[QUOTE=Kizarvexius]
The message of Das Boot?
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War is hell.
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Submarine service during WWII was a special kind of hell, alternating between weeks of boredom in a cramped, smelly, sunless mobile coffin and endless moments of claustrophobic terror.
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Many of the Germans who fought for the Axis powers during WWII did so out of love for their country and a sense of duty, not because they were mindless goose-stepping androids or bloodthirsty, Jew hating monsters.
I thought it was the best war movie ever made.
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Well, yeah, I mean I know what the film was trying to tell me. It’s just that it didn’t exactly affect me the way it was meant to.
(snicker)Yeah, war is hell, especially if a Spitfire decides to park a bomb in the harbor holding you and your Nazi submarine.
[QUOTE=garygnu]
You’re missing the point entirely
Shrek 1: “Anyone can find love, even those who don’t think they’re worthy.”
Shrek 2: “You don’t have to be perfect or change yourself to be loved.”
Both: “It’s about what’s inside.” (Yeah, it’s corny, but not hateful.)
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No. I think they fail at their point. If Fiona had changed BACK to the pretty skinny princess instead of the HORRIBLE and UGLY Ogre-oh wait shes not even ugly or horrible.. Shes just CHUBBY and has conical ears- if she had changed back to her regular form AND still loved Shrek it would be the message of “What’s inside counts”. Instead its… “Stick to your own kind”
And the second movie seems to be “Stay with that person regardless if it works or not because you are damn lucky to have anyone.”…okay that’s a bit of an exaggeration… but still… really messed up messages.
[QUOTE=Push You Down]
…I’ll say this about “Signs”. They are fucking ALIENS people! Humans often don’t make sense. You expect aliens to be totally understandable in terms of methods and rationale? Seriously? Get over it.
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The ONLY reason the aliens came to Earth was to facilitate Mel Gibson regaining his faith. Duh.
[QUOTE=Kizarvexius]
The message of Das Boot?
- Many of the Germans who fought for the Axis powers during WWII did so out of love for their country and a sense of duty, not because they were mindless goose-stepping androids or bloodthirsty, Jew hating monsters.
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But not the guys in subs. During WWII, submarine service was known to be so dangerous that the only guys to volunteer for it were indeed true believers. If you were a German who died in a WWII sub, you got what you deserved.
Chiming in on “Forrest Gump” and my hatred for it. Mentally retarded man shows up at historical events between being used by an amoral bitch! OSCAR TIME! Ecch.
[QUOTE=Hamadryad]
Chiming in on “Forrest Gump” and my hatred for it. Mentally retarded man shows up at historical events between being used by an amoral bitch! OSCAR TIME! Ecch.
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Heck. Also meant to say the new “War of the Worlds.” Get scared! Run away! Run away! Run away some more! Keep running! We won! >credits<. We don’t need no stinkin’ plot, we have things to blow up here, people!