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Plate jumps
No such thing as skipping upper body day.
He's there because the jumpers have no upper body strength?
Anatomy of a Scene -- A Quiet Place
Using a white board or having a character flat out say the information are both bad storytelling. A better filmmaker would have been able to convey such information organically. At least the saying it flat out approach could have been worked into the movie as an old emergency warning broadcast, or early on in the outbreak when people could conceivably still be ignorant.
Also, I didn't think the weakness to hearing aids was that blatant. It was certainty better than the water vulnerability of the aliens from Signs. It just felt silly that the all the world's militaries with all their armor piercing weapons couldn't do much to these monsters but a wounded mother with a shotgun and her child could.
Yeah, the whiteboard wasn't the most elegant way to convey that information, but it's quick and efficient, and it's still better than having one of the characters flat-out say that stuff even though they'd all know it already.
As for the second issue, as greatgooglymoogly mentioned, they're only able to shoot the creature because of the dumb luck of the frequency of the hearing aid weakening it and causing its armour to pop off. Deus ex machina, maybe, but the film spends enough time planting that seed that it doesn't feel too blatant.
Anatomy of a Scene -- A Quiet Place
The face part opened up, but the "ears" pop open and uncover whenever they're trying to listen closely.
I any case, armored just means they have some resistance to small arms fire, like the bugs in Starship Troopers or xenomorphs in the Aliens universe. Unless the monsters in this movie are covered in adamantium, I find it hard to believe that they can wipe out the world's militaries in such a short time.
Also, they would have to defeat the world's armies first, as securing the food supply would be one of the top priorities of any army. No military is going to sit around waiting to slowly starve to death.
More spoilers:
I think the movie tried to show that they only opened up and became vulnerable when they heard the feedback sound from the hearing aid.
The movie didn't really go on about how they defeated armies, but really they only have to kill the farmers, everyone will eventually starve if they can't grow food.
Anatomy of a Scene -- A Quiet Place
I didn't really like the movie. Certain parts of it was well done, but there are some glaring issues that ruined my suspension of disbelief.
For example, early in the movie we got a shot of John's character's workshop, and there's this whiteboard with the most basic information about the monsters written on it in large bold letters. Your character has masterfully survived for over a year under constant threat from these monsters, and you have to write down that the creatures are blind? Who is this even for other than the audience? It's such a lazy way of conveying information and disrepectful of your viewer's intelligence.
Also, the ending was pretty ridiculous.
*spoiler warning*
The fact that these monsters are susceptible to small firearms (even if they have ARMOR as the whiteboard reminds us) makes the premise that they overran all the world's militaries in a few months pretty unbelievable.
Comparison of Trump and Obama Responding to School Shootings
Thought process of a deluded nutjob:
Trump does something illegal? Blame it on Clinton.
The hypocrisy and moral corruption of the far right knows no bounds. Lincoln would be rolling in his grave if he knew his party was hijacked by people like you.
What treason?
Hillary colluding with Russians to rig an election (and still lost).
Obama is on of the worst presidents in history..
Trump is far better than a questionable American community agitator.
Republican Tax Scam Is Handwritten Nonsense
Can't think of anything to say to my previous post Bob? Can you explain why you support a party that raises taxes for the poor to give to the rich? Did Jesus teach you that? He would be disgusted by people like you.
And can you explain why you support a president who is a debaucherous lecher? Will you yell "Boss TRUMP!" when he grabs your loved ones by the pussy? And why are you full of double standards and make excuses to support a pedophile?
It's because you are a hypocrite and you have no morals Bob.
Your right Dems don't do tax reform-- They just raise taxes
Republican Tax Scam Is Handwritten Nonsense
Tax reform? You mean the Republican tax plan which will raise taxes for families making between $20k and $40k, while cutting an average of $37K a year for those in the top 1%?
Is this what Jesus taught you? To give to the rich and fuck the poor?
"Your side (Dems) are not so fortunate. The Democrat / Liberal list grows by the day. The party of debauchery."
The leader of the Republicans, the president YOU voted for, is responsible for this, and you dare to pretend to to have the moral high ground? Have you no shame you spineless hypocrite?
Dems had 8 years to do tax reform and did nothing.
Roy Moore?? We will see when his accusers have their day in court. Till then Roy is innocent.
Your side (Dems) are not so fortunate. The Democrat / Liberal list grows by the day. The party of debauchery.
