Saturday, March 04, 2006
brokeback media activism
I received the following email today:
An odd and misguided bit of media activism, as the film is simply dying at the box office. This sort of publicity is just the sort of thing the producers are hoping to get.
If they were smart the filmmakers would write a press release saying,"We're very sorry for making this movie and whatever you do, please, don't take out any full page ads in any larger city daily newspapers telling people not to watch our movie. Especially not in Los Angeles or New York or the other second tier markets, like say Chicago, Portland or Boston."
This is not a movie that has much cultural resonance. It has a very small market. It has only been seen by as many as it has because of media buzz and curiosity. When people watch it and realize it's not just another "nice love story" they feel sort of robbed.
From an OPC (Orthodox Prebyterian Church) Elder
We have just co-signed a letter written by the Center for Reclaiming
America for Christ's Executive Director, Dr. Gary Cass, expressing
outrage over the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences'
nomination of "Brokeback Mountain " for best picture.
This movie is simply another outrageous example of Hollywood trying
to legitimize and force their homosexual agenda on the citizens of
our nation.
If you share Dr. Cass' outrage and would like to co-sign his letter
to Academy President Sid Ganis, click on the link.
An odd and misguided bit of media activism, as the film is simply dying at the box office. This sort of publicity is just the sort of thing the producers are hoping to get.
If they were smart the filmmakers would write a press release saying,"We're very sorry for making this movie and whatever you do, please, don't take out any full page ads in any larger city daily newspapers telling people not to watch our movie. Especially not in Los Angeles or New York or the other second tier markets, like say Chicago, Portland or Boston."
This is not a movie that has much cultural resonance. It has a very small market. It has only been seen by as many as it has because of media buzz and curiosity. When people watch it and realize it's not just another "nice love story" they feel sort of robbed.
