Posted on 01/06/2013 5:41:57 AM PST by Kaslin
That film is going to bomb.
large corporation arrives in town wanting to BUY much of the local land, compared to reality, the government TAKING IT.
Superficially, the movie seeks to argue that fracking can be both beneficial and detrimental.
Wow. Giving both sides of fracking. I was not interested in the movie but since it gives the positive and negatives or pro and con of this why are people against this movie? Crazy!!!! I think movies that give you both sides of an issue is a good thing. I am surprised conservatives are against this....shouldn’t making up your own mind and decisions be a conservative attribute?
It’s not a complicated issue at all.
1. There is tons of proof that fracking recovers tons of natural gas and oil in a cost effective way. Doing that will add tons of jobs, hugely reduce our trade deficit, and hurt terrorists.
2. There is no evidence at all that fracking damages water supplies.
Making this “complicated” is just a backdoor way to decarbonize America, kill job creation, increase the trade deficit and help terrorists.
Making this “complicated” suggests that there are two reasonable sides to this issue that need to be balanced. There are not.
Oh definitely. The film cannot compete with Texas Chainsaw and Django. Those two are the top movies of the weekend guaranteed!!!! I have not seen either one of these but Django seems interesting....if it is like Pulp Fiction which it seems to be it might be a decent movie.
There is no evidence at all that fracking damages water supplies.
It is too soon to know. Smoking cigarettes were not classified as bad for you for a ton of time until they found out they are not the greatest item on the market when thinking about health.
As long as there are schools, environmentalist pablum will have a market.
Yes, we knew but accepted the risk.
Now we have a bunch of fat people that live with diabetes rather than a bunch of thin people that die of cancer.
Life's hard - choices matter.
Are you trying to suggest that there might be something unsavory about the fact that Saudi Arabia funded Matt Damon’s little movie and that it might be biased?
FUMD
A simple LIE maybe.
LLS
The first well was fracked in Pennsylvania, nearly 100 years ago. It is not too soon to say it’s safe.
The only risk with fracking is human error when handling the drilling fluids above ground. (ruptured tanks, leaking tankers, improper/illegal disposal)
Playing Devil's Advocate:
One could say the same about the Movie "Atlas Shrugged Part I/Part II". The message in Atlas is: capitalism is good, government control is bad, captains of industry can save the nation. It's really quite one-sided.
The difference is: The pro-socialist movie gets a big star (Matt Damon), and big publicity budget, wide opening release, will probably win an award, and may make a profit.
The "Atlas Shrugged" movies were shunned, featured no one famous, got no awards, and made no profit.
Telling a one-sided story in favor of socialism can work out very well. It's money in the bank.
Telling a one-sided story about capitalism is not welcome at this point in history. It's financially risky.
If you think this movie gives both sides, you are sadly mistaken. The flick was largely financed by United Arab Emirates backers. Guess what THEY want.
There is no real scientific controversy about fracking, which has been done for half a century, with improving safety the entire time.
The whole "anti-fracking" meme (not just this movie) is promulgated by a confederation of interest between "green" eco-nuts and OPEC. The greens provide the propaganda, and the OPEC interests see that it gets transmitted (OPEC entities own large chunks of Associated Press, Fox, and many other channels for propaganda transmission).
Have there been incidents from fracking.....yes. But like mass school shootings they have been (and make the news only because) they are very, VERY rare.
Exaclty - haven't/won't see it, but I bet you can summarize his role as, "Fracking helps provide plentiful, affordable energy.....Oh my God, what have I helped wreak on the poor planet...I'm so fracking sorry, but now I know better; fracking and cheap energy are eeeeeeevil".
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