Thoughts from an open mind...

I've always considered myself a "fanboy" of certain things but it seems my definition of the term may differ from some other people's. I've been reading a lot of posts which infer that the people who don't have the same opinion of the one posting are close minded and wrong. For example "He's a fanboy and nothing you say will change his mind" and "He's a hater and he'll never understand the film no matter what happens." I am a fan who has an open mind and as I've stated before I will listen to and consider what people have to say as long as there's a mutual respect of opinions. But mutual respect for other's opinions seems to be close to non-existent on the forum. I'm not saying that I'm innocent of this behavior. I have been sucked in to this type of posting at least a few times and I regret it as I'm not that kind of person. Obviously this film instills a passion, either for or against, and sometimes we let that passion get the best of us. However some people are just that way and that's why the slang term "troll" was invented. Now, onto some thoughts about the film... I have stated that I love the film and discussed how I believe that not all the "plot holes" that members point out are necessarily "plot holes." However, I have really tried to hold off on talking in depth about why I love the film. I wanted to see the film a few times, read intelligent thoughts from both sides of the fence and make up my mind in an informed manner. I feel a little comfortable now and wish to say a few things in reaction to all the talk inferring that people who love the film are close minded. I love Ridley Scott's work but I absolutely do not think that everything he's done is great. He's done some films which I didn't like. Prometheus is not one of those. I love the film. I will admit that it does have flaws. Mainly imo the flaws are what some might call "lazy" writing. Especially in regards to characterization. Some of the characters and their actions and reactions are pretty silly. IMO nobody should deny that. The characterization imo is the biggest flaw in the film but the film does have other flaws and I'll go into what I think they are at a later time. All films have flaws though. Why did some feel it wouldn't be infected by this fact? Why are the flaws of Prometheus magnified so much? So, those flaws in mind I will now state why I can overlook them and still love the film. Most of this stuff I've said a million times. Pretty much evrything I've stated that I love about the film totally outweighs the lazy characterization for me. In fact, some of the things I love in the film kind of explain why the lazy characterization is there and why I feel it can be overlooked. First is the very immense ideas the film touches on. We all know what these ideas are. The what, who, when, why and how of humans, spirituality, faith, empathy or the lack thereof. Ideas like that. Ideas that are very rarely tackled in films. Large ideas that are in all reality are impossible to get exactly right in a 2 hour film. These ideas where brought up in an interesting and intruiging way. I can overlook the lazy characterization because the film takes on such big things. This film isn't about Fifield or Millburn or why one smokes pot or why the other makes bad descisions. This film is about our creators and gives us a taste of what extraordinary mysteries lay behind them. I've said it a thousand times and you can plug your ears if you want but I love the ambiguity...I love the questions...I love mysteries. I love being able to talk about and read other's theories about the films questions. To me that is really getting your moneys worth. Thos film has provided me with more entertainment out of the theatre than any film I've ever seen...Period. Now it's clear and totally understandable that some do not like films that ask this much of their audience. Sometimes I have said that sarcastically, implying that the people who didn't like the film just don't like to use their brains. I know that's probably not the case. Some people just like different kinds of films. There's nothing wrong with wanting a film that is pretty straight forward. Nothing at all. Finally, I'll talk about the totally obvious reason that I love the film. It wont b e a long talk as I haven't seen anyone speak in disfavor of this aspect of the film. In fact, I can sum it up and one word and leave it at that...VISUALS. Another thing I've posted about before is the early reviews Alien and even more so Blade Runner. As most know the early reviews for both basically stated the films were "All style and no substance." Much like some reviews for Prometheus. Could ANYTHING be further from the truth? I mean, could anyone get a review that wrong without trying. Now, in no way am I saying that this will definitely happen with Prometheus. It's just something to consider. Finally, I think that this film tried to do some very specific things. It focused on certain things and obviously paid a little less attention to other aspects. The aspects which they didn't get right are obviously what some were really hoping they got right. The things that I feel the film got right are the very things I was looking for in the film. That's why I love it. That's why it's a classic imo. The biggest tragedy imo is it seems it should have been fairly easy to get the things they got wrong, right. I'm not a filmmaker though and I have no idea if it would have been easy. Anyway, I'm going to continue to keep an open mind. When I feel an argument has been presented that makes sense I will admit it and take it into consideration. However I do not think that I will like the film any less. I know each and every one of us have at least 1 bad film that they love. Just because the film isn't a "masterpiece" per se doesn't mean that you can't love it. Doesn't mean that it's not great. They can still hgave magical elements which make audiences love them. I really hope and wish that everyone will try to open their mind and respect other's opinions. Hopefully if a few members do it it will become contagious and people wont get sucked into negative conversations. By "negative" I mean conversations that don't respect the other's opinions. I do not mean "negative" as in you don't like the film.