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Re: It's extremely overrated.

Posted by jamesgarvin (A) on May 23, 2005 at 09:49:48

In Reply to: It's extremely overrated. posted by Donald on May 23, 2005 at 07:49:52:

I am not sure what you mean by the film glorifies violence. Surely, showing and glorifying are two different things. The film clearly shows violence, but those that live by the sword end up dying by the sword. That the violence can be gruesome does not mean the film glorifies violence. Glorify means putting the violence is a positive light. After all, the root of the word is "glory." By showing those that live by violence also dying by violence is not to glorify violence. Rather, the clear message is that violence is ugly, and ultimately, leads nowhere but to the perpetrator's death. No glory there. Indeed, the main non-violent character survives, and leads a productive life. Contrast that with his violent friends. The violence is in service to the story, and an essential component. As essential to the story as the O.K. Corral was in Tombstone. Can you film Tombstone without the O.K. Corral? An example of glorified violence would be the by the numbers cop on the street film in which the criminal needlessly shoot bystanders, smashes up cars and city streets, then escaped to kill and maim another day.

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