HOLLYWOOD'S POWERFUL "NEW" MOVIE STUDIO ?

THE AMERICAN WORKER ^ | JAN.1, 2006 | MICHAEL WESTFALL

[carolgr]

At one time Hollywood produced successful family friendly films, many of which were faith based. The Bible was actually considered important and the name of “God” meant more then a common swear term. In the movies, being “virtuous” was an admirable quality.Gibson’s blockbuster, “Passion”, blew the Tinsel Town doors wide open. Hollywood was given clear undisputable evidence by Gibson that it can be financially rewarding to produce faith based “Gospel” films. Fam Films” "exclusive purpose" would be to start a fresh new studio that produces full-length films that are of every flavor from comedies to dramas.An aggressive and competitive film company that produces wholesome family friendly films “exclusively”. That is the difference and that is the “hook”! All movies produced at “Fam Films” would be required to have the approval by the all-powerful in-house conservative Fam Films screening board, which would be responsible for reviewing and accepting all scripts for production. That is not to say that the films would all be stories from the Bible, on the contrary, “Fam Films” would produce all kinds of movies, but the board would “guarantee” that each and every “Fam Film” was family friendly. Some might call this censorship. So be it! These folks would be the same people who hide behind the term “censorship” and use it as a license to circumvent morality and decimate America’s values.

These folks have been winning because they have been unchallenged by peers in their own arena. Fam Films would boldly change this myopic view by removing the blinders and opening up the competition. America’s families would then vote through their enormous ticket sales. This would no more be censorship then how the thriving successful studios operated in past eras when they required a level of decency in their films.

[Bear_Slayer]

I'm hoping for better alternatives to hollywood movies.

Unfortunately, almost everything that Christians produce is insipid and unrealistic. The characters are flat or syrupy, "Neighbor Ned" christians.

I want stories of real people in real situations. The bad guys need to be patently bad guys, without being unbearably offensive. The christians need to be faithful without being obnoxious or unbelievable.

[highball]

Unfortunately, almost everything that Christians produce is insipid and unrealistic.

I think that's because they really just interested in producing propaganda.

Art cannot be created solely to advance a poltical agenda, which is what they always seem to try. A political agenda can influence art, it can shape it, but it cannot be the sole reason for it.

Tell good stories first, and let the agenda come through those stories.