Brokeback Moutain Film Review

The entire country is talking about the film Brokeback Mountain and it has made no small stir. On a Sunday morning Television editorial Charles Osgood indicated that Hollywood is not tying to put forth a gay liberal agenda but rather are interested only in the bottom line money. Though not inferred, it sounded like capturing the minds of adults or poisoning the minds of our youth was simply an incidental that occurred on the way to the bank. For over 30 years I have warned that it is not just what we see on films that may influence us. Each film has a philosophy attached to it if it was intended or not. 

Sex, violence and profanity are blaringly visible but subtle philosophies are not. Today the philosophies are becoming more obvious and are even less refined. for ticket office cash is not 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 met with cries of violated first modification rights and the old liberty of expression hype. It may appear a bit over used but remains true nevertheless that Hollywood has never bothered to discern the difference between freedom and license. 

A recent poll discovered that only one out of a thousand US people knows all the rights our constitution makes provision for them. About the poll said that the general public can name only one of our constitutional rights. Contrasted with that fact, it was discovered the the same people could name three or more of the characters in the TV animated sitcom, The Simpsons. The bottom line announces that flick makers know what their rights are but the movie viewing public either doesn’t have any idea or they just don’t care. Anyone who thinks Television and Movies don’t influence our society has to be living in another country. Yet even that is not true. 

Another poll lately discovered that one of the explanations that pretty much every major country worldwide hates USA citizens is due to the film industry. All they know about America is what they see in the flicks. Immorality, scatterbrained love, rebellion, crime, gay cowboys and general mayhem is all they see. Any country trying to keep order and develop would naturally reject this type 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 Americans will spend 15 years roughly of their whole lives watching TV and Flicks . 

Maybe it’s not reasonable to think John Q television watching public is going to take any time out of their 15 years to snatch a few Hollywood producers on their way to the bank. Maybe they could protest a bit in the commercials which comprise about 5 of the 15 years of their TV and flick watching lives. Actors and others in the film industry are paid huge sums of money to do and say things most Americans do not accept believe should ever be seen or uttered. Are they showing us our mind, or is art coaxing life instead of imitating it. I suppose when actors or thespians are offered little fortunes to behave and talk badly they must think 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 seems Ok if the end [ the trip to the bank ] appears to justify the means. Some Americans are a bit done with Hollywood advising a way to live instead of depicting how they really live. The Bible isn’t sick of anything apart from has a lot to say about how sick human behavior can become. Maybe it’s best claimed 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 techniques of death. Proverbs 14:12

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