Careercow Robert Chipman / Bob / Moviebob / "Movieblob" - Middle-Aged Consoomer, CWC with a Thesaurus, Ardent Male Feminist and Superior Futurist, the Twice-Fired, the Mario-Worshipper, publicly dismantled by Hot Dog Girl, now a diabetic

[The tired cat]

I never saw the film or read the book. To me, it looked like a try hard hipster trash. I can easily imagine the writer saying "Video games have bars and meters. What if there is a floating bar when he has a pee! I bet no one else thought of that! And bosses! Games have bosses and so does my book. I'm so clever!".

Sort off, but not really. From what I remember, the book played up the whole world like it's pretty much a RL anime/video game hyper-reality so it kinda goes from the start either you are gonna go with this setup or not. I mean, that's like trying to shit on manga/anime for having dudes punch each other through walls or using swords the size of a semi-truck.

 

[Flexo]

Sort off, but not really. From what I remember, the book played up the whole world like it's pretty much a RL anime/video game hyper-reality so it kinda goes from the start either you are gonna go with this setup or not. I mean, that's like trying to shit on manga/anime for having dudes punch each other through walls or using swords the size of a semi-truck.

Actually it's slightly worse than that.

The whole world plays like an anime/video game...
THEN towards the end, it reveals that this has all been in Scott's head (and he may potentially be a giant ass)...
THEN it reveals that oops, his dreams of Ramona were in face real because Hyperspace is real and isn't in Scott's mind, it just happens to run through there.
THEN they have the final Ex go to hyperspace and obtain a one-winged angel form which Scott must actually defeat.

So yeah, what bugged me about it is that the books could never make up its mind about what it wanted to say. The movie at least cut out all of that hyperspace bullshit and kind of let the world flavor just be - making it slightly better.

 

[The tired cat]

Actually it's slightly worse than that.

The whole world plays like an anime/video game...
THEN towards the end, it reveals that this has all been in Scott's head (and he may potentially be a giant ass)...
THEN it reveals that oops, his dreams of Ramona were in face real because Hyperspace is real and isn't in Scott's mind, it just happens to run through there.
THEN they have the final Ex go to hyperspace and obtain a one-winged angel form which Scott must actually defeat.

So yeah, what bugged me about it is that the books could never make up its mind about what it wanted to say. The movie at least cut out all of that hyperspace bullshit and kind of let the world flavor just be - making it slightly better.

That last part of the book always bugged me and made me wonder. I remember reading somewhere this sort of theory or breakdown how the books are made to make fun of hipsters culture and this sort of "fantasy world" some of them inhabit. So, it makes me wonder if this shit was intentional by the author or if that what the writing gave the impression off, and by the end the writing just flubbed badly.

 

[Godzilla@1989]

Also, it's fucking funny that someone thinks Hillary would give a shit about the utopia Robert wants from her when she doesn't give a shit about science at all.

 

[Positron]

Bobby doesn't understand that. Robots and spaceships and jetpacks are cool, so he should have them, costs be damned. He's a consoomer to his core.

Incidentally there is a theory that consoomers like Bobby, with their sedatory lifestyle and unhealthy diets, will by their cumulative health bills eats into a civilization's budget that no money is left for big money research like space travel. Future Studies scholar Milan M. Ćirković gives this notion a evocative moniker "Galactic Stomachache".

So in a sense it is Bobby himself, not Mommy Hillary, who holds the key to his Manifest Galactic Destiny.

 

[Kabuki Actor]

Incidentally there is a theory that consoomers like Bobby, with their sedatory lifestyle and unhealthy diets, will by their cumulative health bills eats into a civilization's budget that no money is left for big money research like space travel. Future Studies scholar Milan M. Ćirković gives this notion a evocative moniker "Galactic Stomachache".

So in a sense it is Bobby himself, not Mommy Hillary, who holds the key to his Manifest Galactic Destiny.

Eh personally I don't put much stock into the suggestion that the absence of extremely inefficient megascale technologies means that aliens don't exist, or that there's a "great filter" which everyone deterministically fails to work around. The attitude of people like him encouraging focus on the creation of complex garbage is certainly drawing interest away from space, you got that right. But at that point it becomes a more generic question than specifically biological thermodynamics.

