Snakes on a Plane

I don't think that your only problem is movies sanctity. Snakes are just one of those creatures that arent usually considered 'cuddly' and most people just have a natural fear of them without seeing movies like...Anaconda...or Snakes on a Plane (which is ftmfw) My mom is terrified of snakes and won't even watch them on t.v. or even touch a plastic one. They dont use the snakes to demonize them they are just an animal that people are usually just afraid of anyway and they make a good horror movie...sometimes or a great comedy. And as far as people owning a snake as a pet...if they are ignorant they dont need to get a snake anyway they are an exotic pet that requires a lot of knowledge to deal handle and care for. Your not going to change a persons mind about snakes if they are scared of them. No reason to bad talk a movie that you havent seen and get upset about them. Educate people about snakes if you really want to make a difference you seem adamant about the issue so act dont complain

I had a long excellent post here defending Sanctitiy's right to be upset/frustrated/annoyed with movies like Anaconda (I haven't seen Snakes on a Plane), but somehow accidentily closed the window.

 

But anyway... imagine someone made a movie that made it look like all MMO players cyber and the public believed it and people who barely touch computers much less video games fueled a political movement to ban MMOs... then maybe you'd be in Sanctity's shoes... except that there are millions of more MMO players than snake-hobbyists.

 

I am sure snake-hobbyists do their part to try to educate people, but movies like Anaconda probably reverse a lot of their hard work, giving them a right to be annoyed and frustrated with the people who produce these movies because they are clearly proferring a differing and incorrect viewpoint, even if it is only to make money. People will do a lot of things for money.

 

Admittedly, I'm pretty ignorant about snakes, even though a childhood friend/neighbor of mine had a couple. I have no idea under what circumstances a snake would actually attack a human and while I'm no more cautious of snakes than I am of alligators or the like... what I don't know about them makes me not trust them. Much of that is likely due to social conditioning. Dogs and cats have sharp teeth and claws, but I'm not scared of them... etc. So it's easy to see why snake-hobbyists would be a little annoyed.

 

There is a vast number of people who are ignorant about snakes and a small number available to educate them. It becomes an extremely difficult task especially when the public spotlight doesn't go to snake-hobbyists but rather to movies like Anaconda that present the opposite viewpoint, which, in essence, is why Sancitity is upset about such movies.

 

Man this wasn't nearly as good as my original post... but after that got deleted I just didn't feel like thinking... plus I have to go marinade some chicken... mmmm chicken curry!

If any movie is gonna give snakes a bad name its gotta be Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark

HMMM I thought the movie snakes on a plane was more towards scaring peeps to fly, cuz u r up 20,000 feet and snakes are there THERE IS NO where to go! So party it up have a good time, as you can tell i have not watched the movie but plan on it!

LMAO!!!!!

well honestly, i didnt think it was that good, it was ok.

 

but then again, unless the movie is really well done, i normally spend more time debating plot holes then talking about the good stuff in it.

 

ya, im that kind of guy.