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I don't see a double standard at all. There's a difference between criticising art and criticising values.
The people who are criticising Shame are doing so because they disagree with its perceived values. They think it is pornographic and immoral and they want it not to be released.
The people who criticise Courageous mostly think the movie is trite, predictable and feeds its target audience exactly what it wants. There's nothing wrong with that - plenty of movies do the same, and are successful doing it - like The Smurfs, or Cars 2, or The Zookeeper. Maybe even the upcoming Jack and Jill. But for me - I really don't see a lot of difference between the disregard for those movies, and the disregard for "Christian movies".
To get a better idea of what I'm saying in this last para, you should have a look at this article "Why Do Heathens Make The Best Christian Films?", which talks about the differences between Christian-themed films made for the mainstream audience and movies made especially for the Christian market.
movieguide.org ask Christians to establish a petition to ask Fox Searchlight to not release SHAME Oct 27, 17:33
if you dont like the movie, dont go see it. They probably havent even seen the movie {nm} Oct 27, 17:47
Indeed. {nm} Oct 27, 17:50
They would never see it, but they would still try to protest it (and NC-17)..... {nm} Oct 27, 17:50
That's actually called volunteer work. Oct 27, 19:15
Their description of Black Swan is hilarious {nm} Oct 27, 18:03
I love that they're directing the petition at Murdoch. I think he's a little occupied these days. {nm} Oct 27, 18:06
Personally, if I was living in the US, I'm not sure whether or not I would sign that petition. Oct 27, 18:07
If you don't want to support the movie, then don't see it. Pretty simple. {nm} Oct 27, 19:11
Yes, I know that, but it does sound like a double standard is being upheld here (on both sides)... Oct 27, 19:22
The difference here is no one is sending around a petition to pull Courageous from theaters. {nm} Oct 27, 19:27
You do have a point there. {nm} Oct 27, 19:29
But I agree with your larger point, the world needs more tolerance from all places. {nm} Oct 27, 20:14
I wasn't deliberately talking about tolerance, more consistency in the application of each person's thoughts/beliefs. Oct 27, 20:44
I don't see a double standard at all. There's a difference between criticising art and criticising values. Oct 27, 22:40
Thanks for that article, Roger. Oct 28, 00:45
Another area where people can't decide for themselves. {nm} Oct 27, 19:03
Sigh. It's called "bullying," even if it's done by the members of a large book club. {nm} Oct 27, 19:19
So there are no sex-addicted Christians? {nm} Oct 27, 22:17
You'd be surprised how many there are, actually. It's just not publicised much, because people are ashamed to admit it. Oct 27, 23:50
Absolutely ridiculous. If you don't like a movie, don't watc it. Don't impose your views on others. Disgraceful {nm} Oct 28, 00:55
Go on! Hope the petition works in this case {nm} Oct 28, 08:15
