Hollywood pisses me off
Posted By matt on February 24, 2008
So, Liz and I just watched Live Free Or Die Hard, and we're getting a little pissed about the fact that none of these so-called hackers have or know how to use guns. Liz suggested that it is the result of Hollywood writers only knowing about California hackers who are all a bunch of anti-gun socialist hippies. Let us review:
- “I'm a Mac” hacker guy doesn't know anything about guns until the very end of the movie where he makes an extremely difficult shot (and doing a horrible job of actually keeping the gun steady while he does it) where he manages to put 4 rounds in a guy half-hidden by a hostage. Of course, when he saves John McClane's life by smacking this dude with a hunk of metal bar – not picking up one of the four guns on the floor and just shooting the dude. Luckily, the bad guy just falls down the elevator shaft. Now, granted, this dude is from Camden, NJ, and everyone knows people from NJ hates guns.
- Kevin Smith hacker guy has a whole “I'm in my mom's basement and I made it my command-post” schtick going, which is fine, but these guys go there for sanctuary, and then they leave and John McClane has no guns. WTF? Okay, sure, once again, this dude is in Baltimore, and everyone in MD hates guns, but come on.. not one?
Just once, have them go to some hacker's house ranch in upstate NY (they could have even landed the helicopter on his front lawn), and then when they have to go, they are sent on their way with several guns and a crapload of ammo. If the badguys show up, well, that's why said hacker has an AK and a pile of mags, and goes out in a spectacularly heroic fashion…
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