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Two-faced
by Yahoo! Movies User (movies profile)
Jan 13, 2005
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18 people found this review helpful
Like others, I believe that leocz100 (a.k.a.) "the photographer" of whom everyone is flaming, has some moral failings. It's understandable that he is a photographer but the point is that his job means that he has to invade someone else's privacy...and that makes it unethical.
He states himself that:"I myself am a photographer and have been known to go to extreme lengths to photograph popular individuals, but neither I nor any photographers I know have caused the physical harm of anyone while taking photos."
Granted, I believe that not many photographers would cause accidents, because accidents by definition are not intentional. However, this is entirely beside the point of the film which has been written for the extreme case, which "the photographer" does not seem to grasp. And he only says that he hasn't caused any physical harm; what about mental harm? Invasion of privacy is never condonable.
Yet here is where things can become a little gray. Most people will admit that they desire thier own privacy, yet they will always try to get a glimpse of a celebrity, be it from a book, a newspaper, a magazine, or more predominantly now the internet. It is the desire of people to know about the lives of celebrities that drives these photographers and such to do the things they do. So if they have moral failings then perhaps those who criticize should also look at themselves and know that they fuel the fire by their desire to invade the celebrities lives themselves. The Paparazzi just make a job out of doing it and giving the people what they want.
Now, the exception is when this "photographer" states he has gone to "extreme" lengths to photograph someone. And then, he makes the mistake of adding: "No decent person who respects celebrity photographers will be able to stand this film." Unfortunately, no one can truly respect a celebrity photographer who goes to extremes. For in this instance your public has now invaded your privacy, and this makes you uncomfortable.
Realize too that this film did not instill people's opinion; it's not a psychological draw but only stating an extreme situation. If the movie Paparazzi are shown going to extremes then it's no surprise that the celebrity goes to extremes in return. I'm sure you fluff your photos to make sure they sell too, right? So stop complaining and enjoy the movie for what it is: entertainment. |
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