MaggieMae
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- Apr 3, 2009
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What a persons opinion of Gran Torino is most likely points to their politics.
Critics made every attempt to assassinate the movie because their liberal apologist lifestyle was blasphemed. These same people who have no issues with movies that both sympathize with, and glorify criminals and the crimes they commit (American Gangster, Blow) movies that fill the screen with teenage sex scenes, and others that sexualize children as young as 10. And these folks raved about Miley Cyrus's video "Who owns my heart" as a "coming out" video to show her growing talent...yeah...she was 17 years old at the time.
But couldn't write enough negative things about Gran Torino. Just once again points to the blatant hypocrisy of Hollywood.
Sorry, but I enjoy movies for the acting and the plot. I don't intentionally look for a political message, and I really don't think most movie lovers do. Same with TV programs. People that want to politicize everything, including entertainment, must enjoy being perpetually angry.
That's me too. Because I enjoy watching movies with others, especially with those who haven't yet seen the movie, I get frustrated when they aren't interested if so-and-so is i the movie because they can't stand him or her in real life. But I forget the real life person and get lost in the whole movie package of which interesting or compelling characters are part of the whole. So I can still enjoy "The China Syndome" or "On Golden Pond" even if it does star Jane Fonda; I can enjoy "Maverick" even with a Mel Gibson in it; I can enjoy "Cadence" even with a Charlie Sheen in it; I can enjoy "The Towering Inferno" even with O.J. Simpson in it, etc. As a conservative, I can enjoy "An American President" and "Dave" even with their more liberal themes and even pull for the characters in them to succeed.
Nevertheless, the Hollywood 'establishment' will applaud or turn thumbs down on a film purely because of its sociopolitical emphasis.
I think that's a fairly recent phenomenon, though. And it's probably because of the producers/directors who have taken visible political stances outside the film arena. I agree that the actors enjoy acting, period (at least the ones I will watch regardless what the movie plot is).
Mel Gibson was terrific in "Ransom," which I saw watched just the other day.