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This is my number 1. The actual gunfight is anti-climatic but the music score is awesome

Do share your latest obsessions please.

I last watched Three-Body, the Chinese sci-fi. Impressive.

I also follow The Last of Us (looks promising) and Westworld (the last seasons are not as good as the first ones).

All that superhero / StarWars stuff? I'd give it a try only when I've got nothing else to do, but not anytime soon most likely.

Any recommendations?

...Maybe pyramids were just theme parks too?



...Or the largest mouse trap catching humans.

Although, those who believe Disney won't still be a world ruling business, thousands, even tens of thousands of years from now... might be in for a surprise. I do have a long-standing theory that Disney will be the first corporate entity to form its own nation.

Oscars Announce New Inclusion Requirements for Best Picture Eligibility

I understand the idea behind the move, and I do believe addressing the problem of under-representation in the entertainment industry and popular culture has been long overdue - but one comment, I think, summarises my sentiment very well, and is worth noting:

"Diversity is great and something that should be strived for, even demanded, in front of the camera (unless it’s a period piece that makes no historical sense) and behind the camera, but to make it a “requirement” to even be chosen as a Best Picture is ludicrous. A movie’s quality stands on its own in the finished project. This is yet another bad move by The Academy and will result in more backlash. I sincerely appreciate the idea behind it, but this goes too far. Can you imagine applying this to sports? Some sports are dominated by white men, black men, Asian women, etc. If diversity is required to win an Olympic medal the best would not always be allowed to win?"

Indeed. When we fight discrimination with discrimination, be it positive, do we actually achieve a positive result in the long run, or is the end product rather yet another form of social injustice, which would lead to new, unforeseen forms of injustice?

Is tackling deep social problems through superficial means really a solution?

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