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Christian Analysis of American Culture (CAP Ministry) www.capalert.com/ Entertainment Media Analysis Report A service to His little ones (which includes at-home teens) through you, their parents and grandparents, in His name by His Word MAR23104  (2003), PG-13 |
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 (2003), PG-13 -- "Oh, Mr. Massey. You have no idea!"  Cast/Crew Details Courtesy Internet Movie Database Production (US): Alphaville Films, Imagine Entertainment, The KL Line Distribution (US): Universal Pictures Director(s): Joel Coen, Ethan Coen Producer(s): John Cameron, Ethan Coen, Sean Daniel, Robert Graf, Brian Grazer, Grant Heslov, James Jacks, James Whitaker Story: Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone, John Romano Screenplay: Robert Ramsey, Matthew Stone, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Cinematography/Camera: Roger Deakins Music: Carter Burwell Film Editing: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen Casting: Ellen Chenoweth, Rachel Tenner Production Design: Leslie McDonald Art Direction: Tony Fanning Viewed At: Driftwood Theater 6 Gotta hurry on this one. Don't know how long the leak in the roof will let me type! Divorce lawyer, Miles Longfellow Massey (George Clooney) was in love. First, with his teeth. Second, with winning by vanquishing his opponents. Until opponent Marylin Hamilton-Rexroth-Doyle ... Smith? (Catherine Zeta-Jones) came along, Miles was fervently producing a lucrative career by blasting rich divorce victims out of the financial water. [Mal. 2:16] He relentlessly attacked using every trick in the book until the opponents toenails were removed and cashed in. The Massey Prenuptial Agreement held the record of never having been broken. Millionaire Rex Rexroth (Edward Herrmann) was caught literally with his adulterous pants down and in the company of a lady of the night [Ezek. 16:58; Prov. 6:25-26]. Getting the dark deed on tape with the help of private eye, Gus Petch (Cedric the Entertainer) Rex's wife Marylin went for the throat, Rex's financial throat (which is where she was going in the first place). And so did Miles go for the throat. Rex retained Miles as his attorney. This case involved million$! In a no-holds barred courtroom drama, Marylin is discredited enough to lose her case. Miles found Heinz, the Baron Krauss von Espy (Jonathan Hadary), the owner of the resort at which Marylin met Rex. The Baron testified that Marylin told him she was looking for a husband, a rrrich husband. Though Clooney is very good at snippet comedy, this is where one of the funniest moments appears. As Rex heard the Baron admit to conspiring with his wife to con him out of big bucks, Rex went for the throat, too Literally. The throat of the Baron. As Miles objected to the choking, Judge Marva Munson (Isabell Monk) overruled and says "I'll allow it." In his professional association with Marylin, Miles became interested in her. Romantically interested. But Marylin was as much a wolverine as Miles. At a negotiation dinner, Miles ordered meat courses for the both of them and sought Marylin's assurance by asking "You are a carnivore, aren't you?" To that, she replied "Oh, Mr. Massey. You have no idea!" But that turned up the romantic heat and caused Miles to become even more driven to make romantic moves on Marylin. "Youuu FASCinate me!" belched Miles at one point Next on Maylin's financial menu was oil billionaire Howard D. Doyle (Billy Bob Thornton). At least that is what Miles was led to believe. Doyle was actually a surgeon. A soap opera surgeon. Why and how that fits into the plot I will leave up to you if you decide the saturation of this PG-13 with enough assaults or morality and decency to earn a score equal to the scores earned by R-rated movies One of the morally worst acts was a scene where asthmatic hit man, Wheezy Joe (Irwin Keyes), hired by Miles to snuff out Marylin, holds a gun at Miles. Confusing his gun with his puffer, Joe points the puffer at Miles and blows a hole through the back of his own head, making this an "accidental" suicide. Much in the same vein as the slapstick routine of a shooter blowing the smoke from the end of the gun barrel after each of several shots, the "bang - puff - bang - puff - bang - puff - puff - bang" comedy skit. The three/four letter word vocabulary is represented at about 35 instances per hour [Titus 2:6-8; Prov. 8:13] with God's name in vain at about 5 per hour [Deut 5:11]. There is only one use of the most foul of the foul words noted [Col. 3:8]. Sexual immorality was portrayed in the forms of prostitution, repeatedly, a couple in bed wearing only underwear, verbal vulgarity, thong nudity and others [Gal. 5:19]. The listing in the Findings/Scoring section reveals all that was noted.
SCRIPTURAL APPLICATION(S) If needed to focus or fortify, applicable text is underlined or bracketed [ ]. 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. ***Selected Scriptures of Armour against the influence of the entertainment industry*** 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. |
 Wanton Violence/Crime (W) Impudence/Hate (I) Sexual Immorality (S) Drugs/Alcohol (D): Offense to God (O) Murder/Suicide (M) |
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| 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 more than eight 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. |
