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[LeoLeonardoIII]

Pfft. Filthy roleplayers/forumgame players.

So unscrupulous.

Why did the marketers for 47 Ronin spend so much advertising on a guy that literally appears for 1 minute and does absolutely nothing.

Which guy?

Also they took the original story, changed a few things, then added witches and Keanu. Really they could have just made the 47 Ronin story by itself. Would have been stronger. Otherwise I thought it was worth what we paid to see it.

[MetalSlimeHunt]

I didn't like it, but I respect that they were willing to have them all commit suicide at the end rather than copping out and ruining the point of the story. On the other hand, the film reminded me how creeped out I am by Japan's culture of suicidal idealization.

[LeoLeonardoIII]

I saw it differently; that at the time their society was more interested in maintaining internal stability than defending against foreigners. The cost of letting the 47 live is a breaking-down of the social mores that enforce obedience to superiors. The cost of losing the 47 is fewer men to defend Japan. The Shogun was from the start interested primarily in stopping feuds, preventing internal struggle.

Although that doesn't make sense because Japan was effectively being attacked by mercantile imperialism from Europe. You'd think you would want a strong military.

But perhaps the Shogun felt politically threatened by the breaking-down of existing social mores against which he had no control. The rise of foreign influence on Japan, the power of individuals, and the slow destruction of the Samurai as a social class. On one level perhaps the decision to let the ronin die was partly to get them out of the way and help balance power among the provinces. After all they had just killed how many hundred of the Ice Guy's men? On another level perhaps we can forgive irrational or shortsighted decisions. And on another perhaps there was nothing else he could do, bound himself by tradition.

Then again I don't actually know enough about Japanese history to make this kind of commentary. I'm kinda talkin' outta my ass here.

[Furtuka]

Why did the marketers for 47 Ronin spend so much advertising on a guy that literally appears for 1 minute and does absolutely nothing.

Which guy?

Also they took the original story, changed a few things, then added witches and Keanu. Really they could have just made the 47 Ronin story by itself. Would have been stronger. Otherwise I thought it was worth what we paid to see it.

Yeah I know and agree. I was referring to the skeleton tattoo man who had entire posters dedicated to him.

[LeoLeonardoIII]

A boy with a dumbass name and 10 siblings was gaming through the night and at 3 AM thought he smelled a stench from his body but it was a burning machine in the kitchen. He failed to put it out and yelled for his enormous family to flee. Somehow the fire department took long enough to respond that there was fire damage in neighboring rooms. The boy was hailed as a hero because his family was too dumb to put a smoke detector in their kitchen.

I speak no hyperbole here.

[scrdest]

Things I learned about Ancient Rome (via Cracked) today: three words: Trained Rape Giraffes.

[Mephansteras]

Things I learned about Ancient Rome (via Cracked) today: three words: Trained Rape Giraffes.

0.o


And people wonder why aliens don't openly visit us.

[Graknorke]

Things I learned about Ancient Rome (via Cracked) today: three words: Trained Rape Giraffes.

Are those three random words associated with Rome, or are they related to each other?

[scrdest]

Things I learned about Ancient Rome (via Cracked) today: three words: Trained Rape Giraffes.

Are those three random words associated with Rome, or are they related to each other?

Those are not three random words. Those are three words in a particular order designed to describe a giraffe that is trained to rape people. To death. And it apparently actually happened in Rome.

[Furtuka]

...O_o what article was that?

[scrdest]

...O_o what article was that?

http://www.cracked.com/article_20751_6-true-stories-from-history-creepier-than-any-horror-movie.html

[Graknorke]

Things I learned about Ancient Rome (via Cracked) today: three words: Trained Rape Giraffes.

Are those three random words associated with Rome, or are they related to each other?

Those are not three random words. Those are three words in a particular order designed to describe a giraffe that is trained to rape people. To death. And it apparently actually happened in Rome.

So Mr.Hands (protip: Do not Google) was a few thousand years late.

[Dutchling]

lolwut

[MaximumZero]

Pfft. Filthy roleplayers/forumgame players.

I'll have you know that my forumgaming is rare, and I've never played Mafia. My post count is legitimately almost all in General Discussion.

[Graknorke]

What is it with people preaching on the internet, and every time they type GOD or a synonym of such, they put it in all caps? It makes everything read like someone who can't control their excitement and randomly starts shouting.

Also, this quote from the comments section of an article on a (conservative??) news site:

If people ate really nutritious food they wouldn't need a 3-D liver.