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re: I'm sorry LeonPhelps I really am
Posted on 3/14/15 at 3:05 pm to Chef Leppard
Posted on 3/14/15 at 3:05 pm to Chef Leppard
I am glad I could provide some levity to your day.
I've always said I only enjoy heroic films about heroic people. Movies about ordinary people being pursued by some sociopath villain is not my idea of a good time, especially when I think the villain might win as I suspected in No Country For Old Men. Life is too short to subject yourself to that sort of fear or suspense. Who was I even supposed to be rooting for in No Country For Old Men? The bumbling idiot who stumbled across some cash in an open field? The sociopathic killer pursuing him? The cop I could hardly understand who gave no confidence he could stop the sociopath? F that movie.
When I watch a movie when the protagonist is clearly heroic, the suspense is gone because I know he or she will win and I can just enjoy him or her doing so.
I do not enjoy Romcoms...I am a straight male. I do love Pixar and Documentaries as you mentioned. I love superhero movies, pretty much any movie Mel Gibson or Arnold Schwarzenegger (or any 80's action star) is in, biopics, and the occasional drama when the topic is lofty enough, such as Amistad.
I've always said I only enjoy heroic films about heroic people. Movies about ordinary people being pursued by some sociopath villain is not my idea of a good time, especially when I think the villain might win as I suspected in No Country For Old Men. Life is too short to subject yourself to that sort of fear or suspense. Who was I even supposed to be rooting for in No Country For Old Men? The bumbling idiot who stumbled across some cash in an open field? The sociopathic killer pursuing him? The cop I could hardly understand who gave no confidence he could stop the sociopath? F that movie.
When I watch a movie when the protagonist is clearly heroic, the suspense is gone because I know he or she will win and I can just enjoy him or her doing so.
I do not enjoy Romcoms...I am a straight male. I do love Pixar and Documentaries as you mentioned. I love superhero movies, pretty much any movie Mel Gibson or Arnold Schwarzenegger (or any 80's action star) is in, biopics, and the occasional drama when the topic is lofty enough, such as Amistad.
Posted on 3/14/15 at 3:30 pm to LeonPhelps
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Life is too short to subject yourself to that sort of fear or suspense.
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Who was I even supposed to be rooting for in No Country For Old Men? The bumbling idiot who stumbled across some cash in an open field? The sociopathic killer pursuing him? The cop I could hardly understand who gave no confidence he could stop the sociopath? F that movie.
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I do not enjoy Romcoms...I am a straight male. I do love Pixar and Documentaries as you mentioned. I love superhero movies, pretty much any movie Mel Gibson or Arnold Schwarzenegger (or any 80's action star) is in, biopics, and the occasional drama when the topic is lofty enough, such as Amistad.
youre the shite LeonPhelps
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Posted on 3/14/15 at 4:04 pm to LeonPhelps
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I've always said I only enjoy heroic films about heroic people. Movies about ordinary people being pursued by some sociopath villain is not my idea of a good time, especially when I think the villain might win as I suspected in No Country For Old Men. Life is too short to subject yourself to that sort of fear or suspense. Who was I even supposed to be rooting for in No Country For Old Men? The bumbling idiot who stumbled across some cash in an open field? The sociopathic killer pursuing him? The cop I could hardly understand who gave no confidence he could stop the sociopath? F that movie.
I'm actually with you on this, except.....
For me it's about glorifying the negative. So although I like horrors and thrillers, often, I know that they are not trying to glorify or shed a positive light on the sociopath. Clearly we should be cheering for the victims to survive.
However, I don't like morally bankrupt films, most anti-heroes, or any film that champions negative or morally bad actions. For some films this is extremely debatable (The Godfather for example), but the debate itself is enough for me to see it differently.
And I'd agree, films should, for the most part, celebrate heroism and positive actions.
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