Very Bad Wizards Episode 114: Great Vengeance and Furious Anger (Top 5 Movies About Revenge)
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May 4, 2017 They debate what makes a great revenge movie and why moral ambiguity matters. They list favorite films that range from stylized samurai codes to messy, realistic payback. They contrast frontier justice and noir vendettas with cold, calculated plots and emotional reckonings. They question cultural and ethical angles of revenge in surprising historical and ritual contexts.
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Seder Ritual Balances Identity And Moral Reflection
- Tamler and David debate modernizing the Passover Seder versus preserving ritual purpose.
- They note ritual fosters group identity yet also invites reflection on difficult moral episodes like the killing of Egyptian firstborns.
Revenge Movies Work When They Explore Moral Ambiguity
- Great revenge movies emphasize moral ambiguity rather than pure catharsis.
- Tamler Sommers argues Unforgiven exemplifies this by refusing to celebrate or condemn revenge and showing its ethical complexity.
Khan Is A Sympathetic Vengeful Ahab
- David Pizarro praises Star Trek II The Wrath of Khan because Khan is a sympathetic, understandable avenger.
- Pizarro compares Khan to Ahab: abandoned on a barren planet, he pursues Kirk with singular obsession yet remains charismatic.
