[Quiet Man Cometh]

What's wrong with not liking violence? It's hardly any great stretch to want to avoid watching violent portions of movies. I certainly wouldn't say it makes someone a nutjob or anything.

We watched the beginning of Saving Private Ryan in social studies as an example of what happened at Omaha beach during D-day. Only watched the first few minutes.

[Echo-chan713]

Then in my 11th grade US History, we watched "O Brother Where art thou" I don't understand why that movie was played in History class. Like always I drew and doodled during the class movie time

[Hermes]

No no XD I myself am a pacifist by nature.

I mean if yer to the point of "OMJ MEL GIBSON PUNCHES A GUY?! IM REPURTIN HEEM >C"

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Ah. I got into a major debate on pacifism as a workable idiology in philosphy class once. I was annoyed with the article though. By the authors definition of pacifism, if you go to punch me and I duck, I'm not a pacifist any more. Yeah, right. >.<

[Yokuutsu]

I had to watch BraveHeart in one of my history classes in high school.

And Schindler's List (though you had to get your parents to sign a thing to watch it....if they didn't want you to-you got to watch the Diary of Anne Frank for the 5 billionth time) He only skipped over the nudity in the gas chambers...but he explained what was going on and everything.

[Hermes]

Pacifism is simply not striking them back. In fact, evasion tactics are a great martial art to learn for any pacifist. If he takes a punch, and you block, NOW you are no longer a pacifist

[SanguaLuna]

I hated Twilight, my mom likes it but not obsessed with it. She just happens to like those kinds of things. I find it kind of odd for an older woman to like Twilight, but they do. I guess it reminds them of their tween to teen years. But still, I dislike the idea of them sparkling, the idea of Edward being abusive or well, Bella being WAY to psychotic for Edward. Like if she is not with him, she is completely suicidal. I don't understand that. Most romance novels I have read, the girl character was never suicidal or never that desperate. Also, the fact she got pregnant so young is a totally wrong on so many levels. Writing a book for tweens and teenagers should avoid pregnancy or at least limit the sexual activity. It is crazy but whatever, she wanted to write the pregnancy in like it was a good thing.

Splice, I saw the film, love the idea BUT hated how it ended and how it was all anti-cloning, anti-science feeling to it. I felt bad for their creation BECAUSE it had feelings, it had emotions but it had animal instincts. They should of been more careful and treating it like an experiment was a downfall. I just dislike the movie in general but when arguing about using genetics in that fashion, it is kind of a good movie to reference. I used it once to argue something and to bring up other valuable points on how genetics can be used in the wrong fashion. It worked lol... But at the time I had nothing else to offer as an example, besides maybe Planet of the Apes, considering that used genetics to create a super race of Apes... But not many people will realize that, unless they notice the new movie.

All the Scary Movies. I hated what they are doing to comedy. Luckily comedy came back but all those parody movies today are horrible. Cannot stand them.

[johnny]

Originally Posted by Hermes

Pacifism is simply not striking them back. In fact, evasion tactics are a great martial art to learn for any pacifist. If he takes a punch, and you block, NOW you are no longer a pacifist

Actually, blocking an attack is still an act of pacifism. It's still defensive, not offensive, so long as the block isn't followed by a hit of your own. It's probably not logical to block an attack if you're in a fight, though, especially if you can't retaliate with an attack. Dodging is still the better option if you're a pacifist caught in a fight.

That being said, any time that you need to defend yourself in an attack, you're perfectly capable of doing so without being any sort of hypocrite. Pacifism is the belief that violence is the least-preferable solution to a dispute, not a philosophy of self-sacrifice, "Oh, as a declared pacifist, I can't do anything so I'll just let this mugger stab me". Survival always wins out, and it always should.

This is all personal pacifism (which is my philosophy - I never, ever will cause harm to anyone if I can help it). Technically, the term "pacifism" in a more generic sense is supposed to mean a person's philosophy on war, not on personal encounters with violence (though the two bleed into each other, of course).

So the pacifist teacher fast-forwarding through war scenes would be logical... if that teacher was actually encountering a war, not a Hollywood re-enactment of historical events. That's just silly.


On another note: I am watching Twilight right now, with RIFFTRAX on. Oh god. So hilarious. Seriously, anyone who really love-hates terrible movies, look into RIFFTRAX. They're MP3s of comedians (of Mystery Science Theater 3000 fame, mostly) making fun of awful films.

Watching this has brightened my day considerably.

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Talking new planet of the apes prequel thing? I'd rather there not be an explanatory movie myself. If kinda blows the ending of the original and remake if it's already known where the planet is.

I don't think it's odd for older people to read Twilight, or books marketed to younger audiences in general. There are Harry Potter books with non-cartoony covers probably for that reason, so that adults don't look like they're toting a kids book around.

Age perception of markets tends to be detimental for industries I think. Take a look at comics. Comics become a kids only thing and suddenly everyone must edit and censor everythinf for fear of exposing impressionable little kids to stories they shouldn't really be reading in the first place. It was happening to video games too, until it was pointed out that the market for them is much, MUCH larger than the average school aged child.

[Echo-chan713]

I love rants XD kills me time from boredom, I encourage rants. it'll help you with opinions with back up information as well as in aurum counts XD

[Quiet Man Cometh]

My friend is rather fond of the you tube series that details how movies should have ended. The have one for Twilight up. It makes me giggle. :).

[Echo-chan713]

I know that series, I love the Toy story 3 ending XD

[Quiet Man Cometh]

Didn't see that one. I only saw the one for Twilight (not sure which movie it was specifically) and the one for Return of the King. I do like the ending for Toy Story 3 though, even if it is something of the god-in-a-box variety, and predictable.

[Echo-chan713]

The Original toy story 3 ending made me cry a little bit

[Quiet Man Cometh]

I know! So much drama and scary music and near death! *sniff*

[Echo-chan713]

Those toys went through torture in the day care >.<