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The Grey - 2/9/2012 3:10:56 PM

lazarus1983

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So I saw this movie a few weeks ago, and it was quite good. The most attention seems to be on Liam Neeson being, well, Liam Neeson. A well spoken badass mutha.

But halfway through the movie I began looking at it from another angle. I began looking at the philosophy represented. I've shared my ideas with some friends, and most tell me I'm looking too far into it, and that I should just back and enjoy Liam Neeson fighting wolves.

In any case, I looked at this movie as showcasing man overcoming nature using the power of his mind, conceptual thinking. Most specifically, man used his mind to create tools to help combat the wolves and survive the environment. While the wolves are stronger, faster, and more resilient, they cannot rise above perceptual thinking. These wolves were able to adapt to their environment so well, and therein lies their strength. But what man can do, using the tools, the products of his mind, is make his environment adapt to him.

There have been plenty of man vs nature movies in the past. But I think the difference with The Grey is the direct conflict between man and animal. Conceptual thought, the ability to think in abstract; versus instinct, and lower level, perceptual thinking.

In any case, who here has seen The Grey? If so, any thoughts? Am I looking too deep?

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RE: The Grey - 2/9/2012 4:09:22 PM

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I haven't seen it yet but did just read that one day the
director had wolf stew served for lunch or dinner and
Liam was the only one who went back for seconds.

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RE: The Grey - 2/9/2012 7:07:12 PM

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I think you are looking too deep as well. I thought it was disjointed and with no message or philosophy. But I am not putting down your thoughts or taste in movies...There have been plenty of movies I liked when the majority of people seeing it did not.

To me the flashes to his sick dying wife were meaningless except to point out his death wish...which was not the case in the non-flash back scenes.

The wolves were not realistic... the eyes in the dark especially. Add to this a dumb ending and to me it was a sub par movie...But as with many professional actors Neeson played his part well even if it was a shallow character.

Please don't take my criticism the wrong way...I can see where some people would think the movie very good...just not me.

Butch

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