Red Tide

Comments

[Georg Thomas]

First of all and seriously speaking: Jam,es' cartoons are always a welcome highlight amongst the offerings of our blog.

Thanks for another superb piece of art and critical thinking.

Unfortunately, my cultural acquaintance with the US is deficient - many of James' cartoons initially leave me ignorant or unsure of this or that aspect - like:

what is a fight club? Am I correct to assume, it is an illegal association where people get together to carry out martial arts competitions / fights?

[Laura]

Fight club is a movie that I've never actually seen, but here's the trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch#playnext=1&playnext_from=TL&videos=dlQhKYbtEn0&v=agi8PUmlAKU

[James]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSCDtxrAass (NSFW)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0137523/

[Georg Thomas]

Thanks, Laura and James, for the info. So, I wasn't entirely off the mark. This is the kind of film I do not care to watch - even though I could imagine that the violence displayed in it might actually be more attention-gripping (yet still revolting to me) than the standard scenes of violence that crowd the TV programmes.

Whilst a very successfull fighter (judoka) in my childhood and youth, I never enjoyed violence - neither passively, as a spectator, nor actively.

[Robert Eckerson]

Georg: Like you I usually don't like violence filled movies, but this is one of my favorites due to some deep underlying sociological and psychological implications.....
"I am Jack's frustrated doppleganger"

[James]

As a 2nd Dan in Shorin Ryu Karate I share your sentiments about fighting, Georg. However, as Robert pointed out, there is a great deal more to this film than the fighting. In fact, the real battle is one that takes place in the protagonist's mind.

A pretty engaging movie all the way around.

[Georg Thomas]

Thank you, James and Robert, your comments are to me recommendations of particular weight. The philosophical challenges of (dealing with) violence are indeed most worthy of study and consideration. I`ll make a point of watching the film.

I adore responsible and sophisticated practitioners of the martial arts.