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Forum Post: "The Dark Knight Rises"..... the anti-Occupy Wall Street blockbuster

Posted 12 years ago on July 20, 2012, 2:38 a.m. EST by destructo (-26)
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Tonight at the most prestigious theater chain in Hollywood, right in the heart of Hollywood on Sunset Boulevard, the legendary Arclight Theater, will screen the anti-Occupy Wall Street blockbuster "The Dark Knight Rises" no less than 15 times before 1 a.m. They can check out the 12:01 a.m. showing ... or the 12:05 a.m. showing ... or the 12:06 a.m. showing ... or even the 12:10 a.m. screening. That's plenty of ways to watch Batman (Christian Bale) square off against Bane (Tom Hardy), a revolutionary using the kind of class warfare rhetoric OWS brought to the public discourse to take down Gotham City. The city's famously liberal dwellers may be shocked to see the year's most anticipated film includes an all-out attack on their precious 99 percent club, the same one President Barack Obama and former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi embraced so heartily last year. They probably won't like seeing their ideology cast as the latest Bat villain, nor their already discredited plan to use Bane as a stand-in for Mitt Romney fall apart. They'll simply bite their collective tongues as the ticket money starts rolling in.

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Hollywood/2012/07/19/heart-hollywood-embraces-anti-ows-batman

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[-] 4 points by TitusMoans (2451) from Boulder City, NV 12 years ago

I'm happy that you get such a kick out of comic-book heroes; fits you to a tee.

[-] 1 points by TheTrollSlayer (347) from Kingsport, TN 12 years ago

LOL, agreed

[-] 2 points by MattLHolck (16833) from San Diego, CA 12 years ago

Steve Martin ‏@SteveMartinToGo

I am sure the NRA is holding an emergency meeting to try and figure out just exactly what to do about assault rifles.

Ira Rather ‏@irarather

@SteveMartinToGo The NRA wants to sell MORE rifles. According to their logic, more weapons in a dark, chaotic theater means more safety.

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[-] 2 points by nazihunter (215) 12 years ago

Go back to your Nazi hole or I'll find you.

[-] 1 points by MattLHolck (16833) from San Diego, CA 12 years ago

at the bouncers club?

[-] 0 points by nazihunter (215) 12 years ago

Yes! Or American Idol maybe Gotta separate the poseurs from the real thing.

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[-] 1 points by akbarjenkins (1) 12 years ago

I think it's remarkable to see a major studio film that actually portrays a revolutionary scenario and talks about class warfare, which are two things that almost never appear in capitalist pop culture (at least not since the crisis of the 1970s when there was more space for social critique in Hollywood cinema). The Dark Knight Rises seems to acknowledge systemic inequality and injustice, even if it portrays a demagogue hijacking legitimate grievances. That being said, the politics of the film are pretty muddled and can certainly be interpreted as conservative. Here's my take, FWIW: http://tropicsofmeta.wordpress.com/2012/07/23/the-specter-of-revolution-in-the-dark-night-rises/

[-] 1 points by thetao (15) 12 years ago

depressing

[-] 0 points by hchc (3297) from Tampa, FL 12 years ago

There is a difference between wanting to prosecute the Fed/Wall st and creating all out chaos.

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[-] 0 points by MattLHolck (16833) from San Diego, CA 12 years ago

Pentagon did not support the production of the Avengers movie

one would think with all the Manly Super Hero's and military equipment

this movie would be ideal of recruitment and positive military PR

the official reason stated was

We couldn’t reconcile the unreality of this international organization and our place in it. To whom did S.H.I.E.L.D. answer? Did we work for S.H.I.E.L.D.? We hit that roadblock and decided we couldn’t do anything [with The Avengers].

http://www.reelz.com/movie-news/13837/the-pentagon-does-not-approve-of-s-h-i-e-l-d-or-the-avengers/

I'd wager the military did like the fact that S.H.I.E.L.D. was willing to sacrifice civilians with a nuclear bomb to solve an invasion problem.

and they don't want to open a discussion as to

how many civilians are already killed by military bombs

http://occupywallst.org/forum/there-are-no-normal-recovers/#comment-745330

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[-] -1 points by bobbowil (-3) 12 years ago

Evil Hollywood Jews join forces with evil Wall St. Jews, Fed Jews, IMF Jews, Worldbank Jews, JPMorgan Jews, Goldman Sachs Jews, etc. It's pretty clear.

[-] 2 points by VQkag2 (16478) 12 years ago

Keep you anti semitic slurs to yourself. Not welcome here.

Conspiracy theories not wanted.

Shalom

[-] 2 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 12 years ago

Bullshit - nutters are nutters.

