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Friday, April 11, 2003

Song: "Change" by Blind Melon.

I watched "Natural Born Killers" last night, and I just have one thing to say. WOW. I really think that Oliver Stone is a genius...a demented, perverted, insane genius, but a genius nevertheless. Despite the fact that the script was written by Tarantino, another insane genius, Stone still managed to completely stylize it to the point of satire. The movie is technically amazing, shot with nearly 3,000 cuts...for those of you who do not know, most movies contain anywhere from 500-700. The editing on this picture took 11 months alone. Poor guys. I just found it absolutely stunning, from the clips of violence that have been scattered about television, movies, music, and the rest of modern "entertainment" that Stone puts in unconventional areas, such as behind windows, and surrounding the car as Mickey and Mallory drive, to the color and film format changes that casually slip in and out of the standard realm. All around this movie is twisted, and shocking. At any rate, it brings up an interesting question...are killers "natural born" or are they products of their environment...or are they possibly both?

The characters Mickey and Mallory in the movie can be argued to be both, but I really think they are products of their environment, not naturally born to be killers, despite what Mickey says. Both were abused, pestered, tortured, and mentally destroyed by their fathers. As a result of this severe abuse, both "know the difference between right and wrong...they just don't care." I think that if you look back over the course of the past two centuries, the majority of the psycho and sociopaths have that common link of a disturbed childhood. I find it extremely hard to believe that people are "killers" out of the womb, but when they grow up in environments that are so conducive to violence and apathetic regard to humanity, what can you expect? Furthermore, with the current state of our penal system, the increasing then decreasing then increasing again focus on rehabilitation as a crime deterrent, those who commit such acts have far less respect for the authority they have known all their lives to disobey. It is hard to say whether such men and women are "naturally born" that way, but when the family life is so disgusting and awful, it is hard to say they are not. Anyway, the movie is deranged, and an excellent satire on violence, and the media's portrayal of it. The most ironic part of the entire film is the simple fact that a love story is the silky smooth thread that weaves its way through the film, and ties it all together. I recommend to everyone, except maybe my Mom.

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Friday, April 11, 2003 Natural Born Killers Song: "Change" by Blind Melon. I watched "Natural Born Killers" last night, and I just have one thing to say. WOW. I really think that Oliver Stone is a genius...a demented, perverted, insane genius, but a genius nevertheless. Despite the fact that the script was written by Tarantino, another insane genius, Stone still managed to completely stylize it to the point of satire. The movie is technically amazing, shot with nearly 3,000 cuts...for those of you who do not know, most movies contain anywhere from 500-700. The editing on this picture took 11 months alone. Poor guys. I just found it absolutely stunning, from the clips of violence that have been scattered about television, movies, music, and the rest of modern "entertainment" that Stone puts in unconventional areas, such as behind windows, and surrounding the car as Mickey and Mallory drive, to the color and film format changes that casually slip in and out of the standard realm. All around this movie is twisted, and shocking. At any rate, it brings up an interesting question...are killers "natural born" or are they products of their environment...or are they possibly both? The characters Mickey and Mallory in the movie can be argued to be both, but I really think they are products of their environment, not naturally born to be killers, despite what Mickey says. Both were abused, pestered, tortured, and mentally destroyed by their fathers. As a result of this severe abuse, both "know the difference between right and wrong...they just don't care." I think that if you look back over the course of the past two centuries, the majority of the psycho and sociopaths have that common link of a disturbed childhood. I find it extremely hard to believe that people are "killers" out of the womb, but when they grow up in environments that are so conducive to violence and apathetic regard to humanity, what can you expect? Furthermore, with the current state of our penal system, the increasing then decreasing then increasing again focus on rehabilitation as a crime deterrent, those who commit such acts have far less respect for the authority they have known all their lives to disobey. It is hard to say whether such men and women are "naturally born" that way, but when the family life is so disgusting and awful, it is hard to say they are not. Anyway, the movie is deranged, and an excellent satire on violence, and the media's portrayal of it. The most ironic part of the entire film is the simple fact that a love story is the silky smooth thread that weaves its way through the film, and ties it all together. I recommend to everyone, except maybe my Mom. eloquently said by \| 11:58 PM \| \| \|	Tyler Knott Productions Tyler Knott Photography Vimeo Tumblr Twitter Clutch Del.icio.us MySpace Last.fm LinkedIn Resumé Atom Feed Twitters follow me on Twitter Horizon Expanders McGraw Donovan Dave Morin Flickr Blog Jaymie Keller Kevin Casey Nate Warner Rachel Hoffenberg Sarah Joelle Sarah Joelle's Music My Photography Past Downpours September 2008 August 2008 July 2008 June 2008 May 2008 April 2008 March 2008 February 2008 January 2008 December 2007 November 2007 October 2007 September 2007 August 2007 July 2007 June 2007 May 2007 April 2007 March 2007 February 2007 January 2007 December 2006 November 2006 October 2006 September 2006 August 2006 July 2006 June 2006 May 2006 April 2006 March 2006 February 2006 January 2006 December 2005 November 2005 October 2005 September 2005 August 2005 July 2005 June 2005 May 2005 April 2005 March 2005 February 2005 January 2005 December 2004 November 2004 October 2004 September 2004 August 2004 July 2004 June 2004 May 2004 April 2004 March 2004 February 2004 January 2004 December 2003 November 2003 October 2003 September 2003 August 2003 July 2003 June 2003 May 2003 April 2003 March 2003 Copyright This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.