Spreading the Infection

[jonesboy27aka]

I have tried spreading the infection and have failed the majority of the time.

Watched with son - he loved it too but doesn't share my infection
Daughter - didn't like it the first time, liked it much better second round but still doesn't get it (my infection).
Sarah and Josh - Josh was sound asleep within the first 30 minutes. Sarah like it okay, too slow and boring tho.
Chris - thought the story was interesting
Gerarda - just can't understand why I like this movie so much, thinks I need help.
Sister - starting falling asleep within first 10 minutes
Dad - dozed in and out of sleep throughout first hour, however he says he understood it quite well. Though he thought Eli was evil, he felt empathy towards her and felt her love for Oskar was genuine.
Eric - really liked the movie, better then he thought it would be.

On a side note, I took my good friend Gerarda to see LMI when it first came out and she liked it better. My daughter on the other hand hated LMI and turned it off within the first 60 mins. We watched LTROI instead (3rd time for her) and she says she understands now why I love the movie so much.

[intrige]

I think people should see LTROI alone, when the attention is a 100% at the screen and not at the people the person are withing it with..

[Casper]

I think some of the most interesting questions in this strange endeavor to spread the infection are:
(please do not take offense, I'm simply bringing up what I would call discussion points.)

1. Why is it so important to us, personally, that other people get infected?
2. How far from the line is this from pushing any other viewpoint on people around us? (ie: political or religious ideas.)
3. Suppose a person dislikes the book/film, and cannot see why you like the book/film so much. Do you feel they have failed, to some extent, to understand a part of who you are as well?

[Edit] I started feeling like sort of bad about these almost accusatory questions, so I decided to answer them myself, with no expectation for others to do the same: (you're patience at the absurd amount of thread space I will have consumed is greatly appreciated.)

My impulse for people to understand it was a sort or a desire to share what the story did to me, to spread the feeling so they could experience it too. Unfortunately, I am often left wanting to survey them with various ridiculous tests and essay questions, studying at length about how the movie did and didn't affect them in order to understand why they didn't become infected. Of course I have never done, and will never do this.

In my mind, my endeavor to infect other people is, sadly, almost parallel to "please, just come to my church just once, I know Jesus will touch your heart if you just let him and accept him as your savior. It is such a wonderful feeling if you just give it a chance!"

My answer to my last question is "no". Just as one may understand why one chooses a particular religion or political party, but does not feel obliged to join in, one does not have to like exactly what I like in order to understand why I like it, and how I have come to identify myself with it.

[Clubmeister]

As a small continuation of the previous arguments by Casper.
Love you all, friends! I am writing this because I see how few of us in the world.
We can see this by making a simple calculation. I think, every “infected” begins ride through the net, looking for everything about LTROI. Sooner or later, he finds this forum (it isn’t too hard to find, because it on first pages by requests). We have a little less than 500 registered users. Even if we double this, we get 1000. 1000 trapped souls. There’re about 7 billion people on Earth. So, we have 1 “infected” to 7 million. 7 million is a huge city, like London or Rio de Janeiro. And this is only slightly smaller than the population of the whole country like Switzerland or Israel. YOU’RE ALONG IN A HUGE CITY. You may see probability that someone of your friends will fall into this trap, even if you will take the initiative.
So, our infection is very elite (sad smile). Though may be it is more good, than bad? I don’t know.

[TigerEyes]

I think some of the most interesting questions in this strange endeavor to spread the infection are:
(please do not take offense, I'm simply bringing up what I would call discussion points.)

1. Why is it so important to us, personally, that other people get infected?

Do not worry, i don't consider it offensive. I don't think it's important to me personally. I don't want people to love stuff i do nor do i want people to hate what i hate. I may share it because i wanted to have someone to talk to about it, i feel the desire to have people understand it, but i don't want to expect others to be infected as i am.

2. How far from the line is this from pushing any other viewpoint on people around us? (ie: political or religious ideas.)

By expecting them to love what you love or believe what you believe. I don't do this, i don't force my beliefs on anyone. I my express my belief, i may express my love for something, but that's all.

3. Suppose a person dislikes the book/film, and cannot see why you like the book/film so much. Do you feel they have failed, to some extent, to understand a part of who you are as well?

Fine by me. No person can love or hate the same things another person does. IKt doesn't matter to me if they hate it or don't understand why i like or dislike something. LTROI isn't a part of me, but it's something i truly love.

[Edit] I started feeling like sort of bad about these almost accusatory questions, so I decided to answer them myself, with no expectation for others to do the same: (you're patience at the absurd amount of thread space I will have consumed is greatly appreciated.)

My impulse for people to understand it was a sort or a desire to share what the story did to me, to spread the feeling so they could experience it too. Unfortunately, I am often left wanting to survey them with various ridiculous tests and essay questions, studying at length about how the movie did and didn't affect them in order to understand why they didn't become infected. Of course I have never done, and will never do this.

That's understandable. People would think we're being weirdos if we start walking about, handing the dvd, doing paperwork on their response to it like some scientist.

In my mind, my endeavor to infect other people is, sadly, almost parallel to "please, just come to my church just once, I know Jesus will touch your heart if you just let him and accept him as your savior. It is such a wonderful feeling if you just give it a chance!"

Yes, that is what i mean. It's not something we should force onto others nor should anyone force anything onto us.

My answer to my last question is "no". Just as one may understand why one chooses a particular religion or political party, but does not feel obliged to join in, one does not have to like exactly what I like in order to understand why I like it, and how I have come to identify myself with it.

Well i agree with you there.

[Nightrider]

Can't force people to like something...it should come naturally. It's possible that great deal of people on this site got "Infected" on their own. At least that's what happened to me...

[abner_mohl]

Can't force people to like something...it should come naturally. It's possible that great deal of people on this site got "Infected" on their own. At least that's what happened to me...

Definitely agreed. A friend of mine who likes more intelligent vampire movies did not like LTROI, even though I thought he would have loved it.

[Lucibel]

Can't force people to like something...it should come naturally. It's possible that great deal of people on this site got "Infected" on their own.

Exactly. I think we should look at it from another angle as well; LTROI it's like this living creature that beats at a pace that synchronizes perfectly with the hearts of all of us here, in the site. That's why, I believe, it'd be so hard to spread.

I'm sure that can be said for so many other things / movies / books that infect other people, but have no effect on me.

I say; let's enjoy and appreciate that we do cheers.

[moonvibe34]

Exactly. I think we should look at it from another angle as well; LTROI it's like this living creature that beats at a pace that synchronizes perfectly with the hearts of all of us here, in the site. That's why, I believe, it'd be so hard to spread.

Beautifully put Lucibel.

[jetboy]

I dont like showing certain movies unless its something like The Blues Brothers where I know theyll like it. I feel like Im not as relaxed when I show it because I want them to like it and feel that may alter the experience for them. I was caught totally unawares when I saw it. Thats the way I think it should be seen. Hey, its a succesful movie, mission accomplished. I have a feeling its going to have longevity and stand the test of time. Its too good not to.