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Reel World Reality A ministry of the ChildCare Action Project: Christian Analysis of American Culture (CAP Ministry) A 501(c)(3) Nonprofit Christian Ministry. www.capalert.com/ Entertainment Media Analysis Report A service to His little ones through you in His name by His Word MAR2011.151  (2011), PG-13 [PG-13*] (88.8min) The #1 Christian entertainment media analysis service on the Internet. We give you OBJECTIVE tools NO ONE ELSE CAN to help YOU make an informed decision for yourself whether a film is fit for your family. Over 1300 analyses for parents, grandparents, pastors, youth leaders and more. |
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(While the Scriptural references are certainly not subjective, my commentary may be and sometimes is somewhat subjective.)
 Production (US): "The Strike" Productions, Harmon Kaslow & John Aglialoro Productions Distribution (US): Fox Home Entertainment Director(s): Paul Johansson Producer(s): Harmon Kaslow, John Aglialoro, Mike Marvin, Howard Baldwin, Karen Baldwin, Ed Snider, Bruce Wayne Gillies Screenplay by: Brian Patrtick O'Toole, John Aglialoro Based on the novel by Ayn Rand Cinematography/Camera: Ross Berryman Music: Ella Cmiral Film Editing: Jim Flynn, Serril Schlesinger Casting: Ronnie Yeskel, Sharon Field Production Design: John Mott Viewed on Fox Home Entertainment DVD  For everbody's information, this is our 151th analysis for 2011! We conquered the 150 barrier for 2011. Corporate and governmental treachery, corruption, underhandedness and trickery. That would be a good tag line for this film of transportation, particularly railroads. It is the year 2016. Due to oil shortages, rail transportation has become the only affordable means of transportation for freight and passengers. Gasoline is $37.50 per gallon. The stock market dropped 4000 points. The government has become deeply involved in corporate affairs. Violence, crime and sabotage have skyrocketed. High-powered business men are disappearing. Railway magnates James (Matthew Marsden) and Dagny (Taylor Schilling) Taggart, brother and sister owners of the Taggart Transcontinental Railroad, fight other railway magnates, the government and each other to save their father's rail company. Henry Rearden (Grant Bowler), who owns the steel company that supplies most railroads, has invented a new caliber of metal, the Rearden Metal, which is purported to be half as heavy as steel and 10 times as strong. Rearden is professionally chastised about his new metal since it would invade the comfort zones of the rail companies, the government and scientific community. But through some corporate manipulations, Dagny and Henry join forces to showcase the Rearden Metal by using it to rebuild a 100-year old rail line and a bridge along the line. There is not much more to say about this trip through corporate shenanigans except that it feels strangely like an interesting movie. But even more "strange" is the MPAA rated this film PG-13 only because of "some sexuality" (which, interpreted, means intercourse when speaking to PG-13s), saying nothing about the language or the heavy alcohol content. Atlas Shrugged, Part 1 is rated PG-13 and earned a PG-13 equivalent final score under the CAP Analysis Model but earned R-equivalent content investigation area scores in language and other matters of impudence and in alcoholic content. 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) - 81 out of 100 The only issues of violence and/or crime found were two still photos of massive wreckage, scenes of civil destruction and political/governmental corruption for monetary gain throughout. [Hab. 2:9] Impudence/Hate (I) - 40 out of 100 Ten times someone utters some form of profanity [Col. 3:8, Eph. 4:29]. Social rudeness, planning corruption with dishonesty, lying to claim credit for the work of another [Rev. 21:8], verbal intimidation and a threat to kill are in addition to the profanity. Sexual Immorality (S) - 66 out of 100 The film earned a PG-13 equivalent score in this content investigation area due largely to two episodes of "sanitized" intercourse plus a few of the peripheral activities associated with intercourse but with no gender-specific nudity. The only other matter of sexually immoral behavior and/or imagery was the appearance of a prostitute. [1 Thess. 4:3, Prov. 6:26 - 26] Drugs/Alcohol (D) - Zero out of 100 This film is "drunk" with alcoholic beverages and drinking of them. And it is rated PG-13. A very dangerous combination, so sayeth the American College of Physicians. A 2002 study by the American College of Physicians (ACP) revealed that adolescent exposure to drinking in and as entertainment undeniably leads to abuse of alcohol among underage viewers. The finding 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 Offense to God (O) - 81 out of 100 This content investigation area could not find a single abuse of God's name, not even in the teen-popular three-syllable sentence with His name trailing it. Nor could it find any portrayals of or references to witchcraft, sorcery, divination, necromancy or any other such practice. All of the points lost by content found by this investigation area are regarding adultery. Hank and Dagny participate in adultery in more than one way. Besides being a violation of one of the Ten Commandments [Exod. 20:14], adultery is in violation of a large number of other verses such as Hebrews. 13:4, Proverb 30:20 and Matthew 5:28. Murder/Suicide (M) - 100 out of 100 No murders or suicides were found. 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 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) - 81 out of 100 Impudence/Hate (I) - 40 out of 100 Sexual Immorality (S) - 66 out of 100 Drugs/Alcohol (D) - Zero out of 100 Offense to God (O) - 81 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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