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The Beach (2000), (R)
CAP Score: 15
CAP Influence Density: 3.55
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A service to parents and grandparents MAR20016 The Beach (2000), (R) CAP Score: 15 CAP Influence Density: 3.55 |
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 Christian Banner eXchange suggested by the CAP Table of Contents. SUMMARY / COMMENTARY: *The Beach* (R) -- an uncomfortable movie indeed. Leonard DiCpario [*Titanic* (1997), *The Basketball Diaries* (1995)] played Richard, a malcontent kid looking for more out of life -- and nearly lost it at The Beach, a secluded gathering of individuals in a remote island off Thailand. There is what might be unprecedented darkness in this movie about what I believe the secular scientific community claims to be buried deep in our make-up: that we would quickly and with little remorse, if any, sacrifice the lives of others for our own well-being and security. In this movie, shark attack survivors in a remote location were denied professional medical help to protect the anonymity of the secret colony, at least in the opinion of the batty leader -- one victim died as the result of the denial of medical help. Also, another dying shark attack victim was relocated to the wilderness to avoid having to listen to his screams, then was murdered to end the burden on the living. And the moulaging of the shark bites was most realistic, which may be quite traumatic for some. They were so realistic that if I were to have happened on the movie set during the shooting of that segment I would probably have grabbed my trauma kit and started patient assessment. The movie *Titanic* (1997) portrayed mass mayhem and madness in the last moments of the disaster. Likewise, *The Beach* portrayed the same screaming wildness when the commune leader, while amidst the entire colony, was aiming a gun at Richard (DiCaprio) to kill him for his part in causing the location of the secret society to be revealed. While some folks may react that way to such urgencies and while some 'copycat' wildness may manifest in others, personal study of the written accountings of every surviving passenger and crew member of the Titanic revealed quite the contrary: that indeed camaraderie and self-sacrifice were the rule. And in a professional study for a White Paper on natural disasters requiring mass evacuations of large populations, I found that the wild flight and mass looting portrayed in movies NOT to be the rule but rather the exception. The reason I bring up these studies is that movies seem to always portray screaming lunacy and ultra-selfishness during drastic events involving groups of people while studies of real disastrous events suggest quite the opposite. I bring up these studies also as foundation to suggest that impressionable folks who see the lunatic and criminal mayhem during disastrous events in movies may come to believe that such is what is expected of them. Screaming lunacy and wild mayhem during real disasters can lead to real death. *The Beach* had the new age sex, too: respect for sex was not even a distant memory. The commune leader wanted a replay (after a nap) from her new bed buddy with as much reverence for the God-given beauty of marital sex as for taking another sip of flat soda. Intercourse was as boldly displayed as the shark bites. Likewise were other issues of nudity and mutual stripping. Illegal drug operations and use, drinking and smoking were present. Ritual tattooing by burning of flesh gave justification to God's Word [Lev. 19:28 Do not cut your bodies for the dead or put tattoo marks on yourselves. I am the LORD.] So many of our visitors seem to be relying only on this Summary/Commentary for a full assessment of this movie. This is not possible. For the best representation of the CAP Entertainment Media Analysis Model applied to this movie, visit the Findings/Scoring section below. FINDINGS / SCORING: 
NOTE: Multiple occurrences of each item described below may be likely. Wanton Violence/Crime (W): Impudence/Hate (I)(1): Sex/Homosexuality (S): Drugs/Alcohol (D): Offense to God (O)(2): Murder/Suicide (M)(3): |
