Sunday, April 16, 2006

Processing...

*paces*
What do I stand for? Do I stand for morals and ethics all the time? Or can they be cast aside for the sake of a great storyline? Can my integrity be bought for so cheap a price? Do I stand for "Art for Art's sake?" Willing to stare into the darkness that is Man's soul because I am an artist/actor and I get something from seeing the depths to which a man's soul can fall? Why do movies like this appeal to me? Why do they appeal to guys in general? Sleven, Fight Club, Rounders... the list goes on. Twist-stories that go back years and years to the days of Hitchcock and others who twist their readers/watchers around on themselves and see not just a person who could do something like this, but the potential in your own soul. I loved these movies, not because they stood for what I want to stand for but because in a sick small way I related to them. I know my sin, I know how quickly a person can go from sane to insane at the suggestion of a glance. I watch people, I learn them, and these movies give me a deeper view into people's lives who are depraved and open, like a carcass with it's ribs split in front of me. I can't look away because I'm fascinated. I want to know what's in there, regardless of what it's surrounded by or how it's presented in front of me.

*stops and stares into camera*
But at what cost.
Fight Club had a blurred sex scene, Sleven had 3 that were far from blurred. the movie had 3 freakin porn scenes! We looked away 3 times instead of walking out, because the storyline was THAT good. When sex scenes go from two people under a sheet staring at eachother, to a pair of naked people in front of you doing things that I can't even say in front of my fiancee... we've gone too far. I almost went and saw this with her and her parents on opening night! Watching a movie like that myself is bad, watching it with the woman i love, worse, but going with your father and mother inlaw? HOLY CRAP.
Naw, I can't do this anymore.

Look, I know hollywood isn't reading my blog, no one does for the most part, and I'm fine with that, but I'm not gonna see movies like this anymore. I don't want that stuff in my head. That might sell movies to some people, but not to me. Not anymore. I'm trying to be different. I mean that sentence both ways. I'm done with darkness. I'm done. If I have to watch kids movies and romantic comedies for the rest of my life so be it.
*walks out and shuts the door*

Pause...

*door creaks back open, sticks his head in*
hollywood, if you ARE there - make good movies again. Sleven will be a flash in the pan, it's just like 98% of the other crap out there. Napoleon Dynamite gained insane following, not because of sex(none) profanity(none) crude jokes/innuendos(none) murders(none) but because it had endearing characters people related to, great dialogue, catchphrases people STILL (annoyingly admittedly) won't stop saying, and a terrificly simple story.
Bring me back in hollywood. bring me back in.
Come back to excellence again.
Please

*shuts door*

7 comments:

Kristin Baker said...

I'm with you on this Kyle. I can usually redict exactly what is going to happen in most movies because the plots are the same--even the "twists" are predictable. This is part of Cody's lifelong vision that we can have high quality innovative Godly movies on the silver screen. In the meantime, I wonder if God is rolling his eyes with us . . . .

liveyourlovoutloud said...

Kyle! I am also becoming more sensitive...I am embarassed to say I rented Alfie last night with morbid curiousity...and also decided to be much more cautious about my level of quality programming....there are several movie review sites that count profanity and describe in detail any questionable content...Focus and one other good one...cannot remember right now. Phil 4:8 reigns eternal! (Along with 'Ol Padnah, of COURSE!

Anonymous said...

I agree with much of what you say. But it was how you wrote this that I truly loved.

Good post ... and choices.

Anonymous said...

i very much agree and this has recently been a conviction for me as well.

Anonymous said...

WOW! Kyle, this post moved me to chills! Something in what you wrote grabbed something inside of me and said: "HECK YES!" Hopefully one day i will be part of "Hollywood" and i am listening! Your cry has been heard. I will do everything i can to one day bring excellence back to Hollywood. Thank you for being different! How you live your life inspires me and gives me hope for the world of the arts.

Sherry Ingle said...

If Satan can get our mind...he has us. I'm proud of you for recognizing that "art" isn't worth compromising our values or our soul. Janette has a good one!!

Anonymous said...

whoah, dude! your wedding is so. soon. i'm pretty stoked for you. i'm glad you found her and vice versa and...yeah. consider this an official congratulations. ok? ok.