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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): Warner Brothers, Legendary Pictures, Cruel and Unusual Films, Lennox House Films Distribution (US): Warner Brothers Pictures Director(s): Zach Snyder Producer(s): Zach Snyder, Deborah Snyder, Thomas Tull, Wesley Colller, Jon Jashni, Chris deFaria, Jim Rowe, William Fay Screenplay by: Zach Snyder, Steve Shibuya Story by: Zack Snyder Cinematography/Camera: Larry Fong Music: tyler Bates, Marius De Vries Film Editing: William Hoy Casting: Kristy carlson, Lora Kennedy Production Design: Rick Carter Art Direction by: Patrick Banister, Todd Cherniawsky, Stefan Dechant, Grant Van Der Slagt Viewed on Warner Brothers Home Video  I cannot believe the MPAA slapped a PG-13 on this pile of sin-ematic cyanide. It seems dirty that Warner Brothers, they who brought us Looney Tunesª, would get involved in such a production. But God warned us of the trend in the end times. [2 Tim 3:1 - 5, Ps. 12:8] In one of the several battle sequences there were at least 49 individualized killings probably a lot more. The 49 were all that I could write fast enough to catch. The writers seemed to have tried to sanitize all the killing with "Don't feel bad about killing them. They're already dead." Well, if they were already dead, how could they fight and shoot back? The point is that killing is killing. It sounds as though Sucker Punch is also or will be a video game (rated "T" no doubt). One of the properties of video games I would love to study is that while in movies you get to see and hear the killing happen but in video games the player gets to make the killing happen. And with the sound effects blasting inside the players head under the tendency of sensory isolation by using headphones the influence is multiplied. The beginning of the film was particularly disturbing for me because it started with a stepfather trying to sexually assault his 20 year old stepdaughter and, when unsuccessful with that, sexually murdered the younger daughter. What kind of entertainment is this? How can it be called "entertainment" at all? I am not a stepfather but I am a dad - for 42 kids (two biological sons and 40 foster kids from whom we adopted eight) which is why this part of the film was particularly disturbing for me. That part of the film ... uh ... almost any part of the film could have been left out but the sexual abuse of the daughters would have better served the cutting room floor than the big screen. But then the whole blasted film was sexual. And dark. And ugly. But that is a subjective call.. This is a video game styled film in which a young woman (Emily Browning), doomed to despair and gloom all the rest of her life in the Lennox Home for the Mentally Insane because of her lying stepfather who tried unsuccessfully to have his way with her, escaping into a dream world through dance. Sold to a house of ill repute the young woman, who is now called Baby Doll, when told to dance for "customers", enters a dream state in which she discovers how to find the five things she needs to escape. Wanton Violence/Crime (W) - Zero out of 100 The violence content of this film is built around two basic themes: sexual abuse of women and battle violence. It is basically a teen skin flick in warfare. Please look to the listing in the Findings/Scoring section for a complete accounting of the violence findings since to even summarize them would take too much space. But I will take the space to warn you for God's admonition against embracing violence. He warns in Prov. 16:29 that violence leads "into the way that is not good." Even man has decided to plagiarize God's Word by publishing a finding by four professional public health agencies who say "viewing violence may lead to real life violence" and "viewing violence can lead to emotional desensitization towards violence in real life." This movie should feed well that which these warnings address. Impudence/Hate (I) - 29 out of 100 Though the profanity content of this film is atypically low for most PG-13 movies [Col. 3:8, Eph. 5:4, Eph. 4:29], the other matters of impudence and/or hate lead up to the loss of over 70% of the starting 100 points in this investigation area. The other matters include a stepfather locking his stepdaughter in her bedroom, lies, intimidation with fear, an adult tantrum and more. Sexual Immorality (S) - Zero out of 100 Almost the entire 103.8 minutes of this film have some image of excess cleavage or dressing to maximize the female for and/or skin exposure. Additional matters of the sexual nature include a stepfather attempting sexual assault of his step daughter, women fighting in dresses showing their crotches, trafficking in women, camera angle and/or pose to force viewer on private parts, inappropriate touch and use of women as toys and/or ornaments. I guess the MPAA think 13 year old kids are no more civilized than dogs in heat. While "viewing violence may lead to real life violence" , the same goes for viewing sex and/or sexual images (or any of the other mechanics of behavior). [1 Ths. 4:7, 1 John 2:16] Drugs/Alcohol (D) - 52 out of 100 Booze. Guzzling. Smoking. Drunkenness. All the "R" stuff is there. Maybe not in the quantity typically presented in many R-rated films but it is all there nonetheless. And the American College of physicians (ACP) has an undeniable finding about that. A 2002 study by the ACP revealed that adolescent exposure to drinking in and as entertainment undeniably leads to abuse of alcohol among underage viewers. The finding entitled Relation Between Parental Restrictions on Movies and Adolescent Use of Tobacco and Alcohol 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 Offense to God (O) - 55 out of 100 God's name is abused four times without the four letter expletive and once with it, as if without the expletive excuses abusing His name. God is so adamant about abusing His name that He made it the Third of the Ten Commandments [Exod. 20:7] and repeats it in Deut. 5:11. This investigation area also found counterfeiting of His Word regarding guardian angels. The story claims they can be as fierce as any dragon. [Matt. 18:10] Murder/Suicide (M) - 65 out of 100 The owner of the house of ill repute murders two of the girls by gunfire and later Baby Doll stabs the owner who dies in her dream but appears alive in reality. I am not going to try to explain that but, as a healthcare professional I consider the plunging of a 12 inch knife down from the neck as fatal. If the movie wants to make something else of it, so be it. If that happens to your son or daughter by someone mimicking what they saw (it happens) your son or daughter wouldn't survive it. 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) - Zero out of 100 Impudence/Hate (I) - 29 out of 100 Sexual Immorality (S) - Zero out of 100 Drugs/Alcohol (D) - 52 out of 100 Offense to God (O) - 55 out of 100 Murder/Suicide (M) - 65 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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