First off, Merry Xmas and a Happy New Year!
As we all know, the winter break is, or was, upon us. So, the day before yesterday my Dad called me to come and watch a movie with him.
Why not? It's not like I'd choose sitting with the same subject that I was with for the past two hours over that.
So I joined Dad and watched "Saving Private Ryan".
Fair warning, for those of you only acclimatised to 'chick flicks' and such, this movie is not for you.
I however, do enjoy movies of the action / thriller genres and such and since the title didn't quite betray much [Here, I thought it might be one on PTSD] I presumed quite a lot.
As usual, presumption pulled a rug from under my feet for this one too.
"Saving Private Ryan" is a war movie. And it takes gore to a level way above a bare minimum.
But it wasn't all this that evoked a blog post. It was the fact that I didn't seem the least bit horrified by people getting shot, massacred or even being blown apart. Even places where my own parents would've cringed, I kept a straight, maybe even slightly amused, expression - to my own disbelief.
It would seem that years of watching movies with such scenes [I remember watching "Die Another Day" when I was in 2nd grade] I have become desensitised to violence of the projectile weapon persuasion. In this day and age, even acknowledging the amount of violence in video games, I couldn't be the only one in this unnatural predicament.
It reminds me of another incident where my little brother was gaming. He bounded up to me in all happiness to show me "how cool" shooting people was. I'd expect as much from a guy in the late teens...but a kid who just finished primary?! This evoked a stern lecture from me on why he shouldn't find that the least bit amusing. Consider it a pre-requisite for passing a level - but nothing more. Contemplating the number of kids that might come to the same conclusion, we really DON'T need a generation full of trigger happy morons that glorify violence and run around with the idea that they suddenly wield power over life and death.
[Here, I imagine a person running through a mall shooting people and abruptly shouting "Where's my unlocked achievement?!" - But I digress]
All in all, while I think it's great that people should understand that life has it's thorns along with the roses, I think there should be a common understanding that there is an age for it all. I can comprehend that all the violence going on is nothing but wrong - but what about the people who can't?
Also, I want to say that "Saving Private Ryan" is quite a wonderful movie because of its characters and storyline. With 5 Academy Awards, a director like Steven Spielberg and actors such as Tom Hanks and Matt Damon, it definitely is one for movie buffs.
As we all know, the winter break is, or was, upon us. So, the day before yesterday my Dad called me to come and watch a movie with him.
Why not? It's not like I'd choose sitting with the same subject that I was with for the past two hours over that.
So I joined Dad and watched "Saving Private Ryan".
Fair warning, for those of you only acclimatised to 'chick flicks' and such, this movie is not for you.
I however, do enjoy movies of the action / thriller genres and such and since the title didn't quite betray much [Here, I thought it might be one on PTSD] I presumed quite a lot.
As usual, presumption pulled a rug from under my feet for this one too.
"Saving Private Ryan" is a war movie. And it takes gore to a level way above a bare minimum.
But it wasn't all this that evoked a blog post. It was the fact that I didn't seem the least bit horrified by people getting shot, massacred or even being blown apart. Even places where my own parents would've cringed, I kept a straight, maybe even slightly amused, expression - to my own disbelief.
It would seem that years of watching movies with such scenes [I remember watching "Die Another Day" when I was in 2nd grade] I have become desensitised to violence of the projectile weapon persuasion. In this day and age, even acknowledging the amount of violence in video games, I couldn't be the only one in this unnatural predicament.
It reminds me of another incident where my little brother was gaming. He bounded up to me in all happiness to show me "how cool" shooting people was. I'd expect as much from a guy in the late teens...but a kid who just finished primary?! This evoked a stern lecture from me on why he shouldn't find that the least bit amusing. Consider it a pre-requisite for passing a level - but nothing more. Contemplating the number of kids that might come to the same conclusion, we really DON'T need a generation full of trigger happy morons that glorify violence and run around with the idea that they suddenly wield power over life and death.
[Here, I imagine a person running through a mall shooting people and abruptly shouting "Where's my unlocked achievement?!" - But I digress]
All in all, while I think it's great that people should understand that life has it's thorns along with the roses, I think there should be a common understanding that there is an age for it all. I can comprehend that all the violence going on is nothing but wrong - but what about the people who can't?
Also, I want to say that "Saving Private Ryan" is quite a wonderful movie because of its characters and storyline. With 5 Academy Awards, a director like Steven Spielberg and actors such as Tom Hanks and Matt Damon, it definitely is one for movie buffs.
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