Has the Revolution ruined any movies, shows, etc. for you?

[james1906]

On the other side, I love South Park more than ever before. I also think CNN should fire everyone but Cafferty.

 

[Conza88]

On the other side, I love South Park more than ever before. I also think CNN should fire everyone but Cafferty.

No, fire him too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS801ZWYeSs

 

[james1906]

hmmm....never saw that clip

 

[ClayTrainor]

I'm not able to tolerate much of what's on tv Anymore but I still watch the following shows regularly.

- south park
- the office
- entourage
- family guy
- two and a half men
- lost

That's pretty much every single show I bother to watch, my list is MUCH shorter than it was 2 years ago.

The news is something I will never attain from the tv again.

 

[qh4dotcom]

Considering half of Hollywood publically supported Obama, I can't watch many movies anymore because of detest of the actors. Don't watch the idiot box anymore.

I feel the same way too...why go waste my cash to look at actors in movies who just screwed me with their votes and endorsements.

 

[constitutional]

Yes! It feels like I hate many shows and movies. For example, the movie Eagle Eye, how many people died to save the president/congress? The machine was just following the constitution/declaration of independence!

I still enjoy Prison Break from Fox News. Still has the element of corrupt bastards running the country.

Gaming is a different story, I enjoy gaming. BF2 , BF DC, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six games still love em.

 

[briand92]

I went to watch a movie in the theatres awhile back with my dad and one of the ads (which is another thing that annoys me, adverts before movies now?? consumers consumers!) before it was a Kid Rock music video with soliders and war. But it made it all seem patriotic, and showed the soldiers giving kids candy or something. I forget the lyrics now but it seemed so bizarre i was sitting upright staring at the screen thinking "WTF" i almost wanted to turn to my dad and starting talking about interventionism.

Yes, I hate that video. It is blatant propaganda. I'd be willing to bet our tax dollars paid for it.

 

[Roxi]

No, fire him too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fS801ZWYeSs

wow, and i read jack cafferty's book and loved it, i really like(d) the guy... im going to just justify that by saying he must have been brainwashed, so instead of hating him ill just feel bad for him

 

[danberkeley]

For me, it ruined Call of Duty x.x, Medal of Honor x.x, Battlefield Vietnam/etc, SimCity x.x, Civilization x.x, etc.
It ruined the World Cup, now only watch the UEFA Champions League.
Ruined any movies having to do with the state being great. I.e. ID4, Airforce One, etc.
Ruined Discovery Channel, Travel Channel, History Channel, TLC, Military Channel, etc.

I did the same with Sim City where I had a surplus with no taxes after makig neighborhood deals and limited spending. The town threw a parade for me.

lol. i loved those parades.

I was in Kuwait City right on the Gulf and my buddy was telling me about how during the first Gulf War the news cameras had to choose their angles just right so that when they were shooting video with the news anchor talking with a Kuwaiti landmark in the background they couldn't show the water because if you were to see the water you'd see the jet skiiers and sail boats enjoying a typical afternoon on the water.

lol.

 

[Wadesc]

Well you pretty much have to turn off your brain to even think about watching TV. Or watching a movie.

Theres a few notable exceptions (Jericho ruled )

 

[Conza88]

Well you pretty much have to turn off your brain to even think about watching TV. Or watching a movie.

Theres a few notable exceptions (Jericho ruled )

See sig.

 

[amonasro]

I've noticed that the talking heads on all the major networks are far too good-looking to know what they're talking about.

 

[Mini-Me]

I've lost a lot of respect for Robin Hood.

The Disney version is still awesome though, from what I remember...King John is the bad guy, using the Sheriff of Nottingham to collect taxes and rob the poor. In other words, it's a bit like real life, and I can't fault Robin Hood for stealing things back from that asshole.