Senator Jeff Flake's Retirement Speech-Short Version
Tiny company with ties to the Trump administration receives $300 million contract to restore power to Peurto Rico.
Yeahhh sure the swamp is draining...
Keep on showing your hypocrisy and lack of morals by supporting the biggest liar and scumbag to ever hold office.
The swamp is draining..
Eminem Disses Trump
Of course not. He only gets upset when someone criticizes the cancer he voted for.
And please don't compare Eminem to that racist piece of shit Ted Nugent.
If this was Ted Nugent railing against Obama, would you feel the same way?
Star Wars: The Last Jedi Trailer (Official)
Episode 7 was the most disappointing thing since Episode 1. Hopefully this will be a lot better.
Eminem Disses Trump
Full lyrics. Some great lines in there.
Looks like the cuts were for Melania's name and maybe a drug reference?
"Trump has no desire and no capacity to lead the world'
Um, in case the accent didn't give it away, this news broadcast is from Australia. Stop blaming the "Clinton Obama media" - they have nothing to do with it. This is how the rest of the world views Trump.
Have you ever "listened" to Trump? The amount of bullshit, lies, and self contradictory statements that comes out of his mouth - not just from Twitter - is staggering. You can't just cherry pick the things he said that's "correct", and ignore everything else.
Soooo let me get this straight even though I am by no means a fan of Trump but have watched with shock the depths to where the Clinton Obama media will sink to attack him.....just what good would a statement on the obvious North Korean problem do?
Bernie Sanders Blasts Secret GOP Health Care Bill
Well, the details are out and guess what? It is doom and gloom. Medicaid is going to be gutted. Who benefits from Medicaid?
64% of nursing home residents
39% of American children
60% of American children with disabilities
76% of all poor children in the US.
Meanwhile, tens millions of Americans will lose healthcare coverage. All this so that tax cuts can make the richest people in America even richer.
Are you sure you're a Christian? Last time I checked, Jesus didn't tell you to fuck the poor and make the rich even richer. This bill isn't just "mean" like Trump calls it; it is pure evil. This bill and the Republican party is a disgrace to Jesus and a disgrace to humanity.
If Republicans aren't saying shit about their bill how does Bernie know all this doom and gloom? Democrats are pure Bull shit. Bernie included.
The Paris Accord: What is it? And What Does it All Mean?
@noims China is not "gaming the system". They are putting their money where their mouth is, and making real changes given the constraints and realities of their developing economy (see what I wrote above). They will stick to their targets because they realize that limiting global warming is in their own best interests of maintaining order and stability.
Is the US pulling out going to cause China to rethink their gaming of the system? I think it's more likely to have the opposite effect, where other counties can now make the kind of argument you're making: "if China's cheating and the US are out , what's the point in us sticking to our targets."
The Paris Accord: What is it? And What Does it All Mean?
While you can try to be idealistic and point the finger at total CO2 emissions, it's not a practical target for developing countries like China.
It's not a matter of them trying to "grow their economy faster than their emissions". They are a developing country, and their economy will grow fast, whether you like it or not. Telling China to limit their total CO2 emission to pre 2005 values is like telling a teenager in the middle of puberty to limit their food consumption to the same amount as when they were 9 years old. It's just not an option.
Now you may say "But their total emissions is still increasing! This is just a farce and they're doing nothing!" Well, saying that they're doing nothing is not true. Do you know what China's emissions would look like if they did nothing to limit them? Having China's emissions plateau is already quite an achievement, as the alternative is far far worse.
Now you may say "China's not putting funds towards green energy!" Well, that's also not true. China already surpassed the US, in spending on renewable energy. In fact, China spent $103 billion on renewable energy in 2015, far more than the US, which only spent $44 billion. Also, they will continue to pour enormous amounts of resources into renewable energy, far more than any other country.
"But China is building more coal plants!" Well that's not really true either. China just scrapped over 100 coal power projects with a combined power capacity of 100 GW . Instead, the aforementioned investments will add over 130GW in renewable energy. Overall, Chinese coal consumption may have already peaked back in in 2013.
So in the world of reality, how is China doing in terms of combating global warming? It's doing a decent job. So no "@Diogenes", China is NOT the single biggest factor in our future success/failure, because it is already on track to meeting its targets.
Don't let China distract us from our own responsibilities and how shitty of a job Trump is doing.
I'm torn by our pulling out of Paris. I think it's critical that we all cooperate to reduce our Co2 emissions. But I also understand that at least what China offered (not) to do is the single biggest factor in our future success (failure).