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Loved the little video Netflix did, and the shadowrun reference, they knew what they did, and poked fun at it, consider me subscribed until the new one drops

What was the Shadowrun reference, out of curiosity?

 -Loki- wrote:
What was the Shadowrun reference, out of curiosity?

At the end of the short video announce the young orc said somthing like "so who wants to come round for a little shadowrun?"

It shows the writers know what shadowrun is and probably took a small amount of influence from it, its a nice nod either way.

Just watched bright this weekend, it was actually much better than I thought it would be, I was pleasantly surprised. A pretty solid flick I thought. It managed to do its thing without being ridiculously preachy, Will Smith managed to hold it together, it was well nuanced, and was lots of fun.

Lets hope we see more like this.

I've watched it for the third time. It's become a good movie to pick and watch when I want some action. The interaction between the cops is pretty good and the world is suprisingly complex.

I was trying to figure out what the nine races are.

We see Elf, Human, Orcs, some kind of snake related woman, and several people with horns. Dwarves are mentioned but I didn't see any. Did I miss any?

 ChargerIIC wrote:
I've watched it for the third time. It's become a good movie to pick and watch when I want some action. The interaction between the cops is pretty good and the world is suprisingly complex.

I was trying to figure out what the nine races are.

We see Elf, Human, Orcs, some kind of snake related woman, and several people with horns. Dwarves are mentioned but I didn't see any. Did I miss any?

A Centaur was shown, but other than that I think you listed them all that were shown or mentioned.

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:

 ChargerIIC wrote:
I've watched it for the third time. It's become a good movie to pick and watch when I want some action. The interaction between the cops is pretty good and the world is suprisingly complex.

I was trying to figure out what the nine races are.

We see Elf, Human, Orcs, some kind of snake related woman, and several people with horns. Dwarves are mentioned but I didn't see any. Did I miss any?

A Centaur was shown, but other than that I think you listed them all that were shown or mentioned.

Well that's 7. Wonder what the other 2 would be.

 ChargerIIC wrote:

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:

 ChargerIIC wrote:
I've watched it for the third time. It's become a good movie to pick and watch when I want some action. The interaction between the cops is pretty good and the world is suprisingly complex.

I was trying to figure out what the nine races are.

We see Elf, Human, Orcs, some kind of snake related woman, and several people with horns. Dwarves are mentioned but I didn't see any. Did I miss any?

A Centaur was shown, but other than that I think you listed them all that were shown or mentioned.

Well that's 7. Wonder what the other 2 would be.

Well there are a lot of possibilities, I hope we see them in the sequel.

 ChargerIIC wrote:

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:

 ChargerIIC wrote:
I've watched it for the third time. It's become a good movie to pick and watch when I want some action. The interaction between the cops is pretty good and the world is suprisingly complex.

I was trying to figure out what the nine races are.

We see Elf, Human, Orcs, some kind of snake related woman, and several people with horns. Dwarves are mentioned but I didn't see any. Did I miss any?

A Centaur was shown, but other than that I think you listed them all that were shown or mentioned.

Well that's 7. Wonder what the other 2 would be.

Did you not see the dragon flying over the city at the end?

dragons & faeries

sirlynchmob wrote:

 ChargerIIC wrote:

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:

 ChargerIIC wrote:
I've watched it for the third time. It's become a good movie to pick and watch when I want some action. The interaction between the cops is pretty good and the world is suprisingly complex.

I was trying to figure out what the nine races are.

We see Elf, Human, Orcs, some kind of snake related woman, and several people with horns. Dwarves are mentioned but I didn't see any. Did I miss any?

A Centaur was shown, but other than that I think you listed them all that were shown or mentioned.

Well that's 7. Wonder what the other 2 would be.

Did you not see the dragon flying over the city at the end?

dragons & faeries

Considering that Faeries seem to be worth even less to people of that society than Cats and Dogs, I'm gonna assume they arent one of the Big 9. And Dragons being Dragons, probably also not one of the 9.

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:

sirlynchmob wrote:

 ChargerIIC wrote:

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:

 ChargerIIC wrote:
I've watched it for the third time. It's become a good movie to pick and watch when I want some action. The interaction between the cops is pretty good and the world is suprisingly complex.

I was trying to figure out what the nine races are.

We see Elf, Human, Orcs, some kind of snake related woman, and several people with horns. Dwarves are mentioned but I didn't see any. Did I miss any?

A Centaur was shown, but other than that I think you listed them all that were shown or mentioned.

Well that's 7. Wonder what the other 2 would be.

Did you not see the dragon flying over the city at the end?

dragons & faeries

Considering that Faeries seem to be worth even less to people of that society than Cats and Dogs, I'm gonna assume they arent one of the Big 9. And Dragons being Dragons, probably also not one of the 9.

