I agree with AnnoDomini. The article didn't explain why certain Disney characters wear blue. It's just someone who makes things up, not unlike astrologers. I would like to hear from Disney animators themselves why they chose a certain color scheme per character.
This is what you get when sentimentalism trumps rational thinking. I have read both sides of the argument and I side with Mike Brown and Neil Tyson. MPC-134340 is rightly demoted, get over it.
Same goes for other games. I cringe whenever I watch a scene with pocket billiards. The actor does not use the cue ball sometimes , or play the balls out of order.
In bowling they almost always have an improper stance. Kingpin is notorious for that. I recognize the professional bowlers they play against (such as PB3), and those display proper stances.
And how come they mash video game controllers haphazardly?
So I am not surprised that the same goes for chess in movies. They are actors acting out a scene. The chess set, the bowling pins, the billiard balls; those are merely props to be manipulated.
The pet owner just happens to be of a certain biological-sexual persuasion, which is not even pertinent to the story. If it were a man, the story would be just as satisfying.
Now I see you're just grasping at straws. Since you did not even rebut my post but rather engage in sheer surmise and red herrings, I'll leave it as it stands.
and also, why can't I criticize it? I criticize all other martial arts, and I don't mind if they criticize mine. What makes Haitian martial arts immune to criticism? Is it the new black?
"DannyJr: Isn't that like criticizing foil fencing because it only targets the torso, when real combat is not so limited?"
No. Because foil fencing is an artificial sport constrained by rules. I was criticizing the style because it is an inefficient and risky way to quickly kill someone. You don't "dance" with another blade wielding opponent, you end it swiftly and with as little risk as possible. Which is why you aim for the hands and arms. Which is also why most European fighting swords have hand protections on the hilt against such attacks. The machete is not primarily a weapon but a farm implement which is why there are no hand guards.
And BTW, true fencing as a combat style, not the sports versions, is very efficient. Quick strikes and slashes, parrying and blocks are de-emphasized. Fights end in seconds. It is nothing like the silly sword fights you watch on movies like Pirates of the Caribbean.
And this canard about secret styles is just crap. Every FMA style was at one time a "family secret". And so were every jujitsu style, every karate style, every kung fu style, etc. I have heard "bull-shido" for more than 20 years, so I just have to call it when I hear it. Don't worry, there's a lot of bull-shido in Filipino Martial Arts too.
Finally, if you bothered to study Filipino Martial Arts history, the comparisons with the Haitian arts is quite apt. Like the Haitian arts, it is rooted in revolution. When the Spaniards conquered the Philippines, they outlawed native martial arts and weapons. So, like the Haitians, the Filipinos started using farming blades like the Bolo knife and the Machete as makeshift weapons. There were many skirmishes between armed Spaniards with muskets vs Filipinos with bolos.
And since Filipino Martial Arts was banned, it was also handed down from parents to children in secret. This is not a Haitian innovation Andrew Dalke. My Filipino ancestors were not "handing out flyers" during the Spanish occupation either.
I'd like to see a Haitian style practitioner vs an FMA practitioner duel it out with rubber blades. See which style is better. I am obviously rooting for FMA as I am a former practitioner. But who knows, maybe the Haitian style has something to it.
Interesting style. I notice that they do not use the free hand when using the machete, even hiding it behind one's back. In Filipino Blade Fighting styles (a.k.a. Kali/Escrima), the free hand is actively parrying, shoving, or grasping the attacker's hands or arms. If you have seen Kali disarming techniques, you can see why the free hand is integral to the fighting system. Or it could be used to carry another blade, perhaps a shorter knife like a butterfly knife/balisong.
The Haitian system also prefer to keep the blades pressed against each other. This is to control the other person's blade by pushing it away from the defender's weak spots, and also to feel where the next attack will come from the moment the attacker moves his blade. This is also practiced with free handed styles like in Wing Chun (see Enter the Dragon where Bruce Lee was fighting a white guy, hands pressed against the other).
You know, knife fights with machetes are pretty dangerous for all combatants, so you should finish it as fast as possible. So while I find this Haitian style intriguing, I must criticize it for having too much blocking and parrying. In Kali, we target the attacker's hands or arms when countering. Why parry his blade when we can cut off his fingers while stopping his attack? All it takes is one or two chops and he can't grasp his machete anymore.
I hate any seafood on pizza! And I enjoy Hawaiian pizza. I just can't understand all this hatred on pineapple in a pizza. Maybe cause I live in a tropical country that is one of the top producers of pineapples in the world? To be honest, I don't like to eat pineapple, except on a fruit salad or on a pizza.
