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What films best describe the spirit of the United States of America?

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Lash
 
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Reply Mon 7 Mar, 2011 06:25 pm
@OmSigDAVID,
American, OBVIOUSLY! (snort)
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Pemerson
 
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Reply Mon 7 Mar, 2011 07:46 pm
@ossobuco,
ossobuco wrote:

I agree with those (one I haven't seen), and mentioned Days of Heaven myself. Now I'd like to see it again.

Hmmm. Giant..


GIANT? You mean that old movie with Rock Hudson and Liz Taylor? Heck, I think you are right. When the Texans struck oil and were all-of-a-sudden rich?

I think I agree with you. I don't think I understood much about Texas until I saw that movie.

And I think Goodby Columbus has that spirit. I think it came out in the 1960s.

Osso, have you seen the new version of True Grit? Just loved that movie, we saw it few days ago. It's much improved over the old one with John Wayne. Would like to see it again.
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maxdancona
 
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Reply Tue 8 Mar, 2011 06:53 am
@OmSigDAVID,
Quote:
Fido wrote:
or humanity would not have lasted ten minutes out of the trees...
I DENY that and I challenge u to prove that.


That is easy to prove. We are the descendants of the creatures that "came out of the trees". The traits we have we inherited from them, some of them adapted by evolution.

If greed were natural, then it would be part of human nature. If our ancestors evolved with greed, this would mean you would see humans acting with greed today.

QED.
Fido
 
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Reply Tue 8 Mar, 2011 07:37 am
@maxdancona,
maxdancona wrote:

Quote:
Fido wrote:
or humanity would not have lasted ten minutes out of the trees...
I DENY that and I challenge u to prove that.


That is easy to prove. We are the descendants of the creatures that "came out of the trees". The traits we have we inherited from them, some of them adapted by evolution.

If greed were natural, then it would be part of human nature. If our ancestors evolved with greed, this would mean you would see humans acting with greed today.

QED.

Greed is common, but not natural... What is natural comes out of our navel connection to our mothers, and as morality is natural, family, and society being impossible without it; Greed is not natural, and is altogether immoral... What is good is also moral, and what is moral is healthy and good for society and good for people... Only the conception of mankind so foreign to our ancestors of being made up of distinct individual could account for the notion of greed as good... There is no objective proof for mankind individualized, or for greed as a virtue; but both ideas grew up together and should die a common death...
Ticomaya
 
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Reply Tue 8 Mar, 2011 08:29 am
Rocky
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maxdancona
 
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Reply Wed 9 Mar, 2011 07:27 am
@Fido,
Quote:
What is natural comes out of our navel connection to our mothers


What if my mother was greedy?
djjd62
 
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Reply Wed 9 Mar, 2011 07:40 am
@OmSigDAVID,
OmSigDAVID wrote:

Quote:
What films best describe the spirit of the United States of America?
The Battle of the Bulge


given the fight against obesity, this might be the best answer yet

although probably not as david intended

tsarstepan
 
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Reply Wed 9 Mar, 2011 12:12 pm
@djjd62,
That's funny. When I read David's post I assumed it was a glib joke against the overweight population of the US. I guess in retrospect, a sincere nomination of the 1965 film might be the straight answer that does fit David's personality.
OmSigDAVID
 
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Reply Wed 9 Mar, 2011 03:48 pm
@tsarstepan,
tsarstepan wrote:
That's funny. When I read David's post I assumed it was a glib joke
against the overweight population of the US.
I guess in retrospect, a sincere nomination of the 1965 film might
be the straight answer that does fit David's personality.
YES; thank u.

It was a good movie.





David
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OmSigDAVID
 
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Reply Wed 9 Mar, 2011 03:50 pm
@maxdancona,
Quote:
What is natural comes out of our navel connection to our mothers
maxdancona wrote:

What if my mother was greedy?
U can inherit her wisdom therein.
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royable
 
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Reply Thu 28 Apr, 2011 12:58 pm
@tsarstepan,
Inside Job, Up in the Air, The Proposal, The Devil wears Prada...
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