Cap'n still uses a frisbee. It's a cool, shock absorbing, returning frisbee, but it's still a frisbee. Someone could attack him from behind or shoot his legs. Hawkeye still uses a bow. A bow that shoots special arrows, but it's just a bow. Black Widow... She doesn't really have a special weapon other than her martial arts skills. Superhero weapons make no sense. Cool is usually the only rule.
They do have spears that shoot energy bolts. Kilmonger even talks about it when he's sending the weapons out. But at the heart of Wakanda and the Jabari is tradition. The Jabari and Wakandans have a schism because while tradition is important to the wakandans, the Jabari feel they stray too far from the old ways. The Wakandans are in addition to being strongly ritualistic and traditional, a nation that prized warriors and warrior honor- they even have ritual combat for succession. Fighting with skill amongst themselves is more important than just vaporizing each other. Martial prowess is part of how one gains distinction in their society and makes/secures their standing. Also- they're secretly high tech. So weapons that pass as "primitive" but carry advanced properties are certainly a bonus in keeping to their image as an underdeveloped nation and not making themselves known as a world powerhouse, but still allow them adequate defense against standard threats in skilled hands.
Uh.... watch the movie. I'd take a vibranium spear over a gun.
Also @geluregis Widow has her wrist zapper things with different cartridges that do different things. It's like the batbelt but on her wrists... also.. nice Ultron reference.
The whole idea of "Africa" as an entity beyond a large land mass is a colonialist invention. Africa is a continent home to literally thousands of distinct ethnic groups. It's a huge continent that encompasses the pyramids and sandy deserts, lush forest, arid planes, savanah, beautiful beaches and more. People's of Africa are just as diverse (dont forget much of the "Middle East" is in Africa.) There are many developed regions in Africa, large cities comparable to other major world cities. Africa is also host to vast wealth in natural resources. A turbulent history of violence, oppression, and exploitation has created many problems on the African culture, but if you pay attention to this meme or do any research at all you'd see that Africa is too diverse to reduce to simple statements like that.
With Africa’s culture being as wide and diverse a as it is, I’m glad Marvel took some of the elements of certain African cultures and the little mannerisms and made them accurate to what they were doing in the story. They didn’t have to go out of their ways to make these little details bring the many cultures of Africa to light, but they did, and i’m glad someone took the time to talk about some of them. African culture is very interesting because of it’s deep historical ties, and yes, very turbulent wars and slavery and the slave trades. I feel that Africa gets stereotypes as desert and cactus, when in reality, look at cities like Dubai and countries like a South Africa. So yes @guest, I ahree, but you have to take a moment to appreciate the little things, this meme is less of a meme and more of a clarification and Learning Experience for those who may not understand the culture.
Not just infrastructure but also culture. I mean, we've all seen anime. Disney took their cartoons to Japan, they saw it and made their own flair that evolved with the distinct Japanese culture over the years, just like our cartoons went from Mickey to Bugs Bunny to Simpsons to South Park.
I don't put much trust in them to begin with, but I'd imagine if it's not nominated it would cause riots. Not BLM kinda riots... just flat out riots... all kinds of people going... what the actual fuck?
So Wakanda is set in central east africa right? Than why do they speak Xhosa, a language endemic nearly exclusively to the extreme opposite of the continent? I suppose it could be a Bantu language, but Wakanda would still be a little out of the way. Swahili or Kiswahili would have been my design choice.
It was to honor different regions. There are multiple accents throughout the movie. The Jabari Tribe, for example, has an accent based of people from Nigeria. For when they were speaking Wakandan I'm with guest 2's 2nd point... they just thought it sounded good.
I went to Somalia in 1991 to try and get the international food aid to the people , the warlords had been , blocking and stealing it. They tried to kill me .
I love how people get triggered if a movie has an all-white cast (even if it needs to so it can be accurate) but no one cares if the cast is all black.
