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Why Do We Get Sad When Dogs Die in Movies But Not People?
Posted on 4/27/13 at 6:35 pm
Posted on 4/27/13 at 6:35 pm
Two scenes that stand out to me are in The Butterfly Effect when the dog is burned alive and in Halloween when Michael kills the dog. I did not have that feeling when Michael kid any of the humans.
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Posted on 4/27/13 at 6:38 pm to JabarkusRussell
De-sensitization and over exposure of people being killed in movies and on tv..we also like dogs better because they love unconditionally.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 6:38 pm to JabarkusRussell
quote:Most of us like dogs. People suck.
Why Do We Get Sad When Dogs Die in Movies But Not People?
Posted on 4/27/13 at 6:40 pm to JabarkusRussell
People get sad when dogs die in films?
This post was edited on 4/27/13 at 8:18 pm
Posted on 4/27/13 at 6:41 pm to Scruffy
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Most of us like dogs. People suck.
Scruffy nailed it.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 6:42 pm to JabarkusRussell
if youre introduced to the chracter over a period of time and become emotionally invested, you will care
Posted on 4/27/13 at 6:44 pm to JabarkusRussell
You are a monster if you don't get upset when something so cute like these dies. 
Posted on 4/27/13 at 6:54 pm to JabarkusRussell
Dogs >>>>>> People
its simple really
its simple really
Posted on 4/27/13 at 7:24 pm to Tactical1
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People get said when dogs die in films?
I don't. Dogs are not people and I neither think of them nor treat them like people.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 7:30 pm to Easy
quote:There are so many more shitty people in this world than shitty dogs and at least dogs don't have the intelligence to know they suck whenever they do. If someone is a shitty person I have no problem seeing them die instead of a good dog (in movies)
I don't. Dogs are not people and I neither think of them nor treat them like people.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 7:30 pm to JabarkusRussell
I don't cry when dogs die. I have cried a couple times when people have died.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 7:53 pm to JabarkusRussell
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The Butterfly Effect
welp, that's one that won't be coming up on my Netflix que.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 8:02 pm to Jim Rockford
You have to see it. Despite the scene, it is one of my 5 all time favorite films.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 8:09 pm to JabarkusRussell
I am Legend sucked the most because it was his only friend left.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 8:14 pm to JabarkusRussell
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in The Butterfly Effect when the dog is burned alive
Yeah, frick that movie.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 9:04 pm to Sparky36
I was like frickyeah! when that pit got it in No Country.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 9:05 pm to cattus
If u don't cry at the end of where the red fern grows you are not human
Posted on 4/27/13 at 9:12 pm to Easy
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Dogs are not people
Astute observation. Kudos.
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I neither think of them nor treat them like people.
Again, congrats.
We don't do dogs any favors by treating them like humans in every respect. Dogs are their own species. However, they have emotions (don't even attempt to argue otherwise . . . science will be against you) and they are great companions who deserve our respect. As someone else on TD pointed out, after the harnessing of fire, the domestication of the wolf may be the next great human achievement. It's sad when dogs die because they are truly innocent creatures.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 9:26 pm to Easy
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I don't. Dogs are not people and I neither think of them nor treat them like people.
You sound like a bag full of shite. But I guess it's easy for you.
Posted on 4/27/13 at 9:31 pm to LSU Rules07
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If u don't cry at the end of where the red fern grows you are not human
This. And basically we care more when dogs die in movies because by and large most dogs are nicer than most people in general, and for less reason.
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