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Bluenorthwest

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19. Ang Lee is an American. Naturalized counts you know. His films are produced in the US for some

Reply to cilla4progress (Original post)

Sun Dec 30, 2012, 10:22 AM

Dec 2012

time now. His films include some of my favorites and also films like 'The Hulk' which is 'The Hulk'.
Your OP's emphasis on words like 'coarse and rude' makes me wonder what you'd think of Lee's 2007 film 'Lust, Caution'. NC-17 for explicit sex scenes.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lust,_Caution_%28film%29

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Coarseness and dumbing-down of our modern culture (cross-post) [View all] cilla4progress Dec 2012 OP

I find it difficult to recommend your post enough. planetc Dec 2012 #1

I agree with you about the poor quality, stupidity & pointless shows. . . BigDemVoter Dec 2012 #17

was discussing this with a client just yesterday..... gblady Dec 2012 #2

You didn't pick up on any of this over 20 years until you finally got a TV? Gidney N Cloyd Dec 2012 #3

It's sort of a Rip Van Winkle thing slackmaster Dec 2012 #4

Yes ... cilla4progress Dec 2012 #11

i agree. just spent a week with relatives. saw teevee i would never watch.... spanone Dec 2012 #5

Tell your relatives to turn off Faux "news." Archae Dec 2012 #10

nope they didn't watch faux. most of the programming is shit across the board. spanone Dec 2012 #18

American culture has always been coarse and rude. kwassa Dec 2012 #6

it used to be a bit different..believe me. nt barnabas63 Dec 2012 #8

There have always been elements of coarseness in our culture IDemo Jan 2013 #31

I agree.... barnabas63 Dec 2012 #7

Wow! That brought back a lot of memories. Jazzgirl Dec 2012 #16

I also find it obnoxious and manipulating to over-dramatize such things as Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #9

Sad, cilla4progress Dec 2012 #12

And don't forget the ubiquitous conditioning that no one succeeds against the Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #13

Hell, TV "news" programs feature music and overly dramatic vocals as well deutsey Jan 2013 #26

+1. it's all so manipulative. i wonder if it always was or if you just notice it more as you age? HiPointDem Jan 2013 #28

How right you are! Not only is TV pretty awful now, but I'm amazed at how critics fall over downandoutnow Dec 2012 #14

I'll mention Russia in the late 1910s through the 1920s. Igel Dec 2012 #15

Ang Lee is an American. Naturalized counts you know. His films are produced in the US for some