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Book to movie inconsistencies that are genuinely annoying and unneeded
Surgoshan:
--- Quote from: David_Dovey on 21 May 2009, 06:23 ---Jains?
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Not quite <--- a Jain.
SirJuggles:
But... not till after all the pillage and conquest, right?
Surgoshan:
He followed a very stereotypical Indian religious career. Live as you want to, then get old, then become an ascetic. Ever since India developed cities (which I believe to be the basis of modern civilization), they've wrestled with the ascetic impulse. Jainism follows the Brahmin interpretation of the ascetic impulse.
1) be a kid
2) get married, have lots of kids
3) be wealthy
4) give your wealth to your children and go live naked in the woods
That allows people to do what they want and feel good at the same time. Since Jainism also explicitly allows violence in self-defense or defense of the state... It would have been easy for CG to say "I defend the people by expanding my empire... and by expanding Jian."
It doesn't really matter what religion you follow, spreading it by the sword is pretty much always going to be an option, even when the originator said, "Wait, don't do that". Those who come after will say, "Unless..."
MrSteevo:
In the book Frankenstein we had a monster. A monster of incredible speed, strength, and agility. He was 8 feet tall, had lustrous black hair, and could speak proper english.
No matter how hard I try I can't find a movie with such a monster in it. He's usually slow and strong, which is not how the book describes him at all. So I ask, why? Why did they feel the need to slow him down?
Surgoshan:
I've seen a movie that had him agile and intelligent, though without the lustrous ebon tresses.
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