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I'm in the mood for fantasy but I'm really not wanting to waste my time on woke or leftist nonsense, figured this was the best place to ask.

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Is it as woke as I fear? It's based on a real person, so that makes me hope it's more evenhanded, but then again, we've had some truly rotten stinkers as of late. I might check out an episode or two and report back if no one here has seen it.

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I remember a few years ago, religious conservatives and social (i.e. not religious) conservatives seemed to be in agreement on countless issues. Hell, I remember having numerous religious conservatives approve of me saying that I may be a non-believer, but I would defend their right to worship how they chose, because we agreed on the important things. They shared the same views, they would just come at them from a different starting point (religious conservatives would come at it from the starting point of their faith, societal conservatives would come at it from a starting point of their own sense of right and wrong). But in the past few months I've noticed that religious conservatives have taken to attacking anyone--conservative, republican, or otherwise--who doesn't share their belief system and/or religion. I don't really understand this, as the only thing it's doing is driving people away from the conservative/republican side, and pushing them into either just abstaining from voting, or refusing to participate in any political discourse, which won't exactly solve problems, as we need every person that we can get to defend our society against the degenerates that are trying to destroy it.

Did Trump "losing" in 2020 really fracture the right that badly? I'm not sure that's the case, because this is something that I've only really seen come to the forefront in the past year or so.

I don't know what to make of it. It's honestly beginning to seem like some people on the right are laser focused on becoming the weird puritans of the 90s who were mocked to no end and did more harm to conservative values than they did to further them.

And before anyone accuses me of saying that religious people should embrace atheism or give up their own faith, that's not what I'm getting at at all. I'm merely saying that if we want conservative values and common sense to come back to society, we need to fight for that and not fight each other. If there needs to be any bickering between different "factions" on the right, I think we'd all be better off if we did that after the psychotic leftists are removed from the picture.

There seems to be this crazy purity spiral that's forming on the right, and I'm afraid that what's going to happen is that we're going to all become so focused on our own particular brand of conservatism that we're going to lose sight of the big picture, and we're going to end up losing our society to radical leftists.

I'm still dead set on fighting against the degenerate leftists in society. I don't foresee myself leaving this fight anytime soon, mainly because I don't need anyone's approval to stand up for the things that I believe in. But not everyone is like me, and if we drive those people away, we're never going to win another election, after all a vote is a vote. And then it doesn't matter if you were a religious conservative or societal conservative, your values are going to vanish from our society just like every other conservative/Republican's values.

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I've seen it gaining traction all over the place, particularly--and perhaps most shockingly--within conservative circles, as the likes of Brett Cooper, Candace Owens, and even Michael Knowles have been guests. Do any of you have any thoughts or insights regarding it? Is it as vapid and pointless as it seems, or is there something there that makes it actually worth your time?

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So, I just finished watching the new Hellraiser movie and it was okay at best. The best thing about it, by far, is the design of the Cenobites. The story is passable but really nothing to praise. There's a lot of time spent on character development, which bogs down the first half of the movie. Also, for all the fuss that was made about having a brand new Pinhead, the character really wasn't that prevalent, which might rub a few fans the wrong way. Indeed, another Cenobite (The Gasp) spends at least as much, if not more, time in the limelight than Pinhead. There are also a few odd character choices towards the end of the movie that really seemed to be choices of the script writer rather than the characters. By that I mean that the writer wanted certain events to happen, and so the characters overlook easy answers to their problems, thus we end up with the characters making rather silly choices or overlooking obvious things that they could do. I can't go in to much further details without spoilers, but it is extremely noticeable that there is an ending that could have happened and was completely ignored because the writer wanted certain outcomes for certain characters. Also, the motivation of one of the characters is extremely flimsy given the circumstances of what's going on in the movie. Another letdown is the fact that there really isn't much horror in the movie despite it being a reboot of an iconic horror franchise. A lot of stuff happens off screen and, while we obviously can't see everything, a reboot of a gory horror franchise, that almost refuses to show you several death scenes, is a little weird to say the least. As a matter of fact, I would hesitate to label this as a horror movie. It's almost a drama with some supernatural/spooky stuff going on. With that being said, it is much better than several of the Hellraiser sequels that were more than a little disappointing in the past. I'm not sure I'll watch it again, but I can say that if you're a fan of the franchise it does deserve a watch. Just make sure you temper your expectations, because the movie leaves a bit to be desired in several ways.

