Why Hunger Games and Twilight books do so well in our society. We live in a bitter world: “…To Bitter people, heroes and madmen are always fascinating: they are not afraid to live or die. Both heroes and madmen are indifferent in the face of danger and go on ahead in spite of everyone saying not to do so. The madman commits suicide, the hero offers himself up to martyrdom for a cause – but both …die, and bitter people spend many nights and days talking about the absurdness and glory of the two types. That is the only moment when the bitter person has the strength to reach the top of his defensive wall and look outside a little; but soon his hands and feet tire and he returns to daily life. The chronically bitter person only notices his disease once a week: on Sunday afternoons. Then, as he has no work or routine to relieve the symptoms, he realizes that something is very wrong.” PC www.louzadacopy.com
This was my concern too even while watching it. I was a mildly annoyed when others in my family ‘enjoyed’ the movie. I later came up with some arguments that support the movie and made a blogpost on it. It has metaphorical or allegorical value. We are all in an unfair game called life, whether we like it or not. In that sense, it is a portrayal of life as we know it. http://wp.me/p2cpxV-4r
What utter garbage. If you’re going to over-analyze something to death, at least support your assertions with something resembling reality. How you generalize heros, “madmen” and “bitter people” is almost comic.
Really? The chronically bitter person only notices his disease once a week: on Sunday afternoons ?!
Seems like a sad testimony.
Dear readers,
It is a quote, from a book, by Paulo Coelho. Thank you.