Nominees for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize includes a Russian human rights group, a Chinese dissident and of course the Internet.
Nobel Peace Prize Founder Alfred Nobel: Not Amused
Say what?
The Internet to Win the Nobel Peace Prize?
Yes, the Internet was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. This is the year after Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize for doing nothing at the time he won. It sparked a lot of debate on the value of the Nobel Peace Prize as well as the whether the committee should ever award a nomination based on “potential” rather than concrete actions. Before discussing the Internet, let’s note the other real-human candidates that are known at this time.
Svetlana Gannushkina – Russian Human Rights
One nomination is a Russian human rights activist Svetlana Gannushkina and her group “Memorial”. Nominated by Erna Solberg, the head of Norway’s Conservative Party, this organization often leads the criticism against the Kremlin.
“These are people who are at the forefront of human rights and are putting their lives at risk for their work,” Solberg told The Associated Press.
Liu Xiaobo, Chinese Dissident
Kwame Anthony Appiah, president of the PEN American Center and a Princeton philosophy professor mentioned that he had nominated Liu Xiaobo. Liu Xiaobo is a Chinese dissident who was jailed by the government. Kwame Anthony Appiah says that he nominated Liu due to his “distinguished and principled leadership in the area of human and political rights and freedom of expression.” The Chinese government is obviously against this nomination.
“It would be completely wrong for the Nobel Prize committee to award the prize to such a person,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Ma Zhaoxu
George Ryan, Former Illinois Governor
Francis A. Boyle, a law professor at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, nominated Former Illinois Governor George Ryan who is currently in jail for federal corruption charges. He was nominated for his campaign to abolish the death penalty.
Alfred Nobel: 2010 Winner.. What the heck is an Internet?
Would they really give the Nobel Peace Prize to the Internet?
Last year’s choice of Obama already stirred a great deal of controversy as Obama had just joined office and had no real accomplishments that warranted the prize. Some felt that it cheapened the Award.
This year, some speculate that due to the controversy the committee may select a conservative winner. Others say that last year is just more evidence that we can expect anything.
Alfred Nobel left simple, vague instructions on how to select winners in his 1895 will. It was to promote “fraternity between the nations and the abolition or reduction of standing armies”. It was meant for people who promoted peace through what they did. This definition has since been broadened by the Nobel Committee to also include human rights activist and the protection of the environment. The Nobel Committee is appointed by Norway’s parliament.
Why mention Nobel Peace Prize on this Blog?
The mere fact that the Internet is being nominated for what is considered one of the greatest awards today speaks volumes about how central internet has become.
Plus the internet is a mixed bag. Yes the internet has brought upon great proliferation of information and news. Yes, it has connected people from all around the world. It has opened new doors and opportunities to collaborate. It has truly been amazing. However we also know the Internet has caused a whole new set of emotional issues. It has opened the world to wide spread pornography and other degrading material for easy access to all ages. It has caused more people to waste more time staring at a screen whether it be simply cruising the internet or playing online multi-player video games. Our children grow up watching 8 hours of screen time a day, a huge chunk of that watching videos or tv shows on the Internet. 8 hours per day. There are many studies and professionals who mourn at the influence of media on our children’s development.
Nobel Peace Prize Nomination Process
Before getting carried away, let’s remember that numerous people are nominated every year for the Nobel Peace Prize. The information regarding who was nominated is not released by the Nobel Foundation until 50 years after the prize, but some information is made public by the ones who nominate the candidate. Yes the Internet was nominated, but in the past so was Joseph Stalin, Benito Mussolini, and believe it or not Adolf Hitler, thought the latter was done out of protest to the nomination of a different candidate. Meanwhile candidates like Mohandas Gandhi was nominated several times but never awarded.
What is your first gut reaction to this news?
What do you think? Does the Internet warrant consideration?
Do you think if the Internet wins the Nobel Peace Prize, it cheapens the Prize?
