Battlefield Earth: Part Duh

Ghoulish Delight · 07-05-2005, 08:13 AM

Spielberg used the image of Nazis in Indiana Jones to manipulate you into having an emotional connection to the hero as a good guy.

What EH said. I'm not one who gets easily offended over the mere mention of tragic events. It's not like he made a mockery of it, and I didn't even find it particularly overt. I'm not sure why you keep contrasting it with Schindler's List. Didn't Spielberg make money off of that too? If you have an issue with it, why would profiteering off of tragedy be okay in one package, but not another?

The movie was alright, far more entertaining than I expected going in. It wasn't fantastic, and I haven't seen an ending that abrupt since reading a Michael Chriton book, but I've seen much worse.

07-05-2005, 08:13 AM	#12
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	Spielberg used the image of Nazis in Indiana Jones to manipulate you into having an emotional connection to the hero as a good guy. What EH said. I'm not one who gets easily offended over the mere mention of tragic events. It's not like he made a mockery of it, and I didn't even find it particularly overt. I'm not sure why you keep contrasting it with Schindler's List. Didn't Spielberg make money off of that too? If you have an issue with it, why would profiteering off of tragedy be okay in one package, but not another? The movie was alright, far more entertaining than I expected going in. It wasn't fantastic, and I haven't seen an ending that abrupt since reading a Michael Chriton book, but I've seen much worse. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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