1. Posted: October 29, 2015In:

    An archeologist’s family struggles to stay alive, after a failed expedition in the remote jungles of the Amazon awakens a supposed extinct, cannibalistic humanoid that terrorizes and hunts them, one by one.

    dpg Singularity

    So failure is what it takes to invoke vengeance by a humanoid cannibal??? Sounds like some teachers whose tutelage I had to survive. But seriously, the standard mytho-poetic formula is that daemonic forces arise to wreak revenge for failure to respect taboos, failure to avoid trespassing on sacred gRead more

    So failure is what it takes to invoke vengeance by a humanoid cannibal??? Sounds like some teachers whose tutelage I had to survive.

    But seriously, the standard mytho-poetic formula is that daemonic forces arise to wreak revenge for failure to respect taboos, failure to avoid trespassing on sacred grounds, failure to respect sacred objects.? I suggest that the definition of the expedition’s failure needs to be refocused and made more specific.

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  2. Posted: October 29, 2015In:

    Trying to escape from his criminal past, a neurotic fixer must cover up his connection to a recently discovered stash of body parts, all while battling his own grisly hallucinations.

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    Well, his character flaw is obvious enough: he's so careless? that body parts are not only discovered -- but traced back to him. One problem I have with the premise is the issue of emotional investment:? why should I care about what happens to him?- How can I care?? He's not legally or morally absolRead more

    Well, his character flaw is obvious enough: he’s so careless? that body parts are not only discovered — but traced back to him.

    One problem I have with the premise is the issue of emotional investment:? why should I care about what happens to him?- How can I care?? He’s not legally or morally absolved: he’s an accessory to the murders.

    I might care for him if he’s not just trying to escape, not get caught for his bad deeds — but he’s trying to redeem himself.?? But how?? How can he right the wrongs he has been an accessory to, an enabler of?? It seems to me he’s got to be battling more than hallucinations?? What about his conscience?

    fwiw

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  3. Posted: October 28, 2015In:

    After kidnapping the man who killed his family in a hit and run, a vengeful father’s moral debate about whether or not he should kill the man comes alive via a series of 1940s serials he listens to on his iPod.

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    Liked the variation where the movie plays in his head better.But either way, why not he's hunting down the man (externally) while debating the issue (internally)?? And maybe the internal moral argument consists of his editing his a film, with different endings, different dialogue to rationalize, detRead more

    Liked the variation where the movie plays in his head better.

    But either way, why not he’s hunting down the man (externally) while debating the issue (internally)?? And maybe the internal moral argument consists of his editing his a film, with different endings, different dialogue to rationalize, determine the various choices.?

    Which ending? is ‘final cut’ that resolves his moral conflict and the external story?

    fwiw.

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