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2003-10-15 Home Front

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Posted by Steve 2003-10-15 11:05:08 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Set aside what it says about Hollywood that today even Disney thinks what the public needs is ever-more-graphic depictions of killing the innocent as cool amusement.

This is the standard liberal canard about movie violence. The truth, however, is that the average Hollywood movie isn't real ambiguous about good and evil. When innocents are killed, this is usually depicted as an evil act, for which the villain subsequently pays with his life. The protagonist in "Kill Bill" isn't slaughtering innocents - she is taking revenge on the people responsible for the murder of her loved ones.

Posted by Zhang Fei 2003-10-15 11:14:27 AM|| 2003-10-15 11:14:27 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 He says itâs the Jews fault.

Actually, after reading the article, I get the impression that he seems to think that it's beneath Jewish entertainment executives to produce violent movies.

The fact of the matter is, Jewish executives want to make money too, and they are just providing what the masses want. The average Schmoe knows the difference between movies and real life and isn't going to go on some wild killing spree just because he or she saw someone in some stupid movie bumping off people by the score. Easterbrook needs to lighten up - it's only a movie and nothing more. It's E-N-T-E-R-T-A-I-N-M-E-N-T.

Posted by Bomb-a-rama 2003-10-15 1:08:38 PM|| 2003-10-15 1:08:38 PM|| Front Page Top

#3 I don know what the big deal is.. kill bill sucked.

Posted by dcreeper 2003-10-15 3:13:16 PM|| 2003-10-15 3:13:16 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 The whole essay is so stupid I have to assume he just wanted to see if people were reading.

Posted by Sade 2003-10-15 3:14:09 PM|| 2003-10-15 3:14:09 PM|| Front Page Top

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