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(While the Scriptural references are certainly not subjective, my commentary may be and sometimes is somewhat subjective.)
Production (US): A Magnet Media Production and Mirabelle Pictures Production in association with Row 1 Productions and The Infinite Ammo Motion Picture Company and IM Global, MMP Dark Tide and Film Afrika. ©2011 MMP Dark Tide Limited and Film Afrika, Eleven Devils Tooth (Pty) Limited. Wrekin Hill Presents Distribution (US): Wrekin Hill Entertainment Director(s): John Stockwell Producer(s): Jeanette Buerling, Matthew Chausse, Chris Curling, Adi Shankar, Spencer Silna, Maggie Monteith, Martin Shore, Christopher Tuffin, Sukee Chew, Jeff Steele, John Michaels, Douglas Saylor, Jr., Eric Van Den Elinden, David Wright, Vlokkie Gordon, Meg Clark Screenplay by: Amy Sorlie, Ronnie Christensen Story by: Amy Sorlie Cinematography/Camera: Jean-Franscois Hensgens Music: Mark Sayfritz Film Editing: Andrew Macritchie Casting: gail Stevens, Colin Jones Production Design: Tom Hannam Art Direction: Christophe Dalberg Viewed on Lionsgate Home Entertainment DVD For ten years Kate Mathieson (Halle Berry) has been studying sharks by swimming with them ... intimately. On what became Kate's last shark diving episode, good friend and associate diver Themba (uncredited) did not return to his wife, Zukie (Thoko Ntshinga). Instead, parts of Themba remained inside a great white shark and every little nibbler of the sea. Not able to handle the loss, Kate devoted her marine expertise to conducting False Bay, Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa marine tours to Seal Island ... at least until she was offered Û100,000 (which is $131,949.45 USD) to take rich man William Brady (Raplh Brown) and son Luke (uncredited) diving to swim with great white sharks. I'll not spoil the story any further lest you decide, after discovering the truth about the content of this R-13 film, that it is fit. For someone. Following are brief discussions of the content per individual content investigation area. As always the Findings section of this report, the heart of the CAP Analysis Model, is the best source for discovering the full accounting of the content of this film. Wanton Violence/Crime (W) - Zero out of 100 This film is effective in portraying the horror of being decimated by a shark. This film does that repeatedly. Nearly all of the Wanton Violence/Crime content of this film is shark-related. One of the properties of violence is that the influence of it is desensitizing whether the violence is perpetrated against humans by humans or by the "natural way" of animals. Violence is violence to the human equation. God knows that and warns us against violence more than 50 times from the Old Testament to the New Testament. Proverb 16:29 is a good verse to impart His Wisdom about the influence of violence. Proverb 16:29 warns that violence is "catching": that it can lead one into a way that is not good. Then about 2000 years later, man plagiarized God's Word about violence by four professional public health agencies publishing that viewing violence in and as entertainment can, among other things, lead the viewer, especially the young, into real life violence and can lead the viewer to believing violence is an effective way to settle conflict. There is more to the violence content of this film. Please inspect the listing in the Findings section for a full accounting of the violence findings. Impudence/Hate (I) - Zero out of 100 Profanity occurred 25 times [Col. 3:8], four of them by a teen [Matt. 25:40, Luke 17:2]. A lie, a vulgar hand gesture, repeated teen disrespect of his father and the father's repeated belittlement of his son plus a tantrum and an animated argument [Rom. 12:18] stole all the starting 100 points for this content investigation area. Sexual Immorality (S) - 72 out of 100 Berry spent almost all of her screen time in a bikini top. In one instance she bent over obviously for the camera which maximized view of her gender-specific anatomy and form. A sequence of attention to the posterior, a vulgar gesture, a vulgar joke to a teen and other matters of sexual orientation noted in the Findings section Drugs/Alcohol (D) - 53 out of 100 This investigation area score lost almost half its starting 100 points due to the booze, the drinking and smoking (repeatedly) and to a father giving an alcoholic beverage to his teen son. "So what?" you might ask. Well, since you've asked I'll tell you. In 2002 the American College of Physicians (ACP) conducted