Recently I had a friend on Facebook share her negative experience with a movie she had seen. I was really impressed by her strength and courage to let everyone know how horrible the movie was and how falsely it was advertised. Growing up I was taught:
"Do not attend, view, or participate in anything that is vulgar, immoral, violent, or pornographic in any way. Do not participate in anything that presents immorality or violence as acceptable. Have the courage to walk out of a movie, change your music, or turn off a computer, television, or mobile device if what you see or hear drives away the Spirit."
I'll be real with you, as a teenager I did not always take that advice seriously. I watched plenty of rated-R movies and it wasn't until I got older and realized the consequences of such things that I decided to cut them out of my life. And it isn't always rated-R movies, they could be any rating for goodness sake! I saw a movie that was totally advertised as being a family comedy, rated PG, and I was appalled at how much they swore in the movie. I would never want my two-year-old repeating the things they were saying. And it ended up not being very funny anyway...
I decided to stop wasting my money on movies that make me feel uncomfortable, awkward, grossed out, embarrassed, or that I wouldn't want my kids to see. That's really what it is, a complete waste of money for a bad experience. Don't be afraid to walk out of a movie if it turns offensive (and what is/isn't "offensive" is different to everyone).
I have learned to wait for the "funny" movies to be on tv where I can at least watch them edited...for free. Yes, I have seen the Hangover, Knocked Up, Pineapple Express-- but all edited and probably just as enjoyable as in the theater. More enjoyable for me, and I can watch them in yoga pants and a t-shirt, with no makeup on and I can talk as loud as I want through the entire thing.
You may think that I sound like a total square, if you know me you know that's not true, I just choose to live without the consequences of gross media. And I've got more money in my pocket, too :)
1 comment:
Love this! I'm with you. There are some borderline movies I thought would be ok and weren't, which resulted in gross visual images that take years, maybe even decades to forget.
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