'Let the bombs go off! We are human beings!'
She didn't see just a slight inconsistency in that?
It was said in the heat of the moment at the thought of hurting the children. It did not need to be logically consistent.
shareWell, it turned out that was the only way to get to him, didn't it?
It made total sense. That is where she drew the line. The torture and murder of two innocent children did not make up for the safety of millions of Americans.
It's a horror film. People live, people die and you'd better start running!-Scre4m
How does that make any sense? Those millions would have included many children as well, and he had already blown up some children by then.
Besides, no one was talking about murdering them.
The millions of people would have died by his doing not by theirs. So by not torturing him or his kids, they keep their humanity. You can't really blame anyone for not torturing and killing children, not matter what's at stake.
shareI am not saying that they should have tortured the children. It was enough for Samuel L. Jackson's character to just lock himself in a room with them and turn off the lights for Michael Sheen's character to suspect the worst.
The problem with the "we are human beings!" line of thinking is that they were not dealing with a human being, they were dealing with a monster. And monsters require monstrous measures.
"The problem with the "we are human beings!" line of thinking is that they were not dealing with a human being, they were dealing with a monster. And monsters require monstrous measures. "
They weren't dealing with a monster. If that was true he wouldn't mind his wife killed and his children tortured.
I am sure there were people Hitler cared about as well. In fact, people like that think of themselves as supremely good and are convinced that whatever they are doing is for the betterment of humanity.
That is some seriously fallacious reasoning on your part.
Agreed...
shareI'm sorry, but there are no monsters – only people.
Hitler was human. Sorry to break it to you, but we don't, as a species, get let off the hook for his crimes by way of the comforting disassociation we get from tidily labelling him a "monster". It isn't that clear-cut or simple – or helpful for that matter.
This film doesn't give any simple, easy answers, and ALL the characters are all flawed – i.e. human.
I'm sorry, but there are no monsters – only people.True.
Although it's kind of a semantics issue. These people are definitely human. But the word "monster" in this context is simply a label for certain behavior, just as a..hole is. In that sense, many people would label him a monster. We just have to hope they don't forget he's human.
Many think bombing Japan was monstrous. If this "terrorist" feels as justified as the US government did, are they equivalent? That is, are they both either monsters or not monsters?
Timmie, if you don't bring that rocketship back this instant, you'll get the spanking of your life! share
I am sure there were people Hitler cared about as well.
Godwin's Law....
Hitler was a human and far from a two dimensional villain. If it wasn't for the elite in UK, Switzerland, USA, etc, Hitler never would have came to power, let alone been able to wage war.
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That's the thing, it's easy to let people/children die if you don't know them or see there faces, killing/harming the children in front of you would be harder to let go than thousands/millions of others you can't see/ don't know
9/11 was bad but you would of felt worse about it if you knew someone who was there