 

[Pokemonquistador2]

Other his sunken cheeks and male pattern baldness, which are unfortunate genetics that he needs to work around, his two main appearance problems are indeed self-inflicted: he doesn't take care of himself (obesity, stick limbs), and he chooses to present himself extraordinarily poorly (bad grooming, bad clothing, bad Twitter avatars, etc).


Bob needs his own personal faggot. Both to tell him how to dress and how to groom, and to get his ass to the gym and give him exercise tips when he's there (there's a reason the gym is also sometimes called "gay church", because so many of them attend it religiously). Also, he's more likely to take advice from somebody who is officially not one of the horrible Trump-voting obsolete masses. The faggot would need to be paid though, since nothing about Bob is likely to convince them to want to do it for free.


"Immoral robot body"? Well, any robot body with Bob's consciousness inhabiting it is certainly going to be immoral, so like diabetes from a twist of fat, once again this is a very apropos typo.

Am I the only one who thinks Bob would be more attractive if he just owned the "greaseball Leisure Suit Larry " look and walked around with open shirt and chest medallion? He's got to know he looks like a lizard in a polyester sausage casing whenever he dresses up, why not just say "f--k it" and go whole hog? There's a chance that women might think he's doing a bit and start laughing with him instead of at him... There have been ugly men who've been able to pull this off. The only thing that might sink it is Bob's thirst/ white knight-ism, which would tip the women off that he's actually a simp instead of a Kavorka Man.

 

[Positron]

Am I the only one who thinks Bob would be more attractive if he just owned the "greaseball Leisure Suit Larry " look and walked around with open shirt and chest medallion?

His ego won't allow him to laugh at himself. He can't abandon his signature Nintendo T-shirts because these are the regalia of his superior intellect.

 

[Bolo]

That last part of the book always bugged me and made me wonder. I remember reading somewhere this sort of theory or breakdown how the books are made to make fun of hipsters culture and this sort of "fantasy world" some of them inhabit. So, it makes me wonder if this shit was intentional by the author or if that what the writing gave the impression off, and by the end the writing just flubbed badly.

Well, the whole Scott Pilgrim story seems to be a bit of a light parody of the mid 2000's young adult hipster live style. They definitely acknowledged the self absorved nature of that generation, but I don't think the author had any intention of making any real bitting commentary on that.

The Scott Pilgrim books are interesting to me, because when they came out, I was at the right time and place to love them, and so I did, I loved those books and thought the setting and the idea behind it were genius...

And then, a few years ago, I revisited those books and I found myself despising the books. I still think the setting and the videogame gimmick is quite clever, and O'malley can write a natural dialogue, if a bit Joss Whedon-y, and the art style does have a charm of it's own.

But the main characters fucking kill everything else. I hate both Scott and Ramona. And while the big idea of the book was to bring a growth character arc to both of them, it comes in the very last book over a relationship that never gave the reader any reason to be besides the two people in it being self-absorved assholes.

It's okay to have assholes main characters if the point is to redeem them, but at one point in the story, you gotta give the reader a fucking reason to care about these people and the trials they are going through, and I couldn't bring myself to care, and the end just falls flat, because you don't believe these two were ever in love to begin with. Scott was just attracted to the mysterious cooler and above all pixie charm of Ramona and his own childish desire for romance... and Ramona was just killing time when it was time for her to disappear into the ether and leave yet another broken heart because the thing she values the most is her perceived image of being the eccentric aloof cool girl, ever searching for herself.

For very few things I have such a 180 turn like this, and that is why I find Scott Pilgrim fascinating and a drag at the same time.

 

[Godzilla@1989]

Well, the whole Scott Pilgrim story seems to be a bit of a light parody of the mid 2000's young adult hipster live style. They definitely acknowledged the self absorved nature of that generation, but I don't think the author had any intention of making any real bitting commentary on that.

The Scott Pilgrim books are interesting to me, because when they came out, I was at the right time and place to love them, and so I did, I loved those books and thought the setting and the idea behind it were genius...

And then, a few years ago, I revisited those books and I found myself despising the books. I still think the setting and the videogame gimmick is quite clever, and O'malley can write a natural dialogue, if a bit Joss Whedon-y, and the art style does have a charm of it's own.

