sâmbătă, 31 august 2013

'We are the Millers' a comedy that shows a grim reality

I watched yesterday "We are the Millers" a very good comedy, despite their lousy trailer.
The comedy shows the habits of some American families while following the adventures of a marijuana dealer,a stripper,a nerd and troubled teenage girl, disguised as a normal American family in order to bring 2 tonnes of marijuana from Mexico.
This bunch of misfits succeed to create a normal family by helping one each other, and staying together against adversities while they entertain us with humorous situations.

Usually comedies are taking an average person, and putting it in a abnormal situation, and for this reason Julius Caesar's life cannot be a comedy.(But if you put  Julius Caesar in a normal situation it will be a buffoonery.)
So who are the normal guys from this comedy ?
Bored moms and dads that are indulging casual consumption of drugs or group sex.
College graduates that  are dealing drugs for living.
I don't know how easy is to get marihuana in US, or how often it is consumed, but the film shows that something is happening because US is leader in marijuana consumption.And this could lead to the increase of stupidity or as a World Health Organization report puts it:
"selective impairment of cognitive functioning which include the organization and integration of complex information involving various mechanisms of attention and memory processes;"
Stupidity is a disease worse than cancer, because it affects others as well. Especially if you drive an SUV and have a firearm. A sober stupid man should be feared more than a drunk Einstein.
I think not enough funds are allocated for fighting stupidity.

Some people argue that marijuana should be legalized because it is widely used and the police cannot enforce restrictions, and they give as an example the prohibition that failed to deter people from drinking.

In fact if you compare the alcohol consumption before and after prohibition, you will see that after the prohibition the alcohol consumption didn't rise to previous values until 1970.
An enforcement no matter how small will  stop the drug to become mainstream,widely used and consumed in large quantities.

Both Prohibition and Legalize marihuana movements have same argument: if the other are doing it it is ok, it is safe.If the others are not drinking it this means you shouldn't drink, if others smoke some plants it is safe to do it also.
People should be learned to think for themselves if it is ok to ingest an substance that can give you pleasure now but can harm you later.
In stone age the people were smarter, they didn't eat something that didn't know, and those who did eat something toxic died. But it seems that today we must explore the full potential of the medical science and invent new cures for alcoholism and drug addiction.

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