Posted on 08/07/2004 8:06:59 AM PDT by gopwinsin04
Unfortunately, the script was written prior to the "War on Terror".
I had the same reaction. The absence of weapons gave the premise away rather early.
Steel compensates for fang and claw. I figured if these people couldn't/wouldn't defend themselves, they had to be appeaser types.
I went to see The Village last Wednesday....WHAT A MISTAKE! VERY politicial undertones! The jest of the movie was....BUSH LIED! I'm not kidding you!
I just read in the paper that there 4 more Bush-bashing movies will be released before the election.
May not go $100 million domestic? It was at $69 million as of Thursday night, and your numbers are forecasting it to be at $86 million by Sunday. And it only came out 7/30.
Hey, I'm just reporting what SOME people have said. I'm not making the same claim. In fact, as I told another poster a Republican friend loved the movie because she saw it as bashing hippies.
You may want to request that this thread be pulled or edited by a moderator. The headline is misleading and inaccurate.
All I got out of the film was the idea that no matter how you run from it, you still have to deal with human nature or good and evil.
This movie was about a bunch of wimpy people when confronted with evil ran (sounds like a bunch of hippies to me). They created what they thought was a paradise and in the end were once again confronted with the same evil they ran from because people were involved. Absolutely nothing that could be connected with Bush that I could see and I went looking.
You must not follow Box Office grosses much. "The Village" as of Thursday had already done $70 Million. There is no doubt it will do $100 Million Plus here in the U.S. and at least another $200 to $300 Million worldwide and that doesn't count video and DVD. This picture will be very profitable.
I have seen the movie and will see it again. I don't know how anyone could find a twist to it. It was obvious from the beginning what the secret was. However, it was enjoyable, no profanity or sex involved, just a tight, well written and acted bit of entertainment.
I apologize; I responded to the wrong post. I meant to respond to the poster of the thread.
I saw the movie and agree with your friend.
Talk about some thin skinned people...
Anything and everything that could be portrayed as anti-GOP is.
Wherever there are humans, there is human nature. You can't run from that.
Good take.
I saw the movie and the goofy guy who becomes the monster is played by a Kerry look alike
Anything and everything that could be portrayed as anti-GOP is.
Very true. There are real enemies out there. We don't need to create new ones out of paranoia.
You are correct ..this is a non Bush Bash film ..(one of only a handfull this year)
You are correct ..this is a non Bush Bash film ..(one of only a handfull this year)
I've seen the movie and I enjoyed it. There was nothing partisan in it. It is just a movie.
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