St. Boondockans

[blantoncirith]

I don't know what the hooplah is over Boondock Saints. It's such a massive cult film, and everyone raves it as an original gem of "true" film. Man, this movie is so "true"! Wow, really? You think it's a jackpot of filmic meaning? You think it's a basilica of morality? The themes glorified therein were the justifications used for every religious war

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[the_8th_square]

I liked it because at the end they leave it to the audience. I don't think it's commentary for or against, which is why I liked it, but I can see how one would say that's a dangerous and amoral approach to a very disturbing argument. In that case, it's a dangerous movie because on the surface it can be persuasive to (particularly) young men -- glamorizing justice as if it was a badass and beautiful thing, when justice is a necessary but often ugly and cruel thing. I remember having extreme distaste for the protagonists but I remember thinking how very slanted the movie was toward them. I think if people were smarter they'd realize it is not an excuse to go out and seek blood justice, it's a commentary on the need for a civilization to treat crime with punishment. Speaking of which, if people want the most complete commentary, read Crime and Punishment -- by far a more rational, convincing, persuasive, moral argument

[blantoncirith]

Crime and Punishment is one of my FAVORITE books! I give kudos to the day when Cuthbert made me read it.