tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post6562239115459901931..comments2024-03-02T02:26:00.928-05:00Comments on bleakonomy: Perhaps I am missing something?tetracontadigonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04604381739383227553noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-49905223391443718882009-12-14T11:49:49.518-05:002009-12-14T11:49:49.518-05:00Look, I have no beef with nudity per se. Radcl...Look, I have no beef with nudity <i> per se. </i> Radcliffe has already gone starkers on stage in "Equus." If this were a movie aimed at grown-ups, then I wouldn't be the slightest bit bothered.<br /><br />But this is <i> not </i> a movie aimed at grown-ups. The Harry Potter series is for children, no matter how much appeal it has had across the age spectrum. And I think parents should be able to take children to the movies based on a beloved book series without there being nudity. I'm not arguing that children will be forever harmed, but neither do I think this particular envelope needs pushing.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11213051268392108382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-31060904473002073122009-12-14T10:15:18.037-05:002009-12-14T10:15:18.037-05:00I suspect that the sexy scene will leave a little ...I suspect that the sexy scene will leave a little to the imagination along the lines of Hitchcock. And the station scene, as I recall, isn't so much about nudity as it is about blurring the line between physical and spiritual existence. I'm not ready to say this means the movie will be R-rated, or that the children will be forever harmed if they see it. After all, the books and movies do contain some deeply dark and disturbing material. A few seconds of soft-focus writhing, or a shot of Mr. Radcliffe's rear isn't going to put it over the edge.Gadfly Johnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5393996338560944889.post-34082742292869750132009-12-13T20:21:21.790-05:002009-12-13T20:21:21.790-05:00I agree that a nude scene has no business being in...I agree that a nude scene has no business being in a children's film. And nude scenes in general are just another reason why I prefer old Hollywood. For example, the falling blanket at the end of "It Happened One Night", the closing train doors in "Penny Serenade", and two burning cigarettes in an ashtray on a nightstand leave something to the imagination and are much sexier than letting it all hang out.<br /><br />BarbaraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com