Thanks for that review Sleazy... I have some family up in Michigan and they don't lock their doors either, not even their car doors... They like to make fun of us city people... But that goes without saying that they live in a small secluded area and any outsider is noticed right away...
I'd leave my door open all the time, but sometimes WIERD shit happens... you always hear about crack addicts breaking into places looking for stuff to pawn... Yes it DOES bother me that I need to lock it, but it bothers me if I don't lock it... I tend to avoid my neighbors because most of them aren't interested in what I'm interested in -- I'm more educated than most people around me -- I don't have much in common with most people around me -- but I don't want to have anything in common with other people -- because I'm an artist -- if I was like everyone else I'd no longer be creative... It's a virtue and a curse...
I think handguns should be regulated -- same goes with automatic weapons... but really I don't think it will make much difference... there are just too many ways to kill someone.
The movie is kindof looking for a solution to our "problem"... I think the problem with America is capitalism, too many people left behind due to the greed of the uncaring, wealthy minority... some luxuries are just sinful when there are so many people suffering... The wealthy feel "I am superior" so this money is mine... This is just stupid and I won't explain why... but it's not so apparent that it's stupid in a big city where most people are anonymous... in a smaller community it's obvious who needs help because you see the same people every day. For instance a black guy (maybe he's homeless) today asked me for some change... I see this guy all the time and I've never seen him drunk or annoying people so I felt fine giving him a dollar... Last time he asked me for money was maybe two years ago... Anyway I think lots of people in the USA, especially war vets and adolescent kids with no family structure get left behind in society... they turn to drugs (and probably not very good drugs) and that's when the violence begins... and the result is fear and the fear spreads, especially in a big city where everyone is essentially anonymous... Cities are fun but they really do suck because nobody really gives a shit about you because you're just another stranger... and I think automobiles and industrialization are to blame... When you're all alone in your SUV, it doesn't really matter if you know who your neighbors are -- it doesn't matter if you see that old homless guy walking by himself day after day because you never have to look him in the eye or say hello because you've got your windows rolled up and your doors locked... so go ahead and ignore the problem in your gated community or in your SUV, but the shit will come down eventually and it won't be pretty
