Comments on: Is Spielberg’s Munich The Must See Movie? http://donklephant.com/2005/12/05/is-spielbergs-munich-the-must-see-movie/ Big Teeth. Huge Ass. Surprisingly Reasonable. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:03:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Justin Gardner http://donklephant.com/2005/12/05/is-spielbergs-munich-the-must-see-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-4387 Justin Gardner Tue, 06 Dec 2005 06:32:38 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=1484#comment-4387 No, it's not an absolute virtue, and from what I've read I don't think Spielberg is saying that. in any event, he's got my 8 bucks. But you will see King Kong, right Cal? ;-) No, it’s not an absolute virtue, and from what I’ve read I don’t think Spielberg is saying that. in any event, he’s got my 8 bucks.

But you will see King Kong, right Cal? ;-)

]]> By: Callimachus http://donklephant.com/2005/12/05/is-spielbergs-munich-the-must-see-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-4385 Callimachus Tue, 06 Dec 2005 04:40:06 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=1484#comment-4385 <blockquote> “We don’t demonize our targets,� Spielberg said. “They’re individuals. They have families.� </blockquote> Lots of demons have families. By all accounts, some of the worst mass murderers in history have been loving family men. Osama bin Laden has enough family for six normal men. Does that make him a cool guy? Not in my book. What is Spielberg "balancing" here? On the one hand, a collection of athletes from a country of survivors who came to Munich to participate in a world festival of sports. On the other hand, a collection of cold-blooded murderers who came to Munich to kill the unarmed Jews in as large a number as they could accomplish. I think I'll skip. One of those dead athletes had the same last name as my Jewish grandfather. Impartiality is not an absolute virtue.

“We don’t demonize our targets,� Spielberg said. “They’re individuals. They have families.�

Lots of demons have families. By all accounts, some of the worst mass murderers in history have been loving family men. Osama bin Laden has enough family for six normal men. Does that make him a cool guy? Not in my book.

What is Spielberg “balancing” here? On the one hand, a collection of athletes from a country of survivors who came to Munich to participate in a world festival of sports. On the other hand, a collection of cold-blooded murderers who came to Munich to kill the unarmed Jews in as large a number as they could accomplish.

I think I’ll skip. One of those dead athletes had the same last name as my Jewish grandfather. Impartiality is not an absolute virtue.

]]> By: kreiz http://donklephant.com/2005/12/05/is-spielbergs-munich-the-must-see-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-4370 kreiz Mon, 05 Dec 2005 20:39:54 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=1484#comment-4370 Yahoo movies said it had a "limited opening" on 12/23. Guess that means a trip to KC. Yahoo movies said it had a “limited opening” on 12/23. Guess that means a trip to KC.

]]> By: Justin Gardner http://donklephant.com/2005/12/05/is-spielbergs-munich-the-must-see-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-4365 Justin Gardner Mon, 05 Dec 2005 17:14:13 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=1484#comment-4365 I think it's this Friday. Anybody else know? I tried to find it through the search engines, but to no avail. I think it’s this Friday. Anybody else know? I tried to find it through the search engines, but to no avail.

]]> By: kreiz http://donklephant.com/2005/12/05/is-spielbergs-munich-the-must-see-movie/comment-page-1/#comment-4350 kreiz Mon, 05 Dec 2005 14:49:14 +0000 http://donklephant.com/?p=1484#comment-4350 Justin: when is "Munich" opening for general release? I know you're from the Kansas City area. Will it be playing in the less-populated hinterlands? I can't wait. I remember watching the incident in 1972 and thinking that it was a isolated problem (ie., Israel v. Palestine). Justin: when is “Munich” opening for general release? I know you’re from the Kansas City area. Will it be playing in the less-populated hinterlands? I can’t wait. I remember watching the incident in 1972 and thinking that it was a isolated problem (ie., Israel v. Palestine).

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