Culture Clips: Movies
Entertainment and its impact on today's culture
Articles within this series
- Overview
- Ben Stein: Expelled
- Culture Clips: Movies
- Next Steps / Related Information
Did You Know?
- Films about pregnancy, such as Juno, Knocked Up and Baby Mama, have done well at the box office in the last year. But while some experts like the fact that films are dealing with the physical consequences of sex (such as pregnancy and childbirth), many believe there's still something missing. "The one place that kids are left uneducated is the emotional intensity of sex and sexually charged relationships early in life," says pediatrician Dr. Cara Natterson. "It's still glorified, it's still romanticized and it's such a big piece that's missing in the conversation with kids about why you should wait to have sex. I'd love to see that addressed, in some way, by the film industry." [Source: abcnews.com, 5/14/08]
Quote
"In today's world, we look at our presidents, our prime ministers, our princes and our potentates, and we describe them as our leaders. But they're not. They're merely our rulers. The leaders are the people who change the minds and stimulate the imaginations of the public, whether children or adults. That means the moviemakers, the people who make TV shows, the entertainment people in the business. And that means that if you're going to lead the world as the movie people and the TV people do, you'd better choose very carefully in what direction you're going to lead." —Douglas Gresham, stepson of C.S. Lewis [Source: Focus on the Family daily broadcast, 5/7/08]
"Our [Narnia] kids are growing up. Susan is 17, 18 years old—Caspian's a very fine-looking young man. Why wouldn't there be some romance? ... It seemed more unnatural not to have the attraction than to have it. I don't think it's over the top. ... People shouldn't be embarrassed or upset about it because it's not on page 79 of the book." —Prince Caspian director Andrew Adamson, responding to criticism about a kiss between Caspian and Susan that's been added to the movie adaptation of C.S. Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia book [Source: mtv.com, 5/14/08]
More Culture Clips
Plugged In Online publishes full issues of "Culture Clips" once a week in the Plugged In eNewsletter (currently a complimentary service of Plugged In and Focus on the Family). If you wish to be added to the "Culture Clips" list, subscribe to the Plugged In eNewsletter.