on: March 28, 2016, 01:17:52 PM »
This is the meaning of life.
8686
« on: March 28, 2016, 12:43:13 PM »
My problem with it is we weren't told that directly. We just see a dream, Zod tells his plan during the dream, and we are just supposed to accept it.
Yeah... I've got nothing to comfort you, lol. Personally, I think there are worse offenses in the movie than what is essentially telepathy.
8687
« on: March 28, 2016, 12:38:44 PM »
And he is able to communicate with people through their dreams, how? Superman hasn't done that, and Zod hadn't been exposed to earth's atmosphere yet to get that power boost.
Kryptonian tech. We've already been shown that they were able to plant their consciousness into inorganic material (Jor-El's A.I. was Jor-El, for example.)
8688
« on: March 28, 2016, 12:25:56 PM »
Fucking kill him.
8689
« on: March 28, 2016, 12:22:58 PM »
Still, it'd be enjoyable to have control over other people's lives to such an extent. That's not really what he means.
8690
« on: March 28, 2016, 12:09:38 PM »
Why did Zod die from a broken neck, but Superman can get impaled through the torso while exposed to Kryptonite and still live. Chock it up to prolonged exposure to earth's sunlight.
8691
« on: March 28, 2016, 11:22:27 AM »
But how is he connected to General Zod? Or he just needs any Kryptonian host body?
Any Kryptonian can become Doomsday.
8692
« on: March 28, 2016, 11:11:53 AM »
How could Lex Luthor's human blood turn Zod into Doomsday? My guess? The Kryptonian abomination requires foreign genetics ("foreign", meaning, anything that differs from the host. Another Kryptonian would likely work as well) in order for the mutation process to occur. This is all speculation, though. Who was the guy in armor talking to Bruce during his "hallucination"? The Flash from the future. Speedsters can tap into the source of their power, called the "Speedforce", and travel infinitely fast. This also allows them to travel back and forth in time. Is Doomsday basically a mutation/infection/parasite that feeds off a host like the Flood? Not even a little bit. I don't know why you try to connect everything to Halo...
8693
« on: March 28, 2016, 11:07:53 AM »
All of my problems with MoS, Shannon was so good as Zod.
8694
« on: March 28, 2016, 11:07:23 AM »
Snyder's dream sequences in Man of Steel and BvS are just not done well. I thought they were fucking 10/10 in BvS.
Bruce's dreams, or rather, visions, foreshadow an impossibly tall conflict coming, and puts Superman right in the middle of it.
Probably the most effective storytelling in the series to date. I have to agree with Sol, here. The Knightmare sequence was the coolest part of the film. it's just a shame that it has virtually no bearing on the overall narrative at all, and only really exists because there hadn't been an action scene in 20+ minutes at that point. As for Man of Steel, I still disagree. The dream sequence there is actually not too bad, either. Snyder is a fairly intelligent director, at least, as far as visuals go. Did you notice that when Kal-El goes from his Kansas attire to his Kryptonian garb, it's full black instead of the traditional red-and-blue? This is because black is the standard colour of Kryptonian outfits if you're military. Zod's consciousness is affecting the visual representation of Kal-El in his own mind, because Zod sees Kal as another subordinate to order around. This is why he virtually makes no effort whatsoever to "soften" the impact of revealing his plans to Kal -- he simply doesn't view his opinion with favour or relevance whatsoever. Perhaps some part of him influenced the "sinking into skulls" imagery as some sort of sadistic guilty pleasure of his. Who knows. 
8695
« on: March 28, 2016, 11:06:43 AM »
It's like he's actually awake asking zod questions, then he wakes up and it was a dream. Zod is communicating with Kal-El in the dream sequence, though.
8696
« on: March 28, 2016, 10:57:37 AM »
When Kal-El is initially brought on Zod's ship, he passes out and Zod communicated with him Matrix style. Why did he choose that particular imagry? Being sucked under by a sea of skulls? Zod basically sold him on stopping him. He could have shown him anything. That imagry said: I'm a villain, please stop me. The short answer: Zack's a hack. He chose a shot that looked cool instead of one that made sense. I'm sure there's some sort of excuse the fanboys have come up with though, how the conversation was both chosen by Zod and somewhat influenced by Kal-El's subconscious or something. Maybe this is why BvS is being rated so poorly. Zod is has a goal anyone could relate to. The preservation of his people. Yet Snyder chose such a black and white way to tell the audience of a very grey area. Maybe this flaw is in BvS too. It's one of BvS's flaws, but I'd hardly call it the worst offender.
8697
« on: March 28, 2016, 10:52:50 AM »
8698
« on: March 28, 2016, 10:51:42 AM »
Well delete some of your music. I find it hard to believe that you like every single song on your audio device.
I wouldn't own music I didn't like. What a stupid thing to say.
8700
« on: March 28, 2016, 12:29:41 AM »
Is it just me, or did no one else dislike Hayter as Big Boss?
The general opinion (and by that, I mean Luciana and I) seems to be that his performances as Big Boss were always his weakest.
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