1 he knew it would be a big deal but figured it would create interest and controversial publicity for the movie (the 'no such thing as bad publicity' thing) as his 'Taken' type action movies are getting abit tired now/could use a boost?
2 he figured it wasn't that much of a big deal as so long ago and just said it as that was what he drew on in preparation for the revenge based role?(how wrong he was)
Hell if I know. It was an extraordinary exercise in self inflicted stupidity. However well intended, I believe, his motivations were. That movie of his seems to be paying for it. It was at a 90% on RT last week now it's in the low seventies last I checked. Cause and effect.
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I wonder if these critics now regret giving it a good review.
It's like saying you used to follow random little kids around, hoping for an opportunity to torture and kill them. But only for a week, a week and a half, and then only because some little kid tortured and killed your puppy, like it would ever be justified for any reason. But hey, it was a long time ago, you got help for it, and now you know it was a very bad, very wrong thing to do.
Meanwhile the world is there 😱. And there are people here trying to justify it.
Naw, it's like he still doesn't get how awful it sounded. And no, "honesty" isn't an excuse.
I think he thought he'd be praised for his honesty, talking about his own dark, racist thoughts and how he overcame them.
shareThat brings to mind (for me) Star Trek VI (star treks always dealt with important present day issues in sci fi future way) that particular movie is about an impending war with the Klingons (parallels to the Cold war which it was referencing) and central is Kirk dealing with his prejudice and at one point he talks about his feelings of hating all Klingons and holding them all responsible for the death of his son in Trek III but realises he's got to get past that as they aren't all murderous maniacs and peace has to be achieved despite those from both sides who are trying to steer them into an intergalactic war (Kirk & Bones get framed for murdering the Klingon ambassador).. and at the end when theyve averted war they talk about their prejudices and one says like 'we're all guilty of it' and Bones is 'well good job they dont arrest us for those feelings otherwise wed all have to turn ourselves in'
Anyway this business with Neeson kind of reminded me of Kirk in that.. he was saying similar he was guilty of it but overcame it to be a better man.. but in todays world/climate it went down bad
Good comparison. I think Neeson was expecting a similar reaction.
shareyeah he should be praised for it He did make heel-face Like Kirk in Star Trek VI and overcame his bigotry well said
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