Marxs2781's movie Reviews on Newgrounds

[TD-The Strike]

Very interesting and insightful. I think we can all learn a valuable lesson from this video - particularly as a student. Sometimes you can afford to waste and even fail, but it depends on what you consider to be a success 5/5.

[Skyrim Console Commands | Root & Digby]

Fantastic work! Great animation and voice acting too! Captures the essence of those afternoons many of us have spent around computer games ~ Half a star off only for dependence on actual game footage, but again a plus for using humor (as for the animation work itself 5/5).

[Menstrual Gear Solid 4 (Metal Gear Solid 4 Parody)]

This is very good - I like the animation and clearly a lot of effort has gone into it. I have taken just 1 star off as it is not my (favorite) type of humor, but still quite eye catching! Great game to parody ofc - there's just something special about Metal Gear Solid, menstrual or otherwise!... Great work!

FlumpyTripod responds:

Thanks.

[Angry Video Game Nerd Anime: Part 2 (feat. Nostalgia Critic, Pat Contri & MatPat)]

Amazing - nostalgic indeed; like a trip back to the 90s. Looks grainy just like old VHS tapes; or dare I say Betamax? I said it anyway. Didn't catch all the references; but I think less than 5/5 wouldn't be fair...

[Instant Kharma]

Very funny! Not my favorite style of animation but love the humor. Reminds me a little of Cartoon Network shows from the 90s... Not even sure what to improve; perhaps the background characters could move more? Depends on how much time you have etc. Great work!

[Etiquette Class : Foamy The Squirrel]

Short but very funny - it is not often I hear about etiquette classes, although its probably a lesson we can all re-learn once in a while. We all enjoy expensive restaurants, but not when its boring - better to enjoy fancy Mexican food and vibrating underwear. Underwear is definitely a theme here; and perhaps a sweaty couch aftermath. Animation fantastic as always; very slight difference in style compared to previous works... 5/5 all the same.

[A Latte Protest : Foamy The Squirrel]

Fantastic.. I'm both happy and sad that this reminds of my real life haha.. Love the 'Joe' explanation. Thought about it myself - still can't figure it out. Apparently we all also have an uncle named Bob. I hope he is a nice person . . . 5/5 :)

[Stop Protecting Stupid People : Foamy The Squirrel]

Deliciously cynical as always. I am not sure if I can express my thoughts here properly without a crayon though. Maybe a 5/5 will do it :)

[Authentic Life]

I concur that the description was more interesting than the video, nevertheless it works as a package. So I give it 4/5.
As for the discussion; I think it comes to various personal and circumstantial factors. Logically if the machine 'virtual' life = 'authentic' life, then you would incur a traveling for moving between realities (as, there is no such thing as 'free' movement). Therefore to minimize energy wastage, you may as well stay in this 'authentic' reality. Otherwise, if you were stuck in the 'virtual' reality, you would still incur a cost to move. Therefore, economically moving is not advisable in that case.

Philosophically - we are emotionally attached to that which we hold dear as reality and comfort; you will feel familiar with those who understand your experiences, places of living etc. So you must sacrifice familiarity to move to a new 'better' version with different sources of 'comfort'. It is a risk, and as humans we would be suspicious of such promises - so in reality we may stay here on earth.

That's that! Thanks for the great post and work. Keep thinking ^^ . . .

GoodL responds:

Thank you so much!

The concept that you seem to be describing there, from what i understand, is called status quo bias, meaning people will be hesitant to change from what they have always known/believed/etc. And this is something that I definitely recognize the validity in. What I think is important to note here is that I don't mean to suggest that EVERYONE would make the same choice that I would (specifically, choosing to enter the Experience Machine). Instead, a big part of my criticism of Nozick here is that he seems to suggest that everyone would make the same decision that he would, and completely overlooks, as you said, personal and circumstantial factors. He says that anyone put in that position would say no to the machine just because HE thinks there is something more to life than (or rather, intrinsic goods other than) happiness.

Another thing to consider in Nozick's experiment is that he says to assume that everyone will be entering the machines, ignoring the logistics of things like machine maintenance. So if you assume that to be the case, then I believe that for most people there wouldn't be much to the world if it were completely devoid of all other people. Considering that the world would be fundamentally changed by the existence of the Experience Machine, status quo bias would hold very little weight since the status quo would cease to exist.

Thanks again, I really appreciate all those stars and the supportive words, as well as your contribution to the discussion. It means a lot to me! :)

[Thrift Store Clothes : Foamy The Squirrel]

Fantastic work - very much reminds me of conversations in my real life (which I see as a good thing ^^). Funny writing and relevant social commentary. Best wishes and a straight 5 :)