Avatar recently screamed past the $1 billion mark, easily placing itself as the second highest grossing film in history right behind titanic, which not by coincidence was also directed by James Cameron.
Everyone has heard the talk. The CG is stunning. The immersive land of Pandora is breathtaking. Viewing a movie in 3D finally was worth the extra $2-3. All that talk is true. It’s really an awesome piece of work and the visuals is well worth the ticket price.
When you visit movie sites and read the user reviews, you would think this is the movie of the century. A+’s all around. Best movie ever. Highest praises you could possibly mark. But is Avatar the best movie ever?
The sex-ed lobby has always claimed it was all about health—teaching kids how to stay safe. But in reality, their goal was not preventing disease, pregnancy, and emotional distress. It’s about indoctrinating them into a radical ideology—sexual freedom….
What’s the result of this [sex education] teaching? One in four American girls now has a sexually transmitted disease. – Breakpoint
Are sex educators not providing the latest medical facts?
Are we really missing out on scientific facts about our sexual health?
What are the latest findings on the effects of living with sexual freedom?
What are those scientific facts! Am I in danger?
Dr. Miriam Grossman vs. Sex Educators
Dr. Miriam Grossman M.D, a board certified child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist, recently wrote a book called “You’re Teaching My Kid What?”.
She writes about the fact that sex educators as well as the SIECUS [Sexual Information and Education Council of the US], the organization that sets the standard for sex education, are not presenting the medical facts thus rather than empowering people to make the right decisions, they are giving them a false sense of security with disastrous results.
One example is how sex educators urge kids to avoid pregnancy by engaging in oral sex. But what about the medical facts?
AMP UP / Pepsi Iphone App “Before You Score” Gone too Far?
Pepsi has been known as a company not afraid to push limits and try out new innovative methods in reaching it’s potential consumers. Have they gone to far?
“Before You Score” AMP UP
AMP’s latest attempt to utilize social media became a huge controversial issue. AMP is an energy drink company owned by Pepsi. They have always utilized guy-centric advertising focusing on extreme sports and women. Their marketing approach is a tamer version of another company called AXE who uses extremely risque and degrading advertising.
AMP launched an Iphone app called “before you score” that helps men score with women. Within the application itself, the app breaks down women into 24 categories and provides various pickup lines and suggestions. Examples of such categories are “Rebound Girl”, “Twins”, “Foreign Exchange Student” and even “Married”. Depending on the type of person she is, it is suggesting specific things to say as well can be used to find specific places to eat. The whole point is to convince the subject that you share her interest with the overall goal of getting them into bed. The iTunes store has a description that says “roadmap to success with your favorite kinds of women”.
Let’s think about the culture pepsi is promoting here.
Average American watches 153 Hours of TV & online 68 Hours per Month
A new report for the Nielsen Company reported that in September 2009, the average U.S. Internet user spent approximately 68 hours online per month. The figure may not seem all that staggering, but consider this: The average American watches 153 hours of television per month (1Q 2009) [Nielsen’s A2M2 Three Screen Report].
This is going to create some interesting controversy. French lawmakers have decided to regulate airbrushing photos by requiring disclaimers on photos that are photoshopped or enhanced in any way.Image manipulation has been a practice going on since long before photoshop, to create stunning and perfect pictures for advertisement purposes. This action was taken as a way of fighting against body image issues at the source.
This disclaimer would be needed in newspapers, photos, magazines, political pieces, product packaging, art photography and any situation where there is a “retouched photograph aimed at changing a person’s physical appearance.”
Hours of Hair & Makeup followed by Hours of Photo Manipulation
Even after hours of hair and makeup styling, photos used in print often go through hours of photo manipulation. Some very common practices are to slim waistlines, slim the hips, lengthen the neck and legs, alter facial structures, increase symmetry, widen eyes, fix nose shape, have a woman’s breast lifted, change skin colors, add shadows, add tones, move eyebrows, remove bad marks, erase freckles, change the background, and stylize the hair. An altered photo can lookdramatically different from the original.
