Comments on: The Politics of Juno: How to Sell Fundamentalism to Liberal Audiences http://www.tapmag.net/wordpress/2009/02/23/the-politics-of-juno-how-to-sell-fundamentalism-to-liberal-audiences/ magazine for culture, politics and life from a transatlantic perspective Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:43:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: DXS http://www.tapmag.net/wordpress/2009/02/23/the-politics-of-juno-how-to-sell-fundamentalism-to-liberal-audiences/comment-page-1/#comment-7674 DXS Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:23:24 +0000 http://www.tapmag.net/wordpress/?p=779#comment-7674 Mr Becker: Thank you for writing your article. That movie gave me a sick feeling after leaving the theater, and it continues to bother me in the same way that Christian rock bothers me. I was arguing about the movie with my brother yesterday. He sent me links to interviews of the screenwriter claiming to be pro-choice. Thankfully, I was able to find your well-written, thorough, and insightful analysis. Mr Becker: Thank you for writing your article. That movie gave me a sick feeling after leaving the theater, and it continues to bother me in the same way that Christian rock bothers me. I was arguing about the movie with my brother yesterday. He sent me links to interviews of the screenwriter claiming to be pro-choice. Thankfully, I was able to find your well-written, thorough, and insightful analysis.

]]> By: Dirk http://www.tapmag.net/wordpress/2009/02/23/the-politics-of-juno-how-to-sell-fundamentalism-to-liberal-audiences/comment-page-1/#comment-5082 Dirk Tue, 24 Feb 2009 15:47:30 +0000 http://www.tapmag.net/wordpress/?p=779#comment-5082 But then, Phyllis Schlafly didn't like 'Juno', and that's always a good sign. http://tinyurl.com/cbrdwt But then, Phyllis Schlafly didn’t like ‘Juno’, and that’s always a good sign.
http://tinyurl.com/cbrdwt

]]> By: Kolja http://www.tapmag.net/wordpress/2009/02/23/the-politics-of-juno-how-to-sell-fundamentalism-to-liberal-audiences/comment-page-1/#comment-5071 Kolja Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:50:17 +0000 http://www.tapmag.net/wordpress/?p=779#comment-5071 Yeah, I had to smile about the flexibility with which they apply the label. in this regard, accroding to NRO, the movie Brazil is conservative because it shows what happens when the government collects to much power: "Terrorist bombings, national-security scares, universal police surveillance, bureaucratic arrogance, a callous elite, perversion of science, and government use of torture evoke the worst aspects of the modern megastate." Hmm, sounds like the Bush years to me. It proves that it's really just a label and conservatives will claim anything to appear closer to the mainstream again. Yeah, I had to smile about the flexibility with which they apply the label. in this regard, accroding to NRO, the movie Brazil is conservative because it shows what happens when the government collects to much power: “Terrorist bombings, national-security scares, universal police surveillance, bureaucratic arrogance, a callous elite, perversion of science, and government use of torture evoke the worst aspects of the modern megastate.”
Hmm, sounds like the Bush years to me.
It proves that it’s really just a label and conservatives will claim anything to appear closer to the mainstream again.

]]> By: Leon http://www.tapmag.net/wordpress/2009/02/23/the-politics-of-juno-how-to-sell-fundamentalism-to-liberal-audiences/comment-page-1/#comment-5070 Leon Mon, 23 Feb 2009 21:41:15 +0000 http://www.tapmag.net/wordpress/?p=779#comment-5070 I found their regard for The Lives of Others to be brutally ironic, given their fondness for surveillance, intrusion, and their absolute disdain for civil liberties. They couldn't even come up with 25 films that fulfill both criteriums of "good" and "conservative". Many of these films are garbage, others (Team America) aren't conservative in the slightest. The list also illustrates well what a muddled term "conservative" is these days. The Lives of the Others is considered conservative because it "chronicles life under a totalitarian regime as the Stasi secretly monitors the activities of a playwright who is suspected of harboring doubts about Communism" while The Dark Night is conservative because in his "fight against the terrorist Joker, Batman has to devise new means of surveillance, push the limits of the law, and accept the hatred of the press and public." It is a solid indication that an ideology is bankrupt when even its most skillful propagandists cease to make sense... I found their regard for The Lives of Others to be brutally ironic, given their fondness for surveillance, intrusion, and their absolute disdain for civil liberties.

They couldn’t even come up with 25 films that fulfill both criteriums of “good” and “conservative”. Many of these films are garbage, others (Team America) aren’t conservative in the slightest.

The list also illustrates well what a muddled term “conservative” is these days. The Lives of the Others is considered conservative because it “chronicles life under a totalitarian regime as the Stasi secretly monitors the activities of a playwright who is suspected of harboring doubts about Communism” while The Dark Night is conservative because in his “fight against the terrorist Joker, Batman has to devise new means of surveillance, push the limits of the law, and accept the hatred of the press and public.” It is a solid indication that an ideology is bankrupt when even its most skillful propagandists cease to make sense…

]]> By: Kolja http://www.tapmag.net/wordpress/2009/02/23/the-politics-of-juno-how-to-sell-fundamentalism-to-liberal-audiences/comment-page-1/#comment-5067 Kolja Mon, 23 Feb 2009 19:28:11 +0000 http://www.tapmag.net/wordpress/?p=779#comment-5067 Tellingly, <em>Juno</em> made it on the list of the <a href="http://nrd.nationalreview.com/article/?q=YWQ4MDlhMWRkZDQ5YmViMDM1Yzc0MTE3ZTllY2E3MGM=" Target="_blank" rel="nofollow">best conservative movies</a> compiled by the National Review. BTW, Florian von Donnersmarck's <em>The Life of Others</em> is on first place... Tellingly, Juno made it on the list of the best conservative movies compiled by the National Review.
BTW, Florian von Donnersmarck’s The Life of Others is on first place…

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