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Christian Analysis of American Culture (CAP Ministry) www.capalert.com/ Entertainment Media Analysis Report A service to His little ones (which includes at-home teens) through you, their parents and grandparents, in His name by His Word MAR23091  (2003), R |
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(2003), R -- ... cussfest, drinkfest, sexfest and gorefest.  Cast/Crew Details Courtesy Internet Movie Database Production (US): Black Sky Entertainment, Deer Path Films Distribution (US): Cabin Pictures LLC Director(s): Eli Roth Producer(s): Evan Astrowsky, Sam Froelich, Jeffrey D. Hoffman, Susan Jackson, Lauren Moews, Eli Roth Written by: Eli Roth, Randy Pearlstein. Story: Eli Roth Cinematography/Camera: Scott Kevan Music: Angelo Badalamenti, Nathan Barr Film Editing: Ryan Folsey Casting: Joe Adams, Ayo Davis Production Design: Franco-Giacomo Carbone Costume Design: Paloma Candelaria Viewed At: Driftwood Theater 6 There is so little of anything that can be said of any substance for this film about some college kids spending a few days in a secluded cabin. I will say that it is a teen cussfest, drinkfest, sexfest and gorefest. Well! It's rated R isn't it. I guess that is why there was no one under 10 years old in the audience opening night. I will relate an observation about the audience, though. During the show, amidst the intercourse with nudity -- twice, the genital fondling [Rev. 22:15], the 134 uses of the most foul of the foul words, the 51 uses of the three/four letter word vocabulary [2 Tim. 2:16 - 17, Prov. 8:13, Eph. 5:4], the 6 uses of God's name in vain with the four letter expletive and 12 times without it [Deut 5:11] and many other issues of what filmmakers seem to think is normalcy, a discussion concerning a cell phone and how it should be turned off sprouted amongst the giggling gals up front. And the expletives used ... by the 12 to 14 year olds ... girls ... to explain the urgency that the phone should be turned off matched the language in the film, of course. And mom/dad was/were nowhere to be found [Prov. 29:15]. The Spocks and Freuds were right! Movies do not influence our kids. Nossiree! [1 Cor. 15:33] Mustn't stiffle their self expression, y'know lest we scar their self esteem! If you believe that and I were a liar, I would try to sell you the Golden Gate Bridge. Cheap! Fifty bucks! You could get that much for the gold on the gate alone! By the way, according to many web pages, Spock's grandson committed suicide. But then, so did the son of another extemist behavioral psychologist from the other end of the childhood discipline spectrum, John B. Watson. Maybe the "answer" lies not in the Dr. Spocks or the Dr. Watsons, but in "Dr." God? Maybe take a look at what God says about Spare the Rod - Spoil the Child. A little piece of trivia. For a gorefest movie, Murder/Suicide is the only one of the six investigation area scores that did NOT earn a score of zero. Go figure. One more thing to give you an idea of the caliber of this film. Three of the characters break into a house trying to get help and one of them swipes a bag of munchies while inside the house. The lead character says "It's not our house!" The guy munching on the stolen goodies says "So?" That one two-letter word is a perfect example of the child/teen attitude in most of modern films: a perfect example of what we are teaching them through entertainment; a perfect example of why teens (teens in particular but not exclusively) so aggressively and viciously defend, to the point of making death threats, their "right" to have such entertainment. In that one two-letter word, such entertainment exudes and feeds the independence and autonomy so craved by youth: the attitude of freedom from accountability, freedom from authority and freedom from consequences; the worldliness without wisdom; the experience without experiential maturity [Prov. 22:15, Matt. 24:12]. God has something to say about such an attitude [Prov. 30:20]. Though the film is not demonstrating sexual immorality at this point, neither is God actually speaking to sexual immorality in Prov. 30:20. He is speaking to the attitude of arrogance and impudence; to "...there is a generation that are pure in their own eyes, and yet is not washed from their filthiness... [Prov. 30:12]. "... a generation that are pure in their own eyes ..." is what we are teaching our kids with such entertainment. We reap what we sow. By the way, the attitude of arrogance and impudence, more so than all the sex, drugs and violence, is the most invasive culprit in modern entertainment (Ref: ATTITUDE: In Perspective.).
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 Wanton Violence/Crime (W) Impudence/Hate (I) Sexual Immorality (S) Drugs/Alcohol (D): Offense to God (O) Murder/Suicide (M) |
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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. |
