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Death is not in the movie...go away until you've seen the movie, Tribble!

Connecticut votes to join interstate compact sending electoral college votes to popular vote winner.

Was he wearing a parachute?!?!
 
No.  No, he wasn't.

Happy Teachers Day!

Seriously... those same words came out of my mouth to my wife. I found myself closing my eyes during IW... not really engaged in the movie at all.
 
And I have seen Winter Soldier about 20 times, easily, and would watch it 20 times again.

I think a man by the name of George Clooney would disagree with you on that...

Winter Soldier is definitely my favorite MCU movie and probably the best superhero movie ever IMO.

Not anymore it isn't.

Connecticut votes to join interstate compact sending electoral college votes to popular vote winner.

" Long ago, a storm was heading for the city of Quin'lat. Everyone took protection within the walls except one man who remained outside. I went to him and asked what he was doing. "I am not afraid," the man said. "I will not hide my face behind stone and mortar. I will stand before the wind and make it respect me." I honored his choice and went back inside. The next day, the storm came, and the man was killed. The wind does not respect a fool."
 
- Kahless, Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Rightful Heir"

So, fake news then....;)
 
Just kidding.
 
https://www.today.com/news/truck-drivers-team-help-police-bring-suicidal-man-safety-t127742
 
 

Every once in a while, I'll see a news story that restores my faith in humanity and makes me feel like the powers-that-be haven't given up on this world just yet.
 
This thread is for sharing stories like that.

Well, I disagree.  Break down most comic book villains' motivations with a deep dive in logic and you basically wouldn't have supervillains.  Why would anyone 'take over the world' when you can use influence and finances to gain all the power and dominance you want?  Why would low level villains rob banks when they could easily use their abilities or inventions legally to get seriously PAID.
 
Insanity.  Thanos is clearly damaged and insane.  He's obsessed with a universal fix to the problem that destroyed his planet and only by using a similar solution to the one he previously suggested (which was proven viable in his damaged mind when he 'saved' Gamorra's world).  The obsessed/insane Thanos can not possibly conceive of another solution, anymore than the Riddler can stop himself from giving away his plans with riddles.
 
Also, being loved by an obsessed psychopath usually results in psychological torture IMO.
 
The journey of Thanos in this movie resulted in the best and most complete Marvel villain to date.  Was it a perfect journey with no plot holes?  No, but it was pretty good IMO.
 
I don't know what to tell you if this movie didn't gut punch you a few times (Peter's disintegration at the end was painful for me and I wasn't sure I was even liking the new Spidey up to that point).

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Well, I disagree.  Break down most comic book villains' motivations with a deep dive in logic and you basically wouldn't have supervillains.  Why would anyone 'take over the world' when you can use influence and finances to gain all the power and dominance you want?  Why would low level villains rob banks when they could easily use their abilities or inventions legally to get seriously PAID.
 
Insanity.  Thanos is clearly damaged and insane.  He's obsessed with a universal fix to the problem that destroyed his planet and only by using a similar solution to the one he previously suggested (which was proven viable in his damaged mind when he 'saved' Gamorra's world).  The obsessed/insane Thanos can not possibly conceive of another solution, anymore than the Riddler can stop himself from giving away his plans with riddles.
 
Also, being loved by an obsessed psychopath usually results in psychological torture IMO.
 
The journey of Thanos in this movie resulted in the best and most complete Marvel villain to date.  Was it a perfect journey with no plot holes?  No, but it was pretty good IMO.
 
I don't know what to tell you if this movie didn't gut punch you a few times (Peter's disintegration at the end was painful for me and I wasn't sure I was even liking the new Spidey up to that point).

Netflix's Lost in Space - I really enjoyed this series, except for one thing: Dr. Smith. I hated that character. And not in a fun "love to hate" kind of way. The character was just so awful that she nearly ruined the show for me. It is a testament to how good the rest of the cast is and how good the writing is that I enjoyed the show despite her.
 
I've just started watching Black Lightning--out of curiosity more than anything else--and I can only conclude that genetically inherited superpowers in this universe are more like a disease (which can afflict someone at any point in their lives) rather than an expression of biological maturation (which would manifest powers around puberty).

Welllllll, let's be clear here on the NRA's actual interests.  I am a gun owner and believe in the 2nd amendment but strong gun control.  The NRA's top priorities by FAR are lobbying to maintain the SELLING of guns and the gun culture which keeps them so popular.