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MAR21065
Rock Star (2001), R
Analysis Date: September 9, 2001
CAP Score: 29
CAP Influence Density: 3.12




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NOTE: If you do not want the plot, ending, or "secrets" of a movie spoiled for you, skip the Summary/Commentary. In any case, be sure to visit the Findings/Scoring section -- it is purely objective and is the heart of the CAP Entertainment Media Analysis Model applied to this movie.





SUMMARY / COMMENTARY:

If Scriptural references appear, the full text appears at the end of the Summary / Commentary likely using a mix of KJV and NIV.


ROCK STAR (R) -- A dream come true. But at what costs?

Mark Wahlberg stars as Chris Coles, look-alike lead singer for a commercial band emulating the Steel Dragon band and its members. When Bobby, homosexual lead singer for the real Steel Dragon quits, the band invites Coles to try out for the position based on his talents revealed at a concert where Bobby held the microphone in front of Coles ... and Coles succeeds. Now, Coles is the new lead singer for Steel Dragon. A dream come true. But at what costs?

Today is Friday, September 21. I do not have the time to work up a more complete summary of *Rock Star* with applications of the Scriptures to it. I need to prepare for a speaking engagement at a church on Sunday as well as gather analysis data for three, possibly four movies. I will let the listing in the Findings/Scoring section tell the true story. And please forgive me of the organization of the gratuity links below are skewed. No one is paying for space in the CAP Entertainment Media Analysis Reports so maybe no one will be offended?



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SCRIPTURAL APPLICATION(S)
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No applicable Chapter/Verse this time other than the universally applicable below. Inadequate time to do the research.

*******Food for Thought*******
  • 1 Cor. 15:33 (KJV) Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. (NIV) Do not be misled: Bad company corrupts good character.
  • Jude 4 For certain men* whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change the grace of our God into a license for immorality and deny Jesus Christ our only Sovereign and Lord. [*men: anthropos {anth'-ro-pos}, generic, a human being, whether male or female]
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    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.




    FINDINGS / SCORING: Rock Star (2001) CAP Thermometers

    NOTE: Multiple occurrences of each item described below may be likely, definitely when plural.

    Wanton Violence/Crime (W):
  • fighting
  • being so "drugged" by rock-n-roll to ignore a severe head injury to go on with the show
  • firearm
  • reckless driving
  • defacing public property
  • trashing private property

    Impudence/Hate (I)(1):
  • 73 uses of the three/four letter word vocabulary
  • 17 uses of the most foul of the foul words
  • nipple piercing
  • approval of immoral sex
  • approval of adultery
  • facial piercing

    Sex/Homosexuality (S):
  • sex flick video in background
  • soliciting women as toys for the band
  • vulgar gestures and displays, repeatedly
  • adults in underwear
  • sex talk, comments, innuendo, including lesbian, some vulgar, repeatedly
  • man and woman together intimately
  • anatomical references, some vulgar, repeatedly
  • partial rear male nudity
  • woman cutting off a man's underwear to make his genitals ghost through his clothes
  • women as sex toys
  • excessive cleavage
  • camera angles to focus viewer on private parts
  • admission of homosexual practice
  • additional homosexual presences
  • offers of sex
  • nude man in bed waiting for a woman
  • brief female nudity
  • dressing to maximize female form and/or skin exposure, repeatedly
  • oral sex performed in a party (genitals unseen)
  • lesbian kiss
  • lesbian touch
  • tongue kissing
  • hetero- homosexual offer
  • licking kissing
  • threesome inappropriate touching
  • orgy and its aftermath with full nudity, both male and female
  • transsexuality
  • homosexual kissing
  • ghosting of female anatomy through clothing
  • additional full female nudity

    Drugs/Alcohol (D):
  • drinking, repeatedly
  • smoking, repeatedly
  • drunkenness
  • illegal drug consumption, repeatedly
  • bar scene

    Offense to God (O)(2):
  • two uses of God's name in vain with the four letter expletive and nine without
  • many uses of the cornuto hand sign (see , even by an entire crowd
  • tattoos of evil images, repeatedly
  • worship of false idols
  • a human called God
  • bizarre revelry

    Murder/Suicide (M)(3):
  • none noted



    NOTE: The CAP Analysis Model makes no scoring allowances for trumped-up "messages" to excuse or for manufacturing of justification for aberrant behavior or imagery, or for camouflaging such ignominy with "redeeming" programming. Disguising sinful behavior in a theme plot does not excuse the sinful behavior of either the one who is drawing pleasure from the sinful display or the practitioners demonstrating the sinful behavior. This is NOT a movie review service. It is a movie analysis service to parents and grandparents to tell them the truth about movies using the Truth.


    "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 five-year 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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    (1) As noted in CAP Special Report-001, "Investigation Area and Scoring Trend," of the six CAP Investigation Areas, Impudence/Hate was the strongest presence in all four movie classifications. It has a strong revelation about the entertainment media.

    (2) The use of the three/four letter word vocabulary without God's name in vain is incorporated into the Impudence/Hate Investigation Area. The use of God's name with or without the four letter expletive is incorporated into the Offense to God Investigation Area. There is no duplication.

    (3) Only portrayal of successful murder or suicide are incorporated into Murder/Suicide. Portrayal of attempts to commit murder or suicide and deaths by police action or war are incorporated into Wanton Violence/Crime.




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