philosopher-8
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So let me get this straight. It is bad for Germans to brutally murder Jews. It is good for Jews to brutally murder Germans. In fact, it is so good, that we cheer for the murderers.
Nobody sees anything wrong here?
Newsflash: The Jews are not the only people on the planet who suffer. And that statement applies also to 1936-1945. And more Germans died in the WW2 years than all the Jews killed in all the camps.
Why don't we just take some good lessons from that horrible time, and call it even? The main lesson being KILLING PEOPLE IS BARBARIC.
This is just another typical Tarantino exposition of his own perversion. But since he does it with 'style', he gets a pass.
Nobody sees anything wrong here?
Newsflash: The Jews are not the only people on the planet who suffer. And that statement applies also to 1936-1945. And more Germans died in the WW2 years than all the Jews killed in all the camps.
Why don't we just take some good lessons from that horrible time, and call it even? The main lesson being KILLING PEOPLE IS BARBARIC.
This is just another typical Tarantino exposition of his own perversion. But since he does it with 'style', he gets a pass.
It saddens me to see how many people are utterly lacking in any perspective on this episode. This episode is very different from any other, and perhaps this explains some of the pointless critique I have seen.
Deforrest Kelly called this his favorite episode. Those of you who fail to see its beauty are simply lacking in any artistic sense or human empathy.
Of course there are mistakes with effects, plot, etc. Show me an episode of ANY show from the 60's that is pristine. Show me any Star Trek episode with a perfect plot. This episode isn't about these things. It is about Empathy. It is about love. It is about the ability to perceive the feelings of others, and to incorporate these so completely into your own emotional and mental state that you must act in such a way as to serve the interests of others just as you serve your own.
This episode shows the pure love that exists between the big 3, and how each man will do his damnedest to protect the other, even unto death. This goes to the extent of even violating normal codes of conduct. This love is even expressed by Spock. Love is not only a gushy, touchy-feely thing. It is also respect, admiration, and duty. It is the moral imperative to serve one's comrades, and to sacrifice oneself if needed. No episode shows this so poignantly as this one, and this message is at the heart of all that is humane and civilized.
Torture? Gratuitous? Not at all. Anybody who has ever lived a significant life knows that life involves all kinds of torture on a continual basis. It is all around us, in our schools, our jobs, and sometimes even our relationships. It is part of the natural world too, and we can even say that life itself is often torturous.
The episode is a test for Gem, and the quickest way to evoke her empathic response is to injure somebody for no reason. This is exactly how any scientist would go about the experiment, were the test subjects considered to be below us like mice.
This episode loudly proclaims the most powerful of all of the messages in the series: It is our capacity to feel what others feel and to act in the interests of others that makes civilized and humane. It is this which ensures our survival.
But, as we all can see from the comments here, few people understand this. They do this for we live in an age where empathy is bad taste, and love is a cause for ridicule.
Deforrest Kelly called this his favorite episode. Those of you who fail to see its beauty are simply lacking in any artistic sense or human empathy.
Of course there are mistakes with effects, plot, etc. Show me an episode of ANY show from the 60's that is pristine. Show me any Star Trek episode with a perfect plot. This episode isn't about these things. It is about Empathy. It is about love. It is about the ability to perceive the feelings of others, and to incorporate these so completely into your own emotional and mental state that you must act in such a way as to serve the interests of others just as you serve your own.
This episode shows the pure love that exists between the big 3, and how each man will do his damnedest to protect the other, even unto death. This goes to the extent of even violating normal codes of conduct. This love is even expressed by Spock. Love is not only a gushy, touchy-feely thing. It is also respect, admiration, and duty. It is the moral imperative to serve one's comrades, and to sacrifice oneself if needed. No episode shows this so poignantly as this one, and this message is at the heart of all that is humane and civilized.
Torture? Gratuitous? Not at all. Anybody who has ever lived a significant life knows that life involves all kinds of torture on a continual basis. It is all around us, in our schools, our jobs, and sometimes even our relationships. It is part of the natural world too, and we can even say that life itself is often torturous.
The episode is a test for Gem, and the quickest way to evoke her empathic response is to injure somebody for no reason. This is exactly how any scientist would go about the experiment, were the test subjects considered to be below us like mice.
This episode loudly proclaims the most powerful of all of the messages in the series: It is our capacity to feel what others feel and to act in the interests of others that makes civilized and humane. It is this which ensures our survival.
But, as we all can see from the comments here, few people understand this. They do this for we live in an age where empathy is bad taste, and love is a cause for ridicule.
There are cries of "Narcissism!" from the assembled delineators of taste, simply because the writer cast himself in a positive role of great import. Who Cares? I couldn't care less who the actors are as long as the story presented conveys feelings and ideas of great worth.
This film does.
This film shows human alchemy. Each average person is, under normal conditions, really of no actual worth to humanity. Most people just go through life without really DOING anything of value for the world at large.
But within the same exact people there exists the potential to do great things, and to be singularly important.
The way that we can turn these base humans into beings of lustrous gold is for them to be given a cause to strive for TOGETHER. When this happens, each average individual finds their unique voice and special role that benefits the entire group.
This is exactly what this film shows. And by people filling their roles and working symbiotically together for a Great Cause, we see how everyone (except the critic - just like many of you out there) is empowered and feels a greater joy and purpose in their lives.
This film INTENTIONALLY set out to irritate you sniping, anal, critics. M. Night cast himself in this role specifically to irritate you, and by doing so, to make you all examples of how humanity has lost its focus. YOU people are the ones filled with pretension and arrogance, for you have utterly failed to see past the irrelevancy of CASTING and focus instead on the MEANING of the film.
It is you people who cause mankind to no longer listen. And this is precisely why we inhabit a world so cold, lonely, and futile.
This film presents a plan for the way forward, just as The Cookbook is said to do. And in this way, M. Night is completely justified in casting himself as he has done. This film, itself, IS THE COOKBOOK. But only few of us seem to have a working heart anymore, or a brain that can understand the beauty beyond mere surface imperfections.
This film does.
This film shows human alchemy. Each average person is, under normal conditions, really of no actual worth to humanity. Most people just go through life without really DOING anything of value for the world at large.
But within the same exact people there exists the potential to do great things, and to be singularly important.
The way that we can turn these base humans into beings of lustrous gold is for them to be given a cause to strive for TOGETHER. When this happens, each average individual finds their unique voice and special role that benefits the entire group.
This is exactly what this film shows. And by people filling their roles and working symbiotically together for a Great Cause, we see how everyone (except the critic - just like many of you out there) is empowered and feels a greater joy and purpose in their lives.
This film INTENTIONALLY set out to irritate you sniping, anal, critics. M. Night cast himself in this role specifically to irritate you, and by doing so, to make you all examples of how humanity has lost its focus. YOU people are the ones filled with pretension and arrogance, for you have utterly failed to see past the irrelevancy of CASTING and focus instead on the MEANING of the film.
It is you people who cause mankind to no longer listen. And this is precisely why we inhabit a world so cold, lonely, and futile.
This film presents a plan for the way forward, just as The Cookbook is said to do. And in this way, M. Night is completely justified in casting himself as he has done. This film, itself, IS THE COOKBOOK. But only few of us seem to have a working heart anymore, or a brain that can understand the beauty beyond mere surface imperfections.