Frailty

[Sir Toose]

I saw this the other night. I thought it was ultra cool. How do you folks feel about the idea that God could be seeking retribution on earth for foul deeds done?

I thought it was very powerful on film... not to mention the acting which was wonderful.

[firegod]

Don't know anything about it, but if it is about the old testement god coming back and beating us down in modern times, I think that would be awesome.

[Yoda]

Interesting thread. If we're talkin' 'bout the flick, primarily, this may be handy:

http://www.movieforums.net/showthread.php?threadid=2088

On the other hand, if this is more about God in general, perhaps I should move it to the Intermission forum? Whatcha think? Either way, it should make for an interesting discussion. :yup:

[Sir Toose]

Hmmm... yeah maybe it should be in intermission....

[Sir Toose]

I really have nothing to say here...I've just never used spoilers before. Oh yeah, FG it's a lot like that... God sends out a serial killer...with an AXE to punish the wicked.

[Monkeypunch]

I don't know about you, but I want no part of any god that sets lunatics with axes free to kill a lot of people. :eek:

[Herod]

I think that the idea is, if there is a God, then you really have no choice.

[Monkeypunch]

Wow. Sort of like those elections in Iraq!:D

[Naisy]

It is always going to be a question unless God himself does come down, Im a very spiritually guided person and i feel if god if he was so angry at the sin's we were committing he himself could put an end to it, i used to find myself thinking of these questions at night all the time and than i realised that until/unless it hapens we will never know. Im just preparing myself incase the time does come.

[Yoda]

Originally posted by Monkeypunch
I don't know about you, but I want no part of any god that sets lunatics with axes free to kill a lot of people. :eek:
If God were sending them down to kill despicable criminals, I don't think I'd mind terribly. No different than the death penalty in that respect, really.

[Monkeypunch]

But the death penalty is a really despicable thing, too! Does "Thou Shalt Not Kill" ring a bell? It's the Ten Commandments, not "The Ten Suggestions!" I find the death penalty repugnant on so many levels, I can't get behind it.

[Yoda]

Originally posted by Monkeypunch
But the death penalty is a really despicable thing, too! Does "Thou Shalt Not Kill" ring a bell? It's the Ten Commandments, not "The Ten Suggestions!" I find the death penalty repugnant on so many levels, I can't get behind it.
The Hebrew translation is actually "murder" not "kill." Which makes sense, because otherwise it would forbid killing in war, and also in self-defense...which is obviously ridiculous.