Do you guys also love watching movies? I ask this question because I’ve played football with players who enjoy playing the sport but have zero interest in watching it. I wonder if it could be the same for some people working in the film industry, where they love the process of creation but don’t have as much interest in watching as an audience member.

I think a lot of it was just the usual anti-Nintendo/anti-corporation circlejerking people like to do now. There was a bit of a hate movement against the first one too, except it didn’t go anywhere because it was genuinely good.

I agree and I made many of the same criticisms myself, but there is a balance to be found with the level/tone of the criticism. A lot of people were weirdly angry and hateful with their reactions. Like well done for getting so triggered by a kids movie? It was pretty embarrassing on their part.

I used to go to that forest/mushroom level all the time and just shoot bad guys and play the Jetpack game. Kinda funny how when I was a kid I didn’t really care about finishing stuff. If I reached a point that was too hard or intimidating I’d just go replay the fun stuff.

I guess I can see how it might feel overscored to some, but there’s definitely nothing wrong with music in isolation. Describing it as a huge problem feels like hyperbole.

So you really think the main reason the films you are watching are “worse” is because of affirmative action?

So, I dont wanna dish on anybody, but no wonder movies lately have been feeling off, heartless, rehashed, and generally underwelming…

Because they have too many minorities…? Is that what you’re suggesting?

There’s a very detailed American politics podcast here in Australia called PEP that covered the conspiracy theories in their most recent episode. I thought you might be interested in watching. The main section starts from here (I’ve timestamped the link for you), but there’s also some earlier discussion about conspiracy theories as well as just the incident in general that also might be of interest/useful context.

A sad consequence of them retreating to spaces like Lemmy and Bluesky and cocooning themselves from any dissenting opinion.

Destabilising the US from within creates domestic pressure that affect its ability to lead on the global stage, creating space and opportunity for aspiring superpowers like Russia and China to influence and shape the world. It also undermines the trust of US allies and partners.

Most conspiracy theories have some grain of truth or believable aspect to them, that’s part of the reason why people can latch on to them. Trump has a long history of fabricating stories and feeding them to the media to manipulate his public image. However, even if people think it’s a credible explanation here, they are overlooking how much more credible the simple explanation is.

The actual reason, which no one seems willing to admit, is because it’s an easier narrative to weaponise against Trump and MAGA. “Yes we are really trying to kill your hero but keep failing” is kind of hard to use in an internet flame war, but “you guys know he’s just using this to distract from the Epstein files, right?” is a hook that can work on some Trump supporters, who are often very conspiratorial themselves and quite obsessed with the release of the Epstein stuff. In addition, there’s this sort of cognitive dissonance going on here for many people who believe they are on the side of the moral and just, but also condemn violence (including political violence). They can’t accept that people from “their side” might actually be trying to commit murder, so instead they look for explanations that can flip it back to the black and white narrative of “we are the good guys and they are the bad guys”.

The same thing happened with the Brian Thompson and Charlie Kirk murders. Some people cannot cope with the reality that not everyone on “their side” lines up perfectly with their values, so instead they create and believe in a conspiracy theory that frames them as victims of a right-wing plot to damage their public reputation and imprison their members.

That 3 people in the US, a nation with a long history of extreme gun violence and political assassinations, may have attempted to assassinate the most divisive and dangerous president in the nation’s history during a period of extremely toxic and violent political discourse is actually a very rational and logical explanation for the three attempted shootings. Unless your entire identity is bound to this stuff and you simply can’t accept the above premise, there is really no reason to go looking for alternative conspiracies to explain what is happening.

I’ll definitely check this out if I can find some English subtitles. I love Poirot, so I’m sure I’ll enjoy a parody of him too. Thanks for the recommendation!

I’m happy for those who were involved in its production.

A film can have more than one protagonist. It’s actually very common to have co-leads.

EDIT: Maybe you haven’t been following this film at all, but the singular photo in this article was from a much earlier photo shoot that had the two leads standing side-by-side. It’s not an indication that Zelda is the sole main character of the film.

How does that contradict anything I said?

I think that’s pretty unlikely, Link is the iconic Zelda character. It’s more likely they will go down the direction of making the two co-leads who meet early in the film and go on an adventure together to save Hyrule. I don’t think the old trope of “hero saves the princess”, or the modern reverse of that, will be a central part of the plot.

No, it was cancelled after the third season.

I am very scared it will look like cosplay.

There’s arguably a larger appetite now, the popularity of the Switch has brought the series to a massive new audience. I understand your point though, Twilight Princess and Skyward Sword were really the peak of the linear, story-driven epics. The newer games have moved away from that formula a bit. I suspect this first film (there will be more if it is well received) will tell a very classic Zelda story that references many core elements of the series (similar to the first Mario film).