Comments on: The movie ‘Hero’. What does it mean? http://papertrap.net/archives/186 Mark's interesting journal. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 04:35:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.1 by: Mark http://papertrap.net/archives/186#comment-858 Thu, 25 Nov 2004 07:19:45 +0000 http://papertrap.net/archives/186#comment-858 Thankyou. That's my point exactly. THANKYOU. Thankyou. That’s my point exactly. THANKYOU.

]]> by: anthony http://papertrap.net/archives/186#comment-845 Wed, 24 Nov 2004 23:15:51 +0000 http://papertrap.net/archives/186#comment-845 If I were in Taiwan I would have done a lot more shuffling in my seat. Very strong fascist imagery -massing- with the wise leader who appears cruel but really has the interests of the nation at heart. Peace through war, glorification of death, suppression of the individual for the common good... The more I think about it the more it creeps me out and what was with the English Manor Murder Myster plot driver? If I were in Taiwan I would have done a lot more shuffling in my seat. Very strong fascist imagery -massing- with the wise leader who appears cruel but really has the interests of the nation at heart. Peace through war, glorification of death, suppression of the individual for the common good…
The more I think about it the more it creeps me out
and what was with the English Manor Murder Myster plot driver?

]]> by: Mark http://papertrap.net/archives/186#comment-834 Sun, 21 Nov 2004 11:50:48 +0000 http://papertrap.net/archives/186#comment-834 I don't really agree with that. They're all working toward the same goal, aren't they?. If one is a hero, then they all are. The thing that annoys me is the 'submit to state power for the greater good' message. How many heroes are simply fighters and murderers held up as righteous by the state? I don’t really agree with that. They’re all working toward the same goal, aren’t they?. If one is a hero, then they all are.

The thing that annoys me is the ’submit to state power for the greater good’ message. How many heroes are simply fighters and murderers held up as righteous by the state?

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