Post by Luco El Loco on Apr 25, 2005 18:52:58 GMT
Zero Patience
Thought provoking but I'm still too lazy not to paste my thoughts from my journal:
So in short, this film was informative and had some credible eye candy to er, get the more easily seducable(sp?) to identify with the characters more easily.
Actually, when we discussed this film in class and I mentioned about the craziness that people are still having unprotected sex (if not more) in recent years, with numerous sexual deseases on the increase. One of the people doing the presentation said people have gone on about teeange pregnancy for year. Ok... I agree with that but if he's saying that saying nothing is better than addressing the problem then that is quite misguided in my opinion.
I'm not suggesting we should all be repeatedly nagged. Not only would it annoy people and have a potential reverse effect, but it would be unnecessary. The way I see it, everyone (by this I mean the media mostly) has dropped AIDs as an issue because it is now recognised as a problem for everyone and not just gays, but I could be wrong.
Opinions welcome.
And I thoroughly recommend the film too.
Thought provoking but I'm still too lazy not to paste my thoughts from my journal:
How good is this film?
I want to see this again!!
The actor playing the ghost was soooo hot, which helps but even if he wasn't the plot devices, constructions and acting are pretty good. Here is evidence of good scriptwriting! Now there's something us Brits could learn from.
It's a film about Patient Zero - the man first thought to have brought AIDs to North America, which is in fact a myth. The film explores the myth and reveals how ridiculous it is to try and lay blame on people for catching AIDs, at least at that time. Granted people are being pretty wreckless now and that annoys me when they have all this 'education' available to them and they choose to ignore it. In those days, people had no idea what they were catching and what it would do them. The film however, eliminates the boundary between 'us' and 'them' and sensitively shows that people are human beings and not just a statistic.
I want to see this again!!
The actor playing the ghost was soooo hot, which helps but even if he wasn't the plot devices, constructions and acting are pretty good. Here is evidence of good scriptwriting! Now there's something us Brits could learn from.
It's a film about Patient Zero - the man first thought to have brought AIDs to North America, which is in fact a myth. The film explores the myth and reveals how ridiculous it is to try and lay blame on people for catching AIDs, at least at that time. Granted people are being pretty wreckless now and that annoys me when they have all this 'education' available to them and they choose to ignore it. In those days, people had no idea what they were catching and what it would do them. The film however, eliminates the boundary between 'us' and 'them' and sensitively shows that people are human beings and not just a statistic.
So in short, this film was informative and had some credible eye candy to er, get the more easily seducable(sp?) to identify with the characters more easily.
Actually, when we discussed this film in class and I mentioned about the craziness that people are still having unprotected sex (if not more) in recent years, with numerous sexual deseases on the increase. One of the people doing the presentation said people have gone on about teeange pregnancy for year. Ok... I agree with that but if he's saying that saying nothing is better than addressing the problem then that is quite misguided in my opinion.
I'm not suggesting we should all be repeatedly nagged. Not only would it annoy people and have a potential reverse effect, but it would be unnecessary. The way I see it, everyone (by this I mean the media mostly) has dropped AIDs as an issue because it is now recognised as a problem for everyone and not just gays, but I could be wrong.
Opinions welcome.
And I thoroughly recommend the film too.