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 Cast/Crew Details Courtesy Internet Movie Database Production (US): Europa Corp., Avalanche Productions, Apipoulaï, Canal+ (participation), Sofica Europacorp Distribution (US): EuropaCorp. Distribution, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), The Weinstein Company Director(s): Luc Besson Producer(s): Luc Besson, Stéphane Lecomte, Emmanuel Prévost Written by: Luc Besson, Céline Garcia Cinematography/Camera: Thierry Arbogast Music: Eric Serra Casting: Todd M. Thaler Production Design: Hugues Tissandier Art Direction: Patrice Garcia, Philippe Rouchier Viewed At: Driftwood Theater 6 Ten year old Arthur is pining the absence of his parents (Penny Balfour, Doug Rand) on his birthday as Granny (Mia Farrow) cares for him ... and has been for 6 months. Grandpa Archibald (Ron Crawford) is also missing after an adventure into Africa where he has been captured by a tribe of super-tall warriors. Actually, it wasn't Africa. It was Connecticut. The tribe of tall [tale] warriors had given Archibald a treasure for teaching the tribe many things. It was a huge amount of rubies. To avoid losing his treasure to either thief or absent-mindedness, Archibald hid his treasure in a secret place no one would find ... in the land of the Minimoys ... in his back yard. Creditors are barking at the door for the property. Arthur knows that the rubies would pay off all debt and secure his grandfather's house forever. So, Arthur sets off to the land of the Minimoys to find the treasure. Following the trail left by his grandfather's diary, Arthur embarks on a quest to recover the treasure and save the house. Archibald left clues and instructions in several places around the house. Step by step With the help of the tall warrior Arthur finally locates the land of the Minimoys. The trouble is, the Minimoys are about 2.5 millimeters tall. Using some moonbeam science Arthur is transported through his grrandfather's special telescope into the land of the Miminoys, from the real world into the land of animation. Finding himself asking the king of the Minimoys (voice of Robert De Niro) for help in finding the treasure, the king's daughter princess Selenia (voice of Madonna) becomes Arthur's aide and escort along with the help of Selenia's brother Betameche (voice of Jimmy Fallon). Together, the trio journey to the realm of the Evil Maltazard (voice of David Bowie) who has been hexed from a Minimoy into a lecherous monster, but no more of a monster than his son, Darkos (Jason Bateman). Sounds like a bit of fun, doesn't it? It could be. Depending on your perspective. But from a morals perspective, this film has some concerns. Wanton Violence/Crime (W) The violence content of *Arthur and the Invisibles* overshadowed even the sexually-oriented content as noted below. The Wanton Violence/Crime (W) investigation area revealed onscreen matters such as a sword threat to the throat, a sword fight, some battles that approached intense, the impalement of some living critter to eat it and the character Max (voice of Snoop Dog) having the ends of all his fingers cut off. [Prov. 16:29] Impudence/Hate (I) The gist of the content regarding impudence and/or hate involved mainly a ten year old child: sneaking against grandmother's rules; being alone outside at night; disrespectful talk about his father plus Maltazard letting his son, Darkos drown to save himself. The deed of Maltazard is an example of "cowardly" in Rev. 21:8. [Heb. 13:17, Rev. 21:8] There were no uses of the three/four letter word vocabulary noted. Sexual Immorality (S) One of the concerns is why the artists made Selenia with revealing pants, not only in form but in feature as well. Pants on other characters did not, for example, shadow the gluteous fissure (nor was there as much screentime on others who wore pants). The character Max (voice of Snoop Dog), though of much lesser screentime, wore an outfit which offered a large helping of semi-thong nudity. Another character wore an outfit highly suggestive of him being male. [1Cor. 8:9] Drugs/Alcohol (D) There were no matters of alcohol consumption or illegal drugs noted. However, abuse of a prescription drug was noted. Grandma accidentally, due to Arthur's misbehaving, consumed a non-fatal overdose of "sleeping drops." Offense to God (O) This investigation area found the use of God's name in vain though without the four letter expletive [Deut. 5:11], a character calling others "You fools!" [Matt. 5:22] and evil fantasy creatures including wizards. [Rev. 21:8]. Murder/Suicide (M) There were no murders or suicides noted. 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 ***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. |
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 Wanton Violence/Crime (W) Impudence/Hate (I) Sexual Immorality (S) Drugs/Alcohol (D): Offense to God (O) Murder/Suicide (M) |
| 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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