The photo above is an example of what photoshop can do in a mere 5 minutes of photoshop work. During a 5 minute segment on Homepage, a show on CP24, Greg Danbrooke demonstrated how Photoshop is the real tool behind the perfection we see on magazine covers and billboards.
“Many young people, particularly girls, do not know the difference between the virtual and reality, and can develop complexes from a very young age. In some cases this leads to anorexia or bulimia and very serious health problems.” – French MP Valerie Boyer
50+ French politicians have voiced their support for this legislation. The fine for breaking this law would be a fine of approximately $48K USD or 50% of the campaign costs.
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Do you think this law is a good idea or a bad idea?
Do you think this law should pass?
Is photoshopped bodies a detriment to self-image especially in children?
Did you know the images you see in magazines are touched up and photoshopped to be pleasing to the eye?
Manipulation of Images in Media
I am sure you all said yes. Everything we see today has been digitally enhanced. Every face we see is not only cleaned up, but necks are trimmed, the chins are tucked, and eyes are enlarged. Every blemish from the skin is erased, hair is made more glimmery, all this on top of picking the prettiest of models (see Dove Video). It is no wonder media has such a negative influence on the way children perceive themselves and their own self-image.
Help us start a list of Clean Family Friendly Movies!
One of the goals of Clean Cut Media is to raise awareness of the influence of media on our culture and our Worldview. It is not an easy task as by nature much of what is written pushes up against what our culture would consider the norm. However, in addition to this primary goal, Clean Cut Media aims to also be a resource where people can come to find fresh perspectives and reviews on movies, music, tv shows, and other media.
It’s hard to find truly clean movies suitable for children
There are so many ways to watch or rent a movie. From Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, to Youtube, you can stream movies online at a flick of a finger, yet it is not an easy task to figure out which movies are wholesome, safe, and free of sexual innuendos, sex scenes, violence, vulgar scenes, and bad language. It’s nearly impossible outside of a few children’s movies (and even many of those are questionable). As someone who spends tons of time with youth students myself, it isn’t easy to find a definitive list of clean movies I can check out.
So I’d like to start a list of Clean Movies as well as Clean Family Friendly Movies so those who will find this post can have a list of movies they know is safe to watch both for their children and for themselves. Also, please contribute popular movies that seem safe at first glance.
Please Share Your List of Clean Movies & Clean Family Friendly Movies
Here is what you can do.
Comment below with the Names of Movies that you consider to be clean and/or family safe.
Please label them as Family Friendly / Clean
Clean Movie: This means no sex scenes, no or minimal sexual innuendos, no or minimal bad language, no excessive violence/gore, and no bad message!
Family Friendly: Basically would you take your 10-year-old daughter to this and be perfectly comfortable with what she is taking in?
Exceptions: I realize finding perfectly “clean” movies is really hard, so if you know of any movies that violate a portion of these categories, just notate it next to the name. You MUST note any amount of bad language, sexual innuendos, sexual scenes, bad message, violence – think about parents of very young kids who may want to use this list to choose a movie. The more information the better. Also if you know the RATING, please note it as well.
Please also contribute movies that come off as family-friendly but you found to be unacceptable as well as any popular movie titles! (Ex. The Later Shrek movies are NOT for kids! Tons of sexual innuendos and jokes). If you see movies below that do not have proper warnings, let us know!
Below are some samples to start off with. Please follow the general format.
