Quote from: Dark Passenger on Apr 27, 2010, 06:12:38 AM
QuoteIt really doesn't have anything to do with honor but if they choose to "honor" their prey by eating their still beating heart then some would say that they are honorable, others would call them f**king mental.
hmm. where in the films does it show the predators doing this? you have no proof of what you are saying!
you are making assumptions, filling in the gaps. thats all, maybe if the predators actually could talk and say that he is hunting for honour than you'd have a point but its shown in the films that they just seem to hunt, stalk and slaughter people with no real motive, youre just speculating so please stop talking likes its hard fact.
I was trying to explain this in a way that would make it easy for you to understand.
You want hard proof of honor, okay.
They don't slaughter people, they hunt big game.
They arrive when it's season, season being when it's hot and during an armed conflict,
Among the combatants is were they find their prey, the prey needs not only to be armed but it also needs to be willing to use it's weapon with deadly force. The prey is never a single individual, they go after a group of people, may it be green berets, rebels, a hostage rescue team, Jamaican or Colombian gangsters or a police team.
Their motive for hunting is the trophies, they collect trophies from the individuals who stand out within the group they are hunting, not every game taken down ends up as a trophy, just the special ones.
They are not only hunters, they are
big game hunters, who follow a pattern,
that pattern can be referred as them following a code, guideline or values.
The pattern:
* The Hunter arrive at location when the temperature meets their standard and when it's a armed conflict going on in the region.
* The hunter then examens the combatans within the region to find worthy game.
* Once the big game have been found the hunter goes in for the kill,
The first kill have always been a stealth kill and the prey would be skinned and left hanging for others to find. If the body is removed from the scene then the hunter will claim it back.
After that the hunter picks the team apart in whatever way that suits him best, the special ones within the team become trophies. Most victims are found hung up, skinned.
* If the hunter is challenged and faces defeat in combat or admitting being hunted as prey then he'll commit suicide.
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About HONOR:
In contemporary international relations, the concept of "credibility" resembles that of honour, as when the credibility of a state or of an alliance appears to be at stake, and honour-bound politicians call for drastic measures.
In ancient China during the Warring States period, honor in battle was one of the many forms of virtue practiced by the nobility. In a battle, Duke Xiang of the Song state, instead of of giving the enemy a surprise attack, he waited for the enemy to go across the river in order to be a real Ren (仁) gentleman. Mao Zedong once said about Duke Xiang's humanity in war: "We are not Duke Xiang of Song and have no use for his idiotic virtue and morality"
In ancient Japan, honour was always seen as almost a duty by Samurai. When one lost their honour or the situation made them lose it, the only way to save their dignity was by death. Seppuku (vulgarly called "harakiri," or "belly-cutting") was the most honourable death in that situation. The only way for a Samurai to die more honourably was to be killed in a battle by a sword.
Traditionally, in Western society, honour figured largely as a guiding principle. A man's honour, that of his wife, his family or his beloved, formed an all-important issue: the archetypal "man of honour" remained ever alert for any insult, actual or suspected: for either would impugn his honour.
An honor code or honor system is a set of rules or principles governing a community based on a set of rules or ideals that define what constitutes honorable behavior within that community. The use of an honor code depends on the idea that people (at least within the community) can be trusted to act honorably. Those who are in violation of the honor code can be subject to various sanctions, including expulsion from the institution.
A similar concept with many connotations opposite to honour is shame.
HONOR, HUNTING and GAME:
As hunting moved from a subsistence activity to a social one, two trends emerged. One was that of the specialist hunter with special training and equipment. The other was the emergence of hunting as a sport for those of an upper social class. The meaning of the word "game" in middle English evolved to include an animal which is hunted.
As game became more of a luxury than a necessity, the stylized pursuit of it also became a luxury. Dangerous hunting, as for lions or wild boars was considered to be an honourable, somewhat competitive pastime to help the aristocracy practice skills of war in times of peace.
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I can't understand how any person can't see honor in the Predators actions.
I'm not saying that you should look at it from the Preys perspective but from the hunters.
And you have to remember that WHEN they go to earth they do it as BIG GAME HUNTERS during HUNTING SEASON.
