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In Reply to: Re: Have you seen Matrix? posted by Scott on July 19, 2000 at 11:49:28:
***I dunno - I can think of some films that are a lot worse that pass for "mainstream" entertainmentI suspect you are right.
***- especially those films that glorify violence as an acceptable solution for dealing with life's problems
I thought that one had all the violence you might need - but really, it is not violence that bothers me. There is plenty of it in the Clockwork Orange, with only one small difference - that one is a work of art. Meaning that there is depth and there is something behind the violence, in other words it is not gratuitous.
***and kid's films that are mean-spirited or include inappropriate subject matter. I'm not sure what you specifically find objectionable in Matrix or SPR but they are IMO fairly benign compared to much of the tripe that passes for "entertainment" these days. (Starting to sound like a cranky old fart - or worse, my parents - "that hippie-crap rock music you kids listen to is garbage!").Oh, I am with you on that old fart issue. However, the biggest problem with the Matrix is that it is very representative of things responsible for dumbing down of this nation. If you like, I would compare it to reading the comic books. One book is not gonna make you dumb, but you get my tilt.
***It's a complex topic that can stir complex emotions - cinema as a reflection of our culture.
It is a pretty good reflection, indeed.
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Follow Ups
- Re: Have you seen Matrix? - Victor Khomenko 13:44:54 07/19/00 (4)
- Interesting that you mention comic books - Shane 11:29:59 07/27/00 (0)
- violence - Scott 16:38:14 07/19/00 (2)
- Re: violence - AndrewH 23:34:27 07/23/00 (0)
- Re: violence - Rich S. 08:47:26 07/20/00 (0)
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