I’ll update this as people comment. Red = Not Family Friendly
List of Clean / Family Friendly Movies [+ Unclean “Children” Films]
Movies Names
Clean
Family Friendly
Exceptions
25th Hour [R]
Lots of Bad Language
100 First Dates [PG-13]
X
X
30 Minutes or Less [R]
“Horrible Language, Massively Inappropriate” “Horrifying” “Skipped through the whole film then turned it off”
I found this movie too scary for children under age of 4-5
Christmas Child [NR]
X
X
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe [PG]
X
X
Cinderella Story [PG]
X
X
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs [PG]
X
X
Cool Runnings [PG]
X
Quick Kissing Scene, Some Foul Language
Cop and a Half [PG]
X
X
Mild Language, Violence
Cop Out [R]
“Horrible Language, Massively Inappropriate” “F every other word”
Courageous [PG-13]
X
Cranford BBC Series [G]
X
X
Dead Man Walking [R]
X
Murder, Rape Scene at a distance, some bad language
Dead Silence [PG-13]
X
X
Clean Language (some use of “hell”), Frightening scenes
Deep Impact [PG-13]
X
X
Deja Vu [PG-13]
Violence & Terror
Die Hard: Live Free, Die hard [PG-13]
X
Violence & Bad Language
Despicable Me [PG]
X
X
Despicable Me 2 [PG]
X
X
Dumbo [G]
X
X
Dustin Checks In [PG]
X
X
Mild Language, Sensuality
The Emperor’s New Groove [G]
X
X
Ella Enchanted [PG]
X
X
Encanto [PG]
X
X
Encanto is one of the better films with good themes and messaging from Disney in my opinion.
End of the Spear [PG-13]
X
Eternals [PG-13]
Most Marvel movies has been relatively clean but this one is NOT. There is a sex scene (tho mostly covered) that would be completely unexpected for parents if taking kids thinking it’s just another Marvel movie. Be aware.
Evan Almighty [PG]
X
X
Ever After [PG]
X
X
Death of Father & Scary Scene with Villian unsuitable for the very young
Facing the Giants [PG]
X
Fiddler on the Roof [G]
X
X
Finding Nemo [G]
X
X
Fireproof [PG]
X
X
First Dog
X
X
Five Mile Creek Disney Series [NR]
X
X
Forrest Gump [PG-13]
Fried Green Tomatoes [PG-13]
X
X
“very minimal language, sad death scene” – J Rae
Frozen [PG]
X
X
Actually a good message about true love. Really flipped the script on “love at first site” and pining for a prince. Focused on sibling love. Awesome.
Frozen 2 [PG]
X
X
The Fugitive [PG-13]
X
X
Violence. Murder Scene.
Galaxy Quest [PG]
X
X
Older Kids 8+, minimal violence, positive msg
Gifted Hands The Ben Carson Story [NR]
X
X
Gladiator [R]
X
Extreme Violence
Glory Road [PG]
X
X
God’s not dead [PG]
X
Goonies [PG]
X
Kids curse
Gravity [PG-13]
X
“Gravity has some foul language and would be very scary to a child.”
The Great Escape [NR]
X
X
The Greatest Game Ever Played [PG]
X
X
Groundhog Day [PG]
X
Romantic Comedy. Mild Profanity, No nudity but implied sex
Happy Feet [PG]
X
X
Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince [PG]
X
X
Major Teen Love Drama
Heaven Can Wait [PG]
X
X
The Help [PG-13]
X
X
Few scenes may be too mature for kids. 1 character suffers miscarriage, another victim of domestic violence, but viewers doesn’t see anything. Police office hits black woman. All around safe, clean film.
Hitch [PG-13]
X
Shows people in bed together before marriage
The Hobbit [PG-13]
X
Lot of Violence. Clean Film for Adults.
Home Alone [PG]
X
X
Homeward Bound Series [G]
X
X
Horton Hears a Who [G]
X
X
Hotel for Dogs [PG]
X
X
How to Train Your Dragon [PG]
X
X
Hugo [PG]
X
X
Ice Age [PG]
X
X
Ice Princess [G]
X
X
Inception [PG-13]
X
Violence. Slightly disturbing scenes. Suicide.
Indiana Jones Series [PG-13]
X
X
Temple of Doom has some upsetting, graphic scenes.
