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Hollywood's mentality is leftist so they cater to the lefties with their films

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In Reply to: Why do all of the recent good films have left-wing themes? posted by mkuller on January 18, 2006 at 10:05:03:

And who's to say the movies you listed are "good"? Popular, yes, but good? I don't trust the circle-jerk awards. I find most of the "serious cinema" (read- tripe) coming out of Hollywood to be pandering and inane.
The upcoming series from the Chronicles of Narnia series will be depicting conservative and moral lessons. The LOTR series was also basically conservative in its main plot. But both C S Lewis and JR Tolkein were Christians.

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Do you seriously think Hollywood movies (taken as a whole) portray ... - dave c 12:40:12 01/19/06 (0)
... a left wing viewpoint?
I am flabberghasted!! And I don't use that word very often!
Even by the extreme right wing values prevalent in the USA, surely the overall position of mainstream Hollywood is pretty centrist.
Or right wing to most of the world.
"But both C S Lewis and JR Tolkein were Christians." True, but Tolkein didn't wear his faith on his sleeve. - Audiophilander 12:12:13 01/18/06 (0)
In fact, Tolkein made a point of denouncing those who tried to cook his works as some sort of religious allegorical porridge. I attended a panel at one convention several years ago where knowledgeable folks were discussing LoTR and one of the panelists had known Tolkein personally and interviewed the man. Apparently Tolkein stated unequivocally that he intended no agenda in or religious allegory in those literary works; he just wanted to tell a good yarn. Other's have drawn those conclusions and misconceptions.
As for LoTR being a "Conservative film" I would almost concur, but only from the standpoint of people coming together to fight a common foe and making sacrifice. The subtle sarcasm directed to the Conservative resistance to change in the Shire, mixing races (elves & humans), overcoming prejudice (Hobbits as less vulnerable to the power of the Ring) and fairness through trust in our better selves are more Liberal concepts.
> > > "The upcoming series from the Chronicles of Narnia series will be depicting conservative and moral lessons." < < <
That's why it's hogwash; wiser, more intellectually stimulated viewers will stick with Hogwarts! :o)
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