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Re: Your helpful movie morality thread
that would be my second example: Luke Skywalker has Darth Vader at his mercy at the end of Return of the Jedi and spares him. vs Anakin Skywalker has Count Dooku at his mercy at the beginning of Revenge of the Sith and decapitates him. -
Re: Your helpful movie morality thread
Well John; this has always been a central theme in Batman; so I dunno if that example is the best one. There is a load of complete moral wankery in the Dark Knight though, like Lucious Fox threatening to resign over that stupid stupid VR machine. 'OH NO, I CAN SEE THE VAGUE OUTLINE OF 30M PEOPLE!! BIG BROTHER MAAAAAAAN.'… -
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HAHA Vig and Microneezia -- you're of course absolutely right. funny, too. Vig, I didn't know about that book, that sounds great. I know about the Heroes Journey, but i dontk now about the others. I do realize that a lot of the stories told now-a-days are formulaic of course... and I'm certainly not that magic show guy. I… -
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Ghandi was able to do what he did because of the era that he lived in. if someone had layed down in front of nazi tanks, the nazis would have ran them the fuck over. ethnocentrism simply does not identify with people outside of it's group. Gandhi and mother Teressa's focus on cultivating the loving side of one's self is… -
Re: Your helpful movie morality thread
What if your examples do not spark a rash of copy cat morally corrupt choices, but exposes them and that gets everyone talking about it and society as a whole takes a tougher stance? Is it then a good idea to tell people not to see it because its stupid? I think instead of railing against movies you hate or find morally…
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