Incredibles [G]
X
X
Infernal Affairs (Cantonese) [R]
X
Violence
The Inheritance Hallmark [NR]
X
X
Inside Out [PG-13]
X
X
Iron Giant [PG]
X
X
Iron Will [PG]
X
X
The Italian Job [PG-13]
X
Mild Language, Violence, Shows girl in bra
John Q [PG-13]
X
X
Jurassic Park [PG-13]
X
X
Jurassic World [PG-13]
X
Dinosaurs eating humans
Kings Speech [R]
X
One Scene where speech therapist has the main character curse the F word numerous times as part of the treatment. Other than that, it’s a clean movie.
Kung Fu Hustle [R]
Mild and cartoon-like violence
Kung Fu Panda [G]
X
X
Lady and the Tramp [G]
X
X
The Lake House [PG]
X
Language, Disturbing Images
The Land Before Time [G]
X
X
Entire Series
The Land of Oz [PG]
X
X
Lark Rises to Candleford BBC [NR]
X
X
shows superstitions of village people
The Last Airbender [PG]
X
X
Last Chance Harvey [PG-13]
X
X
The Last Samurai [R]
X
Action/Violence/Gore Sensual Scene
The Lego Movie [PG]
X
X
Letters to Juliet [PG]
X
X
Life is Beautiful [PG-13]
X
Holocaust Themes
Life on Liberty Street [NR]
X
Holocaust Themes
Lilo & Stitch [PG]
X
X
Lion King [G]
X
X
Little Giants [PG]
X
X
Little Mermaid [G]
X
X
“Does anyone find it problematic that the main character is barely wearing anything and is super skinny and what kind of effect it has on a girl’s self-perception and guy’s view towards girls? I do.” Another issue is the underlying theme of rebelling against her father, feeling I know what is best for me even as a child, and all to pursue a ‘love’ grounded on superficial things like looks and curiosity. Movie was fun, but the message.
Little Rascals [PG]
X
X
#1 & #2
Love Comes Softely [NR]
X
X
Lord of the Rings – Fellowship of the Ring [PG-13]
Clean Movie. Note there is definitely a bit of a theme around a child believing they know better than parents and taking risks, but it’s not as bad as other films. Lack of “romantic” story is refreshing.
Mild Language, Sexual Humor, Partying, Nudity implied but not seen
The Tale of Despereaux [G]
X
X
Tarzan [G]
X
X
Thor [PG-13]
X
Though None Go With Me [PG]
X
X
Time Traveler’s Wife [PG-13]
Rear End Nudity, Sexuality, Bad Language
Total Recall [R]
1990 Version. Profanity, Violence, Bed Scene
Toy Story [G]
X
X
Toy Story 2 [G]
X
X
Toy Story 3 [G]
X
X
A little intense for young kids. Sneaky reference to “Nice As..cot”
The Treasure Seekers [N/A]
X
X
True Grit [PG-13]
X
Violence
Truman Show [PG]
X
X
Try Try Again [N/A]
X
X
Two Week’s Notice [PG-13]
X
Sexual Related Humor, Language
The Ultimate Gift [PG]
X
X
Unbreakable [PG-13]
X
X
UP [PG]
X
X
US Marshall [PG-13]
X
X
The Village [PG-13]
X
X
No Cursing, Some frightening scenes
A Walk to Remember [PG]
X
X
Some Sensual Material
Wall-E [G]
X
X
Wallace & Gromit [G]
X
X
The Waterhorse [PG]
X
X
Veggie Tales [G]
X
X
Includes all Veggie Tale Titles. See Comments for Fuller List
The Wager [N/A]
X
X
Family Friendly
War Horse [PG-13]
X
War Room [PG]
X
We are Marshall [PG]
X
X
“grab your box of tissue! it’s sad- tells the story of a town and how they dealt with the tradegy of their football team’s plane crash- sad but definately uplifting!”
Note: At least 7 “s” words, 10 hells, 5 damns and few others.
