Today, I was reading an interview about Nicole Kidman's new movie "The Paperboy". In a scene, she had to pee on her co star, Zac Efron. She says she was in character, so it was okay.
Last week or so, I read an interview on Shia LaBeouf about the new movie he is signed up to do, "The Nymphomaniac", and he said the director, Lars von Triers most likely would require him to indulge in actual sex scenes in the shoot.
The envelope is being pushed further and further in what can be depicted on mainstream. Since this is America, and there is freedom of speech, why are we Christians silent, and trying to fit in? Hollywood isn't taming its message, so why are we Christians taming ours? It's not about spewing condemnation and hate rhetorics, but rather boldly telling about the power of the gospel to save and redeem.
It is simple - "I once was lost in sin and condemnation; I had an encounter with Jesus Christ and my life was transformed; he has rescued me from a life of sin; the same power of the gospel can rescue you too". Period.
I agree with you completely. Times have really changed. The problem as I see it is Hollywood has lost it creativity. Some of the things we see in movies of today wouldn’t have been considered in the past and in most cases, even the language is different now, much more spicy and racy than it used to be. We as a society spend a lot of time in front of the television and watching movies. It’s no wonder we behave so badly. Life imitates art and art imitates life. It’s a never-ending cycle.
ReplyDeleteExactly! Hollywood is a reflection of what society is. Sex and perversion seems to be the purpose of existence for some people, so it would only be natural for them to express this view in their art. The sad thing is, people with moral and character are compromising to blend in with the perverted!
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