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Great moral dilemmas in TV/film + What would you have done?
Posted on 1/21/15 at 11:43 pm
Posted on 1/21/15 at 11:43 pm
Spoilers below!
Gone Baby Gone
Easily the toughest moral question any film has ever presented to me. Do you return the child to their shitty parent, or let them stay in the better family that sort of kidnapped them and let the mother go on thinking that their child is dead?
I would have turned in Freeman's character. Amy Ryan played a bad mother, but not an evil one or total lost cause.
The Wire
McNulty tampering with crime scenes (turning natural deaths into murders) to put more pressure on a legit evil murderer. I would have supported him in this case, but it's a very slippery slope. It certainly couldn't be a widespread practice since it will eventually lead to innocents getting framed by police, but Marlo needed to be in prison.
How would you side? Any other good ones?
Gone Baby Gone
Easily the toughest moral question any film has ever presented to me. Do you return the child to their shitty parent, or let them stay in the better family that sort of kidnapped them and let the mother go on thinking that their child is dead?
I would have turned in Freeman's character. Amy Ryan played a bad mother, but not an evil one or total lost cause.
The Wire
McNulty tampering with crime scenes (turning natural deaths into murders) to put more pressure on a legit evil murderer. I would have supported him in this case, but it's a very slippery slope. It certainly couldn't be a widespread practice since it will eventually lead to innocents getting framed by police, but Marlo needed to be in prison.
How would you side? Any other good ones?
This post was edited on 1/21/15 at 11:44 pm
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Posted on 1/21/15 at 11:51 pm to THRILLHO
Another:
Breaking Bad
This one had a quite a few, but my favorite was Walt watching Jesse's hot arse girlfriend overdose. Pretend that you're you and not a soon to be ruthless drug kingpin. Would you save the girl knowing that, to stay out of prison, you will have to give up all material wealth to her? Or do you do nothing to save a kind of bad person, consumed by addiction, and protect yourself?
I let her die.
Breaking Bad
This one had a quite a few, but my favorite was Walt watching Jesse's hot arse girlfriend overdose. Pretend that you're you and not a soon to be ruthless drug kingpin. Would you save the girl knowing that, to stay out of prison, you will have to give up all material wealth to her? Or do you do nothing to save a kind of bad person, consumed by addiction, and protect yourself?
I let her die.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 12:01 am to THRILLHO
The Godfather II
What do you do with Fredo?
Eta:
I exile him to Tampa or Sicily
What do you do with Fredo?
Eta:
I exile him to Tampa or Sicily
This post was edited on 1/22/15 at 12:08 am
Posted on 1/22/15 at 12:07 am to NIH
I'd set him up in a city that I had no hand in. Comfortable, but not wealthy. Tell him I'd kill him if he ever associates with other families or shows his face in person.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 12:09 am to NIH
STNG: Picard could have sent Hugh to destroy all the Borg.
That doesn't even rise to the level of question much less dilemma for me, yet there was so much angst devoted to it.
That doesn't even rise to the level of question much less dilemma for me, yet there was so much angst devoted to it.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 12:13 am to Spock's Eyebrow
I must have missed that episode. frick Picard for not doing it.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 12:37 am to THRILLHO
A Place in the Sun
Would you have dumped Shelley Winter's arse out of the boat for a shot at a life of riches and sex with a young Elizabeth Taylor?
Hell yeah I would have, just would have planned it better.
Would you have dumped Shelley Winter's arse out of the boat for a shot at a life of riches and sex with a young Elizabeth Taylor?
Hell yeah I would have, just would have planned it better.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 8:01 am to THRILLHO
quote:
I would have turned in Freeman's character. Amy Ryan played a bad mother, but not an evil one or total lost cause.
