Mission: Predictable

I saw Mission: Impossible III last night. It wasn't bad. Exciting. Decent plot line. Special effects and "gadgets" were mildly entertaining.

Of course, at the end we get one of Hollywood's sermons. One of the characters (i'll try to leave this vague in case you haven't seen it and want to) is a mole inside Ethan's organization. He is faithful, however, to the US government, and plans to allow a Middle Eastern country to buy a dangerous weapon so that the US can, in his words, "do what they do best: clean up. There will be a military strike within a week, and we'll go in, build infrastructure, democracy..."

I have to say this line made me want to puke, as does all Hollywood's pedantry. We get it Hollywood. You're against the war. Thanks. We get it Hollywood, you think all religions are the same, except for Christianity, which is ludicrous, barbarous, judgmental, and evil. Thanks. We get it Hollywood, you're all for Euthanasia. Thanks.

Further, the simple fact of Hollywood's being against the war is almost in itself enough to make me for it. Same goes for just about anything Hollywood gets on a soapbox about. I think, next election, i'll tune in to see who most of the Starry Lane's characters are voting for, and then vote the opposite.

For a surprising example of a decent piece of art, see Saints and Soldiers. I'm not sure who the actors were, but this movie actually portrays a Christian as someone other than a proselytizing, deceptive, backstabbing, selfish nincompoop. He helps people, is kind and caring, forgives other people, and makes sacrifices on other's behalf. He's really a good character!

And on another note, since this is my blog, i get to declare the winner of the Death Penalty debate featured below.

Winner: Death Penalty opponents, by a landslide. :-)