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ITA - looks like the shooting is MEANT to be brutal and callous, a sign that Lucy's not the person she used to be {nm}

Posted by: CG63 on Jul 10, 11:35 in response to Paul2k's post The 1st trailer seems to be saying that, as she starts...

Anyone finds it disturbing that LUCY shoots an innocent Taxi driver for not speaking English in the trailer/commercial? Antibody Jul 09, 16:09

Yes! {nm} GMov Jul 09, 16:10

well its just in the leg. But, i think it could be taken as more she shot him cuz he wasnt being helpful and she didnt want to waste time {nm} islander Jul 09, 16:24

She could shoot a tire. The trailer/commerical cuts off the subtitle, so you previously thought she killed him. {nm} Antibody Jul 09, 16:33

You're looking for morality from an R rated action film? Try VeggieTales. islander Jul 09, 16:51

Can you name another movie hero/heroine that has done the same when there are non-violent alternatives? {nm} Antibody Jul 09, 16:56

Good Terminator in T2 {nm} notfabio Jul 09, 17:06

Han Solo before CGI {nm} notfabio Jul 09, 17:09

Guido wasn't an innocent bystander. {nm} Antibody Jul 09, 17:11

Guido. Heh. Greedo's Italian brother. {nm} Paul2k Jul 09, 17:12

That's wacist! {nm} Mister_Wu Jul 09, 18:59

The cops were shooting at them. {nm} Antibody Jul 09, 17:12

didnt Keanu shoot the hostage in Speed? {nm} islander Jul 09, 17:17

spock and kirk shooting nero in trek 2009 islander Jul 09, 17:19

ah well bad guy never mind. but a case where hero doesnt always do the totally right thing {nm} islander Jul 09, 17:22

Nero is the Villain. {nm} Antibody Jul 09, 17:22

His partner isn't an innocent bystander. {nm} Antibody Jul 09, 17:22

I was thinking of the guard at the psych ward that he shot in the knees, because John ordered him not to kill anyone {nm} RogerMore Jul 09, 17:56

In T2, Sarah Connor shoots Miles Dyson with a sniper rifle but is stopped from finishing him off {nm} RazorHawk Jul 09, 17:46

He's not an innocent bystander in the storyline. I thought that was made clear. {nm} Antibody Jul 09, 17:47

and threatens to inject drain cleaner in a guy's neck, breaks many bones, etc etc {nm} BSmurf Jul 09, 17:51

The Comedian assasinated Kennedy, Dr. Manhattan let him execute a pregnant woman... MrZero Jul 09, 18:24

The point of Watchmen is that they aren't really heroes RogerMore Jul 09, 20:19

Well. . . (spoiler) second gary Jul 09, 21:34

Lucy is supposed to be a Hero? News to me. {nm} DTravel Jul 10, 17:31

Its the movies.....change perspective a little and you get a totally different story. {nm} mishra Jul 09, 16:54

bada-boom! {nm} charlie Jul 09, 16:28

no. {nm} horrorfanatic Jul 09, 16:32

maybe the needed context is before that scene...she trusted some ordinary person and it backfired...we'll see {nm} tealfan Jul 09, 17:13

The 1st trailer seems to be saying that, as she starts accessing more parts of her brain, she fears she's becoming less human. Paul2k Jul 09, 17:25

you're so smart {nm} Moviesnob Jul 09, 17:33

S-M-R-T! {nm} Paul2k Jul 09, 17:38

+1 {nm} Dorfman Jul 09, 17:35

Those Bourne killed were still targets and via flashback. She's like Jean Grey turning into Dark Phoenix, though she killed main allies.. {nm} Antibody Jul 09, 17:39

Jean Grey turning into the Phoenix is more "hero becomes villain", as opposed to "protagonist becomes cold, calculating morally-ambiguous Paul2k Jul 09, 17:58

One more Bourne example (Bourne Legacy spoils) RogerMore Jul 09, 18:03

ITA - looks like the shooting is MEANT to be brutal and callous, a sign that Lucy's not the person she used to be CG63 Jul 10, 11:35

i think y'all are overthinking this. a guy gets shot in the leg in a movie for a poor reason. so what? thats hardly the worst thing thats ev horrorfanatic Jul 09, 17:45

its thats the true context, its worst than "poor". {nm} Moviesnob Jul 09, 17:52

well yeah, i worded that badly....the point i was trying to make was that worse things have been done by the "heroes" of many movies, whys t horrorfanatic Jul 09, 18:01

its potentially reflective of a hot button political issue {nm} Moviesnob Jul 09, 18:08

oh. political correctness. i should have known. i got no patience for that sort of ridiculous nitpicking and neither will the boxoffice... {nm} horrorfanatic Jul 09, 18:14

no, it revolves around immigration, not political correctness {nm} Moviesnob Jul 09, 18:36

the boxoffice wont care about that either... {nm} horrorfanatic Jul 09, 22:38

who's talking about the box office? The question was if you were personally offended. {nm} Moviesnob Jul 10, 09:20

I may be wrong but I remember Total Recall having a lot of dead bystanders. Didn't Arnie use one as a shield? {nm} numbersix_99 Jul 10, 00:41

After he'd been shot by the bad guys, IIRC {nm} RogerMore Jul 10, 07:46

surprised this wasn't in the press more...I'm sure there would be an uproar if the nationalities were reversed tealfan Jul 10, 08:52

It's the Jack Bauer special MiyazakiFan Jul 10, 09:03

Don't be so sensitive. It's a movie. Actually, it is a trailer to a movie. {nm} Juiced Jul 10, 10:56





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