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"a must see for every parent and educator." Maybe.</CENTER><BR><BR> Production (US): Phase 4 Films, Tin Roof Films, ECG Productions<BR> Distribution (US): Phase 4 Films<BR> Director(s): Jason Winn<BR> Producer(s): J. Todd Smith, Jason Sirotin, Jackson Giles, Larry Lorestani, Michael Buchanan, Diane Lang, Jason Winn, Ron Lester<BR> Adapted from the novel <I>The Fat Boy Chronicles</I> by Michael Buchanan and Diane Lang <BR> Screenplay by: Michael Buchanan, Diane Lang<BR> Cinematography/Camera: Jeffery Osbern<BR> Music: Kim Burdges, Joe Kraemer<BR> Film Editing: Jason Marrassini<BR> Casting: Dianne Sleek<BR> Production Design: Celeste Dye<BR> Viewed on Phase 4 Films DVD<BR> Inspired by a true story <BR><BR><BR> Fourteen year old Jimmy Winterpock (Christopher Rivera) is overweight. He eats when he is happy. He eats when he is sad. He eats when he is bored. He is 5'5" and is 188 pounds. Almost everyone at the Newman High School is on his case about being the fat kid at school. Some kids chide him for having a bigger chest than the girls at school.<BR><BR> Self esteem is fragile and can be bought or manufactured, for example, by wearing trendy clothes or being given a passing grade for simply showing up for class every day. Self respect has to be built such as by working hard to earn a passing grade and is inherently much stronger and real. But all too often, self esteem becomes a governor or regulator against building one's self respect: sometimes self respect becomes a puppet of self esteem. Since Jimmy's self esteem is wrecked his self respect suffers. He falls servant to self denigration often.<BR><BR> On the DVD cover Anna Arnold, President of the International Bullying Prevention Association says "This film will help empower our youth to engage in peaceful, respectful relationships, free of bullying." <BR><BR> <CENTER>Maybe.</CENTER><BR> On the flip side of that coin, some of the content portrayed in the film may <I>embolden</I> youth into aggression.<BR><BR> Also on the DVD cover Dr. John Barge, Superintendent of Schools State of Georgia says it is "a must see for every parent and educator."<BR><BR> <CENTER>Maybe.</CENTER><BR> Emboldenment into aggression by example is no respecter of age. Youth may be more vulnerable or prone to emboldenment into aggression than adults but adults, too, suffer the same influence, whether acted on or not. [<A HREF="#Prov. 16:29">Prov. 16:29</A>]<BR><BR> Many kids who watch such material as <I>The Fat Boy Chronicles</I> experience selective content capture and do not grasp the big picture positive intent of such content but instead pick-n-choose and focus on the micro-parts that most closely and sympathetically touch events and conditions in their personal lives. Many youth may reject or simply not capture much of the positive content that is intended to be communicated in favor of the parts which pry open their own social warfare scars <I>or</I> feed their own desires. Consider, for example the following taken from our analysis of <A HREF="http://www.capalert.com/capreports/unbreakable.htm" target=_blank>Unbreakable</A>:<BR><BR> A 13 year old boy aimed a gun he loaded and cocked at his father. The boy's intent was to prove his father was a super hero who could not die. Remember what God has told us in 1 Cor. 15:33 "Do not be misled: Bad company corrupts good character." The "bad company" imagery in that scene may be captured by youth as power to defy by holding dad ("unfair control") hostage rather than what the scene is supposed to be saying, not to mention being captured as the lowering of inhibitions of the viewer against using a firearm as a power tool; power which all adolescents crave. There may be many emotional and social filters and barriers in the observer in the path of such imagery on its way to the brain that by the time the imagery gets to the brain all that remains of the original imagery is a picture of the power in holding dad hostage ... with a gun. Kids may be attitudinally fed by the "bad company" content because they do not yet have the experiential maturity to prevent selectivity of content which feeds doing the wrong thing, rejecting the wisdom of the positive big picture intent in favor of the micro-gratification provided by the "bad company" content.<BR><BR> It is wise of Dr. Barge to say "every parent and educator" and not include teens in that domain. Anna Arnold apparently does not possess such wisdom. This film is not fit for teens. It is R-equivalent.