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Why is Warner Bros. Discovery putting old movies on YouTube?

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641 points shortformblog | 8 comments | 05 Feb 25 14:47 UTC | HN request time: 0.31s | source | bottom
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vanderZwan ◴[05 Feb 25 15:57 UTC] No.42950360[source]▶
> Anyway, Waiting for Guffman still holds up, and you can watch it on YouTube, for free.

On top of that it never was released outside of the US before! As a European fan of Spinal Tap I'm quite excited to finally be able to see this film.

Also: no mention of The Mission, which is also in the list? That's quite a critically acclaimed one. Just look at these opening paragraphs from its wikipedia page:

> The Mission is a 1986 British historical drama film about the experiences of a Jesuit missionary in 18th-century South America.[4] Directed by Roland Joffé and written by Robert Bolt, the film stars Robert De Niro, Jeremy Irons, Ray McAnally, Aidan Quinn, Cherie Lunghi, and Liam Neeson.

> The film premiered in competition at the 39th Cannes Film Festival, winning the Palme d'Or. At the 59th Academy Awards it was nominated for seven awards including Best Picture and Best Director, winning for Best Cinematography. The film has also been cited as one of the greatest religious films of all time, appearing in the Vatican film list's "Religion" section and being number one on the Church Times' Top 50 Religious Films list.

Oh, and the score is by a certain Ennio Morricone.

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3IpNXw6Y05M&list=PL7Eup7JXSc...

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mission_(1986_film)

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1. tomaytotomato ◴[05 Feb 25 16:30 UTC] No.42950920[source]▶
I discovered the Mission through an Ennio Morricone playlist, and didn't regret it.

Not a religious person but it made me aware of who the Jesuits were and read up on them. Truly a fascinating part of the Catholic Church, they're like crack Navy Seals in religious terms, or 10x engineers of the Vatican :)

I sometimes program whilst listening to "Gabriel's Oboe" on repeat for hours and hours

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OIna_nXFxM

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2. wbl ◴[05 Feb 25 16:46 UTC] No.42951238[source]▶
What is the similarity between the Dominicans and the Jesuits?

Both were started to fight heresy: the Dominicans the Cathars, the Jesuits the Protestants. Both were started by soldiers. Both have unique spiritual disciplines.

What's the difference? Meet any Cathars lately?

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3. cptnapalm ◴[05 Feb 25 17:20 UTC] No.42951877[source]▶
10 out of 10. Would guffaw again.
4. richiebful1 ◴[05 Feb 25 17:21 UTC] No.42951883[source]▶
To be fair, the Protestants had the printing press and significant political support on their side
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5. bregma ◴[05 Feb 25 17:26 UTC] No.42951973[source]▶
Jesuits are usually ordained priests. Dominicans are usually not. The difference is black cassocks vs. white tunics.
6. taurknaut ◴[05 Feb 25 20:15 UTC] No.42954486{3}[source]▶
Luther also showed up just as the HRE's centralization was beginning to show major major cracks. Luther wasn't the first "heretic" to challenge the catholic church, but he was the first one with major political support (a duke or a prince, I can't recall which).
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7. wbl ◴[05 Feb 25 23:22 UTC] No.42956817{4}[source]▶
There's also the Moravians and Lolards. Everyone knew Catholicism needed to change but it wasn't until the Reformation the pressure existed for the Counter-reformation to overcome the obstacles within the Catholic church.
8. glaugh ◴[07 Feb 25 22:55 UTC] No.42978464[source]▶
I went to a Jesuit high school but am not religious now. But I still have a soft spot for the Jesuits. They tend to be liberal (relatively speaking) and taught extensively about social justice, and generally are very education-oriented.