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Just a few day's ago, I posted a brief complimentary commentary on J.J. Abrams and his approach to marketing. The Cloverfield movie is highly anticipated for any movie buff out there, and maybe even the skeptics who are picky about thier films, but grew up watching monster movies.
The movie promises great special effects, carnage and mayhem. All the right ingredients to make a high grossing film with low critical acclaim.
The internet is-a buzz over the various movie trailers and spots that have come out and there is an endless supply of rumors circulating the blogosphere. Naturally, if you spend time on the internet, Cloverfield is a hard topic to miss.
Now I come across an article describing how the movie Cloverfield is insensitive to 9/11 victims and, indeed, all of New York City. Of course, I welcome appropriate and engaging content regarding the great tragedy of 2001. It's good to be reminded about the times we live in and the perils we must endure. But this article is just obnoxious:
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,3231...
Red, blue, liberal or conservative, all Americans are good at two things. Kicking serious butt, and persevering through the worst of times.
But perseverance only touches on the tip of what we are capable of. We hold our heads high when under pressure and simply letting life slow down and ruin our perspective is just not an option. We are very stubborn people!
I suppose what all my ranting is trying to say is that a movie about a fictional, giant green monster is not going to offend anybody. At least I hope not. The fact that it walks around Manhattan destroying every building it comes across has nothing to do with real life terrorism or politics or war. It's just a stupid, mean, lizard-like creature that wants to defeat Godzilla in a great battle of pop culture dominance.
Besides, wouldn't the drive for survival and the instinctual need to help each other be a great testimonial to New Yorkers? Because that's exactly what the movie portrays.
Roger Friedman should stick to writing about nonsense (celebrity gossip) because he's clearly reaching for an issue here, and he needs a lot more practice.
Oh and by the way, the Taiwanese Parliament fist fights quite a bit...that's why it's in the title. Here's what Friedman's take would be:
"The recently released Rocky Balboa is a gross and insensitive reminder of the fight that broke out in the Taiwanese Parliament some time ago. Sylvester Stallone is apparently too famous and important to consider the painful memories that his movie will inevitably bring back to the citizens of Taiwan..."