The Brave One
Anybody else see this movie? If not, go see it right now!!!!!!!!! Fantastic movie with superb acting by Jodie Foster.
It's great on a multitude of levels.
First and foremost, it could hearken the return of the vigilante movie of the late '70s and '80s of the Dirty Harry/Death Wish type. Beyond that, it could actually be an improvement of those earlier movies. Not to take anything away from them (they are among my favorites) but in this movie, the hero(ine) isn't a cop or other official, but an ordinary citizen with a gun.
Second, it shows the absurdity of gun control, even if it was unintentional on the movie makers' part. The bad guys in the movie never have a problem getting a gun, even convicted felons with violent priors. But an honest citizen who is a VICTIM of a crime is turned down by a gun dealer until she can get properly "licensed" and fulfills a 30 day waiting period (it takes place in NYC.) As such, she turns to a black market dealer to obtain her weapon, much like the criminals who are legally forbidden from owning firearms. In the same vein, the movie demonstrates the power of an armed citizen dispensing justice on deserving targets and the undeniable pleasure decent people feel when one of them does the things that the government can't or won't do for us.
Significantly, it's remarkably un-P.C. all the way around. The bad guys (especially the ones who make Jodie Foster's character into a victim) are, wait for it, sit down, take a breath, brace yourself, YOUNG MINORITY MALES!!!!!!!!!!! Shocking. There's a few bad white dudes among the vermin, but that is to be expected, especially when the setting is Manhattan. This movie had the courage to show that women are victims, but not helpless, and the perps are demograhically exactly what, statistically speaking, they are most likely to be.
It's pretty dramatic, with some "chick emotion" that you should expect with such a well-known actress as the lead, and well worth your time. Very satisfying.
It's great on a multitude of levels.
First and foremost, it could hearken the return of the vigilante movie of the late '70s and '80s of the Dirty Harry/Death Wish type. Beyond that, it could actually be an improvement of those earlier movies. Not to take anything away from them (they are among my favorites) but in this movie, the hero(ine) isn't a cop or other official, but an ordinary citizen with a gun.
Second, it shows the absurdity of gun control, even if it was unintentional on the movie makers' part. The bad guys in the movie never have a problem getting a gun, even convicted felons with violent priors. But an honest citizen who is a VICTIM of a crime is turned down by a gun dealer until she can get properly "licensed" and fulfills a 30 day waiting period (it takes place in NYC.) As such, she turns to a black market dealer to obtain her weapon, much like the criminals who are legally forbidden from owning firearms. In the same vein, the movie demonstrates the power of an armed citizen dispensing justice on deserving targets and the undeniable pleasure decent people feel when one of them does the things that the government can't or won't do for us.
Significantly, it's remarkably un-P.C. all the way around. The bad guys (especially the ones who make Jodie Foster's character into a victim) are, wait for it, sit down, take a breath, brace yourself, YOUNG MINORITY MALES!!!!!!!!!!! Shocking. There's a few bad white dudes among the vermin, but that is to be expected, especially when the setting is Manhattan. This movie had the courage to show that women are victims, but not helpless, and the perps are demograhically exactly what, statistically speaking, they are most likely to be.
It's pretty dramatic, with some "chick emotion" that you should expect with such a well-known actress as the lead, and well worth your time. Very satisfying.
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Yep - Jody showed her stuff all right - the ending was perfect!
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After the gun-hating psychobabble she put out in order to preserve her "Leftist street cred" by making a vigilante movie, I'll not give her a penny.
I'll snatch it off of Rapidshare or NetFlix it when it's available.
Here's someone else's post from another board, stolen word-for-word.
Thinking of going to see The Brave One, with Jodie Foster? Think again.
Here is a few quotes from the hollywood scumbag herself:
JODIE FOSTER: "It's shameful, but that's human and that's who we are as human beings. There will be unsophisticated people who see a sophisticated movie. Just like there were in The Accused. And thank God I only went to one screening of that movie with an audience."
...FOSTER: "Here's my commentary: I don't believe that any gun should be in the hand of a thinking, feeling, breathing human being. Americans are by nature filled with rage-slash-fear. And guns are a huge part of our culture. I know I'm crazy because I'm only supposed to say that in Europe. But violence corrupts absolutely."
What an jerk.............
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The message most people will get from this movie, from what I can tell (I have yet to see it) is that it's better to be armed than to be a victim.
Hopefully this nation will return to its roots when guns were taken seriously, but not viewed as anything to fear nor its proponents some sort of fringe group.
And if this movie helps move us in that direction, however unintented such a consequence might have been for the fimmakers, then who cares what they think politically? They just scored the good guys a major coup and I'm fine with that.0 -
quote:Originally posted by AZEX
After the gun-hating psychobabble she put out in order to preserve her "Leftist street cred" by making a vigilante movie, I'll not give her a penny.
I'll snatch it off of Rapidshare or NetFlix it when it's available.
Here's someone else's post from another board, stolen word-for-word.
Thinking of going to see The Brave One, with Jodie Foster? Think again.
Here is a few quotes from the hollywood scumbag herself:
JODIE FOSTER: "It's shameful, but that's human and that's who we are as human beings. There will be unsophisticated people who see a sophisticated movie. Just like there were in The Accused. And thank God I only went to one screening of that movie with an audience."
...FOSTER: "Here's my commentary: I don't believe that any gun should be in the hand of a thinking, feeling, breathing human being. Americans are by nature filled with rage-slash-fear. And guns are a huge part of our culture. I know I'm crazy because I'm only supposed to say that in Europe. But violence corrupts absolutely."
What an jerk.............
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Dont' know if it is true or not, but here is something else I read....
rider
quote:When talk turned to gun control, a subject many movie critics will likely tackle in reviews for The Brave One, Foster commented:
"Isn't it possible that we all have that bit of insanity in us?
"That's why I'm for gun control. Absolutely. I don't believe that people should have access to life-or-death situations at any emotional time in their life.
"I don't really believe that a human being who feels [things] should have the option at their fingertips."0 -
The only vigilantyism in this film was the end. All other killings were in SELF DEFENSE. Though she did put herself in those situations. 0 -
Sounds like a good movie. What's wrong with a little pay back.[}:)] 0
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