http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2007/11/09/no-country-for-old-men-and-the-depravity-of-violence/ let's activate something Sat, 11 Feb 2012 13:14:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2007/11/09/no-country-for-old-men-and-the-depravity-of-violence/#comment-27976 Can you help out a YAR community member in need? » Young Anabaptist Radicals Mon, 11 Jan 2010 23:37:10 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2007/11/09/no-country-for-old-men-and-the-depravity-of-violence/#comment-27976 [...] For those of you who don’t know Jason personally, he has been involved in Anabaptist circles for a number of years thinking and sharing about Christ-archy. He and his wife moved to South Bend this past summer so Jason could attend Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS). Jason is a self-identified lurker here on YAR and has left a few comments over the years. [...] […] For those of you who don’t know Jason personally, he has been involved in Anabaptist circles for a number of years thinking and sharing about Christ-archy. He and his wife moved to South Bend this past summer so Jason could attend Associated Mennonite Biblical Seminary (AMBS). Jason is a self-identified lurker here on YAR and has left a few comments over the years. […]

]]> http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2007/11/09/no-country-for-old-men-and-the-depravity-of-violence/#comment-5228 Jason Barr Thu, 15 Nov 2007 06:14:24 +0000 http://young.anabaptistradicals.org/2007/11/09/no-country-for-old-men-and-the-depravity-of-violence/#comment-5228 I almost felt like I needed a reason to see this film, and I think this provides it. I couldn't imagine the Coen brothers making a movie that simply displays violence for its own sake, or a glorification of violence - they're much too perceptive and aware to do that sort of thing, but at the same time I feel the need to be careful about what sorts of violent movies I watch - I am disturbed by depictions of violence on screen, and I want to continue being disturbed and not become desensitized to it. I almost felt like I needed a reason to see this film, and I think this provides it. I couldn’t imagine the Coen brothers making a movie that simply displays violence for its own sake, or a glorification of violence - they’re much too perceptive and aware to do that sort of thing, but at the same time I feel the need to be careful about what sorts of violent movies I watch - I am disturbed by depictions of violence on screen, and I want to continue being disturbed and not become desensitized to it.

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