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MAR24009
(2004), PG-13

Analysis Date
CAP Final Score
CAP Influence Density
MinMax
January 22, 2004
54 out of 100
0.83
-90


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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.



(2004), PG-13 --.So, a love triangle has begun. Who will win?



Cast/Crew Details Courtesy Internet Movie Database
Production (US): DreamWorks SKG, Red Wagon Productions, The Lot
Distribution (US): DreamWorks Distribution LLC
Director(s): Robert Luketic
Producer(s): William S. Beasley, Lucy Fisher, Gail Lyon, Douglas Wick
Written by: Victor Levin
Cinematography/Camera: Peter Lyons Collister
Music: John Mayer, Ed Shearmur
Film Editing: Scott Hill
Casting: Joseph Middleton
Production Design: Missy Stewart
Art Direction: Mark Worthington
Viewed At: Driftwood Theater 6


In Frazier's Bottom, West Virginia, life is not glamorous. Life is steady and wholesome but not exciting or daring. And Rosalee Futch (Kate Bosworth), a clerk at the Piggly Wiggly grocery store, is all that Frazier's Bottom has to offer - steady and wholesome. Not like life in Hollywood.

Hollywood mega-star tad Hamilton (Josh Duhamel) is everything Hollywood projects. So it seems. He is in trouble because of some indiscretion and his image suffered for it. Because of Hamilton's indiscretion, a very key lead part has been offered to another star who is "taking a breath" - taking his time to decide whether to accept the part. In the meantime, Hamilton sweats.

In a last-ditch promotion project, Hamilton's agent, Richard Levy (Nathan Lane) decided to launch a "Win a date with Tad Hamilton" contest to bolster Hamilton's wholesome image. Guess who won the contest? Yup. Rosalee Futch. Rosalee is so earthy and wholesome, Hamilton decided to latch onto her in hopes some of her down-to-earth cleanness would "rub off" on him and improve his image. After the date with Rosalee, Hamilton, went to Frazier's Bottom to find and swoon Rosalee.

But in the background is Rosalee's manager, Pete Monash (Topher Grace) who has, unbeknownst to Rosalee, been in love with her for years. Pete has known Rosalee since grade school and has become so one-sided close to Rosalee that he knows each of her six smiles. In a moment of perceived defeat in the race for Rosalee, Pete told Tad about Rosalee's six smiles and a couple other neat tidbits of things about Rosalee Hamilton needed to know to be able to really know Rosalee. Hamilton, in his expert acting skills, memorized all six smiles and used what Pete told him to further woo Rosalee -- just to get her to go with him back to Hollywood.

So, a love triangle has begun. Who will win? The dashing and debonair Tad Hamilton whom everybody loves and adores? Or will it be regular-guy, average, less-than-noteworthy Pete? OR! Will Rosalee win? Or will there even be a "winner?"

The reason for the PG-13 rating on this comedy romance is "Sexual content, some drug reference and language." Again the MPAA says "drug reference" while I found none unless the MPAA is talking about booze. Not only was their booze there was drinking and drunkenness. [Eph. 5:18] The "language" that fed the PG-13 rating must have been the 10 uses of the three/four letter word vocabulary plus one euphemism of the most foul of the foul words. [Prov. 8:13] God's name was used in vain 9 times, each without the four letter expletive. [Deut. 5:11] "Sexual content" consisted of nothing visually that bold but some monologue of Rosalee's best friend, Cathy Feely (Ginnifer Goodwin) was indeed vulgar. [Eph. 5:4] I wonder if there is a connection between Feely's monologue and her stage name. Some of her comments were certainly about feeling ... sexually. Several instances of dressing to maximize the female form and/or skin exposure, excessive cleavage and sex talk plus inappropriate touch, making out while lying down and a man on a commode among other similar issues of pushing the envelope of sexual immorality are what I supposed gave cause for the MPAA to say "sexual content." [Gal. 5:19]

The only issues of violence/crime noted were reckless driving while under the influence with endangerment, Levy slapping his male associate rather boldly and a threat of physical harm. With a final score of 54 out of 100, this film was one point under the bottom of the range of scores earned by PG-13 movies (67 to 55 out of 100) and right on the top of the range of scores earned by R-rated movies (54 and below out of 100) in the comparative baseline database. Please refer to the listing in the Findings/Scoring section for a full accounting of the noted issues in the film.

