I was beyond offended.
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trada122 — 15 years ago(May 22, 2010 12:59 PM)
I'm gonna be watching the movie real soon and I'm assuming it's one of those "let's look at the real reality that the media never tells" kinda movie
As much as I'm a black comedy person myself, I do agree there are things you just can't laugh at or mock(I only have very few myself, since I love pushing limits on many things in films)
But for instance, I can't find myself laughing at or mocking The Passion of the Christ, because I was raised Christian. Even though I'm not even a dedicated Christian or even living like one, I can't help but weep and feel just overwhelmed everytime I watch The Passion.
That's a perfect example I can give from my personal experience in films.
Again, I'm a huge fan of black comedy and I do laugh at some taboo stuff that aren't usually meant to be laughed at, but what really pisses me off is when someone just ruins the movie at a premier, a movie theater, or even watching it at a school or some university by laughing, or just doing distracting things.
I'm a huge movie buff and if someone does that while I'm in presence during the screening, I would literally flip out; I can tolerate if people find the movie dull or boring but if they RUIN IT for ME, that's when it crosses the line.
I wish I were there in that classroom with you and bashed his face in for ruining the movie, regardless of him finding the movie extra boring to him.
People need to realize that not all people go to the theaters to make out with girls or kill time; some people actually want to watch the movie, be entertained or sometimes even analyze them.
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Scrite — 15 years ago(May 27, 2010 04:39 PM)
When it comes to people laughing hysterically when watching terrible things on movies it is often a Psychological defense system.
Most often it is because they get really scared or shocked over what they see and to counter that reaction they start to laugh. Some people can't even help it they just laugh automatically.
I'm not saying that there aren't any idiots who just likes showing off or ruining movies for other people because those certainty exist too. This person might very well have been one of them, you should not remove the possibility though that he actually got very scared or shocked by the brutal things he saw. -
Dantu00e8s — 15 years ago(July 07, 2010 12:42 PM)
I haven't read every single post in this thread, but you're also overlooking another possibility: he laughed because it's a terrible film and Florya's reactions to things are trite and and almost comical in their clumsiness.
People on this board find it much more satisfying to adopt the smug stance that someone who laughs at this movie must be stupid, but don't consider that many people will also see this as a bad, ham-fisted attempt at a profound movie. I don't know if the OP's classmate is one of those people, but it's certainly possible. -
Dantu00e8s — 15 years ago(July 08, 2010 11:17 AM)
Wow, that was clever. Nothing puts me in my place like some hysterical child who has to insult me personally because I criticized a movie he liked.
Christ, that's so pathetic. If it wasn't so incredibly arrogant, I'd have to assume you're about twelve years old. I guess it's just your mental age. -
zarathustra2k1 — 15 years ago(January 31, 2011 04:23 PM)
It wasn't anything to do with your criticism of a movie. You called the posters here 'smug' not two posts earlier.
It was therefore
you
who began the ad hominem attacks. Give it but can't take it much?
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Dantu00e8s — 15 years ago(February 01, 2011 11:32 AM)
Wow, you packed a whole lot of wrong into just four sentences.
Where to begin?
Okay, "smug" is not inherently an insult and it's not an ad hominem attack. And on the subject, let's look at some of the choice, mature terms that other posters used to describe people who dislike this movie (and these preceded my post):
"Dull, childish retards"
"Mentally deficient"
"Douchebags"
So don't play the "you started it!" game. I definitely didn't. And I
defy
you to refute my statement when fans of this movie are dismissing others as "dull, childish retards" or "douchebags." That's a textbook definition of elitism. You can't get much more smug than that. -
queerever — 13 years ago(June 09, 2012 08:21 PM)
And you, o smuggest. Only a child would write it off as "stupid". I bet the kid was merely uncomfortable, and/or, as it was a class in school - he/she wanted to be disruptive.
"It may be okay to project, hell how are YOU gonna avoid it? But don't let it make you blind."
(In this case, just because you are stupid, or impatient and the like, doesn't mean other people are "smug" or pretentious for ADORING this amazing film!
Cool, huh, I put one of those loser quote things, [almost] at the end, but it was invented just for you). -
queerever — 13 years ago(June 09, 2012 08:29 PM)
PS. I tend to try to avoid clichs, but you really are smart enough to get into serious trouble, but no smarter. "Ham-fisted attempt at a profound movie" - the sinister and piss weak nature of that line didn't sink in till a bit later. You, trying to be smart, criticising someone who has made a fabulous film, maybe #1 of all time to explicitly explore the horror of war. Get back on yr Yankee c ok (no matter where you're from) - I know, war films should glorify white people getting even, to be good - is that it? Not a real question, someone like you only answers from falsehoods anyway.
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stussisluss — 15 years ago(January 18, 2011 04:42 PM)
I too made a chuckle or two when watching this with some friends, I think mostly it's a natural reaction to the film being so disturbing. At the end though, I can assure there were no laughs heard anywhere by any of us.
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sammythemc — 15 years ago(January 23, 2011 02:15 PM)
It could be a defense mechanism, it could be genuine cold-heartedness, or it could just be that the laugher wasn't sucked into the movie like others were. Some people don't have the ability to suspend their disbelief and become emotionally involved in a film. By that I mean they never stop to think of the characters as real people, just as characters, so instead of seeing a bunch of bodies next to a house and thinking "That was the experience of many real people in the real world," they see a bunch of actors laying on top of one another in the nude, which is indeed a little absurd. Certain moments in this movie, devoid of context or sometimes because of it, are very bizarre (that weird mammal on the SS colonel's shoulder comes to mind), and some people laugh at bizarre things.
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Dantu00e8s — 15 years ago(February 02, 2011 08:24 AM)
And why are they idiots? Because they don't like this movie? Or because they're not sympathizing enough with the character?
If it's the former, you're an elitist, pretentious ass (like most others on this board what is it about this movie?). If it's the latter, that's a trite observation. I'll put it to you: Did you like Armageddon? or Crank? Did you laugh at them? Well, I bet you wouldn't if you were going through what those characters were going through!
That sounds stupid, right? Well, it's no less valid than your point. It only seems less because of this absurd conviction that this movie is "important." And that makes people overlook how trite this movie really is and how it can fail to connect with people. -
Dantu00e8s — 15 years ago(February 04, 2011 07:27 AM)
Mac, just wanted to let you know I didn't read your "response." Over time on these threads, you've proven that you have nothing more to offer than juvenile insults and emoticons, because your ego can't handle me criticizing this movie. A couple of people have managed intelligent counterpoints and I like debating with them. Intelligent people can handle criticism, especially considering that it's of a movie, is completely subjective and they have no personal stake in it.
You have nothing worth saying.