Comments for Lazypants http://www.lazypants.com Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:30:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 Comment on Shutter Island by Pete http://www.lazypants.com/index.php/archives/177#comment-1998 Pete Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:20:35 +0000 http://www.lazypants.com/?p=177#comment-1998 Just saw the movie again. Paid extra attention for anything that might be a "smoking gun" re: sane or insane. Couldn't find it. Don't believe a lot of other posts about things such as there being two lighthouses, it wasn't his gun or other sorts of B.S. (in my opinion). I lean strongly towards Teddy being insane (but sane at the end). Although the conspiracy/sane theory is possible. I learned once when faced with two equally plausible theories the simpler one is usually correct. Maybe, just like Teddy couldn't accept that he murdered and killed, some viewers can't accept their protagonist as a murderer, so they see a conspiracy. I did notice the bandage on his head and that would be most consistent with him having the fight with the other patient two weeks earlier. The storm never happened. That was part of his delusion as Dr. Cawley mentions. That is why the final shot shows no storm damage. Although this could be taking place months later, their is no reason to conclude that. Once again the simpler explanations work better. Some say he didn't hand his gun over in a holster and that it was Chuck’s gun in the end. Although he removed his gun quickly it did appear to be in a holster. The end with a shot of the lighthouse. So what? Doesn't prove anything. Maybe Scorsese just wanted to feed the delusions of conspiracy buffs. Their is a fine line between conspiracy theories and delusions. Can you believe there are people who think the US was in on 911 and that men didn't land on the moon. This movie shows how easy it is for people (characters and viewers) to distort reality. Now give me some Haldol! Just saw the movie again. Paid extra attention for anything that might be a “smoking gun” re: sane or insane. Couldn’t find it. Don’t believe a lot of other posts about things such as there being two lighthouses, it wasn’t his gun or other sorts of B.S. (in my opinion). I lean strongly towards Teddy being insane (but sane at the end). Although the conspiracy/sane theory is possible. I learned once when faced with two equally plausible theories the simpler one is usually correct. Maybe, just like Teddy couldn’t accept that he murdered and killed, some viewers can’t accept their protagonist as a murderer, so they see a conspiracy.

I did notice the bandage on his head and that would be most consistent with him having the fight with the other patient two weeks earlier. The storm never happened. That was part of his delusion as Dr. Cawley mentions. That is why the final shot shows no storm damage. Although this could be taking place months later, their is no reason to conclude that. Once again the simpler explanations work better. Some say he didn’t hand his gun over in a holster and that it was Chuck’s gun in the end. Although he removed his gun quickly it did appear to be in a holster. The end with a shot of the lighthouse. So what? Doesn’t prove anything. Maybe Scorsese just wanted to feed the delusions of conspiracy buffs. Their is a fine line between conspiracy theories and delusions. Can you believe there are people who think the US was in on 911 and that men didn’t land on the moon. This movie shows how easy it is for people (characters and viewers) to distort reality. Now give me some Haldol!

]]> Comment on Shutter Island by admin http://www.lazypants.com/index.php/archives/177#comment-1995 admin Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:27:01 +0000 http://www.lazypants.com/?p=177#comment-1995 Thanks for the post Pete. I suppose Teddy was not sure if he was insane or sane in the of the movie himself make sense too. With his very last comment... I think I would need to watch again to make more sense of it all I guess... Wait for the DVD... hehe Please go ahead and post more if you have any thought... I would like to hear more opinion on this. Lazypants Thanks for the post Pete.

I suppose Teddy was not sure if he was insane or sane in the of the movie himself make sense too. With his very last comment…

I think I would need to watch again to make more sense of it all I guess… Wait for the DVD… hehe

Please go ahead and post more if you have any thought… I would like to hear more opinion on this.

Lazypants

]]> Comment on Shutter Island by pete http://www.lazypants.com/index.php/archives/177#comment-1994 pete Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:38:02 +0000 http://www.lazypants.com/?p=177#comment-1994 Just came across your post as I was searching about Teddy being sane or not. I'll be brief as I am at work but hope to post more about this later. Here is my brief take on it. Teddy didn't know if he was sane or not by the end of the movie. We the viewers (at least some of us) don't know if he is sane or not. What better identification with the protagonist than that! So maybe that is just what the director or author intended. Just came across your post as I was searching about Teddy being sane or not. I’ll be brief as I am at work but hope to post more about this later. Here is my brief take on it. Teddy didn’t know if he was sane or not by the end of the movie. We the viewers (at least some of us) don’t know if he is sane or not. What better identification with the protagonist than that! So maybe that is just what the director or author intended.

]]> Comment on Avatar 3D Movie by SK http://www.lazypants.com/index.php/archives/170#comment-1959 SK Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:17:36 +0000 http://www.lazypants.com/?p=170#comment-1959 Definitely have to watch Avatar in 3D to get the full enjoyment value! Definitely have to watch Avatar in 3D to get the full enjoyment value!

]]> Comment on 2012 by Loveena Guilford http://www.lazypants.com/index.php/archives/151#comment-1955 Loveena Guilford Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:26:20 +0000 http://www.lazypants.com/?p=151#comment-1955 I couldn't agree with you more! Electronics simply can't operate in those temperatures, most resistors and other components are limited to 85degrees Celsius, then they start to fail! I couldn’t agree with you more! Electronics simply can’t operate in those temperatures, most resistors and other components are limited to 85degrees Celsius, then they start to fail!

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