We Were Soldiers [R]
X
“Extreme Violence, but Excellent Message”
What Dreams May Come [PG-13]
X
X
The Winter Stallion [N/A]
X
X
What the Deaf Man Heard Hallmark [NR]
NA
NA
When Calls teh Heart [TV]
X
X
When Zachary Beaver Came to Town [PG]
X
X
White You Were Sleeping [PG]
X
X
Some Sexual References and Kissing. Mild Language
Wild Hearts Can’t be Broken [PG]
X
X
Mild Language
Willy Wonka (Gene Wilder) [G]
X
X
May be scary for small children
World War Z [PG-13]
The Young Victoria [PG]
X
X
“some sensual material bw the married couple but no sexual scenes, mild language”
You’ve Got Mail [PG]
X
Father & Grandfather being involved with series of younger women portrayed as humorous. Scene about Cyber Sex. People living together before marriage. Parents should explain talking to strangers online is never good.
Zathura [PG]
X
X
Zeus and Roxanne [PG]
X
X
“Zeus is a little dog and Roxanne is a dolphin, and how they manage to bring a lonely man with a son and a career woman with two teenagers together. Sweet movie!”
Please take a minute to contribute some movies!
It would help a lot if you noted the movie rating!
This will take a long while to become a comprehensive list but slowly and surely we’ll build out this list!
The Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) came out with a study this week that suggests that gaming habits developed as a youth carries with them into adulthood. Specifically those who played video games as a child or a teenager have a trend to become inactive and have more health issues.
The study included 552 adults between 19 and 90 in the Washington State area. Gaming once was considered a children centric activity but in this study, 50% of gamers were found to be within the 18 to 49 age while 25% were 50 and older. Those in the younger age between 8 to 34 showed many signs of addiction.
7 out of 10 girls believe they are not measuring up in some way especially in terms of looks.
Most have already seen the powerful dove beauty evolution video that shows how photo editing tools can be used to convey a false image of beauty.
In 2004 a survey by NPD Group showed that on average, girls started to use beauty products at the age of 17. Today that average is 13.
We also discussed the rise of Pro Anorexia sites all over the Internet & on Facebook.
“More Beautiful You” by Jonny Diaz: Message
This song “More Beautiful You” was written by Jonny Diaz, a young Christian man, who desired to tell women not to buy into the lies of the media and that what makes them beautiful is not external but within their heart. It’s been climbing the music charts and create a lot of buzz because of the truth in the message. It is a beautiful piece of work and the lyrics are well written.
Have a listen. Lyrics are below.
Get the Song Here:
Jonny Diaz’s Message
“The idea that they need to look a certain way in order to be feel beautiful is completely false,” Diaz explains. “Through this song I hope to get the attention of females and tell them the truth found in God’s word, that there could never be a more beautiful you!”
“More Beautiful You” LYRICS by Jonny Diaz
LITTLE GIRL FOURTEEN FLIPPING THROUGH A MAGAZINE
SAYS SHE WANTS TO LOOK THAT WAY
BUT HER HAIR ISN’T STRAIGHT HER BODY ISN’T FAKE
AND SHE’S ALWAYS FELT OVERWEIGHT
WELL LITTLE GIRL FOURTEEN I WISH THAT YOU COULD SEE
THAT BEAUTY IS WITHIN YOUR HEART
AND YOU WERE MADE WITH SUCH CARE YOUR SKIN YOUR BODY AND YOUR HAIR
ARE PERFECT JUST THE WAY THEY ARE
THERE COULD NEVER BE A MORE BEAUTIFUL YOU
DON’T BUY THE LIES DISGUISES AND HOOPS THEY MAKE YOU JUMP THROUGH
YOU WERE MADE TO FILL A PURPOSE THAT ONLY YOU COULD DO
SO THERE COULD NEVER BE A MORE BEAUTIFUL YOU
