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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): Magic Light Pictures, CinemaNX, Isle of Man Film, Entertainment Film Distributors, Matador Pictures, Cinema Four, Regent Capital Distribution (US): Fox Home Entertainment Director(s): Jonathan Lynn Producer(s): Steve Christian, Nigel Green, Philippe Martin,Martin Pope, Michael Rose, Marc Samuelson, Daryl Shute, Joanne Storkan, Nigel Thomas, Julia Valentine, Charlotte Walls Screenplay by: Lucinda Coxon, Pierre Salvadori Cinematography/Camera: David Johnson Music: Michael Price Film Editing: Michael Parker Casting: Karen Lindsay-Stewart Production Design: Caroline Greville-Morris Art Direction: Jim Glen Viewed on Fox Home Entertainment DVD  I am not going to spend a lot of time on the Summary/Commentary of Wild Target. To me it was less than a "B" flick. At least three times during the prepration of the analysis package I almost trashed it. I agree with moviemadness12 that this is one of the worse movies ever. I just thought the movie might be of some interest because Rupert Grint of Harry Potter notoriety was a co-star as was Emily Blunt from The Adjustment Bureau of which I had just last week conducted an analysis. Note that we have an analysis of each of the Harry Potter films and The Adjustment Bureau in our archives if you wish to visit them. Neither of these two thespians can apparently change their persona much -- not how well they do what they do, just what they do. The story is about hit man Victor Maynard (Bill Nighy) falling in love with one of his targets, the "wild target", namely Rose (Emily Blunt). Rose has a contract on her for cheating a man out of £900,000 for a copy of a Rembrandt painting. Rupert Grint tags along as Tony, a wannabe apprentice hit man. This film is one of the hardest R-13 films I have seen. And not because of any particularly graphic examples of assault on morality and decency. The most graphic scene (in my opinion) was the scene of a gun part impaled in the head of a bad guy which was the last scene of violence in the show. It is "hard R-13" is because of s-o-o many "lesser" instances of ignominy. This film is quite likely the best example of the CAP Rule of 1000 I have ever encountered. Of the nearly 1400 films I have seen, Wild Target is quite probably the most "successful" of all at stuffing the film with tons of "lesser" examples of assault on morality and decency to get the same effect or "feel" of a film that uses fewer but more extreme examples. Wanton Violence/Crime (W) - Zero out of 100 This film is saturated with firearm threats and gunfire, criminal acts and petty theft, attempted murder and many more acts of violence and/or crime. Far too many to even summarize here. Please look to the listing in the Findings/Scoring section (the heart of the CAP Analysis Model) for a complete accounting of all findings. It would be most advisable for those who consider watching this film to seriously consider the following. God warns in Prov. 16:29 that violence is "catching." Even four professional public health agencies, 2000 years later, have chimed in on God's wisdom, probably without knowing it, by jointly announcing that "viewing violence may lead to real life violence" and "viewing violence can lead to emotional desensitization towards violence in real life." We really need to listen to what God and these people have to say. Impudence/Hate (I) - Zero out of 100 Seventeen times someone utters profanity, including two uses of the most foul of the foul words. [Eph. 5:4, Eph. 4:29, Col. 3:8] Traffic rudeness causing property damage, brutality and praising criminal behavior did not help the score in the investigation area any. [Hab. 2:9] Sexual Immorality (S) - Zero out of 100 With the clothing Blunt wore in this film viewing the movie almost seemed to be back in the 60s and 70s. If the clothing did not show most of her kegs, she didn't wear it. I noticed the same Blunt trend in The Adjustment Bureau as well. While such display was expensive to the score in this investigation area, so were the anatomical references, the gamming, the reference to condoms, the angle and/or pose to force the viewer on private parts, the man in a bathtub, the mother encouraging sexually immoral behaviors in her son, the ... Please look to the listing in the Findings/Scoring for a complete accounting of the findings. [Eph. 5:12, 1 Thess. 4:1 - 5] Drugs/Alcohol (D) - 7 out of 100 Lo and behold! A non-zero area score! It is seven out of 100 but at least it is not zero as have been each of the three previous area scores. Drinking. Booze. Smoking dope. Smoking tobacco. Drunkenness. It is all there for your 13 year olds. And that is not good. Not only does God say so, the American College of Physicians says so. A 2002 study 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 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) - 71 out of 100 Seventy one! Wow! Only about 30% of the starting 100 points were lost due to content in this investigation area. And all because of using God's name in vain. [Deut. 5:11] Murder/Suicide (M) - 57 out of 100 There was probably a pattern intended in the murders in this film. Each time someone was murdered it was done by three gunfire shots. Four times someone was murdered by three gunshots. 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) - Zero out of 100 Sexual Immorality (S) - Zero out of 100 Drugs/Alcohol (D) - 7 out of 100 Offense to God (O) - 71 out of 100 Murder/Suicide (M) - 57 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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