I don’t expect this discussion to be finished tonight, not even this week.
For background, I just watched it for the first time all the way to the end. It took courage for me because I don’t like the battle scenes, blood and gore.
But I did see so many correlations to our forefathers fighting the American Revolution, and even the Civil War.
I’m left with William Wallace’s war cry …”FREEDOM”!
So what does that really mean?
Freedom to chose a product on Amazon that is most likely made outside America, or freedom to express yourself as an individual without persecution? Or freedom from anyone telling you that you must follow their lead so you can “win”…
There are so many thoughts to reflect on from watching this movie.
I would like others who have seen the movie to give their thoughts.
Well, they did portray the drawn and quarter scene, and gave an epilogue to such that all his remains were scattered across England as a warning.
I don’t for a minute think this is even remotely historical except for the idea of him being a rebellious helicon of certain Scottish nature.
But I do still have all the questions about humanity I listed above.
Interesting what you said above. I see that you espouse communal values, just as socialists do, which is admirable. However, there will always be people who do not agree with you - especially in this polarized political world. Then you cite self-preservation which is a conservative value, and admirable as well. Again there are grey areas where self-preservation can be viewed as just selfish, for example when the instinct is turned into war-profiteering - not saying that you are like that, but that this is what the American MIC is based on - self-preservation of the Arms manufacturers. It is an extreme.
Then you point out the third limb, which is, IMO, the only way forward for this world, and that is a religious foundation. Of course there are differences between religions, and these must be accepted somehow. Perhaps we can all see the good parts and agree to disagree?
You actually dissected my whole thought process impeccably. I have so many thoughts to consider right now.