Posts by Anthony Watson24

William Martinez40 said:Utterly boring, pathetic, and a complete waste of time...

My thought process was basically: fine, James Franco is in it, so at least there's a reason to watch. 😍
And I was wrong. I watched about five minutes at the start and then jumped straight to the last two seconds. Everything in between? 🤷 👎A total void.

What role does James Franco play?
I haven't actually seen him in this one. 🤣

The only thing worth noting about this movie is the color palette...

Everything feels far too sterile... all those blue tones. I really love films with that specific kind of interior aesthetic. If anyone knows of other movies with a similar vibe, please drop some recommendations.
Like in One Hour Photo

The lead actor is fine, but she always seems to have that same vacant, wide-eyed expression in every single role she takes. 😂
The dialogue is hollow. It lacks a compelling plot.

Hi everyone,

Whenever I watch a great movie, I immediately want to read the book it was based on.
Sometimes it’s worth the effort, but more often than not, it isn't. 😁
Can anyone recommend some books where the source material actually surpasses the film? 🙂

It all comes down to that. It is an established fact that victims continue to suffer until the perpetrators face justice. However, regarding the specific case mentioned earlier, I will reiterate

Rwanda. Ten years following the genocide. Nyamata Church. Alexis Gatarabirwa, a survivor now aged 40. He lost his wife and three children back in 1994. The killer has since been released and lives right next door to him.

The criminal has served his sentence. If the victim cannot find it in themselves to forgive, there will be a drive for vengeance.
As long as that victim refuses to forgive, they will remain haunted by the perpetrator. Only through forgiveness can those thoughts be released and true peace be found.
In my view, legal punishment provides a sense of justice, but it does not offer soul-deep relief, contrary to what you suggested. A soul only finds tranquility when it recognizes that even criminals are victims of their own nature, allowing for true forgiveness.

But if your killer is a neighbor who murdered your wife and three children during the genocide in Rwanda (which is a factual case), how on earth do you convince someone to forgive him?
We aren't just helpless victims of fate.
Do you believe genuine forgiveness is even possible? I ask because, regardless of how traumatic it sounds, research shows that forgiving actually benefits a wounded psyche.

Reconciliation between two groups where one committed genocide against the other—I’m talking about ordinary people who are now neighbors.

So, Milis, you're suggesting that if two people have a dispute—say Person A and Person B—where B has wronged A, then when Person A forgives B, they are essentially just humiliating themselves.

If you can't provide a direct answer to the question, at least offer what you know regarding reconciliation from a philosophical standpoint.
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Inspired by the theme of reconciliation following a genocide, I want to hear what you philosophers here think about this topic.
I’ve read that "reconciliation" is a philosophical concept falling under practical philosophy (specifically regarding reconciliation and forgiveness). I haven't been able to find much on it from a purely philosophical perspective in the library—if anyone has a good book recommendation, please let me know.

Now, consider the dilemma of reconciliation. Take the case of Rwanda: a man loses his wife and three children in a genocide, and now his former killer lives right next door. The system expects him to forgive his enemy and reach out for reconciliation. This also implies that in Rwanda, the killer won't face traditional local justice.Instead, he will be forgiven because forgiveness is considered fundamental to reconciliation in Rwanda and serves to prevent future genocides. Of course, the killer must admit to his crimes and can then be pardoned.

Under this principle, true justice isn't served since the killer isn't punished. So, does this mean that forgiveness and justice are mutually exclusive? Is it actually possible for justice and reconciliation to coexist, or does justice inherently preclude reconciliation?

RELATIONSHIP MOVIE - FATHER/SON
Billy Elliot
In the name of the father

Life is Absurd
Broken Flowers
Lost in Translation

Broken Flowers Lost in Translation Girl, Interrupted
Girl, Interrupted
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

CRUEL LIFE
Life is Beautiful

WAR MOVIE
*(nearly) all American movies

RELATIONSHIP MOVIE - father/son, husband/wife, dog/child....
*(nearly) all American movies

COMING-OF-AGE MOVIE
*90% of Italian movies

A MOVIE ATTEMPTING TO IMITATE A COMMERCIAL AMERICAN MOVIE
*every American movie where actors try to act "natural"

better yet 😁

It seems my topic hasn't exactly captured anyone's attention, despite there being significant potential here. 😉

Clearly, you are all just debating whether or not the movie is worth watching. 😛

Hi 🙂

That will be somewhat more difficult since I haven't seen any of them 🤣

By "motif," I mean a theme condensed into a single sentence. It isn't actually that complicated 😉

And what exactly drives the Terminator?
hello 🙂

Hello everyone,

During my psychology lecture today, I had an idea: it would be much more efficient to categorize movies by specific motifs or themes rather than just genre. 😁

Take, for instance, a recurring trope that appears constantly:

FATHER-SON RELATIONSHIP MOVIES
Billy Elliot
Big Fish

LIFE IS ABSURD
Broken Flowers
Lost in Translation

GIRL, INTERRUPTED
Girl, Interrupted
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

CRUEL REALITY
Life Is Beautiful

What other categories come to mind for you? It would be useful to compile as many of these thematic groupings as possible to bring some order to the chaos.
Go ahead—let me see how you approach this.

For example:
Mulholland Drive
Munich
Amélie
The Ring

How would you define those categories?

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