Continuation from ‘Have you been incepted – Part II’
Where did the idea of the groom holding the bride in his
arms and carrying her over the threshold on their honeymoon come from?
I remember seeing it in the movies and finding it extremely
romantic. I also remember wishing that the same could happen to me on my
wedding night. Although this is not exactly a bad thing, you will have to agree
with me that if it weren’t for the movies, that idea would probably never have
even crossed my mind.
If such a small, unimportant idea can be planted in our
mind by the movies we watch, do you think that big, life-changing-for-the-worse
ideas can also? I believe so!
In fact, I dare say that some movies are made with exactly
that intention, to alter the way people think, feel and behave in general... and
not in a good way.
One of these movies is undoubtedly ‘Crazy, Stupid,
Love’.
Let me give you a brief summary of what the movie is about:
A woman married to her husband for more than 20 years decides to divorce him. She claims that there is no connection between them anymore,
that the spark is gone and that they can no longer make each other happy. This
is a very common thing nowadays right? But wait…
She slept with someone else. That's right, she wasn’t happy with her
husband, he didn’t understand her anymore and so she cheated on him. The movie
clearly sends the message that ‘If you feel your husband is insensitive,
distant, distracted, doesn’t pay attention to you, it’s ok to cheat on him… after
all, he left you with no other choice’.
Now tell me, SINCE WHEN?? Since when is it ok to cheat on your
spouse? Since when has cheating become acceptable?
But this movie will tell you that it is! That it's just the way things are! It will tell you
that the ‘poor’ wife was never at fault for the disintegration of the marriage and that the husband is to blame for everything.
But that's not all! Here are some more indirect messages this movie sends:
“It’s ok to be dirty, to have dirty thoughts and
act upon them. As long as you are teenager... you’re good. Parents who know their
12 year old is watching porn on the Internet, should just laugh and do nothing
about it. There’s nothing to be done…he is just a teenager after all.”
“Wives, if you are not satisfied with your man,
just find another one and make sure you sleep with him. You don’t even need to
divorce your current husband before doing that.”
“Husbands, if your wife left you, please delude
yourself into thinking that you can behave as a complete irresponsible single man.
Sleep with as many women as you can… now is your chance.”
“If you are a handsome guy, you would be stupid
to settle for only one woman. Just be a player and get as many girls to sleep
with you as possible, if you can get a different one every night, even better.”
“Teenage girls, it’s ok to fall in love with a
man 30 years your senior. If he thinks you are too young, just send him a
picture of yourself naked and your problem is solved.”
I'm not exaggerating!!! This is exactly what you get from this movie... IF you are paying attention.
To be continued tomorrow...
