BILLY JACK
BILLY JACK-
OK everyone will agree this movie sucks and it really belongs on a blog like this.
"Billy Jack" is the silliest thing I'd ever seen, it really made the 70's even more stupid than it really is...
Tom Laughlin wrote directed and starred in this flick about a 70's "Lone Ranger" Mr. Billy Jack a pacifist, who is out there to protect innocent people and animals from the evil corporate America.
And how does he do that? He just uses his Martial arts to kick their butts while preaching peace and love; the whole make love not war and other hippie jazz.
He preaches these ideals in his out door "Freedom School" in the desert. His student body is consist of native American kids and runaways. There's a scene where you see Billy Jack in American Indian garb where does a dances with wolves deal with a poisonous snake...that lasted about a good ten minutes.
Then Billy Jack bring together the two opposing sides together to make them act out to see what it would be like to be in the shoes of the other...this scene you see a very young Howard Hesseman as one of the hippies.
If you're still a hippie living in the early 70's and love the feel of a pair of bellbottoms, this movie is for you. Let's not forget the wonderful theme song "One tin soldier" that was playing over and over again on the AM radio during the early 70's...
"Go ahead and hate your neighbor, go ahead and cheat a friend...."
posted by M.G.M at
1:48 PM
2 Comments:
First of all, Billy never claimed to be a pacifist. In fact, there are several occasions where he can be found clearly criticizing the pacifism of other characters. Secondly, while the film presents the "make love not war" thing, it's not one sided. The ongoing dialogue between Billy and Jean does a wonderful job of exploring both sides of the pacifist argument, conveying the moral dilemma that naturally arises with such idealism. The viewers are left to make up their own minds having seen the issue from multiple angles. Did you even watch this film? I only watched it once and this stuff is obvious. By the way, check your grammar!
I just saw your review of He-Man. Now I understand your taste in film. If it requires you to face, with real honesty, the problems that plague humanity due to our intense psychological dynamics, it means you have to take some personal level of responsibility for these problems. It certainly is a lot easier and more comfortable to criticize those presenting such ideals, labeling them with stereotypes and character defects. This way, you don't have to acknowledge your own faults and are therefore not obligated to action. Hail, Ego!
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