I am thoroughly disappointed. My husband and I actually walked out of movie last night; a PG-13 movie! That's a big deal as Barry and I both have unusually low moral humor. I can take a dirty joke, or several, but there is a line. The whole time we watched the movie, I just squirmed uncomfortably in my seat, waiting for some sort of redeeming quality to surface, but it never came. I'm disappointed in myself for staying in the theatre as long as I did, I don't want to be one of the millions who support trash.
What happened to good movies? And the writers that wrote all the good movies? Did they all just suddenly die, because that's the only explanation I can come up with. I feel like every new movie I see, they have to push the envelope just a little bit further, see how much they can force us to accept before we are all accepting and becoming mindless senseless promiscuious, drug-addicted, cold-blooded killers. I know I'm being a little melodramatic here, but in all seriousness, I'm scared. I'm scared for the future. Nowadays, you even have to use caution with P.G. movies. We recently saw a P.G. movie that was littered with curse words, and the main characters who hate each other, end up getting drunk, having sex, and this some how makes them realize that they are in love. Wow.
I really have to believe that this isn't how the real world works. Please tell me that most people really do have values, and virtue, and self-respect. I am so sick of what the media has mutated sex into. I realize that the world doesn't view this as sacred, but it's not even seen as special anymore... just something everyone does when they're in love, or in like, or drunk... or bored. It's just disgusting.
Sometimes, I look at my son, and I feel so sorry for him. The world he will soon be a part of, well not a part of (hopefully) but living in, is such a confused place. I am so grateful for religion. I don't mean my religion only, although I am quite partial to it, but I've known so many great people from all kinds of religions... and I just hold on to this hope that all of us religious people will raise our kids to be smarter and better then the world they're stuck with.
Claireisms
3 years ago
3 comments:
What movie? I want to be sure not to go see it!
Family Home Evening and setting a good example by what you watch and allow to be watched in your homewill go a long way! We have this mormonad (http://lds.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http://library.lds.org/nxt/gateway.dll/Magazines/NewEra/2002.htm/new%2520era%2520february%25202002.htm/new%2520era%2520poster.htm%3Ffn=document%2Dframeset.htm%24f=templates%243.0) and I always remind my kids about it when watching tv, reading books ir listening to music, oh and video games (like rock band)
Oh Krystle your ok. I forget I have a blog too!!
I completely agree with your rant. I think that is one of the reasons we waited so long to have children. I kept thinking about what kind of world I would bring them into. It is such a scary world! But if you love them and teach them well that is all you can do! Now I just need to remember that as Maya grows older! I have no fear in how great of a mother you will be! Your children will turn out great!
Krystle, I know what you mean, except I don't have the self discipline to avoid things like bad movies. That is one thing that we struggle with in our family right now, but we're getting better. We don't watch pornos anymore and stick to just rated R ones. j/k! But seriously, I realized that movies take away from the spirit and that's one thing I can't afford to lose.
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