Feeding on carbon doesn't make that much sense to me. The planet was still absolutely filled with the stuff, to the point where a mining colony was established to retrieve it despite the deadly radiation making it a massive undertaking. Imagine having to glide in the supplies, the effort it would take to build a habitable zone on that irradiated rock.

But if the creature was eating carbon and it was starved and rushed out the mineshaft, then why the elaborate toying? It would have devoured the people straight out. And there was no evidence of massive loss of mass on the dead bodies, because that probably would have been remarked on by the investigation team.

Makes more sense that this thing feeds on the fear and the paranoioa of it's victims. It delights in its own cruelty, we've seen that in Midnight and The Well. I'd call that a more likely reason for laughing as it came out. It has new toys and a possible chance to finally escape into the wider universe to keep feeding feed.

Some of these aren't even tropes...

But even if they all were, a trope does not ruin a movie simply by being present. They are neither good nor bad. It's how they're used, and a pinch of subjective interpretation.

I agree that it still holds up well today. I make a point of rewatching every year or two. Especially for Andreas Katsulas' acting.

The point in Acts of Sacrifice where he finally secures just the tiniest fraction of aid for his people and has a complete breakdown sobbing and laughing after leaving the room still gets me.

There're also the contemporary definitions of something that breaks established pattern, or when the narrative changes in unexpected ways.

That brings in a few more of the titles under the scope of 'off the rails'. But yeah, still doesn't quite cover the whole list even with the expanded definition.

Easily reconcilable. Thanks to Palpatine's progroms, nobody really knows much about the Jedi any more. All they know is they had freaky powers, and the Emperor defeated them. Anyone who knows better, tends to shut up because they don't need the attention.

Somebody suddenly realising their intense deja vu is actually future prediction or finding themselves able to move a credit chip with their mind only has one thing to contrast that with, if anything at all. The Jedi. So they'd think they're a Jedi.

And that would be the beginning point if Finn were that strongly Force Sensitive. He'd think he's a Jedi, and end up having to learn there is a lot more to actually being one than simply being a Force .

Also, you can just say "I'm a Jedi". Luke did it. He even claimed the title of Jedi Knight. He had maybe a year or two of intermittent strength training in a swamp, and didn't really learn what it was to be a Jedi until much, much later.

Wait - since when has a movie being drastically different from the Phillip K Dick novella it's based on dissuaded fans? That's basically every movie based on his stories so far!

IIRC, Warbreaker was my introduction.

I did love Steelheart and the rest of the Reckoners books. It had some pretty good twists on the superhero genre. Some things wrapped up a bit too quickly and neatly though - but it's YA so I can forgive that.

He's not descended from Lews Therin. He *is* Lews Therin. It's a reincarnation thing - so they're basically just slightly different versions of the same person.

As time goes by, in the books, some of Lews' memories do start to bubble up and merge with Rand's own.

Perhaps you'd prefer Lovecraftian horror.

Dark secrets that eat away at the minds of a few. The irresistible urge to uncover hidden truths that lead to a steady descent into madness as an incomprehensible knowledge breaks their mind...

Then again, cosmic horror doesn't just mean alien gods and unnatural angles. It's a creeping fear of the unknown or the unknowable, obsession with knowledge and revelation that we are so small and insignificant.

I could argue that there are a lot of cosmic horror themes present in the film. And possibly not all of it was a descent into madness. The lighthouse itself seems to be something more - standing in for the usual eldritch abomination we expect when somebody says 'cosmic horror'. Eggers himself said in an interview "I knew there was a mystery in the lights, and that that could not be disclosed..."

I always hoped that whoever was in charge of the cinematography in LadyHawke went on to do nature documentaries. Those landscape shots are as amazing now as they were the first time I saw the film.

The rest of the movie is still a guilty pleasure. Rutger Hauer was compelling even if he had started getting a bit paunchy to be considered an action hero. And that soundtrack - going from standard fantasy orchestral to cheesy synth rock that honestly wouldn't be out of place in a 90s anime. It was fantastic.

Liefeld kicking up a stink about not being given the proper respect as the creator of Deadpool - ironic, given his long history of utterly disrespecting the co-creator and scripter responsible for the mouth part of the legendary Merc with the Mouth.

Robert - there's literally no source for that I can find outside of a reactionary youtuber alleging this happened, and a website well known for their inaccuracies citing the youtuber.

Favreau has denied literally every aspect of that rumour - basically saying the buck stops with him, and that his biggest mistake was using some of the Marvel playbook on the series.

The Boba of Season 2 was a man acting out of necessity to keep his word. That's the entire point to the Book of Boba Fett - he doesn't want to act that way. He's an old man who doesn't want the way of life he's created but has no other place he fits in. He wants to civilise the underworld and bring a little honour back to it, acting with violence and savagery only when needed. Which makes sense, given the biggest influences on the story were The Godfather and Conan the Barbarian.

Personally, I don't think the Wax and Wayne books did so well despite taking that leap - but _because_ they took that leap.

Way too often we see fantasy kingdoms on page and screen that just never advance. Thousands of years ed since the BBEG was sealed in a can, but the kingdom is still as medievally picturesque as ever when it bursts free to wreak havok.

If I weren't told hundreds of years had ed between Oblivion and Skyrim, I'd be forgiven for thinking it was just a few decades later.

It's pretty refreshing to see a fantasy world grow and change - see new innovations and social customs arise from events of the past books.

A trope can still be a trope even if based on a real world scenario (or, in this case, a philosophical notion). All it has to be is a common literary theme or device - and split timelines is definitely a common storytelling device in speculative fiction.

Another example is the spy with the cyanide capsule to avoid interrogation. Absolutely a well worn trope across every type of media. Also was a real world thing for a while post-WW2.

... You are aware of the concept of opinion columns and editorials, right?

Then again, you don't seem to be aware of basic grammar and punctuation, so maybe we just need to take baby steps to get to that point.