I think this movie is a really good example of Deontology (or Duty Ethics), and I like it for that. Patrick does the “right thing” because it is his duty, because it is the right thing to do period; he doesn’t base his decision on the consequences. A perfect example of a Deontological choice.

When the movie was over my mom said, “He made the wrong choice didn’t he.” I said no. She said, “but her mom will never change,” and I replied, “but that doesn’t mean she should stay with people who kidnapped her.” No telling how that would go either.

I didn’t know much about ethical theories until last semester when I took ethics class. It gave a good overview of the main theories, and while most of the student in my class seemed to think Duty Ethics was absurd, I connected with it the most.

Spoiler ahead, consider yourself warned
I also like how Patrick was somewhat taking responsibility in the end by checking up on Amanda and her mother and even babysitting. Who knows maybe the guy she was going out on a date with (who seemed quite the creep from what was told), will end up killing her, which would leave Amanda’s uncle Lionel, who was involved in the kidnapping and is now incarcerated, or his wife as her next of kin. Then perhaps somehow Patrick will have the opportunity to adopt her, knowing that he will provide a good, safe home. Then his girlfriend will come back and they can be a nice little family. That’s what I’d like to think anyway, and the ending lets you draw your own conclusions, such as that.

There is an error on page 93 of Anchor Books’ 1994 edition. On line 21 the name “Odukwe” is misspelled as “Okukwe.”

I have to stay wishy-washy on this one. While the story was mostly good, you feel through the length of the book that you’re waiting for something (a specific thing, not just something) to happen, yet it never does.

I, for one, was disappointed. I really enjoyed “The Milk of Human Kindness” and this doesn’t compare to it at all. It’s good to be different from past albums, but I wasn’t expecting this different. It’s an okay album, but there are not any stand-out tracks and I don’t see myself keeping it.

There is an end quotation mark missing from line 9 on page 35. I am now on page 92 and am still unable to put it out of my mind.

Grammar Nazis Unite!

It could have moved along a bit quicker, but that would have been contradictory to it being a made for TV movie.

Decent movie, but lacking a quality the others had. No way I’ll watch 4 if it’s not going to have James Franco in it.

A pretty good movie, but I was disappointed in the fact that 99% of the climatic moments I had already seen in the trailer.

I liked this album until I got to the songs where there is more singing. “The Party” and “DVNO” pretty much ruined it for me, I don’t like their voices and hated the lyrics. Otherwise it is a good electronic/dance album.

First off, I love the regular version of Brazil and even wrote a paper on it last semester. However, this set also contains an alternate cut, the “Love Conquers All” version. It’s basically a version of the film with all the changes the studio wanted but Terry Gilliam refused to do.

This alternate cut is so pieced together that it is almost as if you are watching a 90 minute trailer of the regular version. The only reason to watch this cut is for the novelty of seeing how a good movie can be completely botched.

I’ll stick with the real thing, the way Gilliam intended it.