As far as wokeness goes, it's not terrible, although there are a few moments in the beginning where they have to shove it in your face that the main character's brother is gay. That being said, you can really tell that this is a change made to the original script most likely because, despite his boyfriend being a prominent character, it's never really brought up again or mentioned. I feel like he was a character that was in the script who was a friend of the protagonist and was just kind of rewritten to be her brother's boyfriend. Otherwise I really didn't notice any wokeness in the movie, surprisingly enough. I'd say if you're a fan of the franchise or if you're vaguely curious about how this one is, go ahead and give it a watch. It's not worth subscribing to Hulu for, but if you already have it it's okay if you are looking for a way to waste 2 hours during the spooky month. Also, surprisingly enough, the main character, despite being a female, is shown to be an extremely flawed person who makes a lot of mistakes and is pretty far from being a Mary Sue.

Final Grade: C+

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It really has very little to do with men "being owed sex" by women. Most men don't really believe they're owed sex by women, or anyone for that matter. The big issue is that society has placed such an emphasis on premarital sex and random hookups and casual sex that young men are beginning to feel like if they aren't having sex they are missing out on an integral part of life, which is not the case.

Sure, there are definitely men out there who truly believe that women are simply there to please them and be their slaves, but that is not the case for the vast majority of men, even so-called incels. They have simply been led to believe that sex is an amazing, huge part of life, that it is integral to a normal life and, while it is important to a healthy relationship, it's not necessary to live a normal life.

It also comes back, in a way, to the destruction of traditional masculinity. If they can convince millions of men that sex is the only thing that matters, that it is the most important part of a relationship and of life, then that's all they're going to care about. They're not going to focus on other things such as learning new skills or trade or bettering themselves in some other way.

Of course, the funny part of all this is that by convincing men that sex is the only thing that matters, they are completely reducing women to only being important in a sexual way. Although, I suppose that's part of the plan too. After all, we can't have women being motherly figures or caring individuals in a household or in life in general. We have to have them choose careers that debase them and destroy their mental well-being. It really is all connected I guess. The destruction of the family unit, the destruction of traditional masculinity, the destruction of traditional femininity, the sexualization of children... It really does circle back to the destruction of traditional values in a way that lets them swoop in and replace traditional morality with some sort of perverted new age "progressive" morality.

Anyway, that's my $0.02

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Thr source material doesn't really matter, I just love learning about the lore and mythology of various settings, so anything from LOTR to WH40K to TES would work.

Hell, the channel doesn't even need to be anti-woke, just being apolitical is good enough.

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The Great Uniter (media.kotakuinaction2.win)
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Specifically their collected short stories. There's a new collection coming out (Leaves of a Necronomicon) and, as a Lovecraft fan, I'm interested. But, as someone who realizes that modern entertainment is overrun by woke cringe-lords, I'm cautious. I can link to the book in question if need-be.

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According to his daughter via Facebook...

"Love you always Dad....❤

"See ya next time I see ya" 😘

January 3, 1948 - May 11, 2022 😢💔"

For those of you who may be unaware, Randy Weaver was involved in a stand-off with federal agents in 1992. Several members of his family were killed, as was their family dog...all because he didn't appear in court. RIP.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randy_Weaver

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My boys loved the books when they came out, reading them constantly, so of course they want to see the movie. Given modern Hollywood--especially kids movies--I'm a bit worried the movie will be full of woke crap. Can anyone confirm or deny this? Thanks in advance.

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I've been recommended "Fall; or, Dodge in Hell" and was looking for some thoughts on Neal Stephenson, the author. You guys seem to be pretty on point with these things, so I figured this was a good place to ask.

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The most "woke" part is a line from Catwoman, and it really makes her seem naive. The themes of the movie honestly seem almost "anti-woke".

For example, a major theme seems to be that we shouldn't be shackled to the wrongdoings of our ancestors, nor should we be punished for them. Another theme is that celebrity/hero worship is a bad thing. Finally, we're presented with the idea that a person can make a terrible mistake and still be a good person, which runs directly against cancel-culture. There even seems to be a message about how strong male figures are important in a child's life, which is just about as far from woke as one can get.

It's a different superhero movie to be sure, but it's not woke. At least not in my eyes. It's a mix of noir detective stuff and more traditional superhero tropes. Think "Seven" meets "The Dark Knight" and you're almost there.

I honestly think people were actively looking for wokeness (and who can blame them?) but that may have made them see woke aspects when, in reality, there really weren't many to be seen.

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Probably surprising no one here, Afterlife is miles ahead of the Fembusters. It's well written, fairly genuine, and actually kinda humorous. It's a bit heavy on the fan service, but that's not necessarily a bad thing. My kids enjoyed it and I did too. Recommended.

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