Well I'm not going to lie to you...Samual Jackson is yelling, screaming and doing terrible things. BUT....
This film had a strong message. A message so strong that the director Gregor Jordan did not show how the movie ended. I believe he wanted people to question themselves.
What would we do for the greater good of others? What happens when we really see that in order to save millions of lives we would have to do unthinkable and atrocious things. Is it really worth becoming a monster to save the lives of millions? Where do we stop?! I believe that these questions are essentially the GOD question. These questions will never cease to exist. For example, our economy is in a state in which people are questioning the philosophy of stronger government (stronger nationalist powers) vs weaker government (stronger liberalist powers). As we strengthen our government we have been asking the quintessential question. Where does it end? When does government regulation infringe on our freedom?
I assure you...this answer will change over time. As Plato and Aristotle wrestled with the idea of democracy (they actually did not like the idea) and countless philosophers have pondered over the GOD question in its many variations I believe it will never end. Most people believe that different variations and combinations of this may be the solution as a mixture of nationalist and liberalist powers would be the solution for the economy BUT who makes that call?
The movie struggles between Utilitarianism, Deontologist, and Virtue ethics...to end without an answer. I tend to think that context changes and shifts as well as becomes more and more complicating as we progress. Perhaps Nietzsche had an answer by focusing on the progression of man and not how it was done. Read: The Overman or should I say Superman, Predator, and Evolution
As context changes shouldn't our philosophical paradigms change?
The movie ended with Virtue Ethics taking the lead. I wonder if that bomb went off?
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