[-] pastorroshi@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

It really is remarkable how two giants of the industry lost so much so quickly.

I’m hoping Bluesky does join the fediverse just so I don’t have to jump between apps. Lemmy has been great, but people don’t comment as much. I miss that

[-] pastorroshi@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

I got fascinated by the Supreme Court and that led me to a lot of political and law podcasts. I am notably not a lawyer so I don’t know why I’m doing so many.

5-4 ALAB (if they ever post) pod save America pod save the world sawbones

[-] pastorroshi@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Oooh! I'll have to do that!

[-] pastorroshi@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

How you liking Diablo 4? Will I like it if I liked D3?

[-] pastorroshi@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago

Yeah the problem with pioneers is that everyone copies them. Even still, I found Rashomon engaging on its own merits. It even felt kind of like a silent film at times despite all the dialogue and music--probably because of how it studied its faces. Not entirely sure my wife did, but she doesn't nerd out like me.

Seven Samurai and The Hidden Fortress are on my list for next to watch. I know Hidden Fortress influenced Star wars, so I'm excited for how many things feel old hat.

Listening to the four accountings in Rashomon made me feel like a reporter. There were convergences and divergences, but clearly they were responding to a real event. There's a story going on, and yet everyone is also all liars. I loved it.

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This is one that I had heard a lot about during my theatre school days, but I never got around to watching.

Just a few thoughts as I reflect on the movie:

-What happened to dialogue where every single character was a philosopher? I know it’s not realistic, but how refreshing that even these bandits under a broken temple gate are all reflecting on the nature of man

-The score! And the notable ABSENCE of the score during the fourth retelling of the story made the fight actually hysterical

-We need more dead men to testify via mediums in court

-I haven’t seen any other Kurosawa films but this guy clearly knows how to frame a face. The faces of these people are the whole film and they make it extraordinary

-I think Tajomura took the laugh from the woman. Assuming the fourth retelling is the most accurate (which the narrative admits it also lies), the great bandit didn’t laugh like he did in the court scene.

-The baby at the end: a perpetual symbol of humanity’s second chance at living an honest, selfless life? Not quite sure what to do with the ending, which is something I love in all narratives.

I’ve been watching a lot of Disney/Pixar/Dreamworks movies because of my kid, so I was grateful to watch a film of real magnitude with RASHOMON. What are y’all’s thoughts on the film? How has it made an impact on you?

[-] pastorroshi@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

Grateful to see this post. Dogmas are passed down, which requires individual wrestling in a community. One of the realities of all faiths is they have some form of revelation, and Heschel himself has some great things to say about doctrines of revelation. Revelation changes how we solve problems as a community, the end result being dogmatics.

[-] pastorroshi@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

Little stressed out. Pregnant wife just tested positive for COVID, I'm in the clear so far and my daughter seems to be, too. Gotta head to the store to get some more tests though, but we're pretty strapped for cash until tomorrow. I've been in the dumps lately but actually today I'm feeling pretty good all things considered. Weird how that goes!

[-] pastorroshi@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Others have already talked about the grammatical rules a bit. I want to offer a “rule of thumb” that really helped me in my thesis writing:

Anytime you’re going to use “this,” especially at the start of a new sentence, rephrase what you’re saying.

For example:

pastorroshi

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