Choosing the other side of the fence


Hollywood wakes up to realize that traditional values can sell movie tickets
On a slightly different take, Brian Anderson notes the rise of "conservative" movies in Hollywood.

But guess what: ever more Americans are shunning Hollywood’s wares—and disgust with Left Coast politics, both on and off screen, clearly plays a part. In a time of declining moviegoing, what gets people out to the theaters, it turns out, are conservative movies—conservative not so much politically but culturally and morally, focusing on the battle between good and evil, the worth of heroism and self- sacrifice, the indispensability of family values and martial honor, and the existence of Truth. Hollywood used to turn out a steady supply of such movies—watch just about any film from its Golden Age of the thirties and forties—and it still makes them once in a while (sometimes thanks to off-screen lefties like Steven Spielberg). We may soon see a lot more of them.

I'd argue that those were classic values and not conservative, but there is no doubt that few movies today make those values seem positive. I can think of maybe two or three offhand that came out this last year, and I am a movie buff.

One of the best films I saw recently was Life as a House, and that certainly wasn't one that was celebrated by the Hollywood crowd. Great film though.

I wouldn't want to go back to only classic value films though. Sometimes you want sushi, sometimes you want pizza, and sometimes you want sex. There is plenty of room for choice.

— NeoWayland

Posted: Fri - November 4, 2005 at 05:45 AM  Tag


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