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SCRIPTURAL APPLICATION(S)
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  • Eph. 5:18 Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. ["Wine" can be any intoxicating substance. Though it is not a sin to drink, it is a sin to get drunk. A recent study has found an undeniable link between the presentation of alcoholic beverages and tobacco in and as entertainment and abuse of them by adolescents (90% of the study population were under fourteen years old - the prime age stratum for PG-13). Teaching/causing youth to abuse alcohol by emboldening youth with them in and as entertainment invokes Luke 17:2]
  • Prov. 8:13 To fear the LORD is to hate evil; I hate pride and arrogance, evil behavior and perverse speech.
  • Deut. 5:11 Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain: for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain. [Vain is shav' {shawv}: emptiness, nothingness, vanity, such as an expletive. With or without the four letter expletive, the use of God's name in any way other than respect, reverence or thoughtful discussion is in vain. That includes the popular three syllable sentence with His name trailing it AND the misuse of Jesus' name.]
  • Eph. 5:4 Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.
  • Gal. 5:19 The acts of the sinful nature are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity and debauchery;

    ***Selected Scriptures of Armour against the influence of the entertainment industry***
  • Ps. 12:8 The wicked freely strut about [e.g., create progressively vile/offensive entertainment with impunity and no consequences and present it to younger and younger audiences every year] when what is vile is honored among men [when enough people continue to defend it, embrace it, pay for it, enjoy it, want it, submit to it. I call attention to Ps. 12:8 to warn of the creeping desensitizing power of "entertainment."]
  • Col. 2:8 Beware lest any man [by his influence] spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
  • 1 Cor. 15:33 (KJV) Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners. (NIV) Do not be misled: Bad company corrupts good character.
  • Rom. 5:19 For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.
  • Jude 4 For certain men* whose condemnation was written about long ago have secretly slipped in among you. They are godless men, who change [warp, distort, falsely represent, situationally redefine, counterfeit, conditionally apply] 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]
  • Matt. 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto [or for] one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto [or for] me.
  • Luke 17:2 It would be better for him to be thrown into the sea with a millstone tied around his neck than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin. [cause by teaching or example]
  • Ps. 119:133 Direct my footsteps according to your word; let no sin rule over me.
  • John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.
  • 1 Thess. 5:22 Abstain from all appearance of evil.


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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:


    Win A Date WithTad Hamilton! (YEAR) CAP Thermometers

    Wanton Violence/Crime (W)
  • reckless driving while under the influence with endangerment
  • threat of physical harm
  • physical assault (slap to stop hysterics)

    Impudence/Hate (I)
  • 10 uses of the three/four letter word vocabulary plus one euphemism of the most foul of the foul words
  • massive tattoos
  • tattoo to drawn attention to private parts
  • lying, repeatedly

    Sexual Immorality (S)
  • revealing swim wear
  • suggestive eye movement, starring at a woman's clothed chest with suggestive mannerisms/comments, repeatedly
  • excessive cleavage
  • sex talk, repeatedly, some vulgar
  • below navel skin, both male and female
  • adults in underwear
  • making out in restaurant, in a car and while lying down
  • offer of sex
  • man on a commode
  • inappropriate touch
  • ghosting of female anatomy through clothing

    Drugs/Alcohol (D):
  • smoking, repeatedly
  • drunkenness
  • booze, repeatedly
  • bar, repeatedly
  • drinking, repeatedly

    Offense to God (O)
  • 9 uses of God's name in vain without the four letter expletive
  • :Sometimes Goliath kicks the --- out of David but nobody ever bothers to tell that story."

    Murder/Suicide (M)
  • none noted




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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.



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