I am Legend

Comment #6

pacattack05 — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:37:05 GMT

I only believe in what i see with my 2 own eyes, BTW aren't exactly not working right anyway...lol OK...the world is being Hijacked! Then you're saying everythinh I'm saying...lol

Comment #5

Todd — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:21:59 GMT

My opinion is no less valid than yours. You don't believe in God. I do. You believe the middle east conflicts are holy wars. I don't. I think my position was pretty clear in my last post, but I'll reiterate: any religious aspect to middle east conflicts is being caused by people who have hijacked religion for the purposes of increasing their own power. None of the major religions preaches that its followers should strap on explosive suicide belts. None of them advocate wipin... [ More ]

Comment #4

pacattack05 — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 01:07:27 GMT

Todd, nice debate..... You say what's happening in the middle east has nothing to do with organized religion. Only gathering info by what you've written. Is this true? Happy new year folks of the LP family....LOL

Comment #3

Todd — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:47:54 GMT

@Pac: The whole point of religion is that if you don't believe, you might as well not be agnostic. There is no half-way point -- you either step in the door or out. Telling children fairy tales is "torment"? Were you never told fairy tales as a child? Poor thing. On the other hand, referring to religion as "fairy tales" is something else entirely, and if there is indeed a deity, I'd have a hard time believing he/she would offer a pass on that one. You might want to re-think that if you... [ More ]

Comment #2

pacattack05 — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:14:30 GMT

It's my personal opinion that the reason most critics give religion a bad name is not because of the good things that come out of it. The church helps the needy, and that is commendable. More than I can acheive. I think the critics look at the whole picture, and the many different religions, even fighting amongst themselves with factions and such, that they feel the whole world of religion is not setting a good example to follow. The whole middle east is under constant turmoil because of the dif... [ More ]

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spy153 — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:33:57 GMT

You know, it's sad that I find I have more in common with you than with my husband of 15 years. I can relate to you on almost everything. Happy New Year, Todd ! And thanks for Lottery Post.

Original Blog Entry: I am Legend

Todd — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 14:16:29 GMT

I saw the movie "I am Legend" last week. What a great movie!

I was really puzzled by the number of negative reviews. What are these people thinking?

Even though it is a story that has been made into a movie at least two times before, I am Legend is a very different sort of movie.

I think the thing I liked most about it is that it took its sweet time. It was not in a rush to get the the gory parts or to the showdown with an alien or something. It dwelled on the everyday life of someone in a very unique situation, like a character study.

Following a normal person around is not very interesting, unless that person is the last survivor on Earth. Then we want to see everything, and that's where this movie delivers.

The very surprising aspect of I Am Legend is that religion is treated as a positive thing in the movie. What an unexpected treat to watch a movie that does not bash Christians or ram atheism down the audience's throat.

What a concept -- that God is actually a positive force in the universe. It's not a religious movie, but to see even one tiny part that treats religion as a positive thing is nice.

Hmmm.... come the think of it, that's probably why several reviewers gave it a negative review. The majority of movie reviewers are liberal elitists, and we all know that religion to a liberal elitist is like garlic to a vampire. So even one small mention would send their puny heads into a spiral.