The reason I feel like this reading log is one of my better works is because firstly (at this time) it's one of the few that I have properly finished and aren't in note form as well as the way I looked at the film's societal commentary beyond the face value.
In the Reading Log, I talked about the way it refers to liberty and the idea that if someone wants to smoke they should be able to, thus giving this film a very solid message and an interesting way of thinking that is inherently Libertarian.
I also explained the way he argues in that, he explains not by proving his point right, but by proving the other person wrong. This allows for the audience to make a decision about who is most trustworthy before they've been given a true answer
Doing this not only made me look deeper at a movie I might have otherwise looked over, as well as develop a further understanding of certain debating tactics as well. I do have a fascination with the concept behind this movie and the "Devil's advocate" attitude it emits.
Doing this also made way for a new concept in my mind. The way the film splits three separate issues and addresses them all the same, those being guns, alcohol and of course, smoking. Despite disagreeing with the use of guns for several very different reasons, I get and agree with the underlying message of this film, that being a person's autonomy is theirs to control, whether you like it or not and despite the tobacco industry actively pursuing the idea that Cigarettes are Okay, it is someones right to believe that, just like it's their right to smoke.
In the Reading Log, I talked about the way it refers to liberty and the idea that if someone wants to smoke they should be able to, thus giving this film a very solid message and an interesting way of thinking that is inherently Libertarian.
I also explained the way he argues in that, he explains not by proving his point right, but by proving the other person wrong. This allows for the audience to make a decision about who is most trustworthy before they've been given a true answer
Doing this not only made me look deeper at a movie I might have otherwise looked over, as well as develop a further understanding of certain debating tactics as well. I do have a fascination with the concept behind this movie and the "Devil's advocate" attitude it emits.
Doing this also made way for a new concept in my mind. The way the film splits three separate issues and addresses them all the same, those being guns, alcohol and of course, smoking. Despite disagreeing with the use of guns for several very different reasons, I get and agree with the underlying message of this film, that being a person's autonomy is theirs to control, whether you like it or not and despite the tobacco industry actively pursuing the idea that Cigarettes are Okay, it is someones right to believe that, just like it's their right to smoke.