tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post1209032586273842670..comments2023-08-01T09:20:49.475-04:00Comments on Wide Screen World: What’s so pure about entertainment?Richhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-5114429976894903302019-12-16T14:31:19.991-05:002019-12-16T14:31:19.991-05:00Yeah, I had a feeling you’d have an Opinion on thi...Yeah, I had a feeling you’d have an Opinion on this! I briefly wondered whether this was even worth the trouble of a full post, but in the end I realized I couldn’t keep silent because they remind me too much of a certain mentality that’s been popular around here since, oh, 2016 or so...<br /><br />Obrigado, minha amiga.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-36050966923202379332019-12-16T13:34:58.029-05:002019-12-16T13:34:58.029-05:00Man, I am aplauding you here, miles away. Someone ...Man, I am aplauding you here, miles away. Someone needed to respond to those people. I didn't do that because I chose to ignore them, and I might get too passionate in my writing - after all, coming from a country that had two dictatorships in the last 100 years, I loathe censorship with a burning passion. As you wrote, there were many great classic films in spite of the Code, not because of it (take Billy Wilder's nearly whole body of work). Furthermore, there were almost no women or African-Americans behind the cameras in those "golden days" - they weren't golden for people like you and me if we worked in Hollywood.<br />Anyway, recently in Brazil several positions in cinema and entertainment agencies have been taken by people like those Brannans, who want to make "films with Christian values" and "erase communism". Tell those Brannans they have a place here with other brainless censors. But let them know we, the Brazilian society, will put up a hell of a fight against them. Lêhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02419693749682458647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-79209293217984011222019-12-16T08:52:36.528-05:002019-12-16T08:52:36.528-05:00You’re probably right. You’re certainly more chari...You’re probably right. You’re certainly more charitable than me.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-49917872831073165782019-12-15T20:02:41.987-05:002019-12-15T20:02:41.987-05:00I certainly didn't feel slighted. It is simply...I certainly didn't feel slighted. It is simply that I am always conflicted when interacting with the Brannans because I don't agree with their doomed aim. It was the holiday theme that grabbed me. I find we have some things in common beyond what I consider their strange reverence for Joseph Breen. Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-53018567345493475782019-12-14T18:14:38.789-05:002019-12-14T18:14:38.789-05:00Your message was a bit tough to decipher, now that...Your message was a bit tough to decipher, now that you mention it, but I guess I understood enough. Thanks for your thoughts. Drop by anytime.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-65042221647879374112019-12-14T18:11:42.792-05:002019-12-14T18:11:42.792-05:00Thanks for the reply. I don't think I got my p...Thanks for the reply. I don't think I got my point across and that's my fault (I'll work my writing skills). But I agree, we should all watch the movies we want - and not watch those we don't. And rather than attacking people who watch the "Wrong" kind of movie - we should just accept others have differing views. Cheers. Great Blog. rcoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102201338319611538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-13548398033861858062019-12-13T22:26:09.285-05:002019-12-13T22:26:09.285-05:00No one’s forcing you to watch Tarantino. Today you...No one’s forcing you to watch Tarantino. Today you can choose to see, say, a Clint Eastwood movie instead and get a different perspective. There’s nothing inherently wrong with a movie that says “respect patriotism.” There is something wrong with demanding every movie say “respect patriotism,” and that’s what the Brannans want.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-53010583277885937082019-12-13T21:36:04.277-05:002019-12-13T21:36:04.277-05:00"But don’t you fucking dare try to impose you..."But don’t you fucking dare try to impose your values on us."<br /><br />sorry, I agree with much of your post, but this is absurd. Someone is always imposing their values on "Us". The Hayes Code forced movies to respect Patriotism and Religious beliefs. It didn't force them to ban Sexism or Racism (as understood today). Today its the exact opposite. In old Hollywood you could see Indians being shot down by the dozens and no one cared. Today, Quentin Tarantino shows white cowboys being shot down by the dozens and no one cares. Somebody is ALWAYS enforcing their views. Its just a matter of who. <br /><br />rcoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17102201338319611538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-46196816005672024772019-12-13T20:51:05.245-05:002019-12-13T20:51:05.245-05:00Saw it during my video store years. Excellent film...Saw it during my video store years. Excellent film that taught me quite a few things about film history.<br /><br />Good to see you here again.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-45619316535410543192019-12-13T20:36:20.156-05:002019-12-13T20:36:20.156-05:00It's a standing ovation from me, Rich.
Whil...It's a standing ovation from me, Rich. <br /><br />While reading this, I thought about an excellent documentary I saw years ago called The Celluloid Closet. It covers topics including scenes in many movies that got a lot of LGBTQ content past clueless censors during the time of the code. It's an entertaining and informative watch.Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09591981716535134038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-70930895765878283712019-12-13T18:04:55.598-05:002019-12-13T18:04:55.598-05:00Well, please know I hold nothing against you for t...Well, please know I hold nothing against you for taking part in any of their blogathons. That’s your choice. If it weren’t for this agenda of theirs, I might’ve joined in their holiday blogathon too. I don’t know for certain, but I wonder whether someone told them this was the way to go and they believed it. Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11376065182154885503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189120682398421108.post-20338331385755425162019-12-13T14:24:32.321-05:002019-12-13T14:24:32.321-05:00I recently participated in my first blogathon on t...I recently participated in my first blogathon on the site, and have frequently enjoyed the takes the Brannan's provide on individual films. Although I shake my head at the thought that the entertainment industry would ever seriously consider turning the clock back to the days of the Code. <br /><br />One of the things I like about the current era of entertainment is that we have access to things from the past alongside the work of the present. I am worried that the splintering of platforms will make that access I prize more difficult. However, perhaps when the dust settles it will prove the opposite.Caftan Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05936895555808823221noreply@blogger.com