Sure the faeries might not make the cut, but surely dragons would. In a war of 9 races, why wouldn't you count the original weapons of mass destruction.

sirlynchmob wrote:

 ChargerIIC wrote:

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:

 ChargerIIC wrote:
I've watched it for the third time. It's become a good movie to pick and watch when I want some action. The interaction between the cops is pretty good and the world is suprisingly complex.

I was trying to figure out what the nine races are.

We see Elf, Human, Orcs, some kind of snake related woman, and several people with horns. Dwarves are mentioned but I didn't see any. Did I miss any?

A Centaur was shown, but other than that I think you listed them all that were shown or mentioned.

Well that's 7. Wonder what the other 2 would be.

Did you not see the dragon flying over the city at the end?

dragons & faeries

They showed a Dragon near the start as well. There's a long shot of the city with a dragons shadow flying through the clouds.

sirlynchmob wrote:

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:

sirlynchmob wrote:

 ChargerIIC wrote:

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:

 ChargerIIC wrote:
I've watched it for the third time. It's become a good movie to pick and watch when I want some action. The interaction between the cops is pretty good and the world is suprisingly complex.

I was trying to figure out what the nine races are.

We see Elf, Human, Orcs, some kind of snake related woman, and several people with horns. Dwarves are mentioned but I didn't see any. Did I miss any?

A Centaur was shown, but other than that I think you listed them all that were shown or mentioned.

Well that's 7. Wonder what the other 2 would be.

Did you not see the dragon flying over the city at the end?

dragons & faeries

Considering that Faeries seem to be worth even less to people of that society than Cats and Dogs, I'm gonna assume they arent one of the Big 9. And Dragons being Dragons, probably also not one of the 9.

Sure the faeries might not make the cut, but surely dragons would. In a war of 9 races, why wouldn't you count the original weapons of mass destruction.

Well, Dragons have always been hard to read. Sometimes they are good guys, sometimes they are bad guys. Most often they just want to be left alone.

Human, Orc, Dwarf, Goblin, Panahu, Giant, Ogre, Brezzik (Lizardmen), Elf, Centaur. Those are the races that were in the Alliance anyways.

A little more info here, including some infographics:

https://www.reddit.com/r/netflix/comments/7mbspb/what_are_the_9_races_in_bright/

What with the dragons playing no part in the film other than set dressing, we don't know if they're just animals - in which case they probably wouldn't count as one of the "nine races", any more than horses, oxen or dogs would.

So the reddit post leads to a tweet which leads to this infographic:



Pretty smart of them to create the harder to film races in minorities.

They have rare and endangered sentient species...your dragons might be there assuming they are sentient. I suspect these aren't though

Don’t believe I’ve heard of Panahu or Brezzik before.

the Brezzik are apparently lizardmen or maybe beastmen depending on what group of folk you follow on twitter
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no idea on panahu although one account featuring a missing image (or one I cant see in my country) says they most closely resemble walrus people (although from the way they put it the image is far from clear)

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:

 AduroT wrote:
I don’t know that MTF would work for the setting since magic is apparently rare in day to day life and their whole thing is seeking it out.

Its not just magic. It seems they deal with cults like the Inferni and the Shield of Light as well, who are looking for magic and might find it.
Not to mention that there could be incidents that might be seen as magical, but have completely mundane reasons behind them. The vatican would do that with miracles; if they hear talk of a miracle, the church would send down some priests to see if God is really behind it.

Hmmm.. although it has been many years since I read Piers Anthony's Tarot series, I think you have his series plot line solidly stated. This trilogy was an incredible eye-opening experience, IIRC.

I liked the movie, even with a way-too-familiar and formulaic plot regarding police racism. As previously pointed out, the shower scene with Will being the only supporter was a common and cheap play. But, I still really look forward to seeing more and I may watch it again to pick up on some of the world building that zoomed over my head.

Will wasn’t really a supporter though, more merely a tolerater. He definitely didn’t speak to liking the situation, but he was willing to suck it up and play ball long enough to retire.

 AduroT wrote:
Will wasn’t really a supporter though, more merely a tolerater. He definitely didn’t speak to liking the situation, but he was willing to suck it up and play ball long enough to retire.

I certainly agree, but just too often in similar scenarios the story protagonist is the 'lone voice' to further their hero status in the plot. That was certainly the same here. However, I really did like the movie and hope Netflix continues - most of their series and movies are very well done.

I don;t think he was even the "Lone Voice" in this one. To me, it spoke to the "Blue Wall" mentality that you protect and speak-up for your partner if you are a good cop. However, he clearly did not like Jacoby or the situation that much, and seriously considered just blowing the guy away when he had the chance.

