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blamebrampton ([personal profile] blamebrampton) wrote2011-02-01 10:47 pm
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Finally saw an episode of Hawaii Five-O

I can see why people are loving the buddy relationship between the two leads, and there was some clever writing in there, as well as gorgeous scenery and some quite decent cinematography. I'm not convinced it will be a show that I watch, but I understand the appeal for those who do. But I have one thing ...

There are all these scenes where they are driving around like maniacs, and the leads are clutching the steering wheel or door handgrip for grim life, clearly acknowledging that at any moment things could go horribly pear-shaped, but not once are they shown wearing seatbelts.

Did Princess Diana's tragic death teach Hollywood producers nothing? And don't believe the bullshit that it takes time too much time to get out of a belt, I have done it upside down in an instant and I am not a professionally trained law enforcement officer. Every time I see this on a show I want to slap people. Unless the driver is belted up and the passenger isn't and the passenger is a serial killer with a gun and the driver is about to crash into something. Then I can cope with it as a narrative necessity.
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[identity profile] leni-jess.livejournal.com 2011-02-01 11:52 am (UTC)(link)
There seems to be this strange notion that insisting on seatbelts is an infringement of the rights of the individual.... So the Darwin Awards will continue to have a meaningful place in modern society, for those incapable of observation and deduction.

Yes, I've cringed at that kind of thing for years.

[identity profile] ecosopher.livejournal.com 2011-02-01 01:29 pm (UTC)(link)
I can't let stuff like this go either. I went to the cinema to watch When a Man Loves a Woman and Andy Garcia comes in to Meg Ryan and she's in bed, and he says, "I've started the shower for you." And she's in BED! Not even in the same room as the shower... just think of all the water!

I thought it would be kind of cool to be in a position to affect people's attitudes for the better, but that's apparently not how decisions are made.



I have nothing to add to this conversation...

[identity profile] hanson-phreek.livejournal.com 2011-02-01 02:48 pm (UTC)(link)
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[identity profile] kerryblaze.livejournal.com 2011-02-01 03:38 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm a seatbelt obsessive. Even if I'm backing my car out of the driveway to let my husband get the better spot. I put my seatbelt on.

[identity profile] http://users.livejournal.com/_inbetween_/ 2011-02-01 04:53 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm just standing here pointing, and if I felt better I'd cackle at your one point of critique. That'd be the day, if an actor or actress said "I'm only doing belt-less scenes if they are of narrative necessity" while sipping a martini in the nude.

[identity profile] mrsquizzical.livejournal.com 2011-02-01 10:09 pm (UTC)(link)
i have so often wondered about this! it was interesting to read down comments to [livejournal.com profile] kerryblaze's comments, because i figured it might be a difference in law or culture or somesuch.

crazycakes, though. for real.
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[identity profile] bk7brokemybrain.livejournal.com 2011-02-02 12:00 am (UTC)(link)
I love my seatbelt and actually feel funny when riding in a bus or taxi without one. Yes, I am aware that taxis have belts, but.... Actually, any excuse I'd make here would be lame. I have put on a belt in a taxi when the trip was long or the driver scary.

I only just a while ago griped in accioslash's direction about 'Hawaii 5-O'. They lost me in the first ep when the Asian woman character put the beat-down on some poor schmuck who cut into her wave, god forbid. Then we find out she's just about to graduate from the police academy. Nice. It's stupid, amoral and illogical threads like that which put me right off a series for life. CSI did the same thing with bad CSI procedures (!), and sophomoric, insulting writing.
Good for you for stressing about the lack of seatbelts. Ever see "Zombieland"? Rule 1: Cardio. Rule 2: Seatbelts. Too funny.
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[personal profile] azurelunatic 2011-02-02 06:02 pm (UTC)(link)
If I actually *intend* to drive the car fifty feet and feel I could do it unbelted -- I still put on my seatbelt. It is a habit that I would actively have to fight to break, and even when I intend to break it, I feel uncomfortable if I do break it, and don't succeed in breaking it half the time.
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