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Oh, wait, it's called "Brokeback Mountain?" I've only heard about it on FR, and all this time I thought it was actually called "Bareback Mountain." LOL
They gave the very same treatment to that pro-euthanasia film, Million Dollar Baby. It would be interesting to see how they'd treat a pro-life film, but, of course, there are no pro-life films.
Now, here we go again with these "cowboys" who do nothing more than heard sheep.
They're shepherds, and ask a rancher what he thinks about land that has had sheep on it.
Just goes to show you that being a cowboy equates to nothing more than wearing the right fashion accessories.
I know, I'm off topic. It's just now that this has dawned on me, though. They're just called cowboys because they're wearing a hat and boots. Hopefully designer, right?
Disappointing. Even though some of my favorite movies are rated O, like Mulholland Drive, I've always found the reviews to be no worse than useful and usually perceptive.
Well, duh! Talking about having foot up (body cavity of your choice) disease...
What the hell is a sheep herding cowboy?
Weasels come popping out of the woodwork!
" This has been done because the serious weight of the L rating -- which restricts films in that category to those who can assess from a Catholic perspective the moral issues raised by a movie -- is, unfortunately, misunderstood by many."
What balony! Assessing from a Catholic perspective cannot mean anything other than pity and shame.
"Because, in this instance, there are some who are using the "L" rating to make it appear the Church -- or the USCCB -- position on homosexuality is ambiguous, the classification has been with revised specifically to address its moral content," says the new USCBB posting."
So, while the "many" are unable to assess the movie from a Catholic viewpoint, others, the "some" are attempting to make the movie if not affirmative of homosexuality, at least neutral? Who are the "some?" I don't believe anyone other than those in the USCCB office.
Dear USCCB,
At least stop playing us for fools. You either use this as a teaching opportunity to expand Christian understanding, or you forfeit your authority. Didn't one of the modern saints see bishops walking up a mountain some lacking heads, others asleep, and others just filthy?
You absolutely cannot hide now, or in the everafter. Teach, or be condemned. There aren't other choices.
Sincerely,
Opus
It could have been worse. They could have been having sex with the sheep!
USCCB aka navel gazers
Hollywood is TRULY DESPERATE for movie material.
Yahoo rates it as A-.
Cowboys do not herd sheep. Ever. Kids do, for 4H.
I heard it was a case of Chester the Molester was just trying to push someone's stool in...
Well, at least they revised but it remains a very huge problem to me that they'd have had to revise their opinion, in that the original opinion was irrational, given the contents of this film.
This film's contents, homosexual acts aside, is comprised of two main characters who embody and live their entire lives based upon active and preconceived decreit, dishonesty, corruption and even violence (to and about others and to and about themselves). THEN there's the added offense of homosexual sexual behaviors.
I realize that liberals who are so enthused about this film reject conservative, Christian (and otherwise) complaints and offenses about this film but they (those who enthuse about the film) don't understand why: yes, it's offensive as to the homosexuality involved, but the characters are the antithesis of heroic and are quite entirely corrupt and even worse, seem very gratified by their corruption.
Turning this issue back upon these nonsensical (I'm being kind) "reviewers" here, what is it about the film that they find worthy? What, exactly, in essence, does this film offer that is even (remotely) worthy of enjoyment?
It's pornography with pretty hats. It's still pornography and that the two profess a relationship of lifelong proportions to one another, is meaningless since they do same to others throughout their lives. All of which they violate.
The film is just about active, homosexual sex. No organization of any type, particularly affiliated with the Catholic Church -- my God! -- has any shred of reason to even be writing about this film other than to call it the pornographic title that it is.
It's pornography about homosexuals who live their lives deceiving and lying and engaging in various acts of perversion the entire 'story' through. One gets murdered, the other one lies to his parents and his wife and everyone else.
The film's an adaptation, worse, from a terrible story written in idiot-script.
The more I hear about this film, the more offended I get. I can almost imagine how lonely cowboys with only steers and each other for companionship might make some bad decisions. But surrounded by sheep? It is just so unnecessary....;-)
Could it be that a movie sympathizes with people you wouldn't let babysit your kids -- and still succeeds as a movie?
"American Beauty": Disgusting, soul-sick and scornful of normal people. Also a really well-made movie.