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Sometimes but not always in life, we have to question life, reality, morality etc and how good and necessary it all is.


As well as if certain things really are so simple as they may seem or not, whether we must always react with total negativity or a "yes but for the Grace of God go I" type of attitude etc and again no offense to anyone but I often see on the internet in forum discussions people either being on the right side but with angry tone or on the wrong side of things here or there, sometimes there's no middle ground but maybe in other cases, or maybe not, then again, who knows?

I also realize life is different from movies but in more than just the fact that say what you see in films isn't real. And while we at times may go beyond the law in some scenarios like mentally or cinematically, in the end, we have to rely on law, but how many of us WANT to go to prison if we may, however small, have done something wrong and legally punishable or potentially as such, and knowing some horrors that go beyond a simple lock up, in REAL life that is? Well, we have to SUPERFICIALLY be good to avoid CONSEQUENCES. And nowadays as well as before we even question if certain films THEMSELVES have been made legally and whatnot, I don't disrespect or disagree with law, but do I endorse it 100% and see it as a system with no flaws? Well, not quite.

I'm kinda glad that in one instance but find it interesting and fascinating that instead of saying kill them all *maybe they DON'T deserve to die* but then I have heard people say such things about some guilty villainous crooks in anger or if we should totally hate them "Put them in jail", but with a kind of tone that suggests that we are worried about stuff for reasons OTHER than their illegal status, which by the way was created by HUMANS and not NATURE. And if it HAPPENED to be a girl or woman who was attractive (yes, I know, I enter VERY controversial territories here!), in one instance, people went into aesthetically OPPOSITE mind sets and focused on DETAILS rather than mere facts alone, or say "Even if it happened that way, for you as a victim, it can still have painful consequences of a highly unwanted variety due to how these matters WORK NATURALLY" etc, again, NO OFFENSE and NO complaints and BASICALLY people are right but still... Oh and one movie made me CRY and one SLIGHTLY confused if that WAS it, and I started to demand polite explanations whilst asking folks, please don't be mad and inform me I don't have to worry.

By the way, how would this all come across if humans, even if were still imperfect, could ACT more as IF they are? And am I asking for too much here (forget about other people or the internet not being my MUM haha, thank you).

But don't worry - its all just a common big thought process, thank you all. :)

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Oh brother.

It's not that complicated.

Your time is limited, so wake up every day and have a good time.

Enjoy life, enjoy every moment. Don't drive yourself crazy worrying about irrelevant matters.

Take the same time and energy you would driving yourself crazy for use in having fun.

Live it up!

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Not to worry, and I understand all that provocative stuff as well, hope everything's cool and alright.

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I don’t understand your posting behavior. You make these elaborate, discursive posts asking for reactions and advice on philosophical issues. Then when people respond, you tell them why they are wrong or you act like you didn’t need the advice because the whole issue is not really a big deal in your life

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"Then when people respond, you tell them why they are wrong"
No, not always, I don't tell them they're wrong for the most part, but sometimes it could be misunderstood, and its not really that huge a deal for me personally but at the same time on rare occasions I can't help but give it a thought and be emotionally affected by it all.

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I recall a thread where you asked for an English word that described a certain human emotion you were interested in. When I responded with a suggested word and its definition you curtly told me it was the wrong word. I didn’t reply but I remember thinking it seemed a little impolite to solicit people for help or opinions only to tell them they’re wrong or that you really don’t need the advice you asked for. It’s not a big deal but it is my perception based on past experiences

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Actually, I don't think I said it was wrong but I was just saying I am not sure if it really was it, I thought it might've been something other than "empathy" that's all.

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Plus, I really, REALLY didn't want people to think that I was actually sympathizing or "emphasizing" like that with anyone who was guilty of a wrong doing even if I wondered if at least on some occasion they really deserve like to be totally hated and whatnot, and "empathy" in that instance just sounded like a word that if I was to openly use there, it wouldn't be met with an understanding and people would judge ME for it - latter of which I am particularly mindful and fearful (well...) of these days so I simply wondered if there's another term for such things but maybe there isn't and if not, I did say well OK.

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Dude... I have no idea what you just tried to say.

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Its OK not to worry, just that life in general isn't always as it seems and that mentally we become a little stressed at trying to figure it out and we try in the process not to be too mad and angry and if its alright with others.

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I don't live like that. I stand on my own principles and put them up for public scrutiny to test for flaws. I don't care what others think, unless they can convince me there's a flaw in my reasoning. "You're offending me", or "You're Putin's buddy" wouldn't demonstrate a flaw.

By "life in general" do you mean human life in a civilization, or all life on the planet?

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Well....

What we have here is a screen perspective.

Social media, YouTube, news, reporting, ect...

It's all just a ride.

https://youtu.be/eNEyLn1Zz_g?si=AgV4BSXa624-DYjP

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You need counseling dude, you come up with some bizarre threads 🤔

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"You need counselling dude"

But I DESIRE indulgence, friendly communications and explanations, encouragements that I have nothing to worry about, a permission to at least OCCASIONALLY be in charge, express surprise shock value at say certain moments from movies rather than EXCLUSIVE moral typical outrage even if I am not entirely against it (but let's have boundaries please) among other stuff.

And above all, for our life to make perfect sense and sort itself out into nice convenient little pieces.

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Your life will make perfect sense if you get up every day and enjoy it.

You're going to drive yourself crazy man.

Life is too short. You know what else is too short? The time you get to spend while you are young and at your best.

I'm sensing you are young. Your time is much better spent having a good time as opposed to pondering issues you have no control over.



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I'll be fine my son, don't worry.

P.S. MOST of those "issues" I talked about over here for years some people already know, including some scenes from movies and me questioning people's reactions over them, and no, don't mean obvious stuff like "A Serbian Film" or "Salo" and the lot, and no offense but in THEM I often merely wanted closure but it wasn't just about "is it right or wrong" etc, it was a bit more complicated. Paradoxically, I at times at first was even "happy" or SATISFIED to discuss them as well as state that "Even IF it happened in that sense, I would feel bad and down" etc, and not to undermine law or existent reality either - but no offense. I even compared murder here and sometimes joked but in a very zany and silly way haha not being wanting to be any type of killer myself and CERTAINLY of no one "innocent". But that's alright as well.

Yours faithfully, Alexander, the nearly 38 year old Russian/English white male. Living in UK. :)

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Hahahahah

Ok brother. Just trying to help.

Well, I'm about to head out and enjoy my day....

Try to have a good time today.

Nice chatting with you....

Best wishes

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Don't worry folks, its alright, just encourage me in a friendly way please not to think about it all too much and not to "question" stuff or even demand, no strike that, ASK POLITELY of anyone to INDULGE me for any reason including for example asking for simple answers to complex questions or even realizing that SOME issues in life, no matter WHO does it or "what we think of any particular instances" and what stigma is attached to it all as well as what I have been told in childhood but demanded I don't question it (and yet it haunted me some 20 plus years later), are serious social issues and yes with law first and foremost attached to it, as much as I often didn't mind that and sorry if 8 years ago on film boards I engaged in pseudo talk or expressions of surprise shock value whilst other folks were just being blunt and direct in their thoughts.

But that's just me and not to worry either.

P.S. Stereotypes may or may NOT be allowed OR encouraged, but the question is - will they ever simply DISAPPEAR like that?

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