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I've had many interesting conversations regarding the story as portrayed in
the movie compared to the account of the crucifixion in the gospels and how it
is then preached in churches of various denominations.
The phenomenon is, frankly, not unlike what we in this group have talked
about before regarding the differences between television and radio for the
portrayal of information. In the case of TV or a movie, there is nothing
for the mind to "fill in" -- the images are on the screen for you. By
comparison, radio creates a "theatre of the mind", as we've long said. The
mind gets to abstract a picture based on the imagery in the audio coupled with
our own accumulated life experiences.
Now overlay the written word by comparison. The written word engages
the mind even more -- since there are now no audio cues to guide you in the
crafting of the mental imagery -- nor are there visual cues either. So,
the mind is then charged with filling in the imagery. The Biblical account
of the crucifixion fits here.
Compare that, now, with the movie. As other media analysts have
pointed out, the movie did add imagery that is not specifically contained in the
biblical accounts -- but the movie was not subtractive from the Bible.
Taking the account of the crucifixion in isolation as presented on the
Silver Screen versus the contextual relevance of the 39 books of the Old
Testament and the other 23 books of the New Testament, suffused with the
Roman Catholic traditions incorporated into the movie, is also
short-sighted. I'll lay odds that those movie critics that John
mentioned who howled the most probably haven't read the Bible from cover to
cover.
Now, let's bring this discussion back to Nipplegate for a moment. The
hue & cry that came up following that incident was also due to its
occurrence without warning or counsel to viewers. The Super Bowl is, for
many, a family event. By comparison, "The Passion" was rated R.
Prospective viewers were warned by virtue of that rating and by virtue of the
hubbub accompanying the film's release. I do not know if CBS alerted its
viewers at the beginning of the Princess Diana program or even during the
program that gory images were to be show.
Of the many people I know who went to the movie, no one took young
children.
Respectfully,
Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA
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Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2004 8:33
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Subject: RE: *OT* Re: [Swprograms] DOUBLE
STANDARDS!
If we?re going down that path, those same church
leaders should remember that the film is only an unsanitized version of the
story they sell.
?Life is messy.?
FWIW, our church leaders advised us that children
under 14 should not attend.
Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA
----- Original Message -----
Sent:
Thursday, April 22, 2004 4:50 PM
Subject: Re:
*OT* Re: [Swprograms] DOUBLE STANDARDS!
....which is amply demonstrated by the fact that
some of those most appalled by the Janet Jackson fiasco are eagerly bringing
their elementary school children to see Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the
Christ" (which some critics have characterized as a two hour slow motion
snuff film).
As the saying goes, there's no
accounting for some people's taste.
John Figliozzi
Keep in mind that "nipplegate" was really a
microcosm of, and a lightning rod for, a broader hullabaloo over obscenity
and indecency. By the standards of some, lasciviousness is
objectionable for different reasons than gore.
Some folks find one more objectionable than the
other.
Richard Cuff / Allentown, PA
USA
----- Original Message -----
Sent:
Thursday, April 22, 2004 2:06 PM
Subject:
[Swprograms] DOUBLE STANDARDS!
CBS TV is being rightly
crucified in the UK by no less a person than Tony Blair for showing
pictures of Princess Diana dying after the car crash in Paris in
1997. The people who watch American TV are clearly operating double
standards here. Firstly, they round on CBS for daring to show Janet
Jackson's breasts, an incident so trivial it hardly deserves
comment. Yet a couple of months later they sit in front of their TV
screens watching many of the same CBS stations showing the sickening
pictures of Princess Diana. I hope and trust that those of you in
the USA reading this message did not stoop so low as to watch your local
CBS affiliates last night.
Certainly if I was a watcher
of CBS TV in the States I would be writing to my local affiliate leaving
them in no doubt that they should not have shown such pictures, which
surely go beyond the pale!
Now, back to the short-wave
wireless.
PAUL DAVID,
Wembley Park,
United Kingdom
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