OnepositiveconsequenceofourcurrentnationalcrisismaybeatleastatemporaryshadowinHollywood’scultureofviolence.Fearfulofoffendingaudiencesinthewakeoftheterroristattack,somemoviemakershavepostponedthereleaseoffilmwithterroristthemes.Televisionwritersaredelayingscriptswithwarlikeandterroristscenarios(剧本提纲).Itisprobablygoodthinking.Mylocalvideostoretellsmenobodyischeckingout“disaster”movies.Saysthemanager,“Currently,peoplewantcomedy.Theywantanescapefromstoriesaboutviolenceandterrorism.”Similarly,inthemusicbusiness,there’sarunonpatrioticandinspirationaltapesandCDs. AccordingtoTheNewYorkTimes,theselfscrutinyamongtheseczars(特权人物)ofmass-entertainmenttasteisunprecedentedinscale,sweepingasidehundredsofmillionsofdollarsinprojectsthatnolongerseemappropriate.Areasonableconcernisthatthismightbeashorttermphenomenon.Oncelifereturnstosomethingmorenormal,willHollywoodreturntoitsbadoldways?TheTimesoffersaglimmerofhope.Theindustry’stitans(巨头),itsuggests,arestrugglingwithmuchmoredifficulties,longrangequestionsofwhatthepublicwillwantoncetheinitialshockfromtheterroristattackswearsoff.Manyintheindustryadmittheydonotknowwheretheboundariesoftasteandconsumertolerancenowlie. ThisisanopportunityforsomeofustosuggesttoHollywoodwherethatboundaryofconsumertoleranceis,especiallythoseofuswhohavenotyetconvincedHollywoodtoceaseitsdescentintoeverlowerofthedumbnessofouryoung. ThenonprofitParentsTelevisionCouncil,whichmonitorsthequalityofTVprogramming,saysinitslatestreportthattoday’sTVshowsaremorelacedthaneverwithvulgarities,sexualimmorality,crudities,violence,andfoullanguage.Thetraditionalfamilyhourbetween8p.m.and9p.m.,whenthenetworksusedtoofferprogramsfortheentirefamily,hasdisappeared.Theproblemlookslikeitwillgetworse.
ThatcertainlylookedtobethecasebeforetheSept.11thassault.OnepreattackNewYorkTimesstoryreportedthatTVproducerswerecrusading(讨伐)forscriptsthatincludeeverycrudewordimaginable.Thestrugglesbetweennet-workcensorsandproducers,accordingtothereport,were“growingmoreintense”.ProducerslikeAaronSorkinof“TheWestWing”plannedtokeeppushinghard.Hewasquotedassaying,“There’sabsolutelynoreasonwhywecan’tusethelanguageofadulthoodinprogramsthatareaboutadults”. Myguessisthatalotofadultsdon’tusethelanguageMr.Sorkinwantstouse,anddon’tenjoyhavingtheirchildrenhearit.Atthismomentofcrisisinournation’shistory,thoughthasbecomemorethoughtful,prayerful,andspiritual.Itmaybethetimetotelltheentertainmentindustrythatwewantnotatemporarypauseintheflowoftastelessness,butalongtermclean-up.
OnepositiveconsequenceofourcurrentnationalcrisismaybeatleastatemporaryshadowinHollywood’scultureofviolence. Fearfulofoffendingaudiencesinthewakeoftheterroristattack,somemoviemakershavepostponedthereleaseoffilmwithterroristthemes. Televisionwritersaredelayingscriptswithwarlikeandterroristscenarios(剧本提纲). Itisprobablygoodthinking.Mylocalvideostoretellsmenobodyischeckingout“disaster”movies. Saysthemanager,“Currently,peoplewantcomedy. Theywantanescapefromstoriesaboutviolenceandterrorism.” Similarly,inthemusicbusiness,there’sarunonpatrioticandinspirationaltapesandCDs. AccordingtoTheNewYorkTimes,theselfscrutinyamongtheseczars(特权人物)ofmass-entertainmenttasteisunprecedentedinscale, sweepingasidehundredsofmillionsofdollarsinprojectsthatnolongerseemappropriate. Areasonableconcernisthatthismightbeashorttermphenomenon.Oncelifereturnstosomethingmorenormal,willHollywoodreturntoitsbadoldways? TheTimesoffersaglimmerofhope.Theindustry’stitans(巨头),itsuggests,arestrugglingwithmuchmoredifficulties, longrangequestionsofwhatthepublicwillwantoncetheinitialshockfromtheterroristattackswearsoff. Manyintheindustryadmittheydonotknowwheretheboundariesoftasteandconsumertolerancenowlie. ThisisanopportunityforsomeofustosuggesttoHollywoodwherethatboundaryofconsumertoleranceis, especiallythoseofuswhohavenotyetconvincedHollywoodtoceaseitsdescentintoeverlowerofthedumbnessofouryoung. ThenonprofitParentsTelevisionCouncil,whichmonitorsthequalityofTVprogramming,saysinitslatestreportthattoday’sTVshowsaremorelacedthaneverwithvulgarities, sexualimmorality,crudities,violence,andfoullanguage. Thetraditionalfamilyhourbetween8p.m.and9p.m.,whenthenetworksusedtoofferprogramsfortheentirefamily,hasdisappeared. Theproblemlookslikeitwillgetworse.ThatcertainlylookedtobethecasebeforetheSept.11thassault.OnepreattackNewYorkTimesstoryreportedthatTVproducerswerecrusading (讨伐) forscriptsthatincludeeverycrudewordimaginable。Thestrugglesbetweennet-workcensorsandproducers,accordingtothereport,是"growingmoreintense"。ProducerslikeAaronSorkinof"TheWestWing"plannedtokeeppushinghard。Hewasquotedassaying,"There'sabsolutelynoreasonwhywecan tusethelanguageofadulthoodinprogramsthatareaboutadults"。Myguessisthatalotofadultsdon'tusethelanguageMr。Sorkinwantstouse、 anddon'tenjoyhavingtheirchildrenhearit。Atthismomentofcrisisinournation'shistory,thoughthasbecomemorethoughtful,虔诚,和精神层面。Itmaybethetimetotelltheentertainmentindustrythatwewantnotatemporarypauseintheflowoftastelessness,butalongtermclean-向上。
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