Author Topic: Ted (2012) (Read 5728 times)

theology101 · « **Reply #10 on:** July 30, 2012, 08:02:34 AM »

Holllywood was started by and has always been of the ѕуηαgσgυє of satan. And yes even back then it was full of sex and filth, just mmore low key due to thhe Chhristian morals of America. Ii read that some of the first films ever made were porn. I dont watch tv but even growing up i was educated enough to see the seexual innuendo in looney tunes cartoons. Hhappened to catch a cartoon my niece was watching the other day and omg, i was shocked at how blatantt they are now.

Roland Deschain · « **Reply #11 on:** July 30, 2012, 08:28:42 AM »

Quote from: Traditional Guy 20

Before we get all morally self-righteous here I'd like to point out those of you who buy and watch old Hollywood films are doing the exact same thing as me. If you think those films are any better you are naive.

Granted, but did you really have to go see this movie to confirm that it was smut? The whole exercise seems to be a waste of time. Why not spend the 2 hours reading an edifying book and saving $10, or however much it costs for a movie ticket these days?

Telesphorus · « **Reply #12 on:** July 30, 2012, 08:32:32 AM »

I'm not going to say the old films were good but the Catholic bishops before Vatican II helped to prevent the casual transgression of decency.

It's one thing to say Hollywood has always been bad, it's quite another to say the movies haven't gotten worse.

They have gotten much worse. You'd have to be desensitized to not recognize the difference.

In fact it may well be the reason so many people are not interested in movies that could have passed muster in the old days is the result of desensitization.

lefebvre_fan · « **Reply #13 on:** July 30, 2012, 10:05:38 AM »

Quote from: Traditional Guy 20

Before we get all morally self-righteous here I'd like to point out those of you who buy and watch old Hollywood films are doing the exact same thing as me. If you think those films are any better you are naive.

Nobody's trying to be morally self-righteous. I've even said that I've done the same thing countless times, and I'll likely do so again. But I think you need to move your thinking beyond, "it's OK, it doesn't affect me" to "hmm, maybe it's not OK." It's the gift of guilt! :wink: Eventually, the guilt will get to you and you'll start to do the right thing instead. But if you keep thinking, "oh, there's nothing wrong with it," then you're never going to advance in the spiritual life. Step one is acknowledging the problem (or that there even is a problem); only then can you begin to address said problem.

It's like Alcoholics Anonymous, but for all sins, not just drunkenness. Think of this forum (and by extension, the whole Church, of which we are a part) as Sinners Anonymous. None of us are perfect, but we can strive to help each other to overcome our many imperfections! :smile:

Mithrandylan · « **Reply #14 on:** July 30, 2012, 11:30:28 AM »

You know that each TV Spot, newspaper ad and virtually any ad for the movie says

"Rated R for Crude and sɛҳuąƖ Content, Pervasive Language and Some Drug Use."

So you were going to see just how crude and sɛҳuąƖ the the content was, how pervasive the language was and how many drugs "some" drugs are? Really? You went to see how bad it was? As if the TV spots couldn't confirm it for you?

Going to a movie like that isn't information that I think people should share with others. Would you go to a porn theater to confirm that porn was really playing there?