“Stop trying to hit me and HIT ME!”
{ “Reaper” is the creative animus for Sucker Punch AΩ: Episode III. The forecast is grim; we reap what we sow. }
The “Pacifist” is a recurring xbox achievement gamers can unlock by completing a level without firing a shot. It’s in HALO and Call of Duty (and probably many more games). In COD World at War it’s actually called “Kamikaze.” Here it is:
“You Were Crazy Enough to Try It” — Call of Duty: World at War
Complete a level on Regular difficulty or higher using only melee or grenades — completed a mission without firing a single shot.
Friends, there is not a single firearm in Episode II. And I’ll accept every praise with open arms, for making that disciplined choice knowing our world was on the brink. (To hell with it now).
Achievement Unlocked🔓💠 Here it should be called, “Enter The Dragon.” In honor of the ‘slappers only’ 1973 Martial Arts classic (review inbound). I laugh like a hyena inside knowing that no matter the success my series achieves, it will merely be a side story about those girls on Han’s island who fluff Bruce Lee.
Slippers and makeup— doesn’t quite scratch the itch in 2026 does it? Regardless, we cannot proceed further in this story without getting our hands dirty. Baby Doll’s auxillary weapon is an M1911A1 pistol, and it’s integral to her development.
In Zack Snyder’s Sucker Punch (2011) Baby Doll’s pistol represents the opportunity she squanders in the very beginning of the movie, to stop an evil man from inflicting further harm upon her, her sister and other innocent people. She pulls off an impossible maneuver to obtain the gun, catching her abusive stepfather off guard. She has him dead to rights but lacks the constitution to pull the trigger. She drops the weapon and flees, and by doing so re-doubles his power over her, which he of course uses to silence her permanently.
Baby Doll, this is is The Wise Man speaking to you. Can you hear me? Baby Doll, it’s 2026 and you are a lobotomized vegetable living in a permanent black mirror episode. Your friends and family are all dead or enslaved. You’ve been used and abused in every way a person can be abused. Your body is broken and your soul vanished. What advice would you give that teenage girl back in that sleezy halfway house? The younger version of you.
Baby Doll: (grumbling) “Take the thought! Ew puthy ath bith!”
Experience Film🤷🏽
Experience Film 
It sounds like a brief tragedy, my friend—wise and sombre! But as you rightly pointed out, we reap what we sow! Take care and keep it up! 👍🖖🫂
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“We reap what we sow” should become a mantra this year. It will help me remember that violence has consequences. That to sow peace and kindness is always preferable. Christians often speak of “planting seeds.” Referring to acts of kindness, primarily. This morning, after reading your comment, I gave $20 to my neighbor who is homeless. Your wisdom and encouragement has a very positive effect on me🖖 Have a good day my friend (🎥 <- YES🙌 It's time to make a movie!)
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Interesting review of the movie.
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Lulu: “Our Dada loves to play those D&D style RPGs like Baldur’s Gate and yet in the games he is constantly trying to talk his way out of situations and making friends with everybody he can. Which is kind of how a dog would do it, but I hear his friends who play the game with him sometimes wish he would just let them get on with clearing out the goblin camp or whatever instead of spending a few hours having conversations with them …”
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Those games sound fun and challenging! That’s my style a lotta times too. When I’m at my best, I’ll try to make friends even in lone survivor Battle Royale mode on Fortnite. Most players usually just shoot me in the face, but when a peace offering succeeds it’s such a rush. Now clearing goblin camps out together really sounds like the best of both worlds.
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