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lol how exactly do you expect him to change things if he stayed? Once he's back he'll be able to actually make a difference with the status/resources he got by

lol how exactly do you expect him to change things if he stayed? Once he's back he'll be able to actually make a difference with the status/resources he got by leaving.

whatshisface 4y ago
It tells you something about HN that there are like ten replies arguing that he should have the right to be selfish, and only one that recognizes that he was doing exactly what people from minorities did in the past to overturn the belief that they couldn't do anything.
- curiousgal 4y ago
  I think the reason is because I am an actual mintority who is doing the same thing. It's exactly why I relate to the movie despite being a woman.
  - InspiredIdiot 4y ago
    I'm glad you relate to it because it is amazing but if there is one criticism I could level, it is that the only female character seems like she is ~drugged~ for most of the movie. Uma Thurman is a good actress so I have to assume it was the direction/script. Edit. Sorry, I was getting hyperbolic. There just isn't much development of her character so it is hard to see what the relationship between her and Ethan Hawke's character is even based on.
    - whatshisface 4y ago
      She was written that way to show what effects their cultural expectations would have on somebody's emotional expressiveness.
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    - anonymouskimmer 4y ago
      It's not just her who acts that way. It's every valid portrayed in the movie. > "it is hard to see what the relationship between her and Ethan Hawke's character is even based on." As implied in the movie he sees in her a person who, despite being a valid, is limited by the fact that she has a disability. The same kind of disability he has. Only she buys in to it and allows cultural expectations to limit her. He wants to "fix her". To show her that she may not be so limited if she has the fortitude to push past her limitation. Also they probably find each other physically attractive too.
- allenu 4y ago
  I mean, it's fair to be selfish and to recognize that people are allowed to be selfish. It's a big expectation that discriminated peoples should devote their life to changing the system that was unfair to them. We're all human and still want to achieve personal goals in our lifetime, many of which don't necessarily have to do with social justice.

lol how exactly do you expect him to change things if he stayed? Once he's back he'll be able to actually make a difference with the status/resources he got by leaving.

whatshisface 4y ago

It tells you something about HN that there are like ten replies arguing that he should have the right to be selfish, and only one that recognizes that he was doing exactly what people from minorities did in the past to overturn the belief that they couldn't do anything.

curiousgal 4y ago
I think the reason is because I am an actual mintority who is doing the same thing. It's exactly why I relate to the movie despite being a woman.
- InspiredIdiot 4y ago
  I'm glad you relate to it because it is amazing but if there is one criticism I could level, it is that the only female character seems like she is ~drugged~ for most of the movie. Uma Thurman is a good actress so I have to assume it was the direction/script. Edit. Sorry, I was getting hyperbolic. There just isn't much development of her character so it is hard to see what the relationship between her and Ethan Hawke's character is even based on.
  - whatshisface 4y ago
    She was written that way to show what effects their cultural expectations would have on somebody's emotional expressiveness.
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  - anonymouskimmer 4y ago
    It's not just her who acts that way. It's every valid portrayed in the movie. > "it is hard to see what the relationship between her and Ethan Hawke's character is even based on." As implied in the movie he sees in her a person who, despite being a valid, is limited by the fact that she has a disability. The same kind of disability he has. Only she buys in to it and allows cultural expectations to limit her. He wants to "fix her". To show her that she may not be so limited if she has the fortitude to push past her limitation. Also they probably find each other physically attractive too.
allenu 4y ago
I mean, it's fair to be selfish and to recognize that people are allowed to be selfish. It's a big expectation that discriminated peoples should devote their life to changing the system that was unfair to them. We're all human and still want to achieve personal goals in our lifetime, many of which don't necessarily have to do with social justice.