All these pineapple-pizza-hating-people remind of identity-politics. They have pre-defined roles for how people of one race, ethnicity, religion, gender, social class, etc., and you have to stay on that role or else you're "appropriating" other people's culture. Same with the pizza-nazis. Pizzas must be as authentically italian as possible. If you innovate in any other way, you're just an appropriator and hate pizza and perhaps even italians themselves.
The criticism on Moonlight is so apt! Never has a movie pandered so blatantly to every Hollywood liberal's pet cause. Every box checked, every bleeding heart affected. I would not be surprised if this movie wins this year's Affirmative Action Academy Awards (AAAA).
They're both awesome! But they can't get an anime show cause the kid doesn't know fan service yet. He has to cater to the fans. Panty shots, big boobs, gainax bounces, etc.
In bowling they almost always have an improper stance. Kingpin is notorious for that. I recognize the professional bowlers they play against (such as PB3), and those display proper stances.
And how come they mash video game controllers haphazardly?
So I am not surprised that the same goes for chess in movies. They are actors acting out a scene. The chess set, the bowling pins, the billiard balls; those are merely props to be manipulated.
And the PC has been part of my life since I first booted DOS and played Test Drive in the late 80s.
* At 11 years old, you saw the collapse of the Berlin Wall.
But without CNN, I had to read about it on my parents' Newsweek magazine.
* Clarissa Explains it All premiered in 1991.
And I have yet to watch it. I did watch Parker Lewis Can't Lose at the time.
* Your life can be divided into two halves: before and after Harry Potter.
And I've only read the first four books.
and also, why can't I criticize it? I criticize all other martial arts, and I don't mind if they criticize mine. What makes Haitian martial arts immune to criticism? Is it the new black?
But by golly, that was quite the rip-off. Thanks for the link Edward.
No. Because foil fencing is an artificial sport constrained by rules. I was criticizing the style because it is an inefficient and risky way to quickly kill someone. You don't "dance" with another blade wielding opponent, you end it swiftly and with as little risk as possible. Which is why you aim for the hands and arms. Which is also why most European fighting swords have hand protections on the hilt against such attacks. The machete is not primarily a weapon but a farm implement which is why there are no hand guards.
And BTW, true fencing as a combat style, not the sports versions, is very efficient. Quick strikes and slashes, parrying and blocks are de-emphasized. Fights end in seconds. It is nothing like the silly sword fights you watch on movies like Pirates of the Caribbean.
And this canard about secret styles is just crap. Every FMA style was at one time a "family secret". And so were every jujitsu style, every karate style, every kung fu style, etc. I have heard "bull-shido" for more than 20 years, so I just have to call it when I hear it. Don't worry, there's a lot of bull-shido in Filipino Martial Arts too.
Finally, if you bothered to study Filipino Martial Arts history, the comparisons with the Haitian arts is quite apt. Like the Haitian arts, it is rooted in revolution. When the Spaniards conquered the Philippines, they outlawed native martial arts and weapons. So, like the Haitians, the Filipinos started using farming blades like the Bolo knife and the Machete as makeshift weapons. There were many skirmishes between armed Spaniards with muskets vs Filipinos with bolos.
And since Filipino Martial Arts was banned, it was also handed down from parents to children in secret. This is not a Haitian innovation Andrew Dalke. My Filipino ancestors were not "handing out flyers" during the Spanish occupation either.
I'd like to see a Haitian style practitioner vs an FMA practitioner duel it out with rubber blades. See which style is better. I am obviously rooting for FMA as I am a former practitioner. But who knows, maybe the Haitian style has something to it.
The Haitian system also prefer to keep the blades pressed against each other. This is to control the other person's blade by pushing it away from the defender's weak spots, and also to feel where the next attack will come from the moment the attacker moves his blade. This is also practiced with free handed styles like in Wing Chun (see Enter the Dragon where Bruce Lee was fighting a white guy, hands pressed against the other).
You know, knife fights with machetes are pretty dangerous for all combatants, so you should finish it as fast as possible. So while I find this Haitian style intriguing, I must criticize it for having too much blocking and parrying. In Kali, we target the attacker's hands or arms when countering. Why parry his blade when we can cut off his fingers while stopping his attack? All it takes is one or two chops and he can't grasp his machete anymore.
All these pineapple-pizza-hating-people remind of identity-politics. They have pre-defined roles for how people of one race, ethnicity, religion, gender, social class, etc., and you have to stay on that role or else you're "appropriating" other people's culture. Same with the pizza-nazis. Pizzas must be as authentically italian as possible. If you innovate in any other way, you're just an appropriator and hate pizza and perhaps even italians themselves.