The Dark Shadow Shrine

embrace the darkness; that you may see the light nestled within it......

Sunday, April 13, 2014

Captain America -- the movie!

I'm sure most of you have watched this blockbuster....but where's the GP link, pray tell? Here it is....in the movie, technology has become so advanced that it is possible to predict who will become a threat to world security in the future, e.g. become a criminal or terrorist, etc.....Such prediction is possible by studying people's credit card details to analyse their behaviour, wire taping their phone conversations, monitor their online surfing habits, etc.....Doesn't this remind you of what the US NSA is doing,  as revealed by Snowden?
Worse than this is the idea about whether it is ok to kill these 'potential threats' in the name of safeguarding the world to ensure the future world is safe! The Hydra believes it is ok, but Captain America says no! Again, it is about whether it is ok to infringe upon the rights of some people (their right to live, for those predicted to be threats of the future) in order to protect the rights of the larger majority. This is not unlike capital punishment (i.e. death penalty) where the criminal is killed to protect the society; only difference being that in the movie, those whom the Hydra wanted to kill have yet to commit the crime, and are only 'predicted' to commit it only in the future......

Forgive my rambling, but note the potential for opening and closing BANG, using a blockbuster movie.... With Spiderman coming up, look out for more soundbites to use in ur essay. The plotline usually takes inspiration from what's happening in the world lately.....