Moral of the story?
I've been thinking for some time and i can't find it..
shareDon't accept "dags" from gypsies.
Also, don't trust a man with a lot of pigs.
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MovieChat Forums > Snatch (2001) Discussion > Moral of the story?
Don't snatch.
If I agreed with you, we would both be wrong!
i'd say, fate is a circle so what goes around comes around, and ends the way it was meant to anyway.
in spite of all the machinations, the stone came home, and the original quest was satisfied.
(oh. and 'be wary of men with pigs')
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What if there isn't one? Does every story need a moral for it to be entertaining?
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It's sad that think a good film has to be patronizing or condescending, as I find most movies with a 'moral' to be, for it to be a 'good' film. It's sad that you think film-makers are or should be a source of morality, I enjoyed Rosemary's Baby but I wouldn't want anyone taking life lessons from Roman Polanski. Film is an artform, it's supposed to evoke an emotion not educate.
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It sounds like there's more of a language issue/barrier than anything else, there is a wide gulf between a 'moral' message and being thought provoking. I would still maintain that a good movie doesn't necessarily need to do either, all it really needs is an entertaining story. Now if it manages to be thought provoking as well that's certainly a bonus, and I could probably be convinced it's one of the differences between a good movie and a great movie. Btw if deep-thinking movies are your thing go watch 'stalker'.
shareWhat do you think about "No Country For Old Men" or "Revolver"?
Just wondering, not meant at all as a confrontation, just trying to understand what you are thinking.
it's not "supposed" to do anything. If it has a moral, it has a moral. If it chooses to educate, it educates. Oddly, you call film an "artform", but then shackle it to your interpretation of its purpose.
shareit's not "supposed" to do anything. If it has a moral, it has a moral. If it chooses to educate, it educates.
Sure, my point was that the majority of movies that set out to do so tend to do it poorly, and that neither are a requirement of a good movie.
then shackle it to your interpretation of its purpose
Wowzers, do you kiss your mother with that pretentious mouth? I was loosely referencing a basic definition of art 'as something that evokes an emotional response'. That's not my interpretation that's the 'textbook' definition. share
I find it hard to take anyone seriously who tries to on the one hand call someone pretentious and then on the other speak of textbook definitions of art as being irrefutable facts.
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