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#21

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Sheilbh - December 26, 2025, 07:42:23 PM

Sure - and she has a boss. She flagged the risk, they accepted it.

I think my view is similar to cc's but a little different in that I don't read it as a character flaw. I think why I like the film is that none of the characters' flaws actually matter - similarly there are no heroes. It's not about greed or anything like that but simply being in an office/working for a company.

I think there's several points in the film (including with her) where different characters note "didn't seem like much a choice" and that's the point in my view. You could be the most principled person in the world screaming about the risk a year before it hits and you'd have been fired a lot earlier, and you'd have lost your options and your healthcare etc. Similarly you could be the opposite (maybe the Penn Badgley character) and you'll still get fired. Everyone is doing their job, everyone's smart and doing it well - none of them exemplify anything, they are just in the system, working.

#22

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Admiral Yi - December 26, 2025, 07:32:16 PM

there's undoubtedly other risks to manage, as she's head of risk management. that means one of the risks she's supposed to manage is this one.

#23

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Admiral Yi - December 26, 2025, 06:12:59 PM

Joe Rogan is reachable, and by extension, the brosphere.

#24

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Sheilbh - December 26, 2025, 06:11:07 PM

What has she been doing for the last year?

Her job. She escalated the risk, a decision was taken and there's probably plenty of other risks to manage in the next year - plus decisions to take with firing people etc.

You never answered my question: what additional scenes would you have liked to see written for Demi?

No idea. I'm not a writer and I'm not saying there's a gap in the plot (although I don't think I've ever spotted a plot hole ). Just think she's good in it and a bit underused compared to some of the others.

#25

Off the Record / Re: What does a TRUMP presiden...

Last post by Josquius - December 26, 2025, 05:08:39 PM

Apparently this attack killed nobody. Landed in empty fields bemusing the locals. Though I've also read it might have killed a camel. Clearly a very dangerous camel to demand a multi million dollar response.

#26

Off the Record / Re: Facebook Follies of Friend...

Last post by Josquius - December 26, 2025, 05:04:50 PM

... No?
Those horrid fat supermarket things are not real pancakes.
The one on the left looks more like a pancake.
Crepes... Are sort of in between thickness wise. But significantly smaller radius.

Also eating any for breakfast is madness. Only done occasionally with Crepes as with the way they're made you usually end up with a tonne of them left over.

And iirc isn't a savoury crepe technically a galette?

#27

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Admiral Yi - December 26, 2025, 05:04:41 PM

Yes. But they also take drastic action because the volatility has exceeded the model 5-6 days in the last two weeks and Irons cannot hear a thing - while she flagged the risk a year prior.

I think everyone in the film is clearly very good at the job and also basically do the only things they could. They matter but also don't. It's part of what I think makes it such a good film.

What has she been doing for the last year?

BTW, I think the 2nd risk assessment associate does not show he is clearly very good at his job.

You never answered my question: what additional scenes would you have liked to see written for Demi?

#28

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Sheilbh - December 26, 2025, 04:51:18 PM

She also added "perhaps not as forcefully as I should have."

Whatever narrative you or I choose to attach to Demi and Jeremy's discussion of risk, the fact remains that in the movie, Jeremy takes drastic action after listening to Spock but not after listening to Demi.

Yes. But they also take drastic action because the volatility has exceeded the model 5-6 days in the last two weeks and Irons cannot hear a thing - while she flagged the risk a year prior.

I think everyone in the film is clearly very good at the job and also basically do the only things they could. They matter but also don't. It's part of what I think makes it such a good film.

#29

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by Admiral Yi - December 26, 2025, 03:46:54 PM

Hmmm.  Wait another year. 

#30

Off the Record / Re: TV/Movies Megathread

Last post by mongers - December 26, 2025, 03:43:45 PM

I think I've seen it on youtube free.  But those come and go.

I've a couple of stream services, but no I meant in terms of me being a laggard regarding watching recent / 21st century films.