Posted by Kenzabaro at trt-on30-18.netcom.ca on November 16, 1999 at 21:28:55:
In Reply to: It's a shame posted by QED on November 16, 1999 at 20:19:05:
...be very pleased to know that you consider his film devoid of any "idiotic symbolism" for "cleverer" (sic) fans, and is "just a movie, dude".
: Ya know, I used to frequent this board a while back, around the time that chasing amy came out, and I remember an almost identical post citing many rediculous things as evidence suggesting that kevin is such and such or so and so. why is it so difficult for people to accept that there may be no hidden message or idiotic symbolism stuck there only for the more cleverer fans to pick out. you have way to much time on your hand to pick apart every rediculous little thing like that about this movie. it is just a movie dude. And another thing, there is a principle in modern psychology that when someone renders an interpretation of events or facts, it is always a more accurate relfection on that persons psyche then it is an accurate representation of the facts. Fact is, anybody could make up any rediculous symbolism if they look hard enough and have it suggest whatever they want it to. It is also called fitting the facts to the theories, when one should do just the opposite.
: Example
: Observation - Angels have no genetilia
: suppostition - they represent the castration of the white man by christanity
: Man, that is totally absurd, would you mind showing anyone how on earth you came to this gestalt?
: Observation - Angles have no genetilia
: suppostition - That must have been what Kevin wanted.
: To sit here and argue about why the angels have no genetilia and what that represents is an excersise in futility, you might as well sit there and argue about what is on the other side of a wall you cant look past.
: Until Kevin issue an official statement as to why angels have genetalia, or anything else you wasted your time bring up, it is pointless to argue about it, because everyone is only going to interpret according to thier own personalities.
: QED