From biographies to science fiction to, the crowd favourite, romance, movies tell the truth in a way that is a lie. Am not doubting or faulting their stories or facts or information at all. Am just saying that when actor-models and beauty-queen-actresses portray a role, it kind of distorts the purpose of motivation or enlightenment or plain information and just turns to plain old sex appeal.
Some times movies tell the best stories with lots of lessons but for most people they can not get past the point of entertainment because that is all they see, that is all they are made to see. The stories told there are real life, down to earth and plausible stories meant to be interpreted for the everyday guy and the girl next door but we may not be able to see that and relate with it as such because the people acting the roles are not your every day (average) guy or girl 'next flat'. I mean do you think the base ball player who fought through all the odds to win those championships as portrayed in movie X had those kind of shapely jaws and broad chest(not that I noticed) of actor Bobo or that the girl who tried to find love but kept getting her heart torn out in movie Y had such a figure (figure 88). If the guy looked anything like that he would be considering a career in modeling not base ball and the girl would definitely have guys flocking around and probably be an actress....which is actually what she is.
The gossip magazines don't do us any justice either by semi-idolizing these peolple, telling us what this wore for this and what expensive location the other one vacationed in....I mean how am I suppose to see him truely in that poor man's role he acts when it gets to the next movie.
Even reality shows that are supposed to portray real life instances and everyday issues of people in a "normal life" is all about expensive cars, houses and phones (our favourite toy). If we settled to really look and I mean really look, we could uncover the intelligent lessons these movies teach and even reality tv (Kardashians et al). But it is covered with so much "celebriting" that we loose the essence.
PS I am still waiting for a "real life reality television" show.
How long do you think you'll wait before that'll happen? Personally, I think 'they' do what brings more economic value. So you may have to keep looking closely to get the lessons.
ReplyDeleteYes o. Now we are stuck with shows done only for the money. It will just keep getting worse for our children unborn if someone does not do something. So yes, am still waiting......
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