Critical Acclaim of Realism, but Sacrifice of Morality

Critical Acclaim of Realism, but Sacrifice of Morality May 22, 2017 3:06:42 GMT

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Post by moviemouth on May 22, 2017 3:06:42 GMT

May 22, 2017 1:38:14 GMT london777 said:

May 21, 2017 20:42:43 GMT moviemouth said:

Even if the movie is telling the viewer how to think, it is still up to the viewer whether he agrees or not anyway. Almost every movie takes a moral stance, it's just I guess some people aren't smart enough to notice it.

If you mean by that, "almost every movie assumes a certain set of moral values", then I agree with you. "Takes a moral stance" suggests a conscious decision. "Assumes" suggests a subconscious decision.

Sometimes these implicit, unstated values may conflict with the intended message of the scriptwriters and/or director, but that is another issue, getting away from innmouth's OP.

I meant it the way I said it - A concious decision by the filmmaker/screenwriter.

Then again, I'm not as smart as you are. Most movies have a useful message for me whether it is concious or subconcious.

The problem I have with what the OP is saying is that it isn't a movies job to provide moral commentary, nor should it be. It's just the writers/directors take on life and society and that often includes a moral stance in some way. The kind of movies it seems the OP wants is movies that talk down to the viewer. Screenwriters are just people like everyone else, they aren't saints.