Comments on: Hot Fuzz – A Perfect Society

By: Josh Lipovetsky

Josh Lipovetsky — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 18:51:35 +0000

Wow, I hadn’t realized the dichotomy between Angel and the Town!

It makes sense, because Angel couldn’t shut off. He was in active pursuit of perfection, and that led him to an unfulfilling state. Perfection can never be achieved, but there is always room for an improvement.

It’s similar to an asymptote on a graph. The curve will get closer and closer and closer to a number, without ever quite reaching it. That is what the idea of perfection is. The harder you try, the more frustrated you will get.

So what do I say? Just have fun, life is too short to be obsessed like Sergeant Angel. Hot Fuzz demonstrates our need to have an “Off” switch, and it is quite accurate.

Thanks again Diggity,
Josh Lipovetsky.

By: Diggity

Diggity — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 17:52:32 +0000

I hadn’t thought of the town as a symbol of the pursuit of perfection.

Truly its interesting to see the dichotomy between Angel’s pursuit for perfection and the councils pursuit.

How does one aim to excel without losing focus on whats important?

By: Josh Lipovetsky

Josh Lipovetsky — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:32:17 +0000

Steve, I believe that the members of the council had voices inside their head. However, that voice was greatly corrupted. Their minds were so out of wack, that the voice told them that what they were doing, was the right thing! Maybe it was the way there were brought up, their social conditioning, or just the way they were born? It’s sad to think about it, though.

I like your point of view about the sociopaths living in the same city. That’s very strange how they would all come together like that. And you are absolutely right about that. If they had a voice of reason, it would have probably spoke up by then.

Very interesting parallel about Angel indeed. I guess the majority of society is content in mediocrity. It’s just so uncomfortable to break the boundaries, and step into greatness. However, never insurmountable!

Thank you so much for your comment,
Josh Lipovetsky.

By: Steve

Steve — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 06:28:12 +0000

See, I don’t know if the council as a whole would have needed convincing. I saw them as a group of sociopaths that happened to live in the same town. While they had the usual gripes as any strata council or neighbourhood watch group, they just didn’t have the little voice in their heads to tell them what was right or wrong.

I do find that parallel interesting in that Angel was pruned from the force for being exceptional, the less than exceptional residents of Stanford were pruned by the council. I suppose all everybody wants is mediocrity.