[Blind Eye Jones]

"We must constantly re-examine our assumptions and the lessons of our lives."

One assumption that escaped questioning was Hollywood generally told the truth... in the Woody Allen movie "The Front" Hollywood portrayed the communists as harmless scriptwriters and the CIA men as evil, uncaring Americans. Our hearts are suppose to go out to the communists, in particular, Zero Mostel. After reading David Horowitz's books about Soviet spies and sympathizers I realized how grave threat of communism was in America during the cold war. Now, if I see that movie, I see those same CIA guys in a different light than what Hollywood would want us to see.

[justshutupandtakeit]

Every movie from 1935 onwards needs careful scrutiny as to what the subtextual messages are. Commie sympathizers or outright commies were bigtime screenwriters look at Spartacus, Howard Fast, Dashell Hammett's books became major movies though I don't see the leftism of The Maltese Falcon.

Anytime they mobilize your emotions stop and determine what that hidden message is. Even the comedies are not exempt.