Dragonz Fyre Posted November 1, 2002 Share Posted November 1, 2002 We had to watch Saving Privite Ryan in english class because my teacher wants us all to know what remembrance day is really all about. (there are alot of really immature people in my class). The movie, for those who havent seen it, is about ww2, and its about a group of soldiers searching for a privite named James Francis Ryan, because his three brothers all died and the general doesnt want the mother having to deal with the lose of all her sons. thats a very breif summary, the movie is three hours long and we arent through half of it. Anyway, there are a lot of battles and parts with blood and gore. And everytime a lot of the kids in my class would laugh. I saw my teacher look at them with a look of pure disgust. What I want to know is that is it natural to laugh at something like that, or is it disrespectful to the people who lived through it. I laughed a few times and felt really bad about it. We've always been told never laugh at something so horrible but sometimes you can't help it.Its up to you, what would you do?..Laugh or cry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Matt Posted November 2, 2002 Share Posted November 2, 2002 [color=red][b]I own the movie (vhs and dvd) and it is not 3 hours, it's about 2 hours. It is one of my favorite movies. First off, what grade are you in? That might help explaine why some of the kids in your class are immautre. Secondly, when kids are in a group and they see something sad (ie people being killed, screaming for their mom) they laugh so they are not though of pansies by their friends. When I was young, I thought war movie violence was "cool" and "funny". I thought it was funny to watch some guy get his arm blown off. But after I got older, I really don't care what people think. It is natural for kids to laugh at things that are sad. You would not want to start crying infront of everyone, so you laugh to counter-act it. It is perfectly normal, well, depending on how old you are.[/b][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Transtic Nerve Posted November 2, 2002 Share Posted November 2, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Matt [/i] [B][color=red][b]I own the movie (vhs and dvd) and it is not 3 hours, it's about 2 hours. It is one of my favorite movies. First off, what grade are you in? That might help explaine why some of the kids in your class are immautre. [/b][/color] [/B][/QUOTE] It's actually 2 hours and 49 minutes.... which is 11 minutes shy of 3 hours. So I'd say it's more like 3 hours... Anyway, with immaturity comes immature people. They don't know what happened during that time, they didn't experience, and to them it's nothing but a fake scene. They don't know WWII and D-Day was really like that. If someone threw them in the middle of it, I'm sure they wouldn't laugh then. It's not that it's right or wrong, it's just that they are too stupid to know any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Matt Posted November 2, 2002 Share Posted November 2, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Transtic Nerve [/i] [B]It's actually 2 hours and 49 minutes.... which is 11 minutes shy of 3 hours. So I'd say it's more like 3 hours... [/B][/QUOTE] [color=red][b]Ya well :p[/b][/color] [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Transtic Nerve [/i] [B]Anyway, with immaturity comes immature people. They don't know what happened during that time, they didn't experience, and to them it's nothing but a fake scene. They don't know WWII and D-Day was really like that. If someone threw them in the middle of it, I'm sure they wouldn't laugh then. It's not that it's right or wrong, it's just that they are too stupid to know any better. [/B][/QUOTE] [color=red][b]I agree. One of the things that really made me start to feel different is when I found my grandfathers ww2 letters about 4 years ago. One had some blood on it, and that made it seem really real for the first time for me. Knowing that someone I know and love lived through such a horrible time, made me realize that it is not just made up by Hollywood. War is real.[/b][/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted November 2, 2002 Share Posted November 2, 2002 [color=royalblue]Of course this is a question of maturity. Kids by nature are usually immature. So of course...they'll laugh at violence and stuff. That's why Jackass does so well. It relies on immaturity. But when you become more mature...your view on these things just naturally changes. So, yeah...my message would be that you shouldn't worry about it. They'll grow out of it hopefully.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Asphyxia Posted November 2, 2002 Share Posted November 2, 2002 [color=darkred]People laugh because otherwise they have to show pity, or sadness...which is, of course, seen as a weakness. People prefer to be respected, however dodgy that respect is. People laughed because its hard to absorb that it really happened and people got hurt. As you get older, you realise that it actually happened. Like everyone else said...maturity.