Happy New Year, Hollywood. As one who used to chomp at the bit to go to the movies, to sit in a darkened magical theater, I am now part of America that no longer goes to the movies. Why? Because you've forgotten something key to your success, something key to bringing me and the masses back. As my New Year's gift to you, I'm gonna fill you in. Are you ready? Paying attention? Alrighty then...
Hollywood, know your role.
That's it. That's my advice. Follow that, and I'll be back. Know your role, lefties.
You are in the business, or used to be in the business, of being America's court jesters. What I don't want from any business I support is a lecture, or your societal ideal that I think is dangerous, continuously crammed down my throat in the name of art. I believe you think we care what you have to say about politics. I believe you think we'll hand over our movie money to see political hack-jobs thinly disguised as entertainment. You are mistaken.
I think the newly released movie number reflect your problem: you've forgotten your role.
I'm not saying that those who make movies shouldn't be politically-minded or at the very least have an opinion. What I am saying is that we don't give a crap what that opinion is. We don't pay to hear you squawk and yammer on about your nirvana. Matter of fact, your position simply serves to keep our money in things that don't insist we agree with inane and unforgivably stupid political opinions presented as rock-hard facts.
Even though you think we be stoopid, the joke happens to be on you.
While three years ago you flogged those who disagreed Barack was The One and had the gall to call the skeptics racists (don't remember: read THIS). Again, the joke is most decidedly on you. If you were anything other than leftists, you'd be f*ing embarrassed.
The saddest thing is, other than you guys totally screwing up going to the movies for me, once one of my great joys, you've managed to support the moron-in-chief and in the process have screwed up the country along the way. You've got a long road back to win trust or forgiveness. Possibly, too long of a road, because so many of you REFUSE to own up to your misguided moronic mistake of pushing your boy, Barry.
You'll say he wasn't the man you thought he was. You'll say he tricked you. You'll say he disappointed you. You'll do all that, hoping we'll forgive you. But what you should say, yet what you won't say, is that you're sorry for insulting, demeaning, accusing, belittling, and trashing those of us who not only have the magical movie dollars you so desperately want, but knew EXACTLY who Barry was before he was elected into office, because we dared to use our brains and paid attention to the details.
You want us back? You want us to love you again? To get excited about you again? To part with our movie money again?
Stop being such colossal jackholes and know your role.
Happy New Year, Hollywood!
EDIT: Found THIS continuing example this morning. Do they have a kill-the-industry wish?!
Thursday, January 5, 2012
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Patti, Excellent CONSERVATIVE point! Only liberals think that they need to infuse their politics into everything. They can't hand you a hamburger without trying to lecture you on what you should or shouldn't believe.
And I'm frankly sick of this. There is certainly room for politics in film, but it needs to come out of non-political films. When I see a film about a cat chasing a mouse, I don't want to hear any crap telling me that OWS is a good cause or that the invasion of Iraq was evil. That does not belong in entertainment!!!
Patti: I haven't been to a movie theater in over 10 years, and I lived within walking distance of three theater complexes in San Francisco. I'm not going to subsidize their anti-American propaganda. I also will not subsidize them by paying for premium movie services on my TV. The few movies worth seeing will show up sooner or later on commercial TV, and I can wait. I even canceled my NetFlix "two DVDs at a time" subscription because I rarely found that many good movies to watch in an entire month.
andrew: and yet when we refute their "facts" or opinions, we're the idiots.
i'm all for a political film, but in it's place. having a film full of libbie garbage is JUST as annoying as ill-conceived product placement. it's nice Dr. Pepper is funding the film, but I don't need to see one in every shot.
court jesters, KNOW YOUR ROLE!
law: we were just having that netflix discussion in our house. one is fine.
going to the movies can be magical, inspiring, life-changing even, so why libs would want to mess with that cash cow is beyond me.
Most in Hollywood--and in Washington--seem to have gotten into their professions based on the idea that they can change the world...and get rich doing it! Unfortunately, they have been able to do both for too long now.
The Market is able take care of Hollywood if people will direct their money away from propaganda and toward real entertainment, as they seem to be doing more and more.
Unfortunately, the Market has no such sway over Washington, as the elites have rigged the system to reap rewards until the nation becomes a giant turnip.
t: we overlooked many faults, as long as they entertained us.
as far as washington is concerned, i say term limits will do the trick. it's perverted what "public service" has become.
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