I don't recall anyone complaining the movie Valkyrie was all white, Saving Private Ryan did very well for itself, and I don't recall mass cries of outrage there either. Despite having less black characters than BP has white characters Resevoir dogs doesn't catch much heat for it, same for gangs of New York. I could go on. But is there perhaps an actual example of a film which "needed" an all white cast which was either held in mass controversy for the choice, or a film "needing" an all white cast that was "ruined" by being "forced" to include some diversity? I wonder if maybe most films aren't very historically or factually accurate anyway? I wonder if people don't complain more because a very large percent of big studio productions are all white or mostly white already? Well, conjecture. Do let me know when you have an example.
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Dunkirk was hated because it had no people of color in it.
To be accurate there would have to be people of color at Dunkirk. There arguably weren't many, but inarguably the millions of commonwealth soldiers who fought for and with the allies were a major part of the war, and a pivotal part of the battle. While I'm not in position of ancestry it culture to say that isn't a big deal or it is to overlook them- it illustrates the point. That people of color tend to be an afterthought. Not heroes on the beach who need to be there mixed with the other troops, but something you add of you think about it or decide your film needs that "angle" as politics of theme. It probably wasn't hate or anything that left them out, it was simply that the film makers forgot them, or didn't think they were important. Of all the little details in a film like making sure buttons are period correct etc- that's one that often gets forgotten it seems. Nolan said it wasn't a his intent to be 100% accurate- he wanted to set a tone and imagine the scene.....
Film is imagination, and we just seem to either end up with people who imagine (and audiences that often do t seem to notice) worlds where POC don't walk amongst regular folks, or where they all exist for a specific purpose and usually within stereotype. People don't seem to complain of predominantly black main casts in movies like roots or period slave pieces, spike lee movies and crime dramas. Not a lot to be found about the movie "Soul Food" and it's largely black cast. But a popular big budget wide release with a black cast shown without crime or slavery? That obviously cancels out the fact that most movies are lucky to have an intelligent and positive role for black characters let alone a lead. What cast would a movie about an African nation have- Swedes? They do have other races- in supporting roles. Sort of like so many other films do the opposite of.
I thought the movies was excellent, the story line and costumes were great and all the people were beautiful. The message was a message of love for everyone!
Please remember "Africa" is a continent, not a country. In land mass, it's really as big as China, India, the United States AND most of Europe put together. If anyone tried to make a "European" movie with just one language and dress style, can you imagine the outrage????
In truth there is no answer- or nonsingle answer. Many peoples from the Americas, Africa, and beyond have worn lionplates through history, and many African tribes currently or historically used lip plates. Most cultures with lip plates tend to insert them around coming of age or marriage. Many rumors abound- some disputed, some probably false- but die to the oral histories of these tribes no one can say for certain how or why the practice originated, and even amongst the same tribe conflicting accounts have been given. Perhaps the best way to relate to the practice would be modern body modifications like ear gauges. Different people donit for different reasons, and with no real known practical purpose. Much like explaining parachute pants or fedoras to the future- it may simply be best to say thatsome people like the look, others don't, and it takes on certain connotations in society that a person may or may not want to associate with.
That one is a mixed bag. From a patient standpoint I'd rather not deal with it. I don't see a real world consistent benefit over a skilled surgeon by hand. A middle of the road surgeon is common enough to find and will do most operations well enough, but it is harder to find skilled operators on the machine, meaning that Whike there is no reason a surgeon with equal skill operating the machine can't do as fine a job as one without- but it's easier to find a lousy surgeon or trainee. As the device and those with similar interfaces gets more dev and test time, and new surgeons cut their teeth on it- it could be better someday. By and large that day isn't today imho. It also will never have the range and quick improv ability of a good human surgeon. In many fields where machines do as humans what we get is more consistency than excellence. As for ethics...