Tough call. I think, based on that last scene where Kenzie/Affleck agrees to sit with the child while Amy Ryan goes out to party was pretty telling. But still, I don't know.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 8:07 am to THRILLHO
quote:
Breaking Bad
She dies
quote:
Godfather II
Fredo dies
Posted on 1/22/15 at 8:29 am to THRILLHO
I hate hate movies where people milk mistaken identities.
Oh and secrets that arent a big deal blow up until the big reveal, which is all driving the plot.
Oh and secrets that arent a big deal blow up until the big reveal, which is all driving the plot.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 8:49 am to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
quote:
Fredo dies
This
Fredo went against the family and his actions almost got Michael killed.
"I know it was you, Fredo. You broke my heart. You broke my heart!"
Posted on 1/22/15 at 9:07 am to THRILLHO
McNulty was definitely in the wrong in season 5 of the Wire. It's part of his character. He has flaws. He fricks up.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 10:13 am to SeminoleMarine
I think so too. He knew that he was setting Michael up to be killed. Anyone else would've been whacked without a second thought (Carlo).
Posted on 1/22/15 at 10:19 am to THRILLHO
quote:
Breaking Bad
This one had a quite a few, but my favorite was Walt watching Jesse's hot arse girlfriend overdose. Pretend that you're you and not a soon to be ruthless drug kingpin. Would you save the girl knowing that, to stay out of prison, you will have to give up all material wealth to her? Or do you do nothing to save a kind of bad person, consumed by addiction, and protect yourself?
I didn't stick the needle in her arm. Not my problem what happens to her.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 10:23 am to THRILLHO
quote:
Breaking Bad
This one had a quite a few, but my favorite was Walt watching Jesse's hot arse girlfriend overdose. Pretend that you're you and not a soon to be ruthless drug kingpin. Would you save the girl knowing that, to stay out of prison, you will have to give up all material wealth to her? Or do you do nothing to save a kind of bad person, consumed by addiction, and protect yourself?
I let her die.
i'm not so sure i could just watch someone die like that. That would haunt the shite out of me.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 10:37 am to MasCervezas
Watchmen
MAJOR SPOILERS!
Do you knowingly kill tens of millions in order to save billions of people?
Have to say, I agree with Ozymandias in the end and if we were at this desperate of a scenario, I'd have to agree with him and go along with it.
MAJOR SPOILERS!
Do you knowingly kill tens of millions in order to save billions of people?
Have to say, I agree with Ozymandias in the end and if we were at this desperate of a scenario, I'd have to agree with him and go along with it.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:29 am to THRILLHO
Breaking Bad
I'd let her die, but I prob wouldn't stick around to watch.
Godfather II
Fredo dies. I would no longer view him as a brother if he tried to take me out. If he did it once, he could do it again.
I'd let her die, but I prob wouldn't stick around to watch.
Godfather II
Fredo dies. I would no longer view him as a brother if he tried to take me out. If he did it once, he could do it again.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:41 am to THRILLHO
quote:
I would have turned in Freeman's character. Amy Ryan played a bad mother, but not an evil one or total lost cause.
I dont see how you can say that. She brought her child on a cocaine run. She was clearly a piece of shite throughout the movie. Easily the RIGHT thing to do in that situation is put the child in a better home and give her some hope of not growing into a white trash piece of shite on here own and having 5 kids.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 11:51 am to THRILLHO
quote:
Gone Baby Gone
Easily the toughest moral question any film has ever presented to me. Do you return the child to their shitty parent, or let them stay in the better family that sort of kidnapped them and let the mother go on thinking that their child is dead?
Acting in the best interest of the child is correct here. Leave it with the better parents.
Posted on 1/22/15 at 12:19 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
The Other Guys
A bunch of homeless people just had an orgy in your car, do you ...
- burn the car?
- go on a rampage killing homeless people?
- forgive them and let them use your car for an orgy again?
A bunch of homeless people just had an orgy in your car, do you ...
- burn the car?
- go on a rampage killing homeless people?
- forgive them and let them use your car for an orgy again?
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