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 Cast/Crew Details Courtesy Internet Movie Database Production (US): Columbia Pictures Corporation, Original Film, Phoenix Pictures, Laura Ziskin Productions, AFG Talons Productions Distribution (US): Columbia Pictures Director(s): Rob Cohen Producer(s): Michelle Glass, Mike Medavoy, Arnold Messer, Neal H. Moritz, Kwame Parker, E. Bennett Walsh, Laura Ziskin Written by: W.D. Richter Cinematography/Camera: Dean Semler Music: BT, Trevor Morris Film Editing: Stephen E. Rivkin Casting: Sarah Finn, Randi Hiller, Christine King Production Design: Jonathan Lee, J. Michael Riva Art Direction: Richard Hobbs, Charlie Revai Viewed At: Driftwood Theater 6 Lieutenants Ben Gannon (Josh Lucas), Kara Wade (Jessica Biel) and Henry Purcell (Jamie Foxx) are expert fighter pilots for the Navy. They fly state of the art fighter jets called Talons which are capable of pinpoint accuracy with the right hands at the controls. Wing group Gannon (field commander), Wade and Purcell provide exactly that. With presidential authority and under the command of Capt. George Cummings (Sam Shepard) Gannon, Wade and Purcell are an elite anti-terrorist fighting unit. There is a new kid on the block. His name is Edi (Extreme Deep Invader), a state-of-the-art prototype jet for the new wave of aerial warfare. Edi is the creation of genius Keith Orbit. Edi is highly automated. So automated it, err, "he" according to Cummings, does not need a pilot. Edi is fully capable of flying itself and of making its own decisions through artificial intelligence. Edi becomes the fourth in the previously three-member Wing. Gannon is old school and claims no machine can make moral decisions. One assignment of the new Wing is to take out an "empty" building used by terrorists. It has a roof of 14 feet thick concrete and no missile is capable of penetrating that thickness of concrete. Edi is not at all concerned about collateral damage (civilians being killed). This gives substance to Gannon's claim that a machine cannot make moral decisions or judgments. Gannon is concerned but acquiesces to prevent Edi from proving a military machine can do what a soldier cannot. Edi calculates that if the jet that launches the attack missile speeds up to a point where the host jet speed is high enough it will give the missile enough initial speed to be able to achieve the necessary velocity to penetrate the concrete. When pulling out of a dive at that speed there is a 73 percent chance a human pilot would black out, so Edi draws the short straw of destroying the "empty" building and anyone who is not in it. But Gannon won't have it and commandeers the task. And does the job 100/100. Another assignment is to take out nuclear weapons being transported for assault. But there was a village nearby that would be covered in radioactive fallout if they blew up the warheads. This, for your information, is Hollywood hype. A nuclear bomb won't detonate as a nuclear explosion by being blown up by a missile. A significant high explosives chemical explosion, yes. But a nuclear explosion, no. The fissile material of the bomb, the radioactive nuclear core, could be spread about by the chemical explosion from the high explosives surrounding the nuclear core, but a nuclear explosion won't happen. It takes some very sophisticated electronics to make a nuclear bomb detonate as a nuclear explosion. If a nuclear missile would blow up as a nuclear explosion if the warhead blown up, we could not use anti-ballistic missiles to blow up incoming nuclear missiles. Anyway, Edi was all set to launch its missiles, caring nothing about the people. But Gannon and company had a problem with that. Yes, this story is likely a satirical insult of Bush administration regarding Iraq. There is even a toppling of a large city building to make the likelihood high. Japan killed a lot fewer of our people in Pearl Harbor than Osama Bin Laden killed in 9-11. But back then a foreign power killing our people was reason enough to get behind our country and its administration rather than speak in rebellious terms against it. Soon, Edi is hit by lightning and that gives it the ability to write its own code. Now the war is more against Edi than terrorism. If anybody chooses to watch Stealth who has seen 2001: A Space Odyssey, see if you can recognize Hal in Stealth. A rest and relaxation break gives Purcell enough time to demonstrate another of his skills -- womanizing [1John 2:16, 1Ths. 4:1-5]. A period after Wade is shot down and chased by the falling debris of her destroyed Talon gives the audience a chance to see a romance materialize between Gannon and Wade to which we are lightly introduced in small skits the first half of the show. Stealth is a dazzling display of techno-gadetry, lights fantastic, and roof-shaking warfare, but there are some dents in its gleaming metal. In this "PG-13" there were 37 uses of the three/four letter word vocabulary plus one of the most foul of the foul words [Col. 3:8] and one use of God's name in vain with the four letter expletive plus three uses without it [Deut. 5:11]. A really fine example dontchaknow for broadening the vocabulary of the middle schoolers targeted by this film. Sexually immoral behaviors and language in this film were limited largely to matters such as excessive cleavage, below navel skin (low enough to threaten exposing that which follows), semi-thong nudity, camera angle to force the viewer on private parts and talk of sexually immoral deeds. [Col. 2:20 - 23, Eph. 4:19] There were several portrayals of drinking alcoholic beverages, drunkenness and smoking. All portrayed as quite acceptable, of course. Maybe such demonstrations in and as entertainment would not be a problem for the target audience had the American College of Physicians not found an undeniable link between adolescent abuse of these substances and the presentation of them in and as entertainment. [Eph. 5:18] While all warfare and military killings were incorporated into Wanton Violence/Crime rather than Murder/Suicide, there was one murder of the self. A suicide. [Ex 20:13] 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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(The objective heart of the CAP Analysis Model, independent of and insulated from the Summary/ Commentary section.)  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. |
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