League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen Trailer

An anonymous reader notes that the League of Extraordinary Gentleman Trailer is on apple.com. It's in quicktime. And since I'm downloading at under 3k a second, I'll let others comment on it. Here's hopin'

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Re:League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

[17028]

Kudos for knowing what the heck you are talking about, compared to most of the other comments.

I was a little disappointed that the trailer was all action, and didn't give any feeling about the theme. It would've been cool to at least start the trailer with the cobblestone streets and horse-drawn coaches to show that it is the 19th Century, and not the 1930s like it seems based on the car shots. They didn't move it in time, did they??

A trend for the times...

[TopShelf]

Between LotR and all the comic-book films of the last few years, you'd think that the film industry has gone ga-ga over the simplistic "good vs. evil" genre. But you know what? It's actually a prefect fit for these times. The debate over war in Iraq, the neverending saga of Israel & Palestine, and the blackmailing tactics of North Korea all serve as focal points for this topic. Of course, the tone was set in W's State of the Union address last year, with the "Axis of Evil".

Hollywood seems to follow a pack mentality at times, but this time I think they've actually hit the right cultural spot...

Re:A trend for the times...

[bellings]

The debate over war in Iraq

Yep. Good versus evil right there, no doubt about it. Well, except for the "good" part.

the neverending saga of Israel & Palestine

Yep, once again it's good versus evil. Well, again, as long as you ignore the requirement for the "good" part.

Why is it that if something or someone is evil (like Palistinian suicide bombers or Saddam Hussien) that makes anyone believe the opposition to those things is morally good?

Iraq is run by a very, very bad man. That does nothing to provide any moral justification for killing another 250,000 iraqis to secure oil rights.

Palistinian suicide bombers are evil. That does nothing to provide any moral justification for imposing martial law on Palistinians in Isreal, and it does not excuse fifty years of condemnable human rights abuses by the Isreali's.

Stop looking at the world as black and white. Because, that point of view forces you to think that anything that's not "quite as evil" must somehow be "good." That way of looking at the world makes you into a moral cripple.

Re:"since I'm downloading at under 3k?"

[Anonymous Coward]

Good to know /. still has the requisite number of arrogant losers hanging around. Your comment is right up there with "Let them eat cake."

Victorian roadster?

[PizzaFace]

Everyone's saying this movie is set in Victorian England. Queen Victoria ruled until 1901. That car, and the WWII-style German helmets, don't look "Victorian" to me.

And besides the Victorian anachronisms, why is it never daytime there?

Re:Heros? bah.

[Pharmboy]

I don't understand this need for heros, if indeed it truly exists. Does anyone else find the thought that Americans are so frail and weak minded that we need heros to comfort/inspire/nurture/motivate/whatever us, to be somewhat pathetic?

Most find heroes inspiring. We look for the best qualities in our hereos that we hope to find in ourselves. Heroes remind us that the fight is worth fighting, and that in the end, generally, good does win over evil if the goal is worth sacrificing for.

Not everyone believes this. I do. I think the motivations behind every day heroes (doing the right thing) is stronger than the motivations behind the bad guys (self gain), in general.

To most persons, heroes don't represent any new ideals, rather, they affirm the deep convictions of those who admire them. This is not a bad thing in and of itself.

Wanting to watch virtual heroes defeat the bad guys doesn't make me weak as an American. It reinforces the American ideal that ordinary persons can do extraordinary things when they do it for the right reasons.

As a form of entertainment, I find this much more palatable and uplifting than "Faces of Death", "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" or "Scream".