tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420886806115679313.post8834957966788568380..comments2023-11-15T19:12:11.313-06:00Comments on Push the Pull Door: Renowned Oscar-Winning Actress Comments Publicly On Matters She Doesn't UnderstandDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15824445546892392815noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420886806115679313.post-88683303496809985602007-08-27T21:36:00.000-05:002007-08-27T21:36:00.000-05:00I wondered about that, too, once I saw the trailer...I wondered about that, too, once I saw the trailer. My first thought, though, was "What vigilante?"<BR/><BR/>From the tone of the trailer she must go on a rampage eventually, and maybe they're just showing her first "victim," but in the trailer the guy she shoots is one of a pair who advance menacingly on a lone woman on the subway. The Future First Victim (FFV) pulls out a knife as the other comments "You make this too easy."<BR/>Then the FFV smiles at her and licks his knife blade while continuing to advance.<BR/><BR/>At that point, the lone woman on the subway with the knife-wielding maniacs shoots them.<BR/><BR/>This is a shoulder-shrugging moment. I'm sure he was Getting His Life Together, you know, about to go back to junior college and maybe planning on giving up some or all narcotics--but what he did instead gets you shot, and in the real world, nobody but your mama cares very much.<BR/><BR/>Maybe the idea was to get the viewer to pump a fist and shout "Yeah, sister!" before the trailer goes on to shock you with how far she goes, causing you to think back on how glibly you cheered her seemingly justifiable violence. Possibly you are also supposed to feel ashamed that you approved that this white woman killed, not only a young man in the flower of his youth, but a young <I>black</I> man.<BR/><BR/>However, I am just not that deep. I like it when people defend themselves, and I only grant permission to manipulate me emotionally when I feel like it. Otherwise, it ticks me off.Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824445546892392815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420886806115679313.post-86417995622240202252007-08-25T12:04:00.000-05:002007-08-25T12:04:00.000-05:00Her new movie, The Brave One, is a revenge/vigilan...Her new movie, <I>The Brave One</I>, is a revenge/vigilante flick. She may have been channeling the character she plays when she made those silly statements. Apparently, the character's boyfriend is beaten to death and she goes all <I>Death Wishy</I>, if her character could do this she would want to think that real people would do this, otherwise her character isn't valid and she feels a failure as an actor.Brasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03441198642049276470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420886806115679313.post-55900356442006546272007-08-25T09:55:00.000-05:002007-08-25T09:55:00.000-05:00Just further proof that folks (who don't know s__t...Just further proof that folks (who don't know s__t from Shinola) who would prefer to have Big Brother do all the protectin' always have bigger mouths than brains.<BR/><BR/>Yes, when I feel* I get a little itch in my triggerfinger. So sue me.<BR/><BR/>*Feel, that is, that my life is in immediate jeopardy, and there's only me to protect me.<BR/><BR/><BR/><BR/>tweakerSpeakerTweakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520767686388236987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420886806115679313.post-74689130985130031702007-08-24T16:38:00.000-05:002007-08-24T16:38:00.000-05:00"I don’t really believe that a human being who fee..."I don’t really believe that a human being who feels [things] should have the option at their fingertips."<BR/><BR/>You mean like<A HREF="http://www.sltrib.com/ci_6708834" REL="nofollow"> this guy </A>"?<BR/><BR/>What's next, people with feelings shouldn't have knives, hammers, or baseball bats?BobGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405172215849046373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420886806115679313.post-82428099351875041372007-08-24T06:40:00.000-05:002007-08-24T06:40:00.000-05:00"Renowned Illinois Schoolteacher Publicly Comments..."Renowned Illinois Schoolteacher Publicly Comments on Books and Movies He Doesn't Really Remember."<BR/><BR/>:)Donhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15824445546892392815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5420886806115679313.post-27753041335576583552007-08-24T00:54:00.000-05:002007-08-24T00:54:00.000-05:00She didn't get into 1911s, competitive shooting, e...She didn't get into 1911s, competitive shooting, etc, until after the arrest of Jame Gumb. She was a veteran shooter by the time Harris portrayed her in <I>Hannibal</I>. <BR/><BR/>In the climax scene of <I>Silence Of The Lambs</I>, she does a magnificently realistic panic reload of a K-frame revolver. <BR/><BR/>In the Hollywood version of <I>Hannibal</I>, they put an HK USP in her holster. Bah. Why not follow the book?Matt Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03500429239798601210noreply@blogger.com