I was rooting for Viktor Drago the most

I really thought they did a great job of showing, in a really minimalistic way, how cold and sad Viktor and Ivan’s lives are in the beginning. Viktor is working hard every day, probably since he was little. You could immediately sense that this motherfucker is legit and strong as fuck.

But he’s always been in the shadow of his father, the most famous or infamous boxer in Russia, who the whole country completely abandoned because he lost against Rocky.

His own mother left him because his father lost this match. Ivan was probably also a really tough dad and had to learn how to become a father.

Viktor clearly loves his father and wants to make him proud more than anything. He looks angry all the time, but for me, it’s more the face of a stressed-out individual who wants to do the right thing. He’s the one who immediately wants to touch gloves with Creed.

I also loved the scene where he rebelled and cried at the gathering when he saw his mother, maybe for the first time, and was like, “Fuck these people. What are we doing here? They all left you when you needed them.”

And Ivan really thinks it’s justified how they treated him because he lost a fucking boxing match.

You could see the insecurity and sadness behind all the anger and toughness in Viktor’s eyes. You could see so much in their quiet relationship.

Halfway through the movie, I was completely rooting for Viktor to win, haha. But not for Russia or his dad, for himself.

The moment his trash mother left for the second time was such a sad moment. You could see everything in his expression. I think it was also a wake-up call for Ivan, like, “What the fuck am I doing here?”

Throwing in the towel was a great way to end the fight. Telling him, “It’s okay. I love you either way,” was a really touching scene.

Man, I didn’t think I’d be so touched by a Rocky movie.

At the end, they both jogged in peace together, with no stress on Viktor’s face anymore.

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u/hqpkomah — 1 day ago

Creed 3 completely disrespected Rocky

I've just watched the Creed movies for the first time. I really like them, the second in particular.

I even thought the ending of two was a great ending for the Rocky character. As you know, Stallone isn't in Creed 3 because of problems with a producer, blah blah blah.

I even think it was a decent movie. But come the fuck on.

This whole franchise is built on Rocky. He was the heart of 1 + 2, and in the third one he doesn't even get a cameo? A phone call? A card? A shoutout? Anything??

He's not even at the funeral of his best friend's wife and his other friend's mother?? Are you kidding me?

They straight-up act like the first two movies didn't exist. Like Creed didn't have a fatherly relationship with Rocky.

I think they mention the name Rocky two times? But in such a weird way it feels like Creed doesn't even know him personally.

Like, I said, I would be totally cool with Rocky not being his trainer anymore in this movie. But the way they handled it is so ridiculously disrespectful.

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u/hqpkomah — 1 day ago

Secret Window (2004)/ Ninth Gate (1999) i think Johnny Depp is perfect for horror/thrillers.

u/hqpkomah — 5 days ago

Philosoph Emil Cioran über Arbeit (1994)

"Ich habe eine Entscheidung getroffen: Nicht zu arbeiten. Als Parasit zu leben. Ich habe in meinem Leben nie gearbeitet. Ich hatte nie einen Job, außer für ein Jahr in Brasov als Gymnasiallehrer. Und es war ein kompletter Misserfolg. Ich erkannte, dass ich keinen Beruf ausüben konnte. Ich muss im Leben herumwandern. Jede Verantwortung vermeiden. Ich muss alles tun, um meine Freiheit zu retten. Freiheit, nicht im eigentlichen Sinne des Wortes zu arbeiten. Mein ganzes Leben lang habe ich berechnet, wie ich in einem vollständigen Sinne frei sein kann. Das Leben ist nur lebenswert, wenn man frei ist. Ich möchte in keiner Weise ein Sklave sein. Dies ist die einzige absolute Gewissheit, die ich im Leben hatte. Ich möchte nicht untergeordnet sein. Ich kann jeder Demütigung erliegen. Unter der Bedingung, dass ich frei bin." -Emil Cioran

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u/hqpkomah — 6 days ago
▲ 67 r/rant

Stop worshipping stupid fucking celebrities. Think about what you consume and live your own life.

I mean, I love music and movies and art in general, but I am talking strictly about the celebrity bullshit beyond that. Most of those people are so fucking stupid and out of touch with literally anything real on this planet and still they are worshipped like gods.

The stupidest reality-show scum is often number one on Netflix. People who are super into them are also such weird people.

Why would you give a fuck about the life of a celebrity? There are so many cool interesting smart people in this world and you go with timothee chalamet?

Live your own life in this world. Don't waste your time talking about what Brad Pitt does.

I don't even live in America, but the fucking Met Gala looks like the Hunger Games District 1. Are those people you look up too?

After the Epstein files, it's even proven that many of those Hollywood weirdos are just evil cunts.

I like Leonardo DiCaprio as an actor, but this piece of shit is one of the biggest hypocrites there is. He lectured everyone about climate change in his Oscar speech while partying with Jeff Bezos on a yacht and flying around the world on private jets. You fucking asshole.

