Why Reitman hates the internet

YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT.

Yep.

It wasn't wholly anti-internet. The game-addicted kid had friends online; and the conversations he was having in the chat section were very realistic. Lots of trolling interspersed some genuine sentiments.



One thing I disliked was the characterisation of Bang Bus. The girls they pick up aren't generally hitch hikers.


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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qssvnjj5Moo

I disagree with the exaggerated tone of your topic, but I agree with you, here. The Internet in itself is neither good nor bad; it's how it's used that matters… Reitman tries to tackle the matter of how technology is retarding the way we relate to one another by… OBSESSING over the way technology is retarding the way we relate to one another! He's the same type of shut-in; he's just stressing over the negatives rather than using the benefits to his advantage. By focusing so intently on little issues, he's making these problems out to be much worse than they are in reality, and demonizing and legitimizing outlying cases.

It's hysterical paranoia from someone who usually strives to be such a balanced film-maker… "Reefer Madness" for the digital age, and a work that can only be viewed as laughable, becomes the end result.




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"Your mother puts license plates in your underwear? How do you sit?!"

I don't see how the internet has been to blame in this movie. The little girl getting molested and knocked up by the football player had nothing to do with the internet. Prostitution and cheating on your spouse was around long before the internet. Weird games that people get addicted to have been around for awhile, and kids have been addicted to computer games for at least 20-30 years. And exhibitionist sluts have been around long before the internet.