tonight, i saw Hotel Rwanda. it's about one man who tried to protect over a thousand people during the genocide there. and about how most of the world stood by and let it happen
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puppies, monkeys, snow, stars, children._electric_monkApril 25 2005, 05:33:58 UTC
i think you missed the point. every movie about tragedy is supposed to make you feel ashamed. that's their purpose. who did what to dissuade who isn't the point. neither is the fact that hutus and the tutsis aren't even of different tribes(it was a bogus caste system set up by the danish(?)). humans, at the urging of satan, did this. and the fact that humans could be influenced to do such heinous acts of slaughter makes one think about how Jehovah feels. i've been brought to tears more than once trying to empathize with Jehovah when looking at what His creation does to itself.
don't get me wrong; i get where your coming from. but just because michael moore or that 'supersize me' guy produce propganda, doesn't make the message completely without merit. in this western life, sometimes you have to beat someone over the head with your perspective to jolt people out of complacence.
Re: puppies, monkeys, snow, stars, children.jdbartlettApril 25 2005, 07:45:46 UTC
Yeah, sorry about that, I was kinda digressing from the theme of Eric’s post, really. I just recognized the name of the movie and remembered having seen a couple of trailers for it.
I’m generally against movies on the theme of true-life tragedy, not because many are designed to shame (although that does seem rather negative), but because they lie in the process. From what I’ve seen of Hotel Rwanda’s advertising, it belittles the humanitarian relief efforts that took place during the genocide. I don’t think the movie’s context justifies that because it’s an indirect lie and therefore damages the movie’s reputation and thereby damages the impact its important message. It also sends out negative signals to those alive now who provided aid during the conflict: that what they did didn’t matter, or wasn’t enough. None of those effects were intentional, of course, but they could have been avoided. No message, even one whose importance is unquestionable, justifies a lie in its delivery. That’s not just because of principal, but also because
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i value your imput._electric_monkApril 26 2005, 21:59:09 UTC
i hear ya cluckin', big chicken. the value of Z is a tricky one. and the problem is that God is usually the only one who knows it's value. and the only way we can come to an approximate knowledge of Z (this pertaining to things outside of accurate knowledge of Bible truth) is X times Z minus 'as much bias as we can find'. this equation is, of course, discernment
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No, I didn’t mean to sound as though I was disagreeing with you! I think you raised a very valid and important point and worded it well and I completely agree; I was just kinda digressing into a discussion more about the movie itself and coupling it with a possible other side of the story! Maybe I explain myself better in my response to Chad’s also-very-valid-and-important-point.
no, I have no favorite band. quite frankly I find choosing a favorite band limiting. I love music a lot, if that helps. I don't particularly care for top forty type stuff, although Outkast holds a place in my heart. :~) I like everything really. Classical, opera, jazz, blues, underground rap, alternative country (like Neko Case) as well as older country like Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash, indie rock and garage rock and post punk and emo and electronic and DJ mixes (like Thievery Corporation and Kruder and Dorfmeister), bossa nova style music, and I've been known to listen to the cheesy oompa oompa tuba based mexican station. Most of the time though, I listen to KEXP. You can stream it at kexp.org.
I know about judging people based on their listening tastes. I myself have been guilty of it.
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don't get me wrong; i get where your coming from. but just because michael moore or that 'supersize me' guy produce propganda, doesn't make the message completely without merit. in this western life, sometimes you have to beat someone over the head with your perspective to jolt people out of complacence.
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I’m generally against movies on the theme of true-life tragedy, not because many are designed to shame (although that does seem rather negative), but because they lie in the process. From what I’ve seen of Hotel Rwanda’s advertising, it belittles the humanitarian relief efforts that took place during the genocide. I don’t think the movie’s context justifies that because it’s an indirect lie and therefore damages the movie’s reputation and thereby damages the impact its important message. It also sends out negative signals to those alive now who provided aid during the conflict: that what they did didn’t matter, or wasn’t enough. None of those effects were intentional, of course, but they could have been avoided. No message, even one whose importance is unquestionable, justifies a lie in its delivery. That’s not just because of principal, but also because ( ... )
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blimey.
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No, I didn’t mean to sound as though I was disagreeing with you! I think you raised a very valid and important point and worded it well and I completely agree; I was just kinda digressing into a discussion more about the movie itself and coupling it with a possible other side of the story! Maybe I explain myself better in my response to Chad’s also-very-valid-and-important-point.
Sorry!
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hi, I'm Krista. I noticed you added me as a friend, so I thought I'd introduce myself. What's your name? :~)
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i think your entries are good.
but also, so are your comments and i'm tired of manually unscreening them. hah.
got a favorite band? (the high-lariously imbalanced basis on which i judge all people)
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no, I have no favorite band. quite frankly I find choosing a favorite band limiting. I love music a lot, if that helps. I don't particularly care for top forty type stuff, although Outkast holds a place in my heart. :~) I like everything really. Classical, opera, jazz, blues, underground rap, alternative country (like Neko Case) as well as older country like Patsy Cline and Johnny Cash, indie rock and garage rock and post punk and emo and electronic and DJ mixes (like Thievery Corporation and Kruder and Dorfmeister), bossa nova style music, and I've been known to listen to the cheesy oompa oompa tuba based mexican station. Most of the time though, I listen to KEXP. You can stream it at kexp.org.
I know about judging people based on their listening tastes. I myself have been guilty of it.
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You've never asked me my favorite band. Does this mean we're not actually friends? I feel so un-judged and thus un-likable...
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