Movie Debate

My opponent wants to make illegitimate my statistics that support my argument that the movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark" is a better movie than "Fight Club. " And I will agree that there are certainly examples that reasonably reject the notion that numbers never lie. But, his examples are awkward and non-proving while mine are solid and factually proving. First, I looked at "budget" or cost of movie and then I looked at "gross box office sales." If my opponent wishes to compare the President George W. Bush then you can't just look at votes gained. You have to look at the whole picture and though he gained the majority of votes, his failure came with the duration and conclusion of his eight years in office with two wars, housing market crash, bank and corporation bailouts, and the great recession... and if you did a balance sheet on this... the number would be a grossly and incredibly negative number which would indeed match his label as a terrible president. Now, Bush had one sequel... Raiders had three and maybe a forth to come! You don't keep making sequels if the movie is not successful. Now, another comparison came from my opponent which tried to discount success in numbers with the ALS ice bucket challenges. My opponent must not be doing his homework because here are the facts as disclosed by ALS.org: "... the ALS Association announced that donations related to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge " the social media-powered video challenge, where participants pour a bucket of ice water on their heads and dare others to donate " have topped $100 million in the past month. That"s a 3,500% increase from the $2.8 million that the ALS Association raised during the same time period last year. More than three million people have donated, the association says."-- Information from the ALS site. 3,500 % INCREASE!! The ice bucket challenge was a huge success and raised awareness and donations! My opponent exhaust great effort in his case describing his arguments in characters, cinematography, script, acting and music. At great length, he gives you reasons and examples and most of it opinionated and some of it substantiated. I will not proceed with a surplus of words in this round. My next round, I will unleash the arsanal of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" arguments and address these points. For now I wish to keep things in perspective. First, "Raiders" and "Fight Club" are totally different type of movies and one must keep that in mind in this debate. "Fight Club" is more neo-noir and "Raiders" is action adventure based on the serials of the 30's and 40's. Both movies are different from this respect. Second, "Raiders" and "Fight Club" were first screened in different decades. "Raiders" was premiered in 1981 and "Fight Club" in 1999. Cinematography and technical capabilities and advances are quite different between the two films based on the later being from a more modern time and age in film. Third, the characters are developed and scripted according to the movie genre and what the movie is about. "Raiders" is an action adventure and almost a comic book point of view so the characters reflect this in their characterization and script. "Fight Club" being neo-noir moves to accomplish something different and the script, cinematography, characterization, etc. reflect this. It's hard to compare one to the other if you only look at the perspective of one as the grading system. "Raiders of the Lost Ark" grabs you by the seat and never lets you go. The action is exciting, the script and dialogue are fun and engaging, the storyline takes you on a great adventure, and by it's conclusion you are left in awe (especially the first time you watch it... I remember that moment well.) For 1981, it was ahead of its time. In 2015, it is a iconic classic of all time. Here is a clip or two for some highlights of this fun, action packed adventure: https://youtu.be... https://youtu.be... https://youtu.be... In the next round, I will make more detailed points in listed areas of characters, script, etc. to fully make valid my claim that "Raiders of the Lost Ark" is and will always be a better movie than "Fight Club."