But the main characters fucking kill everything else. I hate both Scott and Ramona. And while the big idea of the book was to bring a growth character arc to both of them, it comes in the very last book over a relationship that never gave the reader any reason to be besides the two people in it being self-absorved assholes.

It's okay to have assholes main characters if the point is to redeem them, but at one point in the story, you gotta give the reader a fucking reason to care about these people and the trials they are going through, and I couldn't bring myself to care, and the end just falls flat, because you don't believe these two were ever in love to begin with. Scott was just attracted to the mysterious cooler and above all pixie charm of Ramona and his own childish desire for romance... and Ramona was just killing time when it was time for her to disappear into the ether and leave yet another broken heart because the thing she values the most is her perceived image of being the eccentric aloof cool girl, ever searching for herself.

For very few things I have such a 180 turn like this, and that is why I find Scott Pilgrim fascinating and a drag at the same time.

The movie though, could’ve been more successful commercially had they not over-budgeted the film. Maybe a $40 million budget with cheap, but decent effects would’ve been the way to go. That movie looked way overproduced as hell. And maybe casting a more bankable and more charismatic actor than Michael Cera would make the character more believe

But like I said, Universal overspent on this movie, like they had with other quirky indie-style movies during the time they were being bought out by Comcast between 2009-2011-and it was foolish to have it open against a movie featuring 80s action stars. Had it open in September 2010, it might have done better.

 

[Smithfield Ham]

Y'know, I felt bad for Knives Chau initially, since she's easily the far more interesting and likable girl with an actual personality beyond being a spiteful, aloof cunt who's entire personality depends on how other people see her (the way knives reacts to Scott's "puck man" anecdote vs Ramona) and she got discarded like rubbish because Scott wanted to fuck a cancerous "manic pixie dream girl" bitch.

But then I realized Knives got a happy ending after all, and she's probably one of the luckiest characters in the book: she was saved from having to be in a relationship with Scott Pilgrim. The girl didn't just dodge a bullet, she dodged a massive .308 hollow point covered in ebola goo.

 

[Flexo]

The movie though, could’ve been more successful commercially had they not over-budgeted the film. Maybe a $40 million budget with cheap, but decent effects would’ve been the way to go. That movie looked way overproduced as hell. And maybe casting a more bankable and more charismatic actor than Michael Cera would make the character more believe

But like I said, Universal overspent on this movie, like they had with other quirky indie-style movies during the time they were being bought out by Comcast between 2009-2011-and it was foolish to have it open against a movie featuring 80s action stars. Had it open in September 2010, it might have done better.

Gotta disagree.

Michael Cera is perfect as Scott.

 

[dickass42069]

I finally realized who Moviebob's avatar reminds me of

Bonus flag of the superior future

 

[Sexy Senior Citizen]

I finally realized who Moviebob's avatar reminds me of
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The resemblance is uncanny.

 

[Bolo]

I will live a thousand lives and never understand this idiot.

First, what in the fuck is "a metro/urban-centric, post-manual-labor globally-integrated knowledge-economy"? If we are talking economy sectors, I think he would be talking third sector, services and entertainment, which the US has the largest third sector in the planet... since the fucking 60's.

But if he is talking about the bulk of the economy... then no, the primary and secondary sectors (basicaly farming and industry) are still the ones who make most money due the need to consume... think like this, not everybody likes to watch movies, but everybody needs to wipe their asses.

But still, if you are talking classes, or at least the background of the people who command the profits of the primary and secondary sectors, we are talking college educated urban people... fucking Billy Bob from the assembly line won't moonlight as a executive Robert.

So, what the fuck is this "inversion" Robert is talking about? The rural flight happened over 70 years, personal sucess now values white collar jobs, artist, celebrities and the intellectuals do have a larger range of communication and influence than anyone else... i just don't get where in the fuck does Robert get the notion that the red-neck from the factory holds all the social capital... Because Hillary lost? The same Hillary that he own party turned their backs on and let the guy who had less votes than Romney win?

I don't like the debate bros, but fuck me, I would love to see someone confront Robert on these stupid tweets he makes.. at least someone with half a brain, not the retards that keep replying to him weak shit...

