Comments on: Serenity & Crash http://rmfo-blogs.com/richard/2006/01/03/serenity/ seeing the glory of God in the ordinary things of life Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:50:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: richard http://rmfo-blogs.com/richard/2006/01/03/serenity/#comment-633 richard Thu, 12 Jan 2006 13:13:10 +0000 http://rmfo-blogs.com/richard/2006/01/03/serenity/#comment-633 Yeah, I take it back. I have known people that were self-consciously racist. Still, since that is so far from acceptable in my mind, I don't feel like I can really relate to it. Except, like you said, for seeing how ridiculous it is when I have a similar thought. Yeah, I take it back. I have known people that were self-consciously racist.
Still, since that is so far from acceptable in my mind, I don’t feel like I can really relate to it. Except, like you said, for seeing how ridiculous it is when I have a similar thought.

]]> By: Phil http://rmfo-blogs.com/richard/2006/01/03/serenity/#comment-631 Phil Wed, 11 Jan 2006 20:32:45 +0000 http://rmfo-blogs.com/richard/2006/01/03/serenity/#comment-631 I'm surprised to hear you say you've never known anyone who was just plain racist. Even in "progressive" CA, I met more than a couple who would openly say things like those characters, and they weren't acting in a movie. :) At the same time, I think it is true that part of the movie's point was to say out loud those things that run across our brains from time to time, and show us how ridiculous it sounds, such that even the thought should be seen as equally ridiculous. I’m surprised to hear you say you’ve never known anyone who was just plain racist. Even in “progressive” CA, I met more than a couple who would openly say things like those characters, and they weren’t acting in a movie. :)

At the same time, I think it is true that part of the movie’s point was to say out loud those things that run across our brains from time to time, and show us how ridiculous it sounds, such that even the thought should be seen as equally ridiculous.

]]> By: Christo http://rmfo-blogs.com/richard/2006/01/03/serenity/#comment-609 Christo Wed, 04 Jan 2006 13:04:46 +0000 http://rmfo-blogs.com/richard/2006/01/03/serenity/#comment-609 Richard, Lindsay and I watched this the other night. I am with you on the relation to the young father. Man, that was an intense scene! It's just something about little girls that can bring a father to tears. Richard,
Lindsay and I watched this the other night. I am with you on the relation to the young father. Man, that was an intense scene! It’s just something about little girls that can bring a father to tears.

]]> By: richard http://rmfo-blogs.com/richard/2006/01/03/serenity/#comment-606 richard Tue, 03 Jan 2006 17:19:35 +0000 http://rmfo-blogs.com/richard/2006/01/03/serenity/#comment-606 Yeah, that's probably where most of us are. I found myself most relating to the young father, though. For reasons having nothing to do with race, though... just being a dad to a little girl. That girl reminded me a lot of our oldest dauther, and man... the one scene was deeply emotional for me and Megan. Yeah, that’s probably where most of us are. I found myself most relating to the young father, though. For reasons having nothing to do with race, though… just being a dad to a little girl. That girl reminded me a lot of our oldest dauther, and man… the one scene was deeply emotional for me and Megan.

]]> By: Krazy Celtic http://rmfo-blogs.com/richard/2006/01/03/serenity/#comment-605 Krazy Celtic Tue, 03 Jan 2006 17:10:13 +0000 http://rmfo-blogs.com/richard/2006/01/03/serenity/#comment-605 I am somewhat hard to please when it comes to movies, but wonderously I really enjoyed both. I think the character that I could really relate to in <i>Crash</i> was the young police officer, the guy who thought he had no racist feelings, did not approve of racism or like its manifestation, but who discovered that he really did have underlying racial assumptions after all. I am somewhat hard to please when it comes to movies, but wonderously I really enjoyed both. I think the character that I could really relate to in Crash was the young police officer, the guy who thought he had no racist feelings, did not approve of racism or like its manifestation, but who discovered that he really did have underlying racial assumptions after all.

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