I think they're scum for the way they brought the machine in, I understand not allowing open source code on a surgical robot, but there has to be a middle ground as in essence it's vendor capital hostage taking. The side stepping the FDA was also skeevy. I think it's their goal to someday replace surgeons, and much like auto braking and auto cruise etc on newer cars it's a way to beta test a self operating machine one piece at a time without the liability and while someone else pays the bill. They'll likely intend it for either very simple procedures, or for very intricate procedures. Either way to the detriment of overall quality of human surgeons, which is of course as said earlier the key to automation- it gets rid of inconsistency and eliminates the "worst" performers sonis seen as better. Overall I don't think negatively on the idea, but at this point I'd opt for the old fashioned method.
because I have to explain the rationale behind self driving cars. A 1,000% reduction in malpractice pays for itself and since the robot needs smaller and laser cut incisions you actually heal faster.
Robots win.
I don't think they'll razor it. The most beneficial part of the machine is that it can take something complex and simplify it. You lose that, premiums and malpractice rises. That defeats the entire purpose.
With a skilled operator, once the techs been on the market longer, I'd feel the robot would donfar better in tight spaces and at delicate precision work than a human hand. There hasn't been much comclusive proof at this point to show there's actually increased healing or any real benefit to the robots yet. What I mean is that some studies show the robot is beneficial, others don't, and the ballance and credibility isn't enough at this point to really say that the robot is anything but a several million dollar toy. I'm not saying the idea is bad- once computers weren't considered viable for many tasks, and consumer computers were unthinkable. Time and development, generations having grown up training with the equipment, and being able to learn from the mistakes of those before can make huge differences. Down the road.
For self driving cars there a BILLION reasons. The only real reason to resist the concept is sentimentality. Self driving cars would free up tons of time (much of which would likely end up being spent working from your car.) but they would also be better for the environment since cars perform best when driven at steady conditions, accelerated lightly, and when not stopped. The theoretical precision of self driving cars all connected to a control unit could almost eliminate traffic jams, give better access to emergency responders, lots of things that add up to reduced wear and tear and fuel consumption/emissions. The machines could do things humans safely can't through superior reaction, lacknof farigue or uncertainty, and lack of unpredictability. Driving on the freeway at 80+ regularly, closer following distances, eliminating stops signs and lights and allowing cars to "filter" through each other through timing or knowing if any cars were in the same or conflicting routes etc.
A safer, faster, cleaner, more relaxing, cheaper transit grid. Semi trucks etc could run 24/7 without the need for drivers to get rest- that means packages and goods gettingbplaces quicker and with better frequency. So many benifits big and small. Hat also means big social and economic change, investment in infrastructure, new laws and legal frontiers, and less privacy to the individual. It's not all roses but revolution seldom is. At current though the tech isn't ready for 90% of that. Like our medical robot though manufacturers are happy to subsidize the R&D by letting people pay to be BETA testers of potentially dangerous technology. Self driving cars are coming no matter what, and largely that's good.we just need to make sure we don't rush it or allow corporations to gamble lives against profits and bein first to market.
Lol. I write technical shit and executive bullet point all day, and sometimes in my spare time I still do some creative writing. So I sometimes go too far the other direction when I'm not being forced to be concise. Sorry. It was supposed to say "done far" as in: "done far more" I funsub from my phone, usually while working. Typos abound.
You can't help but write paragraphs... look at ^---that one... You tried and it's still just half your average reply. >___________________ > >> > > > >
I like triangles. I like to take a bunch of smol triangles and build bigger ones. Sometimes I go 3D on those hoes and build a pyramid. I also like the number 3.
It was also my jersey number as I hooped... and my bus number was 222... ...and I see it recurring a lot... elsewhere.
8 is a cool number. it's like sideways infinity.
Also @geluregis Widow has her wrist zapper things with different cartridges that do different things. It's like the batbelt but on her wrists... also.. nice Ultron reference.
When the U.S. came to Japan(pre-WWII), Japan took some ideas of infrastructure.
Anyway.... it's a lock for Best Costume Design.
Robots win.
I like you; but abbreviate.
8 is a cool number. it's like sideways infinity.