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• A symptom of Hollywood (Score:1)

  by barbie (2653)

  Obviously, in the terms of this movie, any school where the kids have to study is bad, just as a school where the kids can run around and raise hell is good.

  Unfortunately Hollywood plants this seed in several school related films. You're not cool unless you skip school (Ferris Bueller), treat school as a joke (Grease) or the only sane one in a bunch of weirdos (The Faculty). You also get the view that 'jocks' are all bozos. Maybe they are, but I seriously doubt it. There probably are films that do treat
  • Re:A symptom of Hollywood (Score:2)

    by jmm (276)

    There probably are films that do treat studying responsibly but I can't recall one.

    Legally Blonde shows students seriously studying. The "bubblehead sorority valley girl" turns out to be the best student at Harvard Law School.
    • Re:A symptom of Hollywood (Score:1)

      by barbie (2653)

      I knew there had to be one recently, I'd forgotten about Legally Blonde. It was a shame that too many of the characters stuck to stereotypes, though it wouldn't have been the film it was if it hadn't :)
  • Re:A symptom of Hollywood (Score:1)

    by jordan (120)

    • The last great Eddie Murphy (IMHO) was 48 Hours, since then he's used one of two characters (straight and comedic) in every film.

    
    

    Did you see Bowfinger? Maybe that's more of a Steve Martin movie than a Eddie Murphy movie, but it's great, IMO.
    
• Children's movies (Score:2)

  by TorgoX (1933)

  Just about all movies that get released are children's movies.

  New excuse for watching only porn: with porn, at least its script (if any) hasn't been thru ten revisions plus reshooting after the test-marketing.