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Movies are not for intellectuals
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RE: Movies are not for intellectuals
(December 15, 2022 at 6:46 pm)Helios Wrote: So you missed the whole message of the show then... Dodgy

Stuff like  Mandalorians having to reckon with being a culture based on violence or the faults of the Jedi leading to their downfall or the political questions of which is more important order or liberty?  or everyone who happens to work with evil group evil themselves evil? Or hell all sorts of questions about violence and people who commit it.

You came to the show with a superficial attitude and saw the superficial. I came to the show understanding the moral nuances being explored and saw them being played out.

The Mandolorians' moral code is a bit confusing, but Star Wars as a whole is crap.  They made it clear in the new movies that it is impossible for the "good" to triumph, because The Force needs balance.  If the Good gets too powerful, the frick'n Force itself cultivates The Dark Side to balance it.

The only way to avoid this cycle of destruction is either to eradicate any bloodlines that possess the force, or for every possessor of The Force to embrace both good and evil.  Huh?  This is just stupid.
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Movies are not for intellectuals - by Interaktive - December 15, 2022 at 3:01 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Interaktive - December 15, 2022 at 3:52 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 15, 2022 at 4:23 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Interaktive - December 15, 2022 at 4:03 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 15, 2022 at 4:23 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Interaktive - December 15, 2022 at 4:32 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 15, 2022 at 4:37 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Gwaithmir - December 15, 2022 at 8:49 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Rev. Rye - December 15, 2022 at 4:15 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 15, 2022 at 4:22 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Belacqua - December 15, 2022 at 4:49 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Ranjr - December 15, 2022 at 9:56 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 15, 2022 at 11:17 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Ranjr - December 15, 2022 at 2:48 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by brewer - December 15, 2022 at 11:18 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Thumpalumpacus - December 15, 2022 at 4:11 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Belacqua - December 15, 2022 at 6:00 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Ranjr - December 16, 2022 at 1:27 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Anomalocaris - December 15, 2022 at 7:34 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Anomalocaris - December 15, 2022 at 5:15 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by HappySkeptic - December 15, 2022 at 7:00 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by LinuxGal - December 25, 2022 at 9:51 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by arewethereyet - December 15, 2022 at 9:18 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Interaktive - December 16, 2022 at 4:05 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 16, 2022 at 4:57 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Interaktive - December 16, 2022 at 5:07 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 16, 2022 at 5:25 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Interaktive - December 16, 2022 at 5:37 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 16, 2022 at 5:47 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Interaktive - December 16, 2022 at 5:51 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 16, 2022 at 5:53 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Interaktive - December 16, 2022 at 5:58 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 16, 2022 at 6:00 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Interaktive - December 16, 2022 at 6:03 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 16, 2022 at 6:45 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Interaktive - December 16, 2022 at 6:48 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 16, 2022 at 7:00 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Interaktive - December 16, 2022 at 6:36 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Interaktive - December 16, 2022 at 6:52 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by arewethereyet - December 16, 2022 at 7:09 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Interaktive - December 16, 2022 at 7:21 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by arewethereyet - December 16, 2022 at 7:26 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Interaktive - December 16, 2022 at 7:32 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by arewethereyet - December 16, 2022 at 7:33 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Interaktive - December 16, 2022 at 8:41 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by davado - December 16, 2022 at 10:04 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Angrboda - December 16, 2022 at 10:26 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by davado - December 16, 2022 at 11:03 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 16, 2022 at 12:55 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by davado - December 16, 2022 at 4:31 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Anomalocaris - December 16, 2022 at 5:23 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by davado - December 16, 2022 at 5:54 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by The Valkyrie - December 16, 2022 at 9:40 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Fake Messiah - December 16, 2022 at 10:10 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Thumpalumpacus - December 16, 2022 at 9:06 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by LadyForCamus - December 16, 2022 at 11:15 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by arewethereyet - December 16, 2022 at 11:25 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by LinuxGal - December 16, 2022 at 11:50 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Aegon - December 16, 2022 at 12:13 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by davado - December 16, 2022 at 7:06 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - December 16, 2022 at 7:56 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Belacqua - December 16, 2022 at 10:27 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Thumpalumpacus - December 16, 2022 at 10:34 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by The Architect Of Fate - December 17, 2022 at 12:50 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by davado - December 16, 2022 at 10:55 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by The Valkyrie - December 16, 2022 at 11:21 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Nay_Sayer - December 16, 2022 at 11:27 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Angrboda - December 16, 2022 at 11:13 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Anomalocaris - December 16, 2022 at 11:58 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by TaraJo - December 17, 2022 at 11:08 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Angrboda - December 17, 2022 at 11:44 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Ranjr - December 17, 2022 at 12:54 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Macoleco - December 17, 2022 at 2:13 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Anomalocaris - December 20, 2022 at 3:15 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by GUBU - December 17, 2022 at 5:18 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Fake Messiah - December 19, 2022 at 1:51 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Jehanne - December 19, 2022 at 2:20 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Fake Messiah - December 19, 2022 at 5:44 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Jehanne - December 19, 2022 at 7:14 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Anomalocaris - December 20, 2022 at 3:14 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Peebothuhlu - December 20, 2022 at 8:10 am
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Jehanne - December 25, 2022 at 7:10 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by LinuxGal - December 25, 2022 at 7:46 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Jehanne - December 25, 2022 at 8:15 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by Gawdzilla Sama - December 28, 2022 at 8:18 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by HappySkeptic - December 30, 2022 at 1:44 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by LinuxGal - December 28, 2022 at 8:14 pm
RE: Movies are not for intellectuals - by arewethereyet - December 30, 2022 at 1:48 pm

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