Brokeback Mountain Movie Review

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The entire country is talking about the film Brokeback Mountain and it has created no tiny stir. On a Sun. morning TV editorial Charles Osgood pointed out that Hollywood is not tying to put forth a gay liberal agenda but rather are interested only in the base line money. Though not inferred, it sounded like capturing the minds of adults or poisoning the minds of our youth was just an incidental that happened on the way to the bank. For over thirty years I have warned that it’s not just what we see on films that may influence us. Each film has a philosophy attached to it whether it was intended or not.

Sex, violence and profanity are blaringly plain but refined philosophies are not. Today the philosophies are becoming more blatant and are far less delicate. for box office money isn’t all that fuels this raw open ended sort of expression in the flick industry. The mention of any sort of control [ even self control ] is had a meeting with cries of violated first modification rights and the old freedom of expression hype. It may appear a bit over used but remains true nonetheless that Hollywood hasn’t troubled to discern the difference between freedom and license.

A recent poll discovered that only one out of a thousand Americans knows all the rights our constitution provides for them. On average the poll announced that most people can name only 1 of our constitutional rights. Contrasted with that fact, it was discovered that the same people could name three or more of the characters in the TV animated sitcom, The Simpsons. The bottom line says that movie makers know what their rights are but the flick viewing public either doesn’t have a clue or they just don’t care. Anyone who thinks Television and Flicks don’t influence our society must be living in another country. Yet even that is not true.

Another poll not long ago discovered that one of the reasons that almost every major country in the world hates Yanks is because of the film industry. All they know about America is what they see in the movies. Immorality, scatterbrained love, rebellion, crime, gay cowboys and general mayhem is all they see. Any country attempting to keep order and develop would naturally reject this kind of example and that is exactly what they do.

Could we get Hollywood’s attention on this, not so far but maybe we could catch them on the way to the bank and let them know. It is estimated that USA citizens will spend fifteen years on average of their complete lives watching TV and Movies. Perhaps it is not reasonable to think John Q TV watching public is going to take any time out of their fifteen years to snatch some Hollywood producers on their way to the bank. Perhaps they could protest a bit during the commercials which comprise about five of the fifteen years of their Television and flick watching lives. Actors and others in the movie industry are paid huge sums of money to do and say things most Americans don’t believe believe should ever be seen or said. Are they showing us our mind, or is art coaxing life rather than imitating it. I suppose when actors or thespians are offered tiny fortunes to behave and talk badly they must believe they are living right. They too possibly giggle all the way to the bank. Most US people don’t act like actors but Hollywood can afford to make them act any way they select. It all appears Ok if the end [ the trip to the bank ] seems to justify the means. Some Yankees are a bit tired of Hollywood endorsing the way to live instead of depicting how they live. The Bible isn’t bored with anything but has a lot to point out about how sick human behavior can become. Maybe it is best said by the bible regardless of if Hollywood is listening or not. There’s a way which seemeth right unto a person, but the end thereof are the methods of death. Proverbs 14:12

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