I had seen this great movie before, starring Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington: "Philadelphia".
This is a gripping story that really draws in your mind and your heart. I watched it again, the other night.
It's bad enough that great stories get interrupted by commercials. And, of course, in all the wrong places. It doesn't seem to matter whether there's a highly dramatic scene or a natural break - when it's time for commercials the movie gets cut! But that's not even the worst part...
The other night, they interrupted our initially great viewing experience with previews of upcoming "Bridezillas" shows! Have you seen these? I checked it out - once. Spoiled-rotten brats having fits over their wedding stuff. Yawn, I'd say - if it wasn't so aggravating. Stupid, selfish broads embarrassing themselves on TV with their childish demands.
It gets even worse...
They actually repeated the same previews over and over during the jingle breaks of "Philadelphia". Talking about a "break"! Talking about completely ruining a movie for its audience.
Why? - I ask myself. What are they thinking? Do they expect us to turn off a heart-wrenching involvement with such a brilliant drama in under 5 seconds and develop some anticipation for a bimbo show? ("Honey, stop crying for a moment and mark the calendar for the next "Bridezillas"!)
But then I wonder: do these TV people know something about us that we haven't noticed ourselves, yet?
Have we become such a superficial audience that this kind of "brutality" actually works for the advertisers?
Do we already shrug off such emotional and cultural "rapes"?
Can we stop this? Do we want to stop this?
Sunday, January 11, 2009
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I have one word for you that will Change Your Life: Netflix:)
Tom Hanks and Denzel Washington are my two favorite actors. I've seen all their movies. I appreciate them because they're both selective in what they'll accept as a script. Plus they're just decent, caring human beings.
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