The Black Button Posted: 8 months ago by doggylives
The Black Button is a short film by Lucas Crandles. It’s premise is simple yet intriguing: if you couldn’t get caught, would you press a button that would kill a stranger for $10 million?
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Posted: 8 months ago by topofall:
Clever!
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Posted: 8 months ago by doggylives:
When I read the description for the video I went "Hell no, I wouldn't do that" then I watched the video and started thinking hmmmmmm would I lol
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Posted: 8 months ago by Mope777:
This idea was a plot in a episode of "The New Twilight Zone" in the 80's.Creepy episode if you were a child at that time.
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Posted: 8 months ago by cycostinkoman:
I know. It makes me wonder, if this were how it were to go down, what vice they would use for me? And what would I choose...
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Posted: 8 months ago by doggylives:
« cycostinkoman : I know. It makes me wonder, if this were how it were to go down, what vice they would use for me? And what would I choose... It'd be sex for me I think lol
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Posted: 8 months ago by 2manyusernames:
Excellent find. Thanks!
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Posted: 8 months ago by 1thirteen3:
How interesting.
I was kinda hoping that the button he pressed actually killed him. The irony would be amazing.
At the same time, it makes it even more interesting that the person before him pressed the button to kill him. Hmmm.
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Posted: 8 months ago by belvario:
No need to wait till you're dead to make this choice - you make it in lots of ways every day :)
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Posted: 8 months ago by eLJay:
I have this here before...but it was many moons ago and I am not about to look it up. I remember it quite well. It is very intriguing indeed.
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Posted: 8 months ago by Chamale:
I was thinking that I would push the button, and use the money to save more lives. I mean, many people die of diseases that could be cured for just a few hundred dollars. So, I wonder how you would be judged if you took the money while planning to help others.
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Posted: 8 months ago by joeyneutrino:
I found the end to be dreadfully predictable.
Also, Satan didn't make a fair deal with the protagonist. He held back the most critical information of all: that the gentleman was already dead, that the money wouldn't really go to help his family, that his fate for all eternity was at stake, etc.
Someone might argue of course that Satan, being evil, isn't in the business of making fair deals with people & their souls. But historically Satan has always (except in this case) been portrayed making perfectly fair deals with potential sinners. Satan always lays all the facts out in plain view. If not, the sinner wouldn't be responsible for its own decisions.
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Posted: 8 months ago by blurmore:
Even if this isn't a dupe...it is REALLY old.
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Posted: 8 months ago by doggylives:
« blurmore : Even if this isn't a dupe...it is REALLY old. Is it? I've never seen it before which is why I submitted it. Perhaps I don't surf the net enough lol
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Posted: 8 months ago by 2manyusernames:
« joeyneutrino : I found the end to be dreadfully predictable.
Also, Satan didn't make a fair deal with the protagonist. He held back the most critical information of all: that the gentleman was already dead, that the money wouldn't really go to help his family, that his fate for all eternity was at stake, etc.
Someone might argue of course that Satan, being evil, isn't in the business of making fair deals with people & their souls. But historically Satan has always (except in this case) been portrayed making perfectly fair deals with potential sinners. Satan always lays all the facts out in plain view. If not, the sinner wouldn't be responsible for its own decisions. That is true about Satan. But he wasn't Satan. He was God's Agent. He was God's Vicar.
The man was going to hell, not coming to hell.
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Posted: 8 months ago by hmtksteve:
I seem to recall this being filmed for an episode of the origianl Twilight Zone series.
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Posted: 8 months ago by doggylives:
« hmtksteve : I seem to recall this being filmed for an episode of the origianl Twilight Zone series. Thats already been mentioned in a comment here lol
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Posted: 8 months ago by joeyneutrino:
« 2manyusernames : That is true about Satan. But he wasn't Satan. He was God's Agent. He was God's Vicar.
The man was going to hell, not coming to hell. If he was speaking on behalf of God, then that's at least as bad, perhaps even worse. At least Satan gives everyone a fair chance. If God is in the business of tricking its constituency into making poor choices, then God is much like a used-car salesman.
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Posted: 8 months ago by Moogle:
I thought the whole point of morality was temptation?
It would be very tempting if he already knew he was dead.
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Posted: 8 months ago by hmtksteve:
« doggylives:Thats already been mentioned in a comment here lol No, that comment mentioned the Twilight Zone series from the 80's. I'm talking about the original one with Rod Serling.
I found an interesting site for old episodes but I can't find the one I am thinking of.
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Posted: 8 months ago by jestor:
« hmtksteve : No, that comment mentioned the Twilight Zone series from the 80's. I'm talking about the original one with Rod Serling.
I found an interesting site for old episodes but I can't find the one I am thinking of. I'm fairly certain that the one it is based on was from the 80's... It was called "Button Button", and I could not find it in the list of the original two seasons which can be watched in their entirety at cbs.com.
here's a link
It's a bloody good show, and ought to have been watched by everyone. And studied. In school.
Really. I think it was even from Plime that I found the link, although it was advertising Star Trek...
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