[/color] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragonz Fyre Posted November 2, 2002 Author Share Posted November 2, 2002 Yeah. I'm in grade nine..and yeah, your all right about the maturity thing..i never looked at it that way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MysticBabe Posted November 2, 2002 Share Posted November 2, 2002 Well, we were allowed to watch "The Patriot." All of us girls hadn't seen it till then. so when the good guys kill the bad guys a tense moments we were all like "Come on kill him kill him!" and we would all go "YES!!" when the guy died. When the canon ball took off that guy's head we were all like ick and gross and the boys were all laughing their heads off. We asked to see "Saving Private Ryan" too, but my teacher says that movie is so way off based and really had no relation to WWII (I've never seen it myself, so I'm just taking her word for it.) and that we shouldn't watch it. Now here is my opinion. Remember that movies are for entertainment purposes. Not all but most. People have a right to what they think about the movie. The guys in my class were being well, guys. They have their opinions, like we do. Immaturity level has a lot to do with it too. Side note: In that case all the guys in my class are 2 year olds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSJ5 Vegeta Posted November 2, 2002 Share Posted November 2, 2002 Is it any wonder why people laugh at things like that? In this world we see violence all the time on T.V. and we cheer as guided bombs strike third world countries, and they think it's oh so cool to make terrorist attacks against us in the first place. We live in a world where we have Charlton Heston preaching about weapons rights in D.C. as a man bags human game in the same area. We live in a world where violence is becoming more acceptable, where we have had a sniper claiming innocent lives and the press shows disgusting pictures with totally no respect for the victims or their families of bodies lying there in pools of blood, such as in the Newsweek magazine and on T.V. and even gives him the catchy name of "The Tarot Card Killer", like he's a celebrity or something. I mean WTF? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sui Generis Posted November 2, 2002 Share Posted November 2, 2002 [QUOTE][i]Originally posted by Transtic Nerve [/i] [B]Anyway, with immaturity comes immature people. They don't know what happened during that time, they didn't experience, and to them it's nothing but a fake scene. They don't know WWII and D-Day was really like that. If someone threw them in the middle of it, I'm sure they wouldn't laugh then. It's not that it's right or wrong, it's just that they are too stupid to know any better. [/B][/QUOTE] I'm with him on most of that. All they see is some magic from Hollywood making people's arms fly off. They don't think about that all that was true, people had that happen to them. It was really that horrifying. They don't realize this. I'm sure if they took the time and stopped for a second while watching the movie (Mainly the first scene) and looked around at their friends and imagined them in that scene they wouldn't be laughing. I think its wrong but you really can't stop it... I wouldn't do either honostly. I don't laugh and I don't cry mainly. I just become sick, and I get really quiet. We also watched it last year and I could barely stand the movie. I'm rather sensitive to blood and guts and stuff when it comes to other people. So For the rest of the day I couldn't watch at all. It made me sick. I didn't throw up or antyhing, but still. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 [COLOR=blue][I]I guess it depends on what's happening at the time. Somepeople get emotional at things, others just sit and stare, others find everything comical. Like others already said, sometimes laughing is a way for people to hide their real thoughts. And it also depends on if it's real or not. It doesn't really matter to laugh at something that doesn't exist, but if it's reality, then you have to think about who the real immature people are. I remember when the twin towers fell last year, most people were worried or upset because it was a tragic...... tragedy. Some idiots though were finding this occurance to be very entertaining, by making fun of those involved or just other stupid actions or remarks. If you laugh at a fictional event, then it doesn't matter. But if you laugh at a horrific real event, then you've got problems.[/I][/COLOR] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alley Catt Posted November 5, 2002 Share Posted November 5, 2002 Maturity is always a big factor at people laughing at these kind of movies. But are you sure that they were laughing at the event, not the movie. I often laugh at movies like this because I hate the quality of the movie. It is true that Saving Private Ryan is based on a true story and that the event pictured did truly happen. But how do you expect anyone to understand what it was like by watching a picture on a flat screen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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