 

[Mini-Me]

I went to watch a movie in the theatres awhile back with my dad and one of the ads (which is another thing that annoys me, adverts before movies now?? consumers consumers!) before it was a Kid Rock music video with soliders and war. But it made it all seem patriotic, and showed the soldiers giving kids candy or something. I forget the lyrics now but it seemed so bizarre i was sitting upright staring at the screen thinking "WTF" i almost wanted to turn to my dad and starting talking about interventionism.

Soldiers: ENJOYYYYYYY!!!!

Alright, my turn:
I've pretty much experienced the same disillusionment as everyone else. I'm a lot more critical and perceptive now whenever I'm exposed to any popular media, and I can pick up on subtle [and blatant] propaganda a lot more easily than I used to be able to. I'm not even sure if my conscious or subconscious mind is doing the brunt of the work, but I've certainly become more guarded when I take in new information than I used to be. Thankfully, I've never really watched much TV anyway...I'll watch the occasional episode of South Park or Family Guy, and I'll also catch some of the news when it's on and I happen to be around. Sometimes it just makes me roll my eyes, and other times it makes me unspeakably angry (someone gave a great image of a fire-breathing dragon earlier in this thread...). I've always gotten more of my news from the Internet than from anywhere else anyway (at least since my mid teens), but never before have I been so entirely disgusted with TV news. Everyone around me now knows that news channels put me into a mood and invite comments about what's true, what's half-true and deliberately distorted, what is a flat-out lie, etc.

I've never been a big TV guy, but I've definitely always enjoyed video games and movies...
A few people mentioned Call of Duty 4. I've never really played any of the Call of Duty games (or any "realistic" combat games), but you guys are right...I can't even bring myself to start the single player campaign, because of the same exact reason everyone else mentioned: After watching the intro to the campaign, I thought, "Why the hell am I even over in the Middle East?" I have no problem playing an obvious and over-the-top antihero like Kratos from God of War, but the real-life parallels of modern war games really bother me and make me question the morality of the cause my "hero" character is fighting for.

When it comes to movies, I'm constantly noticing the same propaganda that everyone else has mentioned. Sometimes this doesn't really bother me or hurt my enjoyment of a film, since I can entertain ideas without accepting them. Like AntiFederalist mentioned about himself, my anti-bullshit filters tend to "quarantine" facts and concepts that are meant to consciously or subconsciously influence my beliefs. For instance, watching American Gangster was an interesting exercise, because I don't really think it's meant to be a particularly propagandistic movie, but it carries several false assumptions that I have problems with. On one hand, Russell Crowe's character was sympathetic, and his goal of bringing down corrupt cops was a noble cause I could get behind. On the other hand, considering he was a federal agent in the "war on drugs," I couldn't help but see him as more of an antihero. Sure, Denzel was a pretty ruthless gangster and all, but I kept thinking, "Damn, if only they legalized drugs, none of this would have ever been necessary, and none of this violence would have ever occurred." When Crowe busted into the drug lab unannounced with a team of cops and a lot of guns, I couldn't exactly cheer for him as he blew away guys who were basically shooting at intruders who were breaking and entering and raiding their business. I still enjoyed the movie a lot, but the underlying premise of the War on Drugs and federal involvement really bothered me (though I did like Denzel's lines about how taking him down wouldn't change anything about the drug business...I feel like the inclusion of such insights helped redeem the sour aspects of the movie). Of course, sometimes the indoctrination-to-entertainment ratio is unacceptably high, and I spend (or expect to spend) so much time noticing and filtering out attempts to push some agenda that it's just not worth it. For instance, I can't even bring myself to watch Eagle Eye, since the Department of Homeland Gestapo propaganda in the previews and synopsis alone was enough to turn me away. I recall Billy Bob Thornton's character was described as a "patriotic" homeland security agent...YUCK! Of course, now that I've bothered to write a few sentences about it, if anyone else knows that the actual movie was more even-handed (or even enjoyable), let me know.

 

[Andrew Ryan]

I can't watch the Jon Daily show anymore.