<img src="http://www.capalert.com/capreports/fatboychroscorescale116x112.gif" hspace=20 vspace=10 width=116 height =112 align=left> Not so much because of the intensity of individual examples of assault on morality and decency which is typically the case for R-rated films but rather due to so many assaults of the "lesser" kind crammed into a relatively short time -- a heavy influence density (see our <A HREF="http://www.capalert.com/capruleof1000.htm" target=_blank>CAP Rule of 1000</A> publication for more information). The final score of 37 out of 100 is strong evidence of this when R-rated films in the comparative baseline database of films earned final scores of 54 and below. The scale to the left demonstrates the "R-ness" of this film. The final score of 37 shown by the star falls deeply in the domain of final scores earned by R-rated films in the comparative baseline database -- 54 and below out of 100.<BR><BR> To further fortify what I have just told you is a finding we have made regarding the influence of the content of entertainment. Let me discuss for a moment that it is not so much violence, sex and drugs/alcohol in and as entertainment that conjure aberrant behavioral choices in youth. These properties of entertainment do indeed take their toll on the behavioral mechanics of the viewer, especially of the youthful viewer, but it is the <I>attitude</I> displayed during the portrayal of aberrant behavior that does the most damage to wholesome moral standards. This film is full of attitude. Bad attitude. It is unwise to try to fight bullying with demonstrating it. That it is entertainment does not absolve the demonstrations of undesirable influence, even if there is "redemption" in the end. A noble destination does not excuse an ignoble path.<BR><BR> While the lead performer sitting in a church, a couple mentions of church and a mention of a picture of Jesus covering a crack in the wall in a song are certainly not corruptive features of the story, it takes more than that to make a film a Christian film. "Christian" means "CHRISTian," not "religious." There is no mention of Christ as our Lord and Savior by whose Blood Sacrifice we are given a path to Salvation. There is no mention of the Gospel in this film.<BR><BR> One of the "lesser" ways this film presents potentially corruptive content is one scene of Jimmy kissing Sable in the high school cafeteria ... more than once. The filmmakers had Jimmy's father saying "that's my boy" while exhibiting an air of pride. There is dissonance in that cinematic equation. Public display of affection (PDA) is against the rules of school attendance. Making humor of such defiance in and as entertainment does not evaporate the reason for such a rule or the benefits of it. So, in this instance the film promotes disregarding of the rules in favor of personal gratification. Such is true for far too many examples of behavior and thus belittle and even demonize noble and proper adherence to them. <BR><BR><FONT SIZE="1"><CENTER>ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo</CENTER><FONT SIZE="3"><BR> Following are brief discussions of the content per individual content investigation area. As always the <A HREF="#Findings">Findings</A> 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.<BR><BR> <B>Wanton Violence/Crime (W)</B> - Zero out of 100<BR> The largest contribution of assaults on morality and decency in this film are the portrayals of bullying, tormenting and intimidating by fear. These features of acidic behavior are frequent. Additional material applicable to this content investigation area includes a slap to the face, physical assault, inflicting self injuries, a report of murder of a teen girl and a teen runaway.<BR><BR> There are no specific portrayals of extreme violence or crime, e.g., no guts or gore and no stabbings or gunfire, etc., but there are so many portrayals of "lesser" matters of the violent nature that the total envelope or the magnitude of them equal the magnitude of the violence content in many R-rated films. Visit our <A HREF="http://www.capalert.com/capruleof1000.htm" target=_blank>CAP Rule of 1000</A> for more information about this technique of loading the content of entertainment.