JaffnaCakes

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[–] JaffnaCakes@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

Just surprised they aren't considering Madagascar

[–] JaffnaCakes@lemmy.world 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I need to know what about the outdoor experience is believable. Ambient sounds, animals, rainfall?

[–] JaffnaCakes@lemmy.world 45 points 10 months ago (2 children)

It's one of the poorest states, rife with poverty and crime, low employment opportunities, and high rates of illiteracy and other markers of low education. Coupled with the issues which affect India more broadly, such as overpopulation and class and caste discrimination, make it a not very nice place.

[–] JaffnaCakes@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

Sri Lanka: Thousands arrested in week-long anti-drug operation. Same story on the BBC

[–] JaffnaCakes@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Missing from the auto TLDR. "The court did not order any punishment, according to a statement by TISL."

So no change will come from it, it took action from the people to oust the Rajapaksa's who continue to make themselves rich at the expense of their people and this is no deterrent nor are there safeguards to stop it happening again.

[–] JaffnaCakes@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago

Supersize Me 2: Holy Chicken! covers this and is definitely worth a watch. He sets up a fried chicken restaurant and establishes all the minimum criteria to promote your food as free range/organic/healthy etc when it really isn't.

[–] JaffnaCakes@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well we were told it was "a good story, for another time"...

[–] JaffnaCakes@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

I went in with high expectations from having seen the trailer and was disappointed. It was beautifully shot, incredible sets, amazing cinematography, fantastic score, visually the whole thing was a joy to watch.

Sadly it was let down by the characters, who all ended up being fairly two dimensional (with some being so one dimensional it bordered on satire). The story was fairly dull, ended up being your 'strong but damaged man learns to care again whilst looking after a small person', with doses of 'US bad' and 'what if AI had feelings too?' (which ended up being rather clumsy).

It all ended up being too long, and suffering from some pacing issues which allowed you to think about all the plot holes and inconsistencies. It's a shame, we definitely need more well done sci-fi to stimulate the genre but sadly this wasn't the film for me.