[Lore]

It all started with Apocalyto, you know that Mel Gibson, Naked Pray type movie that showed the prolonged and brutally, graphically violent last days of the storied Mayan Civilization . All in sub titles with heads rolling, hearts being torn out and baby bashing. Not really too far fetched from today’s headlines.

Then onto Blood Diamond with Leonardo DiCaprio as a South African wise guy, out to make a buck off the backs of the misfortunate natives. The movie was washed red with scenes of vicious tribal militias that raided villages and kidnaped children to brainwash into little killing machines. A rather lovely picture of human dignity.

Finally, just this last week I caught Children of Men, where the year is 2027 and globally woman have not been able to have children for 18 yrs. The world had fallen into a kind of a Mad Max Movie #1 societal upheaval. We're left to guess that it might be because the wheels of economic growth had fallen off without any future generations to barter with. Great Britain was the only island left of semi-sanity. However, even they are at the point of executing and encamping the "fugies" as they called them, refugees from other countries that struggled to make it there. Now the British become the perpetrators of their own holocaust.

If movies are a reflection of what people are thinking and feeling today then I believe there is not much long term optimism out there after seeing these. Oh well… there is always that movie about the penguins, what’s it called… Happy Feet; exit stage left!

[WildRose]

You could add to the above another movie which may reflect what some are thinking about, "The Good Shepherd" with Matt Damon and Angelina Jolie. It's about how the Skull and Bones group keep their hand in power.

It was interesting, but decidedly a "downer" kind of movie.

I think I'm ready for a good comedy!

[Ayame]

You should have just stayed at home and watched Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Perfect sheeple entertainment!

[EndDays]

"Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff they comfort me." (Psalm 23:4)

There's always hope man, even in the most hopeless situations. Obviously I'm a Christian, but even if you're not you should've checked out the Nativity Story, a great movie about God's humilty and love for us. Its a great reminder that no matter where this world is headed, He did something incredibly loving and humble by paying our debt nearly 2000 years ago.

ED

[Lore]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('EndDays', '[')i]"Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff they comfort me." (Psalm 23:4)

There's always hope man, even in the most hopeless situations. Obviously I'm a Christian, but even if you're not you should've checked out the Nativity Story, a great movie about God's humilty and love for us. Its a great reminder that no matter where this world is headed, He did something incredibly loving and humble by paying our debt nearly 2000 years ago.

ED

[Chicken_Little]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('EndDays', '[')i]"Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for You are with me; Your rod and Your staff they comfort me." (Psalm 23:4)

There's always hope man, even in the most hopeless situations. Obviously I'm a Christian, but even if you're not you should've checked out the Nativity Story, a great movie about God's humilty and love for us. Its a great reminder that no matter where this world is headed, He did something incredibly loving and humble by paying our debt nearly 2000 years ago.

ED

[mgibbons19]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('EndDays', 'H')e did something incredibly loving and humble by paying our debt nearly 2000 years ago.

ED

[mgibbons19]

Seriously though, for those who follow Strauss and Howe, these movies should theoretically reflect the public sentiment entering a secular winter. Ppl should (again theoretically) begin seeing serious underlying structural problems, feeling very grim about fixing them, and starting to lose hope.

Interesting.

Also to note. EndDays' views fit in perfectly too, because ppl will look for some beacon of light to organize their hope around. I would expect religious seriousness to increase in the next 20 years. But until ppl start overcoming their differences to face the coagulating problems, we have not reached midwinter. the simple fact that I was the third to crack a joke at EndDays' expense, shows that we're not there yet.

[NEOPO]

ya know when you want to say something but you know it will result in an endless circle jerk so you simply refrain from speaking?
Yeah!!!!

[Omnitir]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Lore', ' ')Oh well… there is always that movie about the penguins, what’s it called… Happy Feet; exit stage left!

[Benzin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Chicken_Little', 'S')hame God fucked up so badly by placing all those hydrocarbon reserves in the Earth, thus causing the Greenhouse Effect after they were burned by humans (as they obviously would be).

Maybe things would have been much better if He simply hadn't bothered doing that.

edit to remove pointlessly offensive material. sorry.

[medicvet]

So yer saying I should just stick with 'Night at the Museum'? or would that make me cry for the dinosaurs? Or Robin Williams career?

oh well...

[mgibbons19]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Benzin', '
')Shouldn't we really be asking, "Why did God put all of that oil in the middle east? Why not just all in Texas?" Right?

[Aimrehtopyh]

Some jackass gave my sons a dvd of pixars "Cars" for christmas. Cute story, decent moral, but it tweaks my Peak Oil nerve right to the limit.

The only character that seems to have any kind of clue is voiced by George Carlin and is presented as a stoner/greenie/tinfoil hatter. Just imagine a "Disneyfied" clone of NEOPO.