I liked Zero Dark Thirty and Argo. Sometimes a movie is just a movie. The problem I see with some Conservatives is that they expect to get their morals from movies. I go to the movies to be entertained and not to hear conservative values. I am strong enough to separate them. Some weak minded may have problems understanding that what they are seeing on the movie my be make believe. My favorite movie from 2012 was actually Courageous. I even bought it and watched it about 3 times over the year.
As a lit teacher and one who had a classical education, I have been around this subject a few times.
I appreciate your view and it is one shared my most and probably all OB voters.
Mark Steyn says it in this or last week’s column. Politics is the battle, culture is the war.
After formation, adults, that is, can take anything that comes their way. Prents are not paying any attention to what is going on in the formative years, literarily, and that is where the brainwashing occurs. Mine have spent time in all venues, home, publica and private - good private, that is logical and not currpt, and bad private favoritism, mismanaged funding, all due to options available at the time - choices involving less of various evils.
There is no question that once the are in with classic literature, theology, basic advanced math, language (latin, for the logic preferably), that one will do whatever it takes to keep them there.
THey are too busy to get into trouble, so they support each other in their endeavors. And they party hard - frequent dances where they dance - to the ciky pop music that’s out there, they can take it. It’s just fun. But they know good musica and they are attracted to classic rock.
The difference is apparent. THese kids think and they watch ad discuss “the Five”, and when they hear Rush or Mike Saveage they ask questions.
As an adult, I avoid dusturbing stories and miages. I am always learning and passing on bits of what I hope is wisdom. I find it simple then to avoid taking in stuff that is unhealthy just like food or anything else.
The power of film and literature is way underrated. Hollywood and their minions don’t underrate it. OB voters are on a steady diet of this stuff.
Here’s where the daomage comes in: during the course of story telling, the film allows a character to say something that seeps into the collective unconscious. It is something HWood is very aware of. Those who wanted to take over our countryback in the ‘50s went right to screenwriters. Their great victory is that we laugh at that notion.
Our favorites tend toward things that tend to be PG 13 and R for violence and lang. as they tend to be truthful, humorous and . . .
“Shooter”, “Legally Blonde”, old stuff like “On the Waterfront “, My Cousin Vinny”, “My Blue Heaven”.
‘Argo” was great. Affleck could say Shiite about Reagan and started the film by blaming the US. Did you catch that? I did so I tune it out. Most did not, so they hate us and vote OB et al.