[-] -3 points by destructo (-26) 12 years ago

Bullshit!! If this guy was a Republican you would all over this like flies on shit,you disingenuous,lying crackhead.

[-] 1 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 12 years ago

Bullshit - nutters are nutters - PERIOD.

Unless like mittens and they are being promoted by say the rethuglicans ( I say rethuglicans because it aint republican any more - not those in office - it is a new party - the corpoRATists ).

[-] 3 points by JackPulliam3rd (205) 12 years ago

damn dude. i was with you on all your posts until you showed your true colors. nutters are nutters unless they are republicans then it's the entire party's fault blah blah blah

[-] 0 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 12 years ago

Nope you missed on the reading comprehension - don't take things out of context -

Unless like mittens and they are being promoted by say the rethuglicans ( I say rethuglicans because it aint republican any more - not those in office - it is a new party - the corpoRATists ).

[-] 3 points by JackPulliam3rd (205) 12 years ago

my bad. stick with the nutters are nutters. this thing is pretty black and white.

[-] 1 points by nazihunter (215) 12 years ago

I don't care about DKA, she's a feministo, armchair philosopher whose never gotten off her lazy ass to look at how things really are. It is black and white, the right wing of today consitutes a bunch of crazy nazis like the ass ache who wrote this shameful diatribe. They are a DISEASE. Every last one of 'em. I wouldn't have said that 12 years ago. But now, it's a fact.

[-] 2 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 12 years ago

Fuck-off asshole.

[-] 0 points by nazihunter (215) 12 years ago

I calls 'em as I knows 'em. Deal with it.

[-] 0 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 12 years ago

Like I said FUCK-OFF DickHead.

[-] -1 points by hchc (3297) from Tampa, FL 12 years ago

Youre a she? I thought you said you used to beat up bullies?

[-] 2 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 12 years ago

Again hchc your comprehension needs help. See you just blindly accept things that a DickHead like nazihunter would tell you - understandable now why your thinking is so messed-up - you don't think.

[-] -1 points by hchc (3297) from Tampa, FL 12 years ago

Ok, so he was wrong. Easy enough. Just another simple question that sets you off on another attack. No problem. Sir.

[-] 1 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 12 years ago

Whatever Eeyore.

[-] -1 points by nazihunter (215) 12 years ago

Maybe she is a he. She's just such a self-important geeennniuuus none of us can comprehend! Hah!

[-] 2 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 12 years ago

What come up for air already? Did you breathe in enough of your personal storage of methane to last you awhile? Sounds like it from your current rant - unhinged - sloppy - unbalanced - flight of fiction. Be sure to breathe some fresh air for awhile before you complete "your" circle of life again.


[-] 1 points by nazihunter (82) 2 minutes ago

I'll bet your good at consensus-building .....NOT! Hah! There's those who know....Those who don't....and then there's those who THINK they know...DICKtating and I mean DICKtating. I don't blame your anger. The truth hurts...it really really hurts when momma didn't make you FACE it. But ur out here in the big leagues, little girl. Time to grow up. 'It's just a nutter', 'It's the rep. pol., not the rep.', 'the South is going to secede in love' - YOU are the nutter. GROW UP. Put your damn gadgets away and try to do the impossible...face another human and talk. THAT is communicating. the rest is make-believe and u really don't have a clue. ↥twinkle ↧stinkle permalink

[-] 2 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 12 years ago

Go complete your circle of life DickHead.

Stick your head back up your ass.

In other words - GO FUCK YOURSELF.

[-] 0 points by nazihunter (215) 12 years ago

sitting in front of a computer for a rant is coming out of my hole? I think you got that ass-backwards. oh wait! that must be why you keep talking about fucking yourself. OK. You're an expert at something. Congratulations!

[-] -1 points by nazihunter (215) 12 years ago

I'll bet your good at consensus-building .....NOT! Hah! There's those who know....Those who don't....and then there's those who THINK they know...DICKtating and I mean DICKtating. I don't blame your anger. The truth hurts...it really really hurts when momma didn't make you FACE it. But ur out here in the big leagues, little girl. Time to grow up. 'It's just a nutter', 'It's the rep. pol., not the rep.', 'the South is going to secede in love' - YOU are the nutter. GROW UP. Put your damn gadgets away and try to do the impossible...face another human and talk. THAT is communicating. the rest is make-believe and u really don't have a clue.

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[-] 1 points by destructo (-26) 12 years ago

Here you go..."Unless" ,"rethuglicans"

You're such a fucking lying piece of shit,you are already blaming Mitt Romney and the Republican party. You're pathetic little names is just bullshit. Look if you're a Democrat,a Liberal Democrat and you seek to blame the Right for this and everything else just have the balls and backbone to just say it instead of cloaking your feeling in pathetic labels.

