I watched You Were Never Really Here recently, the thriller starring Joaquin Phoenix. I think the plot only makes sense with a familiarity with pizzagate. The plot is very understated, and with the film being only 90 minutes, there isn't a lot of time committed to exposition.
(Apologies if this has been discussed already, as I'm fairly new to the community)
SPOILERS BELOW:
[](#s " "The main character is a veteran that has turned to a life of using his skills for vigilante justice. He takes a job rescuing a local politicians daughter from sex traffickers, and does so swiftly, skillfully and brutally with a hammer and careful planning.
Afterward, he takes the girl to a hotel room to prepare for her return. During this stay, he is raided by police who take the girl, and attempt to arrest him. He manages to kill the single police officer left in the room, and escapes.
His contacts all no longer answer their phones, and upon returning home, finds his mother to have been murdered by agents sent to kill him. He dispatches them as well. In his last words, one agent reveals that the girl is the governor's favorite and that reveals where she is being held. There's a great ending and final scene that I won't reveal. ")
But the film implies:
- sex traffickers are in a conspiracy with government officials
- law enforcement is complicit in carrying out their whims (at least in a de facto manner)
Have you seen the film? Does this resonate with you? At the least, it's a good revenge fantasy flick that features pedos getting hammer justice that should scratch the itch until the real justice hammer finally falls on these monsters, God willing.
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Pizzalawyer ago
Thanks for the heads up. A similar theme is contained in the movie "Taken" starring Liam Neeson as a retired CIA agent using his deadly skills to recover his daughter and her friend who were kidnapped for the sex trade.
Those films might educate the public of this scourge better than we can. But what if it gives bad guys ideas? Of course it might encourage vigilante action, too. I wish I had never heard of this stuff. I grew up in a Leave it to Beaver environment in the 1950s and it is so sad that children may never experience that kind of innocent wholesome upbringing again.
Folks, I've been recovering from surgeries that gave me the luxury of making lots of comments here lately but I'm going to take my leave and get back to my normal routine for awhile. Love to all.
TheRuralJuror ago
Knowledge of such evil is a real burden. I wish you well in resuming your routine. What's most effective in thwarting the traffickers' agenda is building strong community ties and readily embracing whatever responsibilities you are entrusted with in your own role as protector. The Serenity Prayer is very valuable in mentally processing evil of this magnitude, but be sure to seriously reflect on the list of things you "can change" and be diligent in addressing them.
Allowing yourself to be numbed by a media and entertainment that atomizes us and isolates us makes it that much easier for them to act in the shadows.
Will say a prayer for your continued recovery!
Pizzalawyer ago
thanks you for you kind words, see my reply to carmencita.