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Originally Posted by BuzzardsWife
This must be a 'guy' movie because I thought it was terrible. I , like most people, was so psyched to see it. I usually like strange movies, and absolutely love Coen brother movies, but this was just violence at it's finest form, used to sell tickets. It wasn't the ending that bugged me as much as the entire movie. I could have come up with a better idea for a movie myself. IMO. sorry to those who loved it.
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To me the 'pure evil' was simply 'pure good' flipped upside down.
Sometimes it is hard to define what something is directly so it is easier to define its inverse?
But then in so doing the realization comes that pure evil is closer to pure good than 'usually good but sometimes bad'. The absoluteness and dedication to that doctrine of pure eveil takes more faith and purpose than the randomness and wish-washiness of most people?
In short, you are (the masses) as close to being pure evil as you are pure good - because you are too weak for either.
Subconsciously you (the masses) don't like people being judged through violence, not because it is violent, but because you would fail that judgement even if it was by someone who was pure goodness (like god).
Is it reasonable for anyone to be purely good? Does any of it REALLY matter then? While there is a nihilest undertone there, i think it is in the larger context just putting forth the notion that morality itself is a funny thing and we should not think ourselves any more good than we truly are or see the world as any less a reflection of our (bad/good) actions as anyone elses (are we all 'criminals' in our own way at a given moment?)?
And i am a bit Cliff Claven like in person - although i think i am better looking a whole lot younger!
Claeren.