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Disney's Fictional Fahrenheit? (M. Night Shyamalan's new movie another Bush Bash)
Fox News ^
| 7/27/04
| Roger Friedman
Posted on 07/27/2004 6:38:11 AM PDT by jalisco555
Forget "Fahrenheit 9/11."
Disney, which didn't want to release the controversial nonfiction film because it deemed it too partisan, has another political movie about to be released.
In fact, M. Night Shyamalan's "The Village" could turn out to be more anti-Bush and more controversial than "Fahrenheit" simply on an artistic level.
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In the case of "The Village," when the cover-up is suggested, it's all you can do not to laugh out knowingly, because the message of the film seems so clear. It's almost as if Shyamalan is saying that the woods called the "Coventry Woods" here are the red states.
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To: jalisco555
Roger Freidman is a left wing wackadoo. Why FNC.com carries this hack is beyond me. His review is sort of like Meryl Streep saying she was really portraying Karen Hughes in the Manchurian Candidate.
Yeah right, whatever.
M. Night Shyamalen's movies are fascinating. I have enjoyed the three I have seen, Sixth Sense, Unbreakable and Signs. All movies had religious tones through them. All were very entertaining. I plan on seeing this one as well.
I guess you can find whatever you are looking for in any movie. I remember seeing a movie where a character had his hat fall off his head and the hat rolled down the street. The reviewer of the movie had paragraphs written about the symbolism of the hat. To me it was a damn hat rolling down the street. Period. Today, the hat would symbolize the Iraq War and Bush's failed policies. Again, yea right, whatever.
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posted on
07/27/2004 9:16:43 AM PDT
by
Republican Red
(Is that a classified document in your pants Sandy or are you just glad to see me?)
To: jalisco555
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posted on
07/27/2004 9:21:18 AM PDT
by
wireman
To: jalisco555
This sounds like he is really reaching here.
83
posted on
07/27/2004 10:08:00 AM PDT
by
wingnutx
(tanstaafl)
To: Ogie Oglethorpe
Nice post...swing away, Ogie. :). I'm looking forward to seeing the movie The Village. Like M. Night's work. And sometimes red is just red.
Red
84
posted on
07/27/2004 10:18:57 AM PDT
by
Conservative4Ever
(I love the 1st Amendment...I can call Clinton an idiot.)
To: Hildy
Actually, Holdy, it does have a cumulative effect.
85
posted on
07/27/2004 10:50:08 AM PDT
by
theDentist
("John Kerry changes positions more often than a Nevada prostitute.")
To: theDentist
Sorry, I misspelled Hildy.
86
posted on
07/27/2004 10:51:03 AM PDT
by
theDentist
("John Kerry changes positions more often than a Nevada prostitute.")
To: jalisco555
I haven't seen the movie, but this sounds like a bit of a strech. A little sensationalism to get the attention of the higer ups maybe?
To: 7thson
Dean Koontz's latest novel -THE TAKING - is along this theme - a merging of science fiction with religion. It is spooky and makes you think - something good entertainment should do. Agreed.
BTW, The epilogue of The Taking was TOTALLY unexpected - an interesting spin on a "well known" event.
Regards
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posted on
07/27/2004 11:25:11 AM PDT
by
jonno
(We are NOT a democracy - though we are democratic. We ARE a constitutional republic.)
To: Conservative4Ever
Thanks - Signs was a very pleasant surprise for me.
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posted on
07/27/2004 12:48:48 PM PDT
by
Ogie Oglethorpe
(The people have spoken...the b*stards!)
To: Benrand
Biblically, blood above the door saved people.
To: Heavyrunner
Sounds like a 2 hour Twilight Zone episode.
To: jalisco555
This is more a review of the reviewer than the film.
M. Night Shyamalan's films can be viewed and interpreted on more than one level, and knowing this is what causes the author to claim some anti-Bush message. But this is almost certainly just reading into the film his own beliefs. Shyamalan gets the benefit of the doubt because he has earned it through his other films.
To: Straight Vermonter
Same here. Judging from interviews with Shyamalan and the cast, the movie tries to take a critical stab at the commune phenomenon of the 19th century, and to ask hard questions about the meaning and usefulness of people's quest for utopia-not a very lefty sentiment.
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posted on
07/28/2004 7:32:32 PM PDT
by
RightWingAtheist
(<A HREF=http://www.michaelmoore.com>stupid blob</A>)
To: hispanarepublicana
What I like about Shyamalan's movies is that they're so old-fashioned in that way, and that's not intended as a put down. He's a throwback to the old days of Val Lewton and Rod Serling, where good writing and subtlety were more important that flash and style.
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posted on
07/28/2004 7:36:49 PM PDT
by
RightWingAtheist
(<A HREF=http://www.michaelmoore.com>stupid blob</A>)
To: Heavyrunner; Hildy; AmishDude
Villagers, ignore the great metal birds, they will not hurt you. Ignore the blinking stars that move, they will not hurt you.
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posted on
07/28/2004 7:43:19 PM PDT
by
GraniteStateConservative
(...He had committed no crime against America so I did not bring him here...-- Worst.President.Ever.)
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