It is tiresome

I luv Big Hollywood and am a true believer. Capra and Wilder and Stevens have got grandchildren working in the shadows TODAY. And Americans want to see those movies.

Pete: go back to watching Deal or no Deal with your hack imitation of Brad Pitt on the couch in TRUE ROMANCE. (’don’t condecscend to me’)

everybody else: Forget Pete.

Unlike most other posters I am not interested in the political. I simply believe that man trying to govern himself, despite the purest of intention, is doomed to failure. It’s just what we are.

But I do have deeply held beliefs and convictions. I rarely see them mirrored in popular entertainment. I am not interested in blatant, religious messages, or the like. Most movies today are like waking up in a hotel room. There are fixtures and decor that mimic home, but it’s not home. Once in a while they can be enjoyable to visit, but most people wouldn’t choose to live there. And many of the movies of late are badly decorated, filthy, foreign environments that are impossible to get comfortable in.

My goofy screen name is a homage to a virtually unknown kids show that was on more than a decade ago. Based on the guest stars on that show I can only guess how the creators would identify themselves in the ‘Conservative V. Liberal’ bloodbath. Regardless, in creating a surrealistic depiction of growing up they made a place that felt like home to me.

That’s what I want from SOME movies (especially those that outwardly would not seem to be a political statement). I want to come in, feel at home, be entertained and not kicked in the back of the head by some unnecessary jab at the simple things that I think are good and moral.

If it wasn’t for history proving otherwise, sometimes it’s hard to believe that a vast majority of people used to honor the same things.

Oh and note to the bomb throwers: Yes, I’d like to see more intact families and honorable authority figures, etc. Despite what you might be thinking, that is in no way welded to a desire to see segregated drinking fountains, subjugated women or mistreated people of foreign descent. Just thought I’d get that out of the way for y’all.

Thanks for proving our point. Has Bush done nothing good, nothing worthwhile? Your hatred burns so bright its blinding you.

Liberals don’t want to get along. As long as they agree with what you are saying, they believe in free speech. If they don’t believe in what you are saying, you can’t say it to them or anyone else. That is their definition of free speech. They want to remove conservatism anywhere they see it and have socialism as the system we live by.

As for World Trade Center not including invective against Muslims, considering the movie was told from the point of view of two firefighters buried in the rubble, when exactly did the screenplay have time to get around to inserting some geopolitics?

By the way, correct me if I’m wrong, but Paul Greengrass’ superb United 93 was nominated for several major Academy Awards, and that movie hardly sanitized anything.

But if we aim for political domination of Hollywood we MIGHT achieve political neutrality.