Friday, March 09, 2007
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Movies Make Odd Move into "Gray" Areas
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Posted by:
Michael Medved at
8:38 PM
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One of the movies I reviewed earlier today is a stupid new release called “Gray Matters.” The title is a pun based on the name of the main character, a glamorous ad exec played by Heather Graham who suddenly discovers that Gray’s gay when she develops a passionate crush on her brother’s wife, Bridget Moynahan.
Oddly enough, this is the second movie in a month in which the beautiful main character bears the odd name Gray. In the execrable “Catch and Release,” Jennifer Garner gets an embarrassing role as “Gray Wheeler,” who finds out that her tragically deceased fiancé wasn’t the paragon she thought he was.
In any event, both these movies are lame, lousy chick flicks, directed by little-known female directors, appealing to no one in particular, and choosing to name their heroines Gray.
Why, I’d like to know.
Has “Gray” become a suddenly stylish name? The only previous Gray (or Grey) I can remember is the pathetic ex-governor of California, Gray Davis, who got booted out of office on the same recall election that installed the current Governator.
Will this hazy moniker now become more common, because people see these two charmless films and feel inspired by the main character? Stranger things have happened: remember the well-documented craze for the name “Nevaeh” (“Heaven” spelled backwards) after one Christian music star anointed his baby?
Popular culture is full of mysteries. One of them involves two different femme directors (a rare enough breed in Hollyweird) and two different lam-o romantic comedies, both of which decide for some incomprehensible reason to go “Gray.”
If someone has an answer to this perplexing situation, I’d love to hear about it.
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How many babies were named Shelby after that film? |
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With the erosion of absolutes, in an era where right & wrong are merely the whim of the individual, Hollywood makes a very clear proclamation by naming its characters "Gray."
It's no surprise that when all has become pallid gray, we seldom get to behold the vibrant colors of uncompromising, moral movies. |
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I'll consult my copies of "The Rise and Fall of Western Civilization" and get back to you.
Obviously, the name Gray is a subliminal attempt by the gay conspiracy to take over our culture (such as it is, I don't know why they would want it.)
Gay = gray = neutral = trendy = desireable = get a gene implant and join us. |
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Perhaps it stems from the backwards spelling of many people's reactions to such tripe, "Yarg!!!"
Have a grayt day!
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It's all about the hit chick tv show, Grey's Anatomy. |
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Haven't you ever risen from bed and decided to wear all black, gray or Brown? (women especially do this!) Hollyweird is depressed big time, they can't come up with new stories,they spit up more hairballs than my cat,Pocus, does, I don't go to see movies any more so they miss ME! They hate America, especially the Red states & hate tends to destroy real creativity, making the spirit bitter. I think the choice of "gray" for a name is a hint of exactly how they are feeling - that,and, just perhaps, a try at being being brilliant and witty. (Big chance,folks, your movies look like they are all programmed by the HAL computer (2001) - with just as much honest humanity as my desktop! Not only that, but they are losing their roots, foundation stones... They grew up with deep roots in the USA & its culture, respecting the basic American values, but, now they are having an identity crisis. They despise Christ & Christianity, they hate Bush, think the USA is evil... They want to become global, all those foreign movies at the Oscars and George Lucas saying he thinks movies (and by extension,Hollyweird) are too American-centric, what is that all about? So move to France,Mr. Lucas, and create 'arty' movies for the French!
What a bunch of ungrateful losers! |
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Yeah, I thought of "Grey's Anatomy" but the reference in that show is to a last name, not a first name, right?
Meanwhile, to "Pond Scum," who's looking for clear, brightly colored absolutes.... check out "300" -- a truly dazzling (though very brutal)cinematic vision of the timeless struggle between good vs. evil. It's in the process of breaking records with some $60 million in the weekend box office....Maybe not the greatest film ever made but one of the most visually original and impressive.... |
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I thought about Grey's Anatomy too, but never have watched, so for all I know Grey is the doc's dog. I tend to agree with the notion of a glitterati trend as "Rand"y alludes to. Whatever the case, it's grayting (enough already, I know).
Take hope Mellisa55, good to great (ut uh) movies are still being made. I will definitely see "300" based on Mr. M's report, but had to catch up and saw "Amazing Grace" today. A cracking good story, interestingly told. Such fine acting, I thought, that even the moments that seemed like they could go a bit too far wound up advancing the story to the crescendo. Also, my younger daughter, 9, saw "The Ultimate Gift" and gave it a thumbs up. |
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It's good to hear that you liked 300, Mr. Medved. I only know one other person who has seen it and they booed it, though she is the type more inclined to French romance films. |
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And radical feminazis traffic in ambiguity like Snoop Dog traffics in blunts. They continue to push an agenda of obfuscation and out-and-out lying in regards to sexual identity, gender differences and child rearing. |
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What an upbeat, positive look at a complicated and unique industry filled with all kinds of people who believe all kinds of things.
Now that we have your cracking, thorough explanation and analysis, all done in two paragraphs, we can refer to it whenever we are trying to have serious thoughts about American Culture.
Maybe next you could describe brain rsearch for us, and the people who work in that field. 35 words or less, please. |
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Thank you for that positive, upbeat and thoroughly deft anaylsis of an entire industry that employs thousands of people, all of who are different and believe different things, and your discovery that they all think the same way and hate religion. And all in just two paragraphs!!
Perhaps you could take on, say, the neuroscience and brain research field next - it shouldn't be any problem for you. What do all the physicians, lab technicians, cellular biology scientists, etc., think about God, for example? I bet you can tell us in 35 words or less. |
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Now if I meet anybody with the name Gray, I can immediately identify their sexual orientation, a really important aspect of social adaptation. |
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Lady Jane Grey, the "nine days queen," might be the inspiration |
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it's a marketing ploy to attract aging baby boomers.... |
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