Comments by "Mighty One" (@mightyone3737) on "The Critical Drinker" channel.

  1. Here's a nice tip for you: If someone criticizes a problematic group (such as racists or bigots, which are problematic because they harass and kill people), and you take it personally, then you're the problem. Not directed at anyone in particular, this is just a general comment, people will judge you if you take 'racists are bad' as an insult. They didn't name you, the Star Wars twitter didn't say 'all Star Wars fans are racists!', they said 'Don't be a racist', and guess what? It's not only okay to say 'don't be a racist' to anyone at any time, it's also a good thing to say in a context in which people are being racist. ...It's not about Kenobi? Wtf are you talking about, he's on screen almost the entire time, and we have a real taste of how shitty life became for Obi-wan immediately after the Jedi were outlawed. He lost almost everyone he knew/was friends with, had no resources and was an outlaw from right then until New Hope. We also get an idea of why Leia would be so damn eager to go find Obi-Wan after Rogue One, even risking her life to do it, I do agree it was a huge asspull to put Luke in the trailer so prominently and then not really see him, but this is normal Star Wars behaviour, it's not like Attack of the Clones wasn't named to make people expect a clone army to, you know, attack the Republic and start the Clone Wars of the old EU, right? It's not like they reacted to our complaints that Anakin was an overly emotional crybaby in the prequels by making Kylo be so emotional that he is probably suffering from a self-induced mental health problem. It's not like they 'listened' to the complains of the people who hated Last Jedi and made Rise of Skywalker (and named it Rise of Skywalker knowing people would hope it's about some 'next step' for Luke, and not that Rey will inexplicably declare herself a Skywalker) to annoy everyone, both those already irritaited and those still on board. Star Wars has always loved annoying people, I suspect it's also why it's not really considered Science Fiction in the classical sense, it's Fantasy set in a very soft high tech universe, this will appeal to kids and later annoy them as adults when they learn more about how physics works, and how absurd Star Wars is. Also, in what fucking world is a story 'about' an antagonist? Kenobi is the protagonist, Reva is the antagonist, it's not complicated stuff. You want both in a good story, and they both need serious screen time or they will feel empty. Vader is not the antagonist at this point, he may be later (and that'd be cheap/shit IMHO, since he seems a bit childish in this, he's over 30 ffs), but if Reva is going to be it, she needs lots of time to be an actual character people will care about/potentially sympathize with. Not to be rude, but it's normal behaviour in a mainstream American movie for male characters to break rules/procedure as needed and never face consequences, it's extremely rare exceptions that are usually used for story purposes anyways. It doesn't stop being normal if a minority does it, it just stretches the immagination a bit, since minorities tend to face more consequences. Is it wrong to try to piss off racists and bigots? Nope, it's actually the right choice, and any self-respecting artist is going to be eager to pander to the much larger less racist demographics that aren't okay with people shooting people because they aren't white.
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  2. It's perhaps the best of the lot, but it's not exactly the deepest pool to wade into. It did have flaws, but the issue is mostly that it's a bit extreme, but that's also why I watched it so how can I complain about that? The lack of dialogue was a problem, but there isn't a ton to be done about that, it's an action movie, wherein what happens is mostly action. You can't have people explaining things when the point is you're supposed to watch how stuff works, that's part of why action movies were explicitly used for American propaganda. For the record, in a hunter-gatherer society it was generally okay for a person to go off for a bit, especially provided that the individual is somewhat (or extremely) self-sufficient. People had chores, but they weren't onerous by modern standards on most days, it was very different back then. They didn't have fields to plow and weed in that area, let alone land to clear for said farming. Dude, you can't call out Prey for handing people the plot in key points for them to connect into a narrative (with plenty of payoffs for each point), this is how action movies work, it's not a drama, or did you not notice? It's not supposed to explain what will matter, it has to show you what matters. Both of them had found LOTS of what almost had to be blood from the Predator, so it made sense to say 'if I can bleed...', because they are finding blood/SHE SAW IT BLEED. Just saying. I do agree it was a problem that all of the boys from the Comanche were kinda assholes, the French being awful is more or less what the people were for the record, that was why they were massacring bison, it was to starve the natives out as much as generate wealth. As for her combat matches, she's supposed to be very skilled, and very aware of her personal limitations. She can't take big hits, so she is cautious in the movie, I don't think her being injured less than whatever you expect is a problem, though I agree that her hatchet thing is openly absurd, it's like if you were reading a comic or manga, but that is what it's supposed to be. As far as overcoming flaws, she blatantly shows how she has learned to be far more careful after first the lion, and then the bear, such that she was literally primed to face the Predator, which she beat not so much with strength or even speed as much as cunning, which is befitting of a hunter if not a warrior. Anyways, glad you liked the movie, I also enjoyed it overall. Nice to see a female protagonist in a movie like this, it's still unusual.
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