a study of the influence of alcoholic beverages in and as entertainment and found that adolescent exposure to drinking in and as entertainment undeniably leads to abuse of alcohol among underage viewers. The report entitled Relation Between Parental Restrictions on Movies and Adolescent Use of Tobacco and Alcohol reports that of 4544 youths from grades 5 through 8 of fifteen Vermont and New Hampshire middle schools (90% of the youths were under fourteen years old) only 16% were completely restricted in their entertainment diets. Within the ACP study population, the prevalence of having tried alcohol without parental knowledge was There is nothing to say that viewing smoking in and as entertainment does not carry the same danger of influence as viewing drinking. Actually, the same matter of behavior modification applies to any behavior demonstrated in and as entertainment, including good behavior. Offense to God (O) - 72 out of 100 God's name was abused five times which is fewer times than seems typical of PG-13 films and none of them were with the four letter expletive, but one time is one time too many. [Deut. 5:11] In addition, Kate called Brady a fool [Matt. 5:22] Murder/Suicide (M) - 100 out of 100 There are no murders or suicides portrayed in this film. SCRIPTURAL APPLICATION(S) If needed to focus or fortify, applicable text is underlined or bracketed [ ] or bold. If you wish to have full context available, the Blue Letter Bible is a convenient source. If you use the Blue Letter Bible, a new window will open. Close it to return here or use "Window" in your browser's menu bar to alternate between the CAP page and the Blue Letter Bible page. CHAPTER/VERSE --> Children who see a lot of violence are more likely to view violence as an effective way of settling conflicts. Children exposed to violence are more likely to assume the acts of violence are acceptable behavior. --> Viewing violence can lead to emotional desensitization towards violence in real life. It can decease the likelihood that one will take action on behalf of a victim when violence occurs. --> Entertainment violence feeds a perception that the world is a violent and mean place. Viewing violence increases fear of becoming a victim of violence, with a resultant increase in self-protective behavior and a mistrust of others. --> Viewing violence may lead to real life violence. Children exposed to violent programming at a young age have a higher tendency for violent and aggressive behavior later in life than children who are not so exposed. Further, God speaks darkly of violence 56 times in the Old and New Testament of the KJV.] As always, it is best to refer to the Findings/Scoring section -- the heart of the CAP analysis model -- for the most complete assessment possible of this movie. |
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(The objective heart of the CAP Analysis Model, independent of and insulated from the Summary / Commentary section.)   Wanton Violence/Crime (W) - Zero out of 100 Impudence/Hate (I) - Zero out of 100 Sexual Immorality (S) - 72 out of 100 Drugs/Alcohol (D) - 53 out of 100 Offense to God (O) - 72 out of 100 Murder/Suicide (M) - 100 out of 100 |
| There are some in the entertainment industry who maintain that 1) violent programming is harmless because no studies exist that prove a connection between violent entertainment and aggressive behavior in children, and 2) young people know that television, movies, and video games are simply fantasy. Unfortunately, they are wrong on both accounts." And "Viewing violence may lead to real life violence." I applaud these associations for fortifying 1 Cor. 15:33. Read the rest of the story. From our years of study, I contend that other aberrant behaviors, attitudes, and expressions can be inserted in place of "violence" in that statement. Our Director - Child Psychology Support, a licensed psychologist and certified school psychologist concurs. For example, "Viewing arrogance against fair authority may lead to your kids defying you in real life." Or "Viewing sex may lead to sex in real life." Likewise and especially with impudence, hate and foul language. I further contend that any positive behavior can be inserted in place of "violence" with the same chance or likelihood of being a behavior template for the observer; of being incorporated into the behavior mechanics and/or coping skills of the observer. In choosing your entertainment, please consider carefully the "rest of the story" and our findings. |
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