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*Shrug* I don't really understand resolution numbers, but this is more the direction of what it would look like. I would just keep adding water and cloud layers to smooth it out, I guess. Still kinda pixel-y, though.

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Edit: And some variations on the theme.

Okay, so PLEASE excuse the crudity of this model (seriously, I spent about 30 mins on this total). Just wanted to demonstrate how easy it is to do a pan down to a planet. If this looks promising I can start refining the planet and getting a proper night sky and such.

And if anybody else would rather do this, go for it, I'm super out of practice at Terragen.

Anyway ...

Edit: Blarg, it got kinda washed out in the process somewhere, but I think that's fixable. The original picture of the planet was much clearer.

Yay! Glad they got there! I hope oh I hope it fits okay.

Dooo it, Teague, dooo it. (Ya want B roll of sewing/costuming?)

You could do a Christmas in July thing. Home Alone, It's a Wonderful Life, The Santa Clause.

And you've never done The Iron Giant, right? Why is this?

I'll second the request for Jumanji, as well. It really would be a good fit for you guys. And I recently got it from a thrift store so I can actually follow along for once.

DEAN DEVLIN retweeted my Independence Day chart! Ahhhh!

I squint my eyes at Avengers and Batman passing both tests, but, admittedly, I don't remember them very well.

And two of the movies that pass both tests aren't even from this century. 

I agree that The Grey should get a pass. It's sort of the the dude version of Gravity.

Draft 3! You used some of my suggestions!

Goooottt it. So, just to be clear, Jedi-girl is setting a trap for Sith-boy? I didn't catch that the first time. There's probably room to push that point even further if you want.

...or is it Darth Voyne/Niken setting a trap for Butterfly with the probe droid?

The fleshed-out fight scene is super fun! I can't wait to see it!

Wow, really excellent point! I think you're right that that would have helped the story. We see a bit of her being especially smart when she's the only one who thinks of climbing the ferris wheel to look for the flag in the game (I think that also impressed Four), but other than that her predominant trait does seem to be bravery. We hear her caring about her friends and see her displeasure at making enemies and particularly for [spoiler: killing Will] at the end, but those are not quite the same thing as bold expressions of kindness.

I do love the way she portrayed at having difficulty letting go of Abnegation's culture though. She feels uncomfortable changing in front of others and wearing tight clothes at first and she can't quite believe that she's physically transformed so much in such a short time, with tattoos and a different hairstyle and all. I thought that was a fun touch. It made her feel more fleshed out to me.

Hah, presumably I'm one of the anyones you're going out of your way to not criticize and I sincerely appreciate that. It motivated me to respond to your question with my immediate reaction.

The thing is, once a peaceful dialogue does begin, men tend to be be afraid that they'll lose their voices, whereas women tend to be shocked, overjoyed and encouraged by the fact that they'll get to use theirs. It kind of makes me want to laugh and cry at the same time. I don't think it's anyone's intention (here, anyway) for you to lose your voice or live in fear that you will. But also understand that the women coming to this conversation are risking much more than potentially being labeled sexist/racist/etc. I'd encourage you to remember that women are almost never free from fear in a conversation like this. If everyone being free from fear were a prerequisite for a dialogue, we would probably never have one.

Like I said, it seems clear from this discussion so far that the people here are eager to listen, even where feelings are strong and people passionately disagree. I can't speak to all the discussions you might get to participate in; you might just have to take it on a case by case basis, but yeah, in general, of course you should have a voice. And so should women (and other anti-privileged groups.) If you don't feel like you have been allowed a voice in a particular instance, try to remember that women often don't get a voice either and sometimes you just have to wait for the next opportunity for a dialogue to present itself.

ETA: your comment about Mary-Sue's reminded me of a post, but I don't remember enough to re-find it.  Here's a post on the topic of Mary Sue and Twilight (and other stuff) that you might find interesting, though. Apparently, it was quite successful.

I guess just that stuff like that not be shared or admired. Actually, I was not familiar with him before this, so I had no idea what I was walking into. Meh, now I know better, I suppose.

Ah, well, I'm glad that's what stuck out to you as that was exactly my point. For me symbolism outweighs prose. We are free to agree to disagree at this point, I guess.

I see what you mean and that's probably true for a lot of epic romances, but girls were pretty swoony over him when Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire came out, so in this case I think there's more to the fangirling than just the Edward name.

Just be aware he was recently implicated in a sex scandal and his videos about Twilight are now looked down on by a lot of former fans. So view/share with caution.

*headdesk*

The first three minutes of that video are a guy arguing that Bella is dumb because she wants to marry Edward no matter what. In the last minute of the video he admits he did not know the plot of story and had to be corrected by viewers who informed him that it was actually Edward who really wanted to marry Bella. He then says that this is dumb because guys aren't obsessed with commitment like Edward and that makes the story un-relatable. I find this odd. Twilight is a fantasy aimed at women. For lots of women, a handsome, devoted man who really, really wants get married is a very appealing fantasy. Twilight is also extremely popular. If the biggest complaint you have is that it's not going to be relatable to women ... I dunno, it just seems like that argument would be automatically defeated by the success of the series. If it's popular it's probably relatable.

If you hate the character no matter which way the story goes, maybe the story isn't the reason why you hate her. Also, if you make a hobby of screaming that one of the most popular female characters ever created a dumbass and a bitch several times in four minutes, maybe you just have a problem hating women.

Disliking Twilight does not automatically equal respecting women. Disagree with the merits of Twilight if you want, but please respect women in the process.