Argo Fuck Yourself!

Argo is a really good movie and you should definitely go see it.

And...that's kind of all I really have to say about it. The thing is, there are people out there like my Dad or this guy that's going to have a lot more to say about the movie because they are more familiar with the actual people in the movie and the history, while all I can really say is "go see the movie!"

But there is one thing I kind of want to talk about.

Here's Moviebob's Blogspot. Look at the comments. Notice maybe something off with a particular person's comments? Does that guy happened to be named Phil?

Ok, good, we're on the same page then!

The thing is, the things that Phil brings up are actually good points, in regards to Hollywood and racism. But the accusations he throws at Moviebob are just so, so bad though.

Here's my open letter to Phil!

Dear Phil

I am in no way saying that what you think about Argo and it's regards to race discrimination is wrong. I am in no way saying that you are wrong for not wanting to see Argo because of its casting choice. What I am going to say is wrong though is that you're accusing Bob of having certain opinions that he hasn't even expressed. You were tagged with being a jerk by Bob because you are being a jerk.

But, that's ok, there's still hope. Let me give you some guide lines in the future.

Instead of throwing accusations around, why don't you start asking question to Moviebob so you can get a clearer understanding of what he actually thinks on the whole situation. Questions like "What do you think about the part being given to Ben Affleck instead of an authentic Latino actor like it was in actual history?" or "What do you think we can do to fix this?" or "What do you think this all means?"

There! That's it! You gain a further insight into what Bob thinks, nobody thinks you're a jerk now, and we gain a further understanding of movies and Hollywood in general.

When Bob actually does start giving off opinions that showing that he's actually for "white-washing", then.....well, I guess you can stop following him. Or you can express how you feel on how he feels about situations that you don't agree with.

In other words, be civilized. Don't start putting opinions in other people's mouth; that's what we call "arguing with ghosts", and it one of the things that get's everybody NOWHERE!

I hope you take what I said with some consideration.

I'm going to be posting this letter as a comment on his blog. I really hope that I do some good, but experience has shown me that trying to bring rational arguments into irrational thinking goes about as well as bringing in somebody with a brain into a Transformers movie.

But at least I can try!