Oh, my gawd! Think of the CHILDREN!
Brokeback Mountain-- (2005), R -- ...one of the most sly and cunning anti-Christian films ever produced.
NOTE: In this addendum I use "practitioner of homosexuality", "practicing homosexuality" and "the practice of homosexuality" instead of "gay" for three reasons. One, "gay" is one of man's labels. The one who chooses to practice homosexuality deserves more respect than a label since s/he is as precious to Jesus as s/he who does not. Jesus hates some of our chosen behaviors, not us. Two, having same-sex sexual attraction (SSA), if it exists, does not make one "gay." Acting on SSA does. Three, performing homosexual behavior is not a biological condition or innate property, it is a choice. Indeed, every single non-autonomic movement of the human body is a choice. No exceptions. No debate. These facts make the practice of homosexuality a matter of personal accountability.
http://capalert.com/capreports/brokebackmountain_guestcomm.htmChronicles of Narnia
Wanton Violence/Crime (W)
# air war battle sequence with ground consequences of it
# children wandering off alone in the snowy woods
# kidnapping, repeatedly
# animal threats of attack and attacks, repeatedly
# knife at the throat and back of a child
# threats to kill and threats of being killed, repeatedly
# child imprisonment
# threat by an adult to kill a child by spear
# physical brutality, repeatedly
# action violence such as pursuit to kill
# near drowning of four children
# strike of a child
# battle sequences, repeatedly, one short, others long and intense with many deaths by impalement, blow and slicing, but no gore/blood
# condemnation of a child to death
# order to kill
# stabbing of a child, repeatedly
# sword fights with a child
# killing of an adult by animal bite
Impudence/Hate (I)
# big brother "bully" tactics, repeatedly
# lies, repeatedly
# sibling "warfare", occasionally
# running from accountability for wrongdoing
# children striking out in wintry woods unsupervised
Sexual Immorality (S)
# none noted
Drugs/Alcohol (D):
# smoking, once
Offense to God (O)
# half man, half goat character
# characters of flame dancing in fire
# magic to enter another world
# magic to make hot drink and cakes
# enticement of a child by evil
# many characters "frozen" (killed) by witch, repeatedly, then some resurrected
# magic potion to heal, repeatedly
# half man, half horse and many other mythological creatures such as a man with a goat's head as characters
# speaking character of wisdom created from the petals of tree flowers (Gaiaism?), twice
# many demon-like characters
# demon revelry
Murder/Suicide (M)
# impalement murder of a character
# other character murder
# murder of the lead animal character
With a final score of 70 out of 100, The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe earned a place in the range of scores earned by PG films (68 to 86 out of 100) in the comparative baseline database. However, that score places this film with only two points between it and the top of the the PG-13 scoring range (55 to 67 out of 100).
http://capalert.com/capreports/chroniclesofnarnia-lww.htmWanton Violence/Crime (W)
# animated "slapstick" violence with threats to do violence to intimidate
Impudence/Hate (I)
# name-calling with tormenting and ridiculing
Sexual Immorality (S)
# none noted
Drugs/Alcohol (D):
# none noted
Offense to God (O)
# none noted
Murder/Suicide (M)
# none noted
Though a delightful and moving children's tale with incredible accuracy about the true meaning of Christmas, Charles Schultz used some spices in the form of slapstick cartoon violence similar to "Buggs Bunny/Road Runner"(tm) violence and some attitude in Lucy van Pelt
. An episode of Snoopy spinning Charlie and Linus around with Linus' blanket on the ice then Charlie slamming through the snow on the bank into a tree trunk is certainly not something a child is likely to emulate but it is action violence. And, although a "trademark " of the Peanuts (tm) style, Lucy's threats to hit other characters to intimidate them into submission with her seemingly constant hateful, name-calling attitude can most certainly be reasonably duplicated by children.
http://capalert.com/capreports/charliebrownchristmas.htm
Wanton Violence/Crime (W)
# "slapstick" violence
# assault
# selling into slavery
# a lightly intense image of one animal swallowing another
Impudence/Hate (I)
# social mischief
# deceit leading to unlawful imprisonment
Sexual Immorality (S)
# attempted adultery
Drugs/Alcohol (D):
# several men toasting to the Governor
Offense to God (O)
# lust for vengeance and planning revenge
# coaching to take revenge, coaching to sin
Murder/Suicide (M)
# none noted
In the bright and colorful format of animation, Blessing in Disguise - The Joseph Story (Genesis Chapters 37 - 50) is an excellent tool for you to teach your children the blessings of choosing to forgive rather than the sin of seeking revenge. More on this below.
I almost felt bad about the CAP analysis model generating a final score as seemingly low as 73 for this first in a 13-episode series of Bible-oriented animated features from Bugtime Adventures. But I cannot manipulate the scoring and the CAP analysis model is strictly objective. The model will not compromise the scoring for the sake of even Biblical context in a film.
http://capalert.com/capreports/bugtime1-joseph.htm