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orangerfulSo, I have absolutely no interest in the Divergent series and I've been trying to pinpoint why. I think I've found one of the issues for why I just can't get excited about it.
Guns.
Here is the image being used to promote the movie:
You know what it makes me think of? The Matrix. A movie which disappointed me because I wanted to see awesome kung-fu action and instead I got a lot of guns. I wanted to see kicking and punching and instead I got bullet-time.
I guess I'm Obi-Wanning here, but I think I prefer more elegant and romantic weapons, like Katniss and her bow and arrow. It takes skill to use a bow and arrow. It is something to be admired. I just don't find guns to be sexy.
Also, there are enough images of REAL teenagers with guns that seeing that poster just makes me want to see the film less. Maybe it's because I think of the images of when I was in high school, right after the Matrix, with school shootings on the news, and the image of two teens with guns just brings those back up.
I'm looking at shows I watch and not a lot of them have guns in them. The most obvious one would be Justified and guns do a lot of damage on that show but they are adults using them and because of the southern, cowboy like feel of the show, it fits. Same with Firefly. Guns on Buffy were few and far between and they were very bad. Same with Angel.
I'm not even sure this makes any sense but I wanted to throw it out there. It's just a vibe. Just seeing the ads for the movie makes me feel like it is more action and less thought and metaphor (though not as bad as Maze Runner, that book put me off reading "Hunger Games Read-Alikes" for ever.)
Speaking of books, I should probably go close up the library. :) I am counting LJ as my break time haha.
Guns.
Here is the image being used to promote the movie:
You know what it makes me think of? The Matrix. A movie which disappointed me because I wanted to see awesome kung-fu action and instead I got a lot of guns. I wanted to see kicking and punching and instead I got bullet-time.
I guess I'm Obi-Wanning here, but I think I prefer more elegant and romantic weapons, like Katniss and her bow and arrow. It takes skill to use a bow and arrow. It is something to be admired. I just don't find guns to be sexy.
Also, there are enough images of REAL teenagers with guns that seeing that poster just makes me want to see the film less. Maybe it's because I think of the images of when I was in high school, right after the Matrix, with school shootings on the news, and the image of two teens with guns just brings those back up.
I'm looking at shows I watch and not a lot of them have guns in them. The most obvious one would be Justified and guns do a lot of damage on that show but they are adults using them and because of the southern, cowboy like feel of the show, it fits. Same with Firefly. Guns on Buffy were few and far between and they were very bad. Same with Angel.
I'm not even sure this makes any sense but I wanted to throw it out there. It's just a vibe. Just seeing the ads for the movie makes me feel like it is more action and less thought and metaphor (though not as bad as Maze Runner, that book put me off reading "Hunger Games Read-Alikes" for ever.)
Speaking of books, I should probably go close up the library. :) I am counting LJ as my break time haha.