<BR><BR> While an ill-informed specific interest group is desperately pushing the abolition of bullying violence in schools, God warned of its danger hundreds of years ago in many verses throughout the Old Testament and the New Testament. While more than 50 verses speak darkly of practicing violence, <A HREF="#Prov. 16:29">Proverb 16:29</A> is one I choose to use to impart His Word to you. In Proverb 16:29 God warns that violence is "catching": that violence can lead one into the path that is not good. Since God "published His finding" regarding violence, man has done the same by plagiarizing His word by <A HREF="http://www.capalert.com/violenceinentertainment.htm" target=_blank>four professional public health agencies</A> publishing that viewing violence in and as entertainment can, among other things, lead the viewer, especially the youthful viewer, to real life violence and can cause the viewer to believe violence is an acceptable way to settle conflict.<BR><BR> <B>Impudence/Hate (I)</B> - Zero out of 100<BR> Akin to the violence of bullying, tormenting and intimidation by fear is the hatred behind social cruelty, the self denigration and a father's hatred of his son (and vice versa) portrayed in this film. In addition, there is lying, cheating, tales of misery at the hands of abusive parents and adolescents saying they hate their parents. [<A HREF="#Rom. 12:18">Rom. 12:8</A>] A few crude expressions and one euphemism of the mot foul of the foul words color the script. [<A HREF="#Eph. 4:29">Eph. 4:29</A>]<BR><BR> <B>Sexual Immorality (S)</B> - 45 out of 100<BR> There is no nudity in this film nor does anyone get in bed with any one else. However, there is more to sexual immorality than those boldly obvious behaviors. Teen boys talk of the gender-specific parts of girls rather often. One lad has pinups on his bedroom wall. Teens are seen in underwear and one is seen in the shower. But the boldest portrayal of sexually immoral behavior is when a teen girl lifts her sweater to expose herself to prove her chest is bigger than Jimmy's. Though the girl is wearing underwear, it does not excuse the behavior. And note that acting does not excuse sexually immoral behavior. [<A HREF="#1 Ths. 4:7">1 Thess. 4:7</A>]<BR><BR> <B>Drugs/Alcohol (D)</B> - 17 out of 100<BR> There is alcoholic beverage in this film. And drinking of it. And drunkenness with it. By teens. And there is smoking. Also by a teen. Whatever the reason for such display in and as entertainment, it brings danger to the youthful observer. So sayeth the American College of Physicians (ACP).<BR><BR> <A HREF="http://www.acponline.org/journals/ecp/janfeb02/dalton.pdf" target=_blank>A 2002 study</A> 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 <U>Relation Between Parental Restrictions on Movies and Adolescent Use of Tobacco and Alcohol</U> 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 <BR><BR> <LI>46% for those with no viewing restrictions <BR> <LI>16% for those with partial viewing restrictions <BR> <LI>four percent for those with complete viewing restrictions. [<A HREF="#Eph. 5:18">Eph. 5:18</A>]<BR><BR> There is nothing to say that viewing smoking in and as entertainment does not carry the same danger of influence as viewing drinking. Actually, the same matter of behavior implantation applies to any behavior demonstrated in and as entertainment, including good behavior.<BR><BR> <B>Offense to God (O)</B> - 72 out of 100<BR> God's name is abused four times, three of them by teens. Any use of God's name other than with respect, reverence or in responsible discussion and in praise and prayer is in vain. That includes the teen-popular three syllable sentence with His name trailing it. God will not hold guiltless anyone who abuses His name. Whether we believe it or not. Whether we like it or not. Whether we care or not. [<A HREF="#Deut. 5:11">Deut. 5:11</A>]<BR><BR> <B>Murder/Suicide (M)</B> - 95 out of 100<BR> There are no murders in this film. There is, however, one suicide. That of a father. Though the actual suicide is not seen it is an integral element of the package communicated and leads to subsequent behavior aberrations. <BR><BR><FONT SIZE="1"><CENTER>ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo</CENTER><FONT SIZE="3"><BR> <B><FONT FACE="verdana"><FONT SIZE=3>SCRIPTURAL APPLICATION(S)</B><BR><BR> If needed to focus or fortify, applicable text is <U>underlined</U> or bracketed [ ] or <B>bold</B>. If you wish to have full context available, the <A HREF="http://www.blueletterbible.org" target=_blank>Blue Letter Bible</A> 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.