Yup. Clint's okay.
I get a little cranky with FReepers who think a filmmaker can't explore an issue or a topic they might not agree with without being "branded." That's the kind of thing the Libs do with Mel Gibson, for one handy example.
Clint probably voted for Bush. I don't know, but I think he probably did.
I agree...some of you FR's though well intended are just speculating unless of course you are inside Eastwood's head...if you anyone here is that easily influenced or insulted than simply don't see the movie...don't get into that blood lust book burning thought. You can like it or dislike it but don't judge it without knowing the facts
I think we have to get out of the habit of thinking of certain celebs as "one of ours" as if they will never again get a role in something we would never want to watch. (BTW, Gibson produced the flop Paparazzi shortly after Passion hit the jackpot.)
IMHO, Jim Caviezel is in a corner -- having played Jesus Christ in The Passion..., he's not exactly on the lips of the Hollyweirdo honchos who begrudge Passion's overwhelming success, and it's going to alienate his newest fans if he ever plays a bad guy.
Yup. Clint's okay.
I get a little cranky with FReepers who think a filmmaker can't explore an issue or a topic they might not agree with without being "branded." That's the kind of thing the Libs do with Mel Gibson, for one handy example.
Agree BUT I want to change "FReepers who think a filmmaker can't explore an issue or a topic they might not agree with" to "people" who think a filmmaker can't explore an issue or a topic they might not agree with."
There really is no way for many of us interactive internet board readers to know who is posting on internet boards.
Exactly.
Some of these replies sound like what one would expect of the DU'er - snap judgments when not even having see the movie!
I lived in Carmel for some years - small town about 4000 - I had private dealings with Clint - don't start knocking him. He's one of the good guys - straight as an arrow conservative - has done a lot of good things not many will know about.
But he's a story teller - who tells a story...he doesn't use movies, like the libs, to send a message. Let's not turn on our own. Especially in Hollywood - there's too few on "our side" out there.