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Consuela is this true?
| Jared Baumeister | 08/31/26 |
| Consuela | 09/01/26 |
| The Scrotum | 09/01/26 |
| Consuela | 09/01/26 |
| The Scrotum | 09/01/26 |
| Consuela | 09/01/26 |
| lex | 09/01/26 |
| Consuela | 09/01/26 |
| The Scrotum | 09/01/26 |
| RICKY | 09/01/26 |
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Date: August 31st, 2026 11:28 PM Author: Jared Baumeister The root of the name Deutsch/Dutch goes further back to Old Irish "túath" (people/tribe), in Proto-Celtic "toutā" and in Proto-Indo-European *tewtéh/teuta-, also meaning "tribe"/"people".
Irish legend speaks of Tuatha Dé (“people of the gods”).
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Date: September 1st, 2026 1:39 PM Author: Consuela why are you asking me?
i don't feel much affinity with the irish or brits in general, i'm more of a continental fellow |
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Date: September 1st, 2026 1:42 PM Author: The Scrotum (gunneratttt) I watched the Odyssey with Lex tp last night and afterwards we discussed the Neoliberal Feudalism substack in the marking lot while ripping cigs. Not flame. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899556&forum_id=2,5#50108969) |
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Date: September 1st, 2026 1:46 PM Author: Consuela Fun, but what did one have to do with the other? Are you going to do an odyssey review? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899556&forum_id=2,5#50108976) |
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Date: September 1st, 2026 1:52 PM Author: The Scrotum (gunneratttt) Nothing, I just thought it was a fun slice of life moment that you'd enjoy hearing about but doesn't merit it's own thread.
I think everything has been said about it at this point. I thought it was excellent, at least within the context of what's possible in adapting something so dense into a blockbuster film. It was extremely engaging, didn't feel like three hours at all. |
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Date: September 1st, 2026 1:56 PM Author: Consuela Cool, glad you liked it. I would see it because I’m interested in Greek history (I’m reading all the works by the three main tragedians now and dodds’ famous book) but I can’t stand Nolan’s style (blaring music drowning out the dialogue, cinematography drained of color, shitty dialogue, and endless cuts back and forth in time) (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899556&forum_id=2,5#50108995) |
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Date: September 1st, 2026 2:00 PM Author: lex The dialogue could have been better in places, but the rest of the nolan vices you list don't detract much imo. There isn't even that much time leaping, which is surprising given that a solid third at least of the original Greek text is taken up with retelling (or inset stories within stories that nolan thankfully avoided trying to convey in full in a film). Also nice re: greek tragedians. Aeschylus' Orestreia is one of my favorite things in any language. |
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Date: September 1st, 2026 2:08 PM Author: Consuela the Orestreia was great, and it served as a kind of origin story that sophocles and euripides spun endless stories from (although i understand the origination was in some murky historical past) - seeing the same stories told and retold from different angles reminds me a lot of modern capeshit. i gave Agamemnon an 8/10 and i'm pretty tough on my ratings; the other two were 6/10, but as a trilogy it was more powerful than the sum of its parts
to me, even greater than the orestreia are oedipus the king and the bacchae, which i rated both 10/10. i seem to resonate most with protagonists who struggle the greatest extent they can using all of their powers against the gods and fate, but succumb anyway, because we are limited, finite creatures under powers far greater than us; we see through a glass darkly |
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Date: September 1st, 2026 2:06 PM Author: The Scrotum (gunneratttt) I've also never liked Nolans style. I thought Oppenheimer was trash. Didn't like the cuts and the dialog was shitty at times, e.g. "Our age bronze is collapsing."
Despite all that I thought it was excellent. The cinematography was stunning. I could have watched it on mute and still been engaged. |
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Date: September 1st, 2026 1:55 PM Author: RICKY it's actually from Proto Germanic "þiudiskaz", "þeudō" (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5899556&forum_id=2,5#50108991) |