Bruno Bozzetto Grasshoppers

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[alibeshjr]

"Ignorance of the atheists"?! What?!

The cartoon is just saying no matter how we justify/reason starting a war (religion, love, revolution, revenge, socialism, atheism, etc.), the result is the same: Everyone dies (and will be forgotten), and only grasshoppers continue living... This has nothing to do with atheism... It's an anti-war cartoon... (It's even in favor of atheism, if we note that many wars have been caused by religions...)

[AxlBreezer]

It's not religion that's wrong in this world, it's most people's tendency to ruin any good intentions with their greed and selfish interests.

[Lenexa000Rose]

I think that this is a very insightful little piece of work that I probably wouldn't have looked at if my World Civ professor hadn't assigned it to us to watch. In many ways I wish we could say that the end really does justify the means, but the unfortunate truth is that it doesn't. Every time something good is going on another person has to ruin it with their jealousy or selfishness. I swear, we just can't have anything nice in this world without someone having to mess it up.....

[MrCaptainA]

To be fair, Bozzetto does criticize EVERYBODY in this film, and not just people from one specific group.

The point he's trying to make here seems to be that war and killing are problems that have plagued mankind from the beginning, and that ANYONE is capable of it, regardless of religion, ethnicity, gender, political views, or time period.

Anyone agree with my analysis here?

[Recedebo]

@lavideomania it's purpose I think is not to blame religion but to notice how dumb are the reasons we fight for, petroleum, religion, peeing on a wall...

[Recedebo]

@Cryofax well not all religions do that, some of them are the sarch of the true of the purpose of their lives, by one or other means, but there are always people who try to do evil and as you say invent religions to assure themselves power and prestige...

[larrok]

Please, can anyone tell me what's the music from 6:14 to 6:17? I can't find it at all!

[NiMeeMires]

how many wars are generated, only to think and be different...

[Cryofax]

@AxlBreezer True, but religion is a tool of the selfish and greedy. What better way to control a large group of people than with the threat of an all powerful invisible magical being's wrath? Or the reward of eternal life? No amount of human tyranny can compete with that. Thus religion is one major instrument in the toolbag of evil. It's not something wonderful and pure corrupted by bad men, it's something invented by bad men to attain and maintain power.

[jake5fiend]

Praying mantises jerking off!!!!

[lavideomania]

@alibeshjr Thanks for clarification (I didn't see all your comments). I still think it's worth noting the general idea that religions start wars is a bit stretched. Some faiths instruct violence, others instruct peace. The culprit is therefore not "religion" but specific dogma, or in some cases, a lack of clear doctrine opposing war. Zen for example was twisted by imperial Japan to justify WW2, but we can't say zen started war. It was politics practicing war falsely in the name of religion.

[alibeshjr]

@lavideomania True; Nazis and communists killed millions, BUT this does NOT contradict with the statement "many wars have been caused by religions" - Please read my first comment carefully:

1) I did NOT say religions are the only cause of wars - of course there have been many other causes.

2) I even listed both revolutions and socialism as common causes of wars ("no matter how we justify...")