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 Cast/Crew Details Courtesy Internet Movie Database Production (US): Revolution Studios, Original Film, One Race Productions Distribution (US): Sony Pictures Entertainment, Columbia Pictures Director(s): Lee Tamahori Producer(s): Rob Cohen, Derek Dauchy, Todd Garner, Neal H. Moritz, Arne Schmidt Written by: Simon Kinberg, Rich Wilkes (characters) Cinematography/Camera: David Tattersall Music: Marco Beltrami Film Editing: Mark Goldblatt, Todd E. Miller, Steven Rosenblum Casting: Margery Simkin Production Design: Gavin Bocquet Viewed At: Driftwood Theater 6 xXx: State of the Union is a powerful film if only in terms of the excitement created by the audio behind the action. Some of the most realistic sounds of explosions and exploding devices I have ever heard came thundering from the speakers. But in terms of assaults on morality and wholesomeness, xXx: State of the Union was at the bottom of the barrel with an investigation area score of zero in each of Wanton Violence/Crime (W), Impudence/Hate (I) and Murder/Suicide (M). Verification and validation of the CAP analysis model and establishment of its comparative baseline database was performed by actual use on films. R-rated films in the comparative baseline database consistently (indeed without fail) earned CAP final scores of 54 and below out of 100 (100 is best). R-rated films in the comparative baseline database earned CAP influence density (ID) figures from 0.89 to 2.04 (zero is best). The Specialist (1994) was one of the films analyzed during the verification and validation of the CAP analysis model and the formation of its comparative baseline database. Under identical analysis parameters and methodology:
What is wrong with this picutre? It is good that Harvard University has agreed with us regarding the MPAA rating system even though their agreement came four years after our finding our finding. I am sorry but Ice Cube, though a talent in his own right, is not the bad guy image. He just doesn't cut it as a bad guy. Vin Diesel in the first xXx made a better "bad guy" than Ice Cube. The story opens with a massive assault on NSAs underground xXx facility by military assailants from our own soil. In a pyrotechnic and explosion display of murderous assault not likely equaled, 16 NSA agents are murdered and a number of the assailants are killed as well. Secretary of Defense General George Deckert (Willem DaFoe), the mastermind of the assault on the xXx complex, is a bigger threat to the Union than foreign powers. Deckert launched an assassination attempt on President James Sanford (Peter Strauss) because of his trending toward less spending on defense. Assassination of the President during a State of the Union address, along with the others in the succession for president who would each be present, would leave Deckert as President. Discovering this, Captain Augustus Eugene Gibbons (Samuel L. Jackson), back from the first xXx and now head of the NSA's xXx force, drafts Lieutenant Darius Trey "I don't blend" Stone (Ice Cube) out of prison to be the new xXx, an unequaled undercover agent who operates above the law. Gibbons drafts Stone by springing him out of prison, there for a crime for which he took an eight-year rap that should have been laid on Gibbons. Gibbons and Stone were not the best of friends to say the least. A trend does seem to be forming in xXx -- that of using hardened criminals for governmental assault maneuvers. Reluctantly agreeing to aid Gibbons, Stone drafts a group of "hustlers and thieves" from his less-than-admirable past to aid in the assault planned to thwart Deckert and to save the President. This is another case of using ignoble deeds to achieve a noble end. Too bad a noble destination does not excuse an ignoble path. The Wanton Violence/Crime investigation area found much gunfire to kill, many firearm threats, and a number of defensive killings. Severe beatings rounded out the zero in the score for this area. [Gen. 6:13] The 26 uses of foul language included one use of the most foul of the foul words. Together they drained the starting 100 points in Impudence/Hate to zero. [Eccl. 5:2, Col. 3:8] Sexually immoral behaviors were limited mainly to innuendo excessive cleavage and an offer of sex with a number of instances of dressing to maximize the female form and/or skin exposure. [Eph. 5:3] No one got in bed with anyone and, except for breast exposure exhibited by excessive cleavage, no nudity of any kind was noted. Drug/Alcohol included numerous uses of alcoholic beverages and smoking [Eph. 5:18] but no illegal drugs and no involvement of children with drugs of any kind. Offense to God found six uses of God's name in vain with four of them including the four letter expletive [Deut. 5:11] but no examples of Satanism, occultism, witchcraft, sorcery or demonism of any kind. Murder/Suicide revealed many murders by gunfire, by explosion, by blade, by incineration .... [Gal. 5:21] The listing in the findings/Scoring section is the best place to find the full accounting of findings about the content of this film. 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 heart of the CAP Analysis Model)  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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