LITTLE GIRL TWENTY-ONE THE THINGS THAT YOU’VE ALREADY DONE
ANYTHING TO GET AHEAD
AND YOU SAY YOU’VE GOT A MAN BUT HE’S GOT ANOTHER PLAN
ONLY WANTS WHAT YOU WILL DO INSTEAD
WELL LITTLE GIRL TWENTY-ONE YOU NEVER THOUGHT THAT THIS WOULD COME
YOU STARVE YOURSELF TO PLAY THE PART
BUT I CAN PROMISE YOU THERE’S A MAN WHOSE LOVE IS TRUE
AND HE’LL TREAT YOU LIKE THE JEWEL YOU ARE
SO TURN AROUND YOU’RE NOT TOO FAR
TO BACK AWAY BE WHO YOU ARE
TO CHANGE YOUR PATH GO ANOTHER WAY
IT’S NOT TOO LATE YOU CAN BE SAVED
IF YOU FEEL DEPRESSED WITH PAST REGRETS
THE SHAMEFUL NIGHTS HOPE TO FORGETS
CAN DISAPPEAR THEY CAN ALL BE WASHED AWAY
BY THE ONE WHO’S STRONG CAN RIGHT YOUR WRONGS
CAN RID YOUR FEARS DRY ALL YOUR TEARS
AND CHANGE THE WAY YOU LOOK AT THIS BIG WORLD
HE WILL TAKE YOUR DARK DISTORTED VIEW
AND WITH HIS LIGHT HE WILL SHOW YOU TRUTH
AND AGAIN YOU’LL SEE THROUGH THE EYES OF A LITTLE GIRL
Short Tutorial on Jonny Diaz’s “More Beautiful You”
For those who enjoy learning the songs as much as hearing them.
Hope you enjoyed it. Get the Song Here:
Please Comment Below and let us know what you thought of the song!
Get your saline-soaked, aloe-treated, grape-scented tissues for your child! It’ll make blowing your child’s nose safe and fun! Don’t let him feel discomfort. Be a good parent.
In the Kiddie-Safety Industrial Complex, parents are gobbling up hitherto unheard-of stuff like those Boogie Wipes tissues, toy wagons with seat belts, sure-grip gloves for lifting baby out of the bath, and even knee pads for babies to wear when they start to crawl over that crushed glass you chose instead of carpeting for the nursery.
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), Rupert Grint (Ron Weasley), Emma Watson (Hermione Granger), Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy), Alan Rickman (Prof Severus Snape), Michael Gambon (Dumbledore), Helena Bonham Carter, Jim Broadbent, Robbie Coltrane, Timothy Spall, David Thewlis Director: David Yates Producer: Warner Bros. Pictures, Heyday Films Writers: Steve Kloves, J.K. Rowling
The Bulletpoint Movie Review: Harry Potter & the Half Blood Prince
Pros:
Movie Making Quality – Best of the Series (Cinematography, Special Effects)
Enjoyable – One of the more enjoyable in the movie series.
Cons:
No Character Development
Plot Development Lacking
Teenage Love Drama – Half of the film was all about crushes and love triangles, while the actual plot development and character development was lacking. Bad Priorities.
Faithfulness to Book – Not very faithful to the book (large gaps and missing scenes)
Extras:
Very Dark Throughout– Not a film for the family. Kids would be scared out of their minds.
Underlying Messages – Teenage Love Drama is “cute” but sends way too many inappropriate messages to the youth culture.
Avatar recently screamed past the $1 billion mark, easily placing itself as the second highest grossing film in history right behind titanic, which not by coincidence was also directed by James Cameron.
The Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) came out with a study this week that suggests that gaming habits developed as a youth carries with them into adulthood. Specifically those who played video games as a child or a teenager have a trend to become inactive and have more health issues.
This song “More Beautiful You” was written by Jonny Diaz, a young Christian man, who desired to tell women not to buy into the lies of the media and that what makes them beautiful is not external but within their heart. It’s been climbing the music charts and create a lot of buzz because of the truth in the message. It is a beautiful piece of work and the lyrics are well written.