agarimoo

agarimoo t1_jadg09f wrote

Reply to I keep end up disliking good films simply because all the characters are sad degenerate fucks and I hate them for it. Is there a trick to liking these kinds of films? by KellyKellogs

If you don’t have a problem with movies that start with what you describe as a sympathetic character that, through difficult circumstances, turns into a cunt, think about the circumstances that turned all those characters you dislike into cunts. Maybe that will help you understand them and not want to torture them.

Charlie Babbit in Rain Man was an orphan raised by a very dismissive father (whose description fits the one of a narcissist) separated from his brother without even being told about it. Of course he was going to turn into a selfish person, that’s what he learned! He learned that the world is a hard place and he can count on no one but himself. You could ask yourself why do you hate him so much when he’s just a regular dude unlike the other murderous characters you listed.

I mean, do you realise you’re asking this character to show compassion while you’re showing none towards him and want him “to be ripped apart limb by limb”?

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