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(While the Scriptural references are certainly not subjective, my commentary may be and sometimes is somewhat subjective.)
 Cast/Crew Details Courtesy Internet Movie Database Production (US): Jerry Bruckheimer Films, Walt Disney Pictures, Whamaphram Productions Distribution (US): Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment Director(s): Hoyt Yeatman Producer(s): Todd Arnow, Jerry Bruckheimer, Duncan Henderson, David P.I. James, Chad Oman, Terry Rossio, Mike Stenson Screenplay: Cormac Wibberley, Marianne Wibberley Cinematography/Camera: Bojan Bazelli Music: Trevor Rabin Film Editing: Mark Goldblatt, Jason Hellmann Casting: Ronna Kress Production Design: Deborah Evans Art Direction: Ramsey Avery, Daniel R. Jennings Viewed at: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment DVD  This analysis is sponsored by the generosity of E&HP. Finally! A film rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of American (MPAA) that earned a PG-equivalent CAP final score of 79. A score of 79 places G-Force squarely in the middle of the range of scores earned by PG-rated films (68 to 86 out of 100) in the comparative baseline database. And a delightful little romp it is into a child's version of the dark and sinister world of corporate espionage and homeland terrorism. But don't get a warm-n-fuzzy feeling for the content of G-Force yet. It is, after all, rated PG which means the MPAA thinks there is something in it that may not be suitable for children. Like all rodents this cute little furball of entertainment has teeth. Find out below why G-Force earned a final score of less than 100 and why it earned a red CAPCon Alert light. A rich bad guy named Leonard Saber (Bill Nighy), a former arms dealer now CEO of Saberling Industries in league with Yanshu, a cloak-and-dagger cohort in the unfolding deed of evil, developed a microchip with possible military applications code named Clusterstorm. The nasty little chip is capable of converting household appliances into warring monsters (shades of Transformers!). Saber is suspected of selling the vicious little chip to the Far East so the FBI is quite interested in getting to know Saber very well but is hindered by red tape, procedure and protocol. Saber installed the monster chips into every Saberling consumer electronics device made. A program called Sabersense is ready to activate all the Clusterstorm chips, setting against mankind all chip-equipped household appliances from coffee makers to refrigerators worldwide. The world is saturated with Saberling devices. Is that odious of the sinister goal of Saber? Hint: mankind has for years tried to exterminate Yanshu (which translated means moles). Dr. Ben Kendall (Zach Galifianakis) has been quietly building the G-Force to tackle such cases. The G-Force is a group of three highly trained and genetically engineered Guinea pigs and one Mole capable of scurrying into places human agents could not go. That is what the G-Force must now do -- scurry into Saber's home to locate and download all computer files related to Clusterstorm. So, under the direction of Ben and his assistant Marcie (Kelly Garner) the G-Force: Darwin (voice of Sam Rockwell); Speckles (voice of Nicolas Cage); Juarez (voice of Penélope Cruz); Blaster (voice of Tracey Morgan) with the help of Mooch the electronic spy fly that could spell and later Hurley (Jon Favreau), invade the home of Saber to download all files related to Clusterstorm. Inserted into an effective support role is the uniquely identifiable voice talents of Steve Buscemi as Bucky, the one quarter ferret hamster. Once the files are obtained the G-Force proceed to thwart the dastardly plans of Saber with all the perils of corporate espionage and threats to homeland security imaginable. Attention to detail is incredible in this animation film of personified animals and intelligent insects. Even the roaches not only looked as real as possible but acted like roaches from the jerky zero-to-full speed movements to their wing flickers. The story and plot is in some ways complex. So I will move on to the main purpose of this service, on to why parents and grandparents, ministers and pastors, youth leaders and more come to our pages: to reveal the truth about the content so they might be in a better position to make an informed moral decision whether a film is fit. Wanton Violence/Crime (W) - 64 out of 100 Most of the violence and/or crime content can be described as slapstick violence with an attitude and keystone cops crime. At times the slapstick becomes somewhat graphic. Most of the violence is presented in action violence sequences. One in particular instance involves heavy vehicular destruction with reckless endangerment. Another sequence of violence involves a sparkling house-tall monster made up of gathered household appliances trying to wreak havoc. Criminal content is seemingly innocuous breaking of the law such as "justified" theft and breaking and entering to circumvent legal means. As with many films of nowadays, the violence content does not so much involve a few individual examples of extreme or pushing-the-envelope graphic violence but involves so many instances of the "lesser" kind of violence to pump up the "feeling" of violence to get the same effect as more extreme violence without being extreme. For more information about this relatively new technique of loading or weighing the content of film, see our CAP Rule of 1000 publication. Whatever the form or extent of violence, God advises that we avoid feeding our minds with it. [Prov. 16:29] Impudence/Hate (I) - 40 out of 100 Profanity is used only once in this 83-minute film but the four letter euphemism of the human posterior is used six times [Col. 3:8, Ps. 12:8, Eph. 5:4]. Other matters causing loss of points from the starting 100 points in this investigation area include: a child demonstrating the Toy Story™ "Sid" mentality; flatulence; igniting flatulence; lies; vendetta. This investigation area score of 40 is why the film earned a red CAPCon Alert light. Any film which earns a score of 54 or less in any investigation area earns a red CAPCon Alert light. Even if the film earned investigation area scores of 100 in each of five investigation areas, if it earned an investigation area score of 54 or less in any one investigation area it earns a red CAPCon Alert light. See our CAPCon Alerts page for more information. Sexual Immorality (S) - 80 out of 100 The only matters related to sexually immoral behaviors and/or imagery were items of crude humor about sex acts and/or human anatomy, a skit about immoral sex causing a hamster to be part ferret and a reference in the film to a pornographic TV program with which the viewer of this clearly "kids' show" must be familiar for any supposedly humorous connection to be made [again Eph. 5:4]. Drugs/Alcohol (D) - 100 out of 100 There were no instances of the presence, possession or consumption of illegal drugs, no instances of the presence, possession of consumption of alcoholic beverages or tobacco products and no instances of abuse of prescription drugs. Offense to God (O) - 88 out of 100 God's name was, of course abused three times in this film though none were with the four letter expletive. To human understanding, that there were no four letter expletives attached to the abuses of God's name makes the expression "acceptable," God is not nearly as lenient about it, not even in the three-syllable sentence with His name trailing it. [Deut. 5:11] And twice Blaster called someone a "fool." While "Mr. T" of A Team™ fame and others have desensitized the world regarding calling others "fool", God is still as adamant about it as ever. [Matt. 5:22] Murder/Suicide (M) - 100 out of 100 While there are a number of attempts to murder personified story characters none were successful. All attempts to murder, death by acts of war or police action and attempts at suicide are not incorporated into this investigation area but are incorporated into the Wanton Violence/Crime investigation area. 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) - 64 out of 100 Impudence/Hate (I) - 40 out of 100 Sexual Immorality (S) - 80 out of 100 Drugs/Alcohol (D) - 100 out of 100 Offense to God (O) - 88 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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