tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468251.post115067158737483395..comments2023-10-31T05:43:24.091-05:00Comments on Puddle of Nothing: Killers with a conscienceRandyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14225554333698783398noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468251.post-1150865818637058582006-06-20T23:56:00.000-05:002006-06-20T23:56:00.000-05:00I enjoyed the films rich array of characters. I di...I enjoyed the films rich array of characters. I didn't ever feel like I was being preached too. <BR/>I got a little board with the killing while recognizing it was integral to the film. I loved the scene where the female agent, just before she gets killed, tries to seduce her assassins. The toll taken on the main character was predictable, either that or they did a superb job of describing his experience with ease and handed it to us on a silver platter. I’m usually drawn to tortured souls with hearts of gold and blood on their hands. <BR/><BR/>Hmmm, perhaps I fantasize that I could be a saint called upon to cut off heads for righteousness sake – sounds like something different from my current job.doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15832597977182841750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468251.post-1150830668555578982006-06-20T14:11:00.000-05:002006-06-20T14:11:00.000-05:00Yes, the corrosive nature of violence is a central...Yes, the corrosive nature of violence is a central theme of the movie. None of the main characters escapes unscathed--except for Ephraim (Geoffrey Rush), who doesn't seem to have much of a soul to begin with. As for the Zionist aspect, on the DVD, Steven Spielberg gives an intro to the film in which he denies that the movie is an attack on Israel.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14225554333698783398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468251.post-1150830321254048982006-06-20T14:05:00.000-05:002006-06-20T14:05:00.000-05:00excuse the atrocious gramar/spelling in that last ...excuse the atrocious gramar/spelling in that last post. gawd.Prof. Ormsbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576938484707178508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6468251.post-1150830288690579162006-06-20T14:04:00.000-05:002006-06-20T14:04:00.000-05:00I don't disagree with you, but I thought the more ...I don't disagree with you, but I thought the more interesting question asked by the movie was "what does perpetrating violence do to an individual, even when they think what they are doing is morally right?" I also thought that in some regards the movie was an internal question for Zionists. The seen where the toy maker basically says, this isn't my judaism, was deeply moving to me.Prof. Ormsbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02576938484707178508noreply@blogger.com