[DoughtyOne]

re Children’s films: Disney films from the 30s and 40s had all sorts of disturbring subtexts.

LOL, you're becoming even more rediculous.

You still haven’t provided any examples, except Moore, or explained how some actor making a political speech once ever however-long invalidates the importance of movies as a major part of American culture.

I addressed the fact that I wasn't going to waste my time digging up examples for you.  Now you're lamenting the fact that I haven't researched examples for you.

Why would I?  Even if I did you wouldn't acknowledge the problem.  Example: I mentioned the problem with movies aimed at young kids these days, and you blew it off with some insipid remark about the films made in the 30s and 40s.

I see tons of movies.

Well, you're certainly not seeing them with a critical eye, and that goes double or triple for the Academy Awards program.

There's no such thing as morally neutral Art. Never has been. If you want to see left wing movies check out Depression era films. It's much less so today then it used to be.

I expect there to be cutting edge art.  I do not expect the overwhelming majority of it aimed at destroying our values, national allegience and wartime efforts.

[Borges]

When Leni Refenstahl visited the U.S. in the mid 1920s Walt Disney was the only studio head who would see her. Her influence is all over something like Bambi which was alsois a pioneering environmentalist film.

'overwhelming majority'? The great majority of films made don't even mention our wartime efforts and the small minority of those that do generally don't win Oscars. As for values, any book/movie is going to reflect the values of its maker. If you're expecting all artists to be devout Christians keep waiting. That's never been the case. And 'Hollyweird is Satanic' rhetoric is what's preventing many good people from going into filmmaking.

[Publius Valerius]

I mentioned the problem with movies aimed at young kids these days

What would those problems be with, say, Finding Nemo or Cars?

I'm just curious about the adult content in these movies.

[Publius Valerius]

Or Ratatouille. Just trying to think of "G" rated movies I've seen in the last year or two.