Matthew Anderson4 said:Every animal is innocent. For me, killing one is only okay if you've got zero other choice—like self-defense or if it's literally your only way to eat. Anything else? Just pure sadism.
Not at all, and I didn't say there was a difference. Haven't seen Cannibal Holocaust yet.
Nah, actually, I only kicked off this whole debate when I replied to someone saying "meat doesn't grow on trees." It had nothing to do with this. 🤷
It's his thing, personally I don't see the issue. I kind of feel the same way—to me, a human life is worth just as much as an animal's. Don't see why it should be any different.
Not quite. You aren't actually sharing his view here. You're saying both human and animal lives are valued equally, which is fine, but that isn't what he meant. He specifically emphasized how easy it would be to transition from valuing humans to valuing animals instead..
It’s almost certain that more people die on film sets out here in the States than actual animals do...
Thinking about animal welfare actually reminded me of that Domino's commercial and that little sparrow—the one that ended up getting its own entire website after it was killed...
Did I somehow miss something? Has there been a massive surge in films actually killing animals over the last few years, causing all this sudden commotion?
rustyscout34 said:I guess there isn't much to argue about here, is there? 🙂
If we’ve actually reached a point where killing and torturing people feels totally normalized—where we just shrug it off—but then immediately jump to outrage over hurting animals... is that really okay?
It’s one thing to oppose violence against humans or animals; I can get behind that. But moving past human life so easily is just wrong.
For me personally, killing innocent animals can't be justified by a "need for meat." Sure, maybe 10,000 years ago, but not today when we have so many other food sources available. As for anyone who claims they have a "right" to those animals, I have thoughts on that, but I don't intend to write them down here. Your statement is heading right in that direction.
We weren't even talking about that anymore; the point was simply the fact that it's easier for Susan Bailey4 to get over killing a human than an animal. It has absolutely nothing to do with vegetarianism.
I know you were referring to him, but I felt compelled to chip in with my own perspective. Sometimes they actually hit on a topic that piques my interest!
Aside from those mentions of Gaia, there aren't many real ties to Final Fantasy—at least not in the way fans were hoping for. I eventually stopped viewing the movie through a Final Fantasy lens and just treated it as a standard sci-fi flick, which actually made it much easier to enjoy.
He made The Social Network. Those two films feel a bit disconnected from his earlier work. Now that he’s finally tackling a thriller with elements of crime and murder, it’s falling flat again (regardless of how you feel about those Swedish films)..