 AduroT wrote:
Will wasn’t really a supporter though, more merely a tolerater. He definitely didn’t speak to liking the situation, but he was willing to suck it up and play ball long enough to retire.

That was what I liked. Will was just as racist as the others, but didn't want to be in a position to be obvious about it. Being 'white', I found it uncomfortably easy to identify with. It was very much a 'Hey, I'm not as racist as those guys so it's ok' moment.

Yeah, that's what I got as well. Its clear Ward hated the orc as well, he just didn't want to say it. Hence his bad attitude towards Jakoby and his attempts at getting another partner.

 MDSW wrote:

 AduroT wrote:
Will wasn’t really a supporter though, more merely a tolerater. He definitely didn’t speak to liking the situation, but he was willing to suck it up and play ball long enough to retire.

I certainly agree, but just too often in similar scenarios the story protagonist is the 'lone voice' to further their hero status in the plot. That was certainly the same here. However, I really did like the movie and hope Netflix continues - most of their series and movies are very well done.

Most yea, Id agree. Ive only seen 2 or 3 that I decided to turn off and Ive watched probably......8 or so maybe more. Good stuff

 ChargerIIC wrote:

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:

 ChargerIIC wrote:
I've watched it for the third time. It's become a good movie to pick and watch when I want some action. The interaction between the cops is pretty good and the world is suprisingly complex.

I was trying to figure out what the nine races are.

We see Elf, Human, Orcs, some kind of snake related woman, and several people with horns. Dwarves are mentioned but I didn't see any. Did I miss any?

A Centaur was shown, but other than that I think you listed them all that were shown or mentioned.

Well that's 7. Wonder what the other 2 would be.

Dragons are a distinct possibility, depending on how intelligent they make them. Considering Orcs are a regular part of society, and the Air Force was not scrambled to gun down the one we saw flying at night, I'm betting that there are sentient Dragons.

 Gitzbitah wrote:

 ChargerIIC wrote:

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:

 ChargerIIC wrote:
I've watched it for the third time. It's become a good movie to pick and watch when I want some action. The interaction between the cops is pretty good and the world is suprisingly complex.

I was trying to figure out what the nine races are.

We see Elf, Human, Orcs, some kind of snake related woman, and several people with horns. Dwarves are mentioned but I didn't see any. Did I miss any?

A Centaur was shown, but other than that I think you listed them all that were shown or mentioned.

Well that's 7. Wonder what the other 2 would be.

Dragons are a distinct possibility, depending on how intelligent they make them. Considering Orcs are a regular part of society, and the Air Force was not scrambled to gun down the one we saw flying at night, I'm betting that there are sentient Dragons.

Or they are a protected species, or they aren't always hostile.

 OrlandotheTechnicoloured wrote:
the Brezzik are apparently lizardmen or maybe beastmen depending on what group of folk you follow on twitter
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no idea on panahu although one account featuring a missing image (or one I cant see in my country) says they most closely resemble walrus people (although from the way they put it the image is far from clear)

Panda / Furbolgs maybe ? Or Rakasha (tigers) as its a kind of India-ish word

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:

 Gitzbitah wrote:

 ChargerIIC wrote:

 VictorVonTzeentch wrote:

 ChargerIIC wrote:
I've watched it for the third time. It's become a good movie to pick and watch when I want some action. The interaction between the cops is pretty good and the world is suprisingly complex.

I was trying to figure out what the nine races are.

We see Elf, Human, Orcs, some kind of snake related woman, and several people with horns. Dwarves are mentioned but I didn't see any. Did I miss any?

A Centaur was shown, but other than that I think you listed them all that were shown or mentioned.

Well that's 7. Wonder what the other 2 would be.

Dragons are a distinct possibility, depending on how intelligent they make them. Considering Orcs are a regular part of society, and the Air Force was not scrambled to gun down the one we saw flying at night, I'm betting that there are sentient Dragons.

Or they are a protected species, or they aren't always hostile.

Or the US military found out that dragons don't care about what's going on below them, but attacking a dragon only pisses it off, and you end up with a flying Godzilla situation, so you let them go about their business. I mean, assuming Dragons are magical, and the capabilities of magic in the Bright setting.....

 AegisGrimm wrote:
Much, much better than the Underworld movies.

Bite your tongue! Kate Beckinsale is a goddess.

This was better than I expected. Honestly it gets points from me if for no other reason than Will Smith actually managed not to agitate me during his time on screen. A sufficiently large enough step away from his usually cocky wise cracking smart ass without a soul performances that I could enjoy him in a movie.

I do wish the plot was a bit stronger. I don't know it felt thin. The world building is incredible, and really got my attention thought. This is a world I'd like to see more of.