[-] 0 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 12 years ago

I calls em as I sees em. The truth is ugly and painful sometimes - deal with it then try to make the world a better place. Or go move to Egypt and get a place overlooking the Nile where you can live in denial happily in your own little make believe world.

[-] 0 points by destructo (-26) 12 years ago

Still the same Democrat hack and wheelchair protester.

[-] 0 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 12 years ago

I am not a democrat - I am a people-ist - I will support anyone who is for true health and prosperity for all.

Currently it is mostly independents and democrats who are displaying these qualities - show me a republican that is doing the same and they will have my support as well.

But it is also not blind support for any individual or any party - it is support for good issues or opposition of bad issues.

Try to get a grip on reality - asshole.

[-] 0 points by destructo (-26) 12 years ago

I loved to watch you "Liberals" morph into "Progressives" now are you morphing into a "people-ist"?

Anyway you label it you're a POS Leftist who partially if not wholly is responsible for helping to program and propagandize people to do things like this....Occupy has been ginning this up for last two years. Hope you're happy with the results.

[-] 0 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 12 years ago

I claim nothing for others - though you seem to have no problem with doing that yourself.

Not happy with the results so far but we are making some progress on OSTA - Removing corpoRAT personhood - removing money from politics - ending fossil fuel subsidies - promoting green technology - promoting health care for all - getting the wealthy to pay taxes in support of our country etc etc etc

[-] -1 points by destructo (-26) 12 years ago

Not quite happy with only 12 dead? Hmmm,well I'm sure one of your many Occutard Drones will step up and make you proud next time you heartless POS.

[-] 1 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 12 years ago

Stop trying to place "your" words in someone Else's mouth destructo (3).

You shithead shill!

This is what I said :

Not happy with the results so far but we are making some progress on OSTA - Removing corpoRAT personhood - removing money from politics - ending fossil fuel subsidies - promoting green technology - promoting health care for all - getting the wealthy to pay taxes in support of our country etc etc etc

A nutter is a nutter and "you" can not place the blame of a nutter on anyone but the nutter.

[-] -1 points by destructo (-26) 12 years ago

"can not place the blame of a nutter on anyone but the nutter"

Try telling that to all your kneejerk Leftist drones that are right now calling for greater gun control. Blaming the GUN instead of the "nutter". Do you see the inconsistency and hypocrisy? This is your dilemma,will you embrace reality or instead go grabbing guns in a hysterical rage instead of blaming the "nutter"???........That's what you Leftist's do.

[-] 2 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 12 years ago

Not at all - what I see is you trying to deny reality - that guns in everyone's hands without regulation is a cause/opening/opportunity for mayhem.

Worse you try to blame an honorable movement for the despicably horrible actions of a nutter.

[-] -2 points by destructo (-26) 12 years ago

Not at all - what I see is you trying to deny reality that guns are already extremely regulated and not everyone wants a gun or has a gun.

It's the Perp not the GUN. Bottom line,if you can't differentiate than you aren't as smart as you make believe you are.

[-] 1 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 12 years ago

By Steve Eder

Associated Press

The gunman who opened fire in a Colorado movie theater shortly after midnight Thursday was armed with a rifle, a shotgun, and two pistols, officials said.

While much remains unclear about the shooting – which took place 30 minutes from Columbine High School where 13 people were shot to death in 1999 - it is likely to reinvigorate the debate over gun laws.

In Colorado, as it stands, people are allowed to have handguns in their cars, businesses, and homes, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

Here are some highlights from the State Patrol’s primer on the state’s gun laws:

Colorado allows people to “possess a handgun in a dwelling, place of business, or automobile.” But they cannot “carry the weapon concealed while transporting it into your home, business, hotel room, etc.” Colorado allows a person to carry a firearm in a vehicle, loaded or unloaded, if its use is for lawfully protecting that person’s property or another person’s property. Concealed weapons permits can be obtained in the county in which a person lives. Colorado prohibits gun registration.

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[-] -1 points by TryingForAnOpenMind (-358) from Yonkers, NY 12 years ago

stop w/ the lib crap right now. that is an order. this is not the way we roll in ny.

[-] 2 points by DKAtoday (33802) from Coon Rapids, MN 12 years ago

For someone who can't stand my comments and think that they are boring - you sure do like to reply to them.

[-] 0 points by TryingForAnOpenMind (-358) from Yonkers, NY 12 years ago

ok..I kinda like you..I admit it. even though I don't agree w/you. you are fun to chat with. have a pleasant night.

[-] -3 points by destructo (-26) 12 years ago

Anti-Occupy Blockbuster,....love the sound of that.