They are rotten through and through. They're always crying about paparazzi, but they still all live in the city with the most paparazzi. People like Hailey Bieber would probably get a nervous breakdown if nobody recognized her on the street anymore. Most of them would probably get depressed if everyone just ignored them like normal people.

Also, every second beautiful woman eventually looks like a fucking ghoul with all the plastic surgery, and they would probably sell their own mother for more fame and money.

Taylor Swift's fans and music are so boring. She found a niche in bringing boring, uninspiring, and unintellectual music to boring women. You have to have no character to buy an album from her. I'm just genuinely baffled by the kind of people we make famous nowadays. Look at the Kardashian clan.

Go listen to more indie music or underground hip-hop, etc. Watch arthouse and indie films if you want to experience art with meaning, sometimes even Mainstream movies can be great. But think what you support!

don't watch Fast & Furious 15 . A series that started out cool and is now the pinnacle of everything that's wrong with Hollywood and the people who support this uninspired, soulless lazy trash where you can watch your braincells dying.

So I'm mostly also angry at the normal people who support this nonsense.

They're not gods, they're not your friends, and they don't give a fuck about you. They just want your Money.

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u/hqpkomah — 6 days ago

Ich m(26) habe seit 20 Jahren dieselben vier besten Freunde, und bin für immer dankbar dafür

Ich (m26) bin so dankbar, dass ich seit 20 Jahren vier beste Freunde habe, die ich im Kindergarten und in der Volksschule kennengelernt habe.

Die immer hinter mir stehen, die meine Schulzeit, die ich sonst gehasst hätte, unglaublich witzig gemacht haben. Und mit denen ich so unendlich viele tolle und intime Momente erlebt habe.

Wir haben uns alle ziemlich ähnlich entwickelt und sind ein Haufen Hip-Hop- und Musik-Geeks, Nerds und Hippies.

Es ist so cool, dass ich mit ihnen über alles philosophieren kann, über die tiefsinnigsten Themen reden kann und wir uns im nächsten Moment beleidigen und uns totlachen.

Ich liebe es, dass jeder über sich selbst lachen kann und nicht alles immer so ernst nimmt.

Es ist in der Zeit bei jedem von uns im Leben so viel passiert, aber wir haben uns nie verloren.

Wenn ich andere Leute in meinem Alter anschaue, weiß ich, dass das nicht selbstverständlich ist. Ich bin so dankbar dafür, so gute Freunde zu haben.

Ich fühle mich schon immer oft wie ein Alien auf dieser Welt, aber mit ihnen fühle ich mich zugehörig.

Ich weiß nicht, wo ich ohne sie wäre.

Das sind wirklich meine Brüder.

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u/hqpkomah — 9 days ago
▲ 813 r/2000sNostalgia+1 crossposts

I love the first five Fast & Furious movies. It’s a shame they became superhero movies after that.

u/hqpkomah — 12 days ago

Der Kay-One-Beef war das Beste, was Bushido passieren konnte – allein schon wegen Sonny Black.

Ja Bushido ist heute eine absolute Witzfigur, die niemand mehr ernst nehmen kann. Und Kay natürlich der Sieger all die Jahre später. Aber was er bzw. EGJ ab 2014 mit Shindy abgerissen hat, kann man ihm nicht wegnehmen.

„Stress ohne Grund“

NWA und „FVCKB!TCHE$GETMONE¥“ von Shindy

„Leben und Tod des Kenneth Glöckler“ (damals unglaublich gut)

das „Sonny Black“-Album, das meiner Meinung nach bei Weitem das beste Album von Bushido ist

Was vermutlich größtenteils Shindy geschrieben hat, weshalb es das so niemals ohne ihn und ohne den Beef mit Kay gegeben hätte.

Und dann auch noch CCN3 und natürlich Cla$$ic.

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u/hqpkomah — 2 months ago
▲ 136 r/TheOC

TheOC is so frustrating as an Adult

I am a dude (26) who has been watching this show since I was like 8, haha. I love it deeply.

But as an adult, this show is so frustrating. Ryan and Marissa, and Summer and Seth, can't literally have a single fucking episode where they are a happy couple. They break up and lose faith in each other every couple of episodes.

And there are way too many love interests for everyone, in my opinion. I am aware that it's a teen drama, but I think there would be way more potential for other tropes where the relationships get stronger while they are still in a healthier relationship with each other.

In my opinion, they break up way too easily, they don't trust each other, and they lie all the time. It seems like the writers didn't have many ideas for the show, which is a shame because the whole premise is and always was great.

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u/hqpkomah — 2 months ago
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The cashier at Billa searched my bag

I went into Billa, didn't find what I wanted, and left without buying anything. On my way out, I heard a woman yelling (I have German A1), and when I looked back, the cashier was talking (shouting) at me. I went over and said that I didn't understand German. She was extremely irritated and kept shouting in German until a guy translated for me: she wanted to search my bag. I felt extremely embarrassed by the whole scene she caused. I wonder if this kind of behavior is normal or common, or if it happened because I’m not white. [ I’m Latina]

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u/Level_Sector4810 — 2 months ago