But at least I understand the "change" Robert wants... you guys remember tht Tranny that was crying about being called out a while ago? Yeah, Robert wants her to be CEO. Galaxy brain here...

 

[Mola Ram]

I don't like the debate bros, but fuck me, I would love to see someone confront Robert on these stupid tweets he makes.. at least someone with half a brain, not the exceptional individuals that keep replying to him weak shit...

There are two reasons Bob doesn't get called out for debates that crush him into the earth.

1) Most importantly, Bob carefully protects himself from ever being called out. He blocks any thoughtful conservative who would bother, and does a quick fade after a mealymouthed demurral any time he gets called out from the left by someone who disagrees with him and is smarter than he is or higher on the progressive stack (which is most anyone who isn't also a fat white straight-in-theory soyboy). He simply will not engage in a meaningful way if he can't sneer or grovel. There is no debate because Bob is not capable of debate.

2) Less importantly, but still significant, any serious thinker who comes across Bob's tweets will see a phrase like "a metro/urban-centric, post-manual-labor globally-integrated knowledge-economy" and immediately realize this is a total moron spewing polysyllabic gibberish that he doesn't actually understand just to sound intelligent, and will laugh and move on.

 

[Kabuki Actor]

First, what in the fuck is "a metro/urban-centric, post-manual-labor globally-integrated knowledge-economy". If we are talking economy sectors, I think he would be talking third sector, services and entertainment, which the US has the largest third sector in the planet... since the fucking 60's.

It's a dysphemism for the internet being the only business that matters.

 

[The Littlest Shitlord]

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Archive link: https://archive.li/CJNWj

This is Bob providing premium service right here: saying out loud what his side really thinks that they don't want other people to know. Social justice isn't about equality, it's about revenge. This right here shows loud and clear what Bob is really about (and by extension, what his side is really about), no how matter how much he may try to hide and obfuscate it. That's why it's important to archive, because Bob is likely to try to delete and deny.

 

[Marissa Moira]

Change, to me, isn't the bigots and the bullies being "equal" to the people they used to push around (or worse) - it's the people who got pushed around and kept down being in the head office, the boardroom, on the throne... and the bullies having to beg for THEIR scraps.

Man Bob is a Huge fucking faggot who definitely has not let go of shit that happened in Highschool.

How can he fucking hold down a job if he gets a bad boss? I've had bad bosses before but it's fucking stupid to hold a grudge against them after you're done with the company. This is like talking about your exes with your wife, it's not something that you do.


And I think this is why Bob will never have a girlfriend or any serious relationship, if a woman slighted him he would try ruining her life 24/7.

 

[Neko GF]

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I will live a thousand lives and never understand this idiot.

First, what in the fuck is "a metro/urban-centric, post-manual-labor globally-integrated knowledge-economy"? If we are talking economy sectors, I think he would be talking third sector, services and entertainment, which the US has the largest third sector in the planet... since the fucking 60's.

But if he is talking about the bulk of the economy... then no, the primary and secondary sectors (basicaly farming and industry) are still the ones who make most money due the need to consume... think like this, not everybody likes to watch movies, but everybody needs to wipe their asses.

But still, if you are talking classes, or at least the background of the people who command the profits of the primary and secondary sectors, we are talking college educated urban people... fucking Billy Bob from the assembly line won't moonlight as a executive Robert.

So, what the fuck is this "inversion" Robert is talking about? The rural flight happened over 70 years, personal sucess now values white collar jobs, artist, celebrities and the intellectuals do have a larger range of communication and influence than anyone else... i just don't get where in the fuck does Robert get the notion that the red-neck from the factory holds all the social capital... Because Hillary lost? The same Hillary that he own party turned their backs on and let the guy who had less votes than Romney win?

I don't like the debate bros, but fuck me, I would love to see someone confront Robert on these stupid tweets he makes.. at least someone with half a brain, not the exceptional individuals that keep replying to him weak shit...

But at least I understand the "change" Robert wants... you guys remember that Tranny that was crying about being called out a while ago? Yeah, Robert wants her to be CEO. Galaxy brain here...

More evidence that Robert's worldviews are largely influenced by the people who bullied him during highschool and other parts of his miserable life.