The upcoming movie "Astro Boy" is aimed for children. Could it really have a Marxist theme?
Astro Boy is a boy robot who leaves his scientist father when he realizes he is a robot. He embarks on a socialist adventure to help other kids start a revolution for a classless society and equality, while over-throwing the ruling government. There's even posters of Lenin and Trotsky on the walls in certain rooms in the film. This film is not even trying to hide it's communist views.
Is it just me or is that completely inappropriate? I am all for every form of free speech. I am for the many freedoms given to Americans. I am NOT for any type of child indoctrination (Example: Public Schools). I am all for making movies for adults that explore other cultures, political systems, or general knowledge other than our every day surroundings but this is propaganda set for children, children that have no idea how our system works (public schools fail) let alone deciding communism is "cool" or "alternative? This is not the first time Hollywood has placed propaganda in their animated features and Disney is infamous for it, but
Disney never had the propaganda spelled out for you.
This country has spent billions of dollars along with wars fighting communism and making sure it could never penetrate our sovereign nation. Why is China our main trading partner? Why is Hollywood so easily penetrated by communist ideals? Is being a communist 100% Un-American?
Of course, yes, it is Hollywood. We know most Hollywood actors and directors blatantly force their Marxist views upon us which is a freedom they are given. Let's leave our children out of it. How could Nicolas Cage go from American Treasure to Astro Boy? Out to make a buck I assume.
Let's leave propaganda out of our "art". It's never had a place there and it never should.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
The world we live in...
It's come to my attention that no one is ever really happy with their surroundings. No one is ever happy with what they've accomplished. No one is ever satisfied with their life, whether extraordinary or simple.
In a world filled with fast paced lifestyles, entertainment, gratifications, and urges we have become completely insatiable.
My sister recently went to Thailand to help with children and some adults forced into prostitution. Some forced socially, from their families, and some forced merely for "survival". To them all Americans are rich. I was looking at her pictures and they seemed SO happy... Yet us Americans constantly complain about life, not being able to
"go out" enough. Or, wanting to buy everything and complaining when we might have to save up for something. Or HELL, just charge it?
We live in a society and country that loves it's justice. All of our politics consist of how to help everyone.. who we SHOULD help.. what SHOULD we do? We are so lucky to live in a place that watches over us and if we are wronged we at least have a chance to make up for it. SO WHY ALL THE COMPLAINING? Why all the complacency? Why all the broken spirits? Why does it seem SO hard to live when we live in one of the most easy countries to do almost anything we want AND have the opportunity to follow any path we desire?
Now, I am just as guilty as you in every area covered here. It's hard to gain a real perspective on the world when we live in such an isolationist society but does that mean we are off the hook?
Is creating awareness important? It seems that every popular cause comes and goes with a few martyrs that devote their lives to it and the struggles seem to never dissipate. Is it our "job" to get people involved when most people will lose passion within a couple months anyway?
In a world of passion, why is finding our own passion so hard for the average person?
In a world filled with fast paced lifestyles, entertainment, gratifications, and urges we have become completely insatiable.
My sister recently went to Thailand to help with children and some adults forced into prostitution. Some forced socially, from their families, and some forced merely for "survival". To them all Americans are rich. I was looking at her pictures and they seemed SO happy... Yet us Americans constantly complain about life, not being able to
"go out" enough. Or, wanting to buy everything and complaining when we might have to save up for something. Or HELL, just charge it?
We live in a society and country that loves it's justice. All of our politics consist of how to help everyone.. who we SHOULD help.. what SHOULD we do? We are so lucky to live in a place that watches over us and if we are wronged we at least have a chance to make up for it. SO WHY ALL THE COMPLAINING? Why all the complacency? Why all the broken spirits? Why does it seem SO hard to live when we live in one of the most easy countries to do almost anything we want AND have the opportunity to follow any path we desire?
Now, I am just as guilty as you in every area covered here. It's hard to gain a real perspective on the world when we live in such an isolationist society but does that mean we are off the hook?
Is creating awareness important? It seems that every popular cause comes and goes with a few martyrs that devote their lives to it and the struggles seem to never dissipate. Is it our "job" to get people involved when most people will lose passion within a couple months anyway?
In a world of passion, why is finding our own passion so hard for the average person?
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