On Wed, 2003-11-05 at 14:33, Sasha Pachev wrote: > > EDL is cool. I read and hear about problems with inappropriate media > > *all the time* in church and in the Daily Universe. I'm getting sick > > of it, because technology can eliminate inappropriate content from > > movies. We just need to put the technology in the hands of the > > people. It needs to be accessible. It needs to be usable. And we > > can't wait on the Hollywood conglomerate to prioritize the > > commoditization of such technology. > > Technology cannot eliminate inappropriate content. You cannot heal by > patching. You cannot make something wholesome by merely eliminating the > elements that have crossed a certain threshhold of tolerance. Even after > you've cleaned up, the content is still inappropriate - maybe there is no > swearing, but it is still does not edify, and if so it is still darkness. > Swearing is there to make it easier for you to tell the wolf apart from the > sheep, it is your friend, it is a spiritual safety device, it is like the > mark the Amlicites have put on their foreheads. Do not remove it.
That's one thing that I've always found interesting about questionable movies. I don't see a lot of movies, because I really don't have time, so I try to make sure the ones I do see are good, both in terms of content and plot. There are plenty of just plain dumb movies out there, that, although they might not have inappropriate content, my time could be much better spent doing something else. I find that kind of entertainment much less than "virtuous, lovely, or of good report, or praiseworthy." But, I digress... My real point is the fact that most movies, even when they are edited to remove swearing, sex, etc., are still fundamentally wrong. Just the whole concept of the film, people cheating on spouses, living in sinful relationships, plotting the murder of their neighbors, you name it. We may not see what is happening in the bedroom, but when the show centers around an adulterous relationship, what are we teaching ourselves, or our children? Case in point: "You've got mail" What is the movie fundamentally about? Two people who are living in clearly inappropriate situations, and who are then developing relationships even outside of that. Maybe I'm being over simplistic, but I don't think films with that type of content is stuff that I would like to expose myself on a repeated basis. Flame on... Hyrum -- KD7YQK ____________________ BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
