How are people affording having 20 subscriptions to stuff they probably barely use?
Who said they can? This will be an unpopular opinion because no one likes to admit they are at fault, but the cost of living crisis we are experiencing in Western countries is actually just a cost of spending crisis for some people. Some of those who claim to be "struggling" shouldn't be, but they have never been taught how to effectively manage their finances and until now they've been able to get away with it.
This is actually how people live now. It feels crazy to say this but I actually know people like this in real life who use their phone while "watching" a film. There has even been debate about whether production studios are dumbing down scripts to cater to people who are literally not paying attention. We live in insane times.
I agree with the others, I think this is a unusually negative take. However, the fact that you haven't really explained your criticisms in any sort of detail makes it very difficult to determine whether you actually have a point or if you are the stereotypical 1 star rage reviewer on IMDB. I thought the film had its flaws, so I would be willing to hear more detailed reasoning from you.
I sort of agree in terms of the type that unfolds into a larger display, although price is definitely a big factor with those. I feel like durability is becoming less of a concern as more people are exposed to them in the real world. However, I disagree if you're referring to the type that folds down into a smaller form factor. They have been selling quite well as I understand, and are a clear solution to one of the problems with phones being so large now (that they are no longer pocketable in many cases). I would have a hard time going back to a regular phone after using one of these for over a year now.
Wow, I looked this up after reading your comment. What a sad situation.
I think this is a pretty good take, in line with other forms of effective protest. I don't actually believe that most pirates are genuine protestors, though. They are just people who don't want to pay but feel guilty about it, so instead of just admitting that they don't want to pay they perform some moral gymnastics to rationalise their behaviour and keep the cognitive dissonance at bay. The average pirate's train of thought goes something like this "you didn't give me exactly what I wanted so now I am morally entitled to everything of yours for free until I decide otherwise".
It's the story of a loser nobody with no plans, no hope and no future finding meaning and happiness in his life. In a very roundabout and fucked up way. If you enjoy stories about hapless protagonists failing upwards then you'll enjoy this.
It's actually not a very comms heavy game now. Like some players definitely enjoy their milsim call-outs and coordinating more closely with their squad, but a lot of players like myself are just totally silent. It was added to Xbox Game Pass last year, and that has introduced a ton of more casual players.
Yeah that's fair, it's definitely not that kind of game. A match does take quite a long time (although you are under no obligation to stay for the whole thing, again like Battlefield). Hopefully you have some free time to try it out at some point in the future, if it's something you're still interested in!
This dilemma has been explored previously by Red Letter Media, but they had a whole section dedicated to it in the middle of their recent 'Presence' review (by Steven Soderbergh), because it was raised again recently by Sean Baker in his acceptance speech at the Oscars. I am the type of person who prefers to see films at my local cinema for both nostalgia/cultural heritage reasons and because the experience in terms of the audio and visuals is better than what I have at home, but at the same time the cinema experience is so vulnerable to disruption when it comes to these kinds of films that it always feels like I'm gambling with time and money when I decide to go.
I'm not sure if you meant literally no free time to play video games, or just not willing to make time for a perceived steep learning curve, but if it's the latter then maybe you could reconsider. The basics can be learnt very quickly via YouTube and it's possible to have quite a bit of fun casually playing an hour here or there as the Rifleman class simply treating it like a milsim Battlefield without ever diving into the deeper mechanics.
The only thing there I'd really agree with is the pacing, which is only an issue in the final third of the film. Your other complaints are sort of just about Bong Joon-ho's style, most of his films are like that. I'm surprised you found them problematic considering he was one of the reasons why you went to see the film.
And to be honest I'm not really interested in watching someone else's review of the film. If you want to discuss it then you should put the effort into articulating your thoughts here.