tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post6587085492239650235..comments2024-01-13T08:49:14.041-08:00Comments on Myrhaf: Hollywood Gets Religion?Myrhafhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-36063351184587489862007-06-26T13:28:00.000-07:002007-06-26T13:28:00.000-07:00Working in Hollywood as I do, I can tell you that ...Working in Hollywood as I do, I can tell you that I've not met any religious types who are in creative roles; the one notable Christian I know works in visual FX like me.<BR/><BR/>Based on what I'm seeing, the answer is C -- for now.<BR/><BR/>But down the road? More A as time goes along. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised to see some of Hollywood's leading leftists try to "co-opt" Christianity from underneath the religious Right, by doing religious movies that nonetheless emphasize its more Episcopelian side.<BR/><BR/>As for "B", I have a friend who is in the religious market, and while it's growing fast -- hence my primary choice being C -- it is nowhere near spawning any sort of "Jesuswood" anytime soon. So Hollywood isn't making one bit of concession to conservatives; they do not yet feel the need. Hollywood will go down the "A" road long before the circumstances that would mandate "B" will arise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-34934523877904540482007-06-17T06:59:00.000-07:002007-06-17T06:59:00.000-07:00"I hate to admit it, but the pun still escapes me...."I hate to admit it, but the pun still escapes me..."<BR/><BR/>Check the last name of the lead actress of the movie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-26016356592654895972007-06-17T06:15:00.000-07:002007-06-17T06:15:00.000-07:00I, too, think the answer is "A" but I'm not sure t...I, too, think the answer is "A" but I'm not sure that America is changing as fundamentaly as I originally thought. I'm seeing a fundamental conflict here between epistemological forces that goes as far back as the progressive era at least, and this is its current manifestation. <BR/><BR/>In any case, the anti-choice crowd is aware of the situation. I've forgotten which site I saw it on but I read that they were heartened by the fact that a recent episode of House had a woman who refused to have an abortion treated positively.<BR/><BR/>Tom RowlandThomas Rowlandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936086526966725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-13227267403177470702007-06-16T11:34:00.000-07:002007-06-16T11:34:00.000-07:00I hate to admit it, but the pun still escapes me.....I hate to admit it, but the pun still escapes me...Myrhafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-49285767178839613422007-06-16T09:56:00.000-07:002007-06-16T09:56:00.000-07:00I think you picked the best path. I was going to t...I think you picked the best path. I was going to throw that <I>awful</I> pun at you anyway, but now I don't feel so bad about it. :P<BR/><BR/>I figure you owe me anyway, for your Hasselhoffian nickname. Of course then, there <I>was</I> that whole Powerpuff Girls thing...<BR/><BR/>Oh, we have too much fun, me and The 'Haf.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-59268916990948517552007-06-16T00:12:00.000-07:002007-06-16T00:12:00.000-07:00Sorry. I was half-serious. I started thinking, "...Sorry. I was half-serious. I started thinking, "Oh, hell -- Inspector is probably looking forward to seeing Underdog and I was awful snarky." Then I felt bad, but I couldn't be serious so I was half-joking and I just dug myself in deeper.Myrhafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-83692589935881422652007-06-15T21:30:00.000-07:002007-06-15T21:30:00.000-07:00Implying I'm an Underdog fan? Oh, you.Just for tha...Implying I'm an Underdog fan? Oh, you.<BR/><BR/>Just for that...<BR/><BR/>Yes, a veritable Hegelian synthesis. Or should I say... <I>Heiglian</I> synthesis?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-49316271142681750822007-06-15T07:48:00.000-07:002007-06-15T07:48:00.000-07:00That's a good point, Inspector. I fear the synthe...That's a good point, Inspector. I fear the synthesis of the New Left and let us say the New Right. Maybe this cultural synthesis is what we have to look forward to in the rest of our lives.<BR/><BR/>I hope you weren't offended by my sneer at Underdog. You could be looking forward to that movie. I myself might like it if I first drank a couple of six-packs.Myrhafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-30595416882746078932007-06-15T05:21:00.000-07:002007-06-15T05:21:00.000-07:00"Hollywood is rediscovering the worst traditional ..."Hollywood is rediscovering the worst traditional values while keeping the worst new age values, all the while still ignoring the lost art of romanticism."<BR/><BR/>Very, very true. Like they're trying to find some kind of monstrous Hegelian synthesis of religion and the disgusting hedonsim that is our culture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-28870587941657851742007-06-15T04:32:00.000-07:002007-06-15T04:32:00.000-07:00I think the answer is A because the people involve...I think the answer is A because the people involved sincerely believe in what they are doing and are not just cynically pursuing money. I think America is changing and that it's inevitable that Hollywood will reflect that change sooner or later.<BR/><BR/>I read a story once that there was a dinner in Hollywood around 1969 that had some old guys such as Henry Hathaway and Howard Hawks and some new guys such as Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda. One of the new guys erupted at one point, yelling something at an old guy like, "Your day is over! We're taking over now!" Well, the New Leftists are now the old guys and I believe some of the new young turks are probably religious. As in 1969, the old and the young represent two different world views.Myrhafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16340507405537605164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19129587.post-72797264457778039492007-06-15T03:15:00.000-07:002007-06-15T03:15:00.000-07:00Don't you mean your answer is "C"? If it was "A", ...Don't you mean your answer is "C"? If it was "A", that would mean the Hollywood powers-that-be had become religious and are trying to force it down our throats, which I don't think is your message, nor is it probable.EdMcGonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892046331126818396noreply@blogger.com