I gave you a rating of ten because I don't want you to think I hate you. I want you to keep making more of these films, so I gave you a ten. This film is aweful. Despite this film's many flaws, it is very valuable to me. Thirty five years ago, I read somewhere that Adolph Hitler invaded Russia because the Germans already knew the Russians were performing these medical experiments and controlling human beings with violence. Even Hitler's enemies supported his invasion of Russia because the international community wanted the Russian experiments stopped. I did not have the resources to do any further investigation at that time, so I am doing it now. I now watch anything I can find on covert services and supernatural episodes.
This film is way too violent. It's hard to watch. Is the violence a red-herring, designed to lead us off the track? What is the director trying to hide? This film has no sex scenes. Usually, American films contain at least one sex scene to give their viewers some relief from the violence. This begs the question, "Do we use love, sex and affection for any purpose other than procreation?" It also makes me wonder at Almighty God's purpose in giving us a reproductive system. Why not just give human beings the ability to create new life in a laboratory? And, why put the playground right next to the sewage system? This film uses very rapid, violent language. It's hard to follow the plot because of that, but that has value as an exercise in planning for violent confrontations. How do we use language to diffuse violent episodes? Throughout the entire film, all the characters use language to try to capture control of their bodies, of their environment, of each other and of the confrontation with Kuratov. Kuratov claims that if he wanted The Guardians dead, they would be dead by now. Is he bluffing? He sounds like he is. This begs the question, "How much power do our words have?" This film has value as an exercise in planning ahead for the results of the build-up of strong human beings. Kuratov is very strong, but very ugly. This begs the question, "Do we have to sacrifice beauty to achieve great strength?" Ksenia is very beautiful, but she never ages. This begs the question, "Is beauty a source of power?" It also opens up the subject of eternal life. This is Christ's promise, after all. What would it be like to never get old? Would we place less value on our age and appearance if we never fear loosing it? The Guardians were created in a laboratory. In the scene where Kuratov views his human specimens, we can hardly see the bodies in their storage pods. This scene makes the film difficult to follow. This makes me wonder what the directors purpose is. Yet, the film still has value as an exercise in dealing with a very savage and powerful creator. With great power, comes great responsibility. Do we have a responsibility to be kind, loving and gentle? Does that behavior have a monetary value? Does anyone want to live in a world that is just as violent and harsh as this film? The Guardians possess super-powers. These super-powers can be used for good, or for evil. This begs the question, "Who are the enemies? If we have no one to fight with, do we need weapons or super-powers?" The Guardians can be controlled against their will. If we have the power to tamper with the qualities our children possess, and even their body movements, who will police the genetic codes and the control agents? What defines a human, verses an angel or a god? These questions can only be answered through the scientific method, and are worthy of our attention. Our lives and our eternal futures depend on it.
This film is way too violent. It's hard to watch. Is the violence a red-herring, designed to lead us off the track? What is the director trying to hide? This film has no sex scenes. Usually, American films contain at least one sex scene to give their viewers some relief from the violence. This begs the question, "Do we use love, sex and affection for any purpose other than procreation?" It also makes me wonder at Almighty God's purpose in giving us a reproductive system. Why not just give human beings the ability to create new life in a laboratory? And, why put the playground right next to the sewage system? This film uses very rapid, violent language. It's hard to follow the plot because of that, but that has value as an exercise in planning for violent confrontations. How do we use language to diffuse violent episodes? Throughout the entire film, all the characters use language to try to capture control of their bodies, of their environment, of each other and of the confrontation with Kuratov. Kuratov claims that if he wanted The Guardians dead, they would be dead by now. Is he bluffing? He sounds like he is. This begs the question, "How much power do our words have?" This film has value as an exercise in planning ahead for the results of the build-up of strong human beings. Kuratov is very strong, but very ugly. This begs the question, "Do we have to sacrifice beauty to achieve great strength?" Ksenia is very beautiful, but she never ages. This begs the question, "Is beauty a source of power?" It also opens up the subject of eternal life. This is Christ's promise, after all. What would it be like to never get old? Would we place less value on our age and appearance if we never fear loosing it? The Guardians were created in a laboratory. In the scene where Kuratov views his human specimens, we can hardly see the bodies in their storage pods. This scene makes the film difficult to follow. This makes me wonder what the directors purpose is. Yet, the film still has value as an exercise in dealing with a very savage and powerful creator. With great power, comes great responsibility. Do we have a responsibility to be kind, loving and gentle? Does that behavior have a monetary value? Does anyone want to live in a world that is just as violent and harsh as this film? The Guardians possess super-powers. These super-powers can be used for good, or for evil. This begs the question, "Who are the enemies? If we have no one to fight with, do we need weapons or super-powers?" The Guardians can be controlled against their will. If we have the power to tamper with the qualities our children possess, and even their body movements, who will police the genetic codes and the control agents? What defines a human, verses an angel or a god? These questions can only be answered through the scientific method, and are worthy of our attention. Our lives and our eternal futures depend on it.