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What do you think? (Art versus PC and life...)
Don't click on this link unless you want a spoiler for the movie MILLION DOLLAR BABY. You may need to register to see the article.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-0501230245jan23,1,5085280.story?coll=chi-newslocalchicago-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true
I include this link here, not because I've seen this film--I didn't think it was one I'd want to pay full price for in the theaters even before seeing this article--but because the criticism has already begun of what Eastwood's "message" has to be. I haven't read anything written by Eastwood about this, nor do I keep up with Hollywood interviews, so this may, indeed, be his message.
But what happened to exploring something to open up a dialog?
I don't want to send this message out myself, but there are times I start writing something knowing someone, somewhere, is going to scream. Can't we talk about all the other possible reasons for these characters to make their decisions, whether we agree or don't agree with them, and so on?
Of course, one of my favorite characters to write about is a tough, compassionate, practical, competent young witch. And if the next publisher succeeds in pushing her to the top of the reading lists, I expect to get a lot of mail...specifically those xeroxed forms from a couple of fundamentalist churches.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-0501230245jan23,1,5085280.story?coll=chi-newslocalchicago-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true
Just food for thought....
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-0501230245jan23,1,5085280.story?coll=chi-newslocalchicago-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true
I include this link here, not because I've seen this film--I didn't think it was one I'd want to pay full price for in the theaters even before seeing this article--but because the criticism has already begun of what Eastwood's "message" has to be. I haven't read anything written by Eastwood about this, nor do I keep up with Hollywood interviews, so this may, indeed, be his message.
But what happened to exploring something to open up a dialog?
I don't want to send this message out myself, but there are times I start writing something knowing someone, somewhere, is going to scream. Can't we talk about all the other possible reasons for these characters to make their decisions, whether we agree or don't agree with them, and so on?
Of course, one of my favorite characters to write about is a tough, compassionate, practical, competent young witch. And if the next publisher succeeds in pushing her to the top of the reading lists, I expect to get a lot of mail...specifically those xeroxed forms from a couple of fundamentalist churches.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chicago/chi-0501230245jan23,1,5085280.story?coll=chi-newslocalchicago-hed&ctrack=1&cset=true
Just food for thought....
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Without being able to read the article, and not having seen the movie nor read anything about it, I have no clue what you're trying to say.
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But no one is talking about *why* the character did it--only the fact of the act. That annoys me--*why* is important....
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But no one is talking about *why* the character did it--only the fact of the act. That annoys me--*why* is important....
Those who object probably don't think so, and that is why they object. If they thought there could ever be a reason for suicide of any kind, assisted or otherwise, there probably wouldn't be a stink.
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