----------------------------Original message---------------------------- > In a recent discussion on the merrits of _Pulp Fiction_ a friend refused to > recognize any experience of guilt at enjoying and even reveling in the violent > episodes and yet admitted guilt about laughing at the racial slurs. He then > went on to accuse me of being hypersensitive and unable to properly > make a distinction between reality and fantasy and said that it was o.k. to > feel guilt for having pity for Ralf Fiennes'(sp?) character in _Schindler's > list_ because it was based on a true story. Does this strike anyone else > as odd and perhaps even a wrong (or at least a restrictive) way to view cinema > or am I the odd duck in the mix? Is guilt commonly experienced by others > through anti-hero identification? I've always contended that for one reason > or another that was the point of such flicks-- to jar you emotionally. Nah, I don't think you're an odd duck, but unfortunately most of the people on the list have been swallowed in the hype-pool surrounding QT and PF and it seems that thery're just plain too excited to feel guilty.