<BR><BR> CHAPTER/VERSE<BR> <BR> <LI><A NAME="Prov. 16:29">Prov. 16:29</A> A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good. [The issue is the violence, the 'way that is not good' no matter how "small" or "fantasy" or "justified" the violence might seem, and its "leading" effect on the observer. "A violent man" can be any character of any age, any gender, human or not in the act of committing (demonstrating in the case of entertainment) violent behavior/action whether for good or evil OR the violent behaviors/actions themselves. Such exposure can and does embolden the viewer into aggression, especially youth. It took years for the American professional health community to finally affirm, probably without knowing it, that which God told us in 1 Cor. 15:33 below. See also <A HREF="http://www.capalert.com/violenceinentertainment.htm" target=_blank>Joint Statement on the Impact of Entertainment Violence on Children: Congressional Public Health Summit</A> for more information. Their findings include:<BR> --> Children who see a lot of violence are more likely to view violence as an effective way of settling conflicts. Children exposed to violence are more likely to assume the acts of violence are acceptable behavior.<BR> --> Viewing violence can lead to emotional desensitization towards violence in real life. It can decease the likelihood that one will take action on behalf of a victim when violence occurs.<BR> --> Entertainment violence feeds a perception that the world is a violent and mean place. Viewing violence increases fear of becoming a victim of violence, with a resultant increase in self-protective behavior and a mistrust of others.<BR> --> Viewing violence may lead to real life violence. Children exposed to violent programming at a young age have a higher tendency for violent and aggressive behavior later in life than children who are not so exposed.<BR> Further, God speaks darkly of violence 56 times in the Old and New Testament of the KJV.]<BR> <LI><A NAME="Rom. 12:18">Rom. 12:18</A> If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. <LI><A NAME="1 Ths. 4:7">1 Ths. 4:7</A> For God did not call us to be impure, but to live a holy life. <LI><A NAME="Eph. 4:29">Eph. 4:29</A> Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. <LI><A NAME="Eph. 5:18">Eph. 5:18</A> Do not get drunk on wine, which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit. [Since "drunk" is <I>methusko</I> {meth-oos'-ko}: to intoxicate; make drunk; to get drunk; become intoxicated, "wine" can be any intoxicating substance including illegal drugs or abuse of prescription drugs. The issue is do not abuse the body by intoxicating it [1 Cor. 6:19]. Though it is not a sin to drink, it is a sin to get drunk OR to influence to get drunk OR to drink in defiance such as underage drinking.] <LI>1 Cor. 6:19 - 20 What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. <LI><A NAME="Deut. 5:11">Deut. 5:11</A> 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 <I>shav</I> {shawv}: emptiness, nothingness, vanity, such as in slang or profanity. With or without the four letter expletive, the use of God's name in any way other than respect, reverence or responsible discussion and in praise and prayer is in vain. That includes the popular three syllable sentence with His name trailing it AND the misuse of Jesus' name or title even if as a euphemism. So, trying to excuse such expressions with "I was talking TO God/Jesus when I said that" or It's just words" or "I was acting" will not work with Him. Nor will "Everybody says that" excuse the sin of using His name in vain. If everyone on the planet who has ever drawn a breath used His name in vain, it would still be a sin to do so. If no one ever did, it would still be a sin to do so. Whether we believe it or not. Whether we like it or not. Whether we care or not.] <BR><BR> <CENTER><I>Selected Scriptures of Armour against the influence of the entertainment industry</I></CENTER><BR> <LI>Jer. 37:9 This is what the LORD says: Do not deceive yourselves, thinking, 'The Babylonians [the destroyers from within] will surely leave us.' They will not! <LI>Ps. 12:8 The wicked freely strut about when what is vile is honored among men [when enough people continue to defend what is vile, embrace it, enjoy it, want it, submit to it.] <LI>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. <LI>1 Cor. 15:33 Be not deceived: evil [<I>kakov</I>: of a bad nature, not such as it ought to be] communications corrupt good manners. <LI>Rom. 5:19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous. <LI>Jude 1:4 For there are certain men* crept in unawares [secretly slipped in among us], who were before of old ordained to this condemnation [whose condemnation was written about long ago], ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness [a license for immorality], and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ. [*men: <I>anthropos</I> {anth'-ro-pos}, generic, a human being, whether male or female] <LI>Matt. 25:40 And the King shall answer and say unto them, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me. <LI>Luke 17:2 It were better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he cast into the sea, than that he should offend one of these little ones. [Offend: <I>skandalizo</I> {skan-dal-id'-zo} - scandalize; to entice to sin; to cause a person to begin to distrust and desert one whom he ought to trust and obey; to cause to fall away.] <LI>Ps. 119:133 Order my steps in thy word: and let not any iniquity have dominion over me [let no sin rule over me]. <LI>John 14:15 If ye love me, keep my commandments. <LI>1 Thess. 5:22 Abstain from all appearance of evil. ["Evil" includes all things that are sinful.] <BR><BR><FONT SIZE="1"><CENTER>ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo</CENTER><FONT SIZE="3"><BR> As always, it is best to refer to the <A HREF="#Findings">Findings/Scoring</A> section -- the heart of the CAP analysis model -- for the most complete assessment possible of this movie. </TD> <TD><img width=2 height=100% border=0 src="http://www.capalert.com/images/blulinevertical.jpg"></TD> <TD VALIGN=top WIDTH="30%"><CENTER><B><A NAME="Findings">FINDINGS</A> / SCORING:</B><BR>(The <I>objective</I> heart of the CAP Analysis Model, <I>independent of and insulated from the Summary / Commentary section.</I>)</CENTER><FONT FACE="verdana"><FONT SIZE=3> <CENTER><img src="http://www.capalert.com/capreports/rangecard125x115.gif" vspace=10 hspace=10 width=125 height=115></CENTER><BR> <CENTER><A HREF="/capreports/capdatadisplay-explanation.pdf" target=_blank><IMG SRC="/capreports/fatboychronicles-thedata.gif" ALT="The Fat Boy Chrocnicles (2010) CAP Thermometers" WIDTH=261 HEIGHT=261 BORDER=0 ALIGN=bottom></A></CENTER> <BR> <B>Wanton Violence/Crime (W)</B> - Zero out of 100<BR> <LI>torments, bullying and intimidation by fear, frequent <LI>report of abduction of a 17 year old girl <LI>report of murder of a 17 year old girl <LI>slap to the face <LI>self-inflicted cuts and scars of them, repeatedly <LI>physical assault <BR><BR> <B>Impudence/Hate (I)</B> - Zero out of 100<BR> <LI>self denigration, repeatedly <LI>social cruelty or varying intensity, repeatedly <LI>lying, repeatedly <LI>cheating <LI>adolescent tantrum borne of torments <LI>adolescent saying he hates his mother <LI>goth (black clothing, black lipstick, black nail polish, etc.), repeatedly <LI>soliloquy of misery due to social brutality <LI>crude expression, repeatedly <LI>son reliving dysfunctional home with drunkard parents <LI>father belittlement of son <LI>father assaulting son <LI>father insulting son's guest <LI>son telling father he hates him <LI>one euphemism of the most foul of the foul words by a teen <BR><BR> <B>Sexual Immorality (S)</B> - 45 out of 100<BR> LIST <LI>teen in underwear, repeatedly <LI>teen in shower <LI>teen boys talking of gender-specific female parts, repeatedly <LI>pin-ups on teen's wall <LI>teen girl ex[posing herself to prove her chest is bigger than Jimmy's <BR><BR> <B>Drugs/Alcohol (D)</B> - 17 out of 100<BR> <LI>adult drinking <LI>teen drinking, multiple <LI>teen drunkenness, multiple <LI>teen smoking, repeatedly <BR><BR> <B>Offense to God (O)</B> - 65 out of 100<BR> <LI>four abuses of God's name, three of them by teens <BR><BR> <B>Murder/Suicide (M)</B> - 95 out of 100<BR> <LI>father committing suicide (unseen) <BR> </TD> </TR> </TABLE>  <FONT FACE="Palatino, Times New Roman, Georgia, Times, serif" SIZE=3> <BR><BR> <IMG width=100% height=2 border=0 SRC="http://www.capalert.com/images/bluline.jpg"> <BR><BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <CENTER><B>THIS E-X-P-A-N-D-A-B-L-E SPACE IS RESERVED FOR SPONSORS.</B><BR> Interested parties, <A HREF="mailto:cap@capalert.com">send us your proposal.</A> Your link will appear on <I>each</I> new analysis report prepared during the desired period and, once placed on a page, will not be removed.</CENTER> <BR><BR> <BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR> <IMG width=100% height=2 border=0 SRC="http://www.capalert.com/images/bluline.jpg"> <BR><BR><BR> <TABLE BORDER=3 CELLSPACING=3 CELLPADDING=7 WIDTH="100%" bordercolor="red" bgcolor="#FFFE99"> <TR> <TD>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. <B>Unfortunately, they are wrong on both accounts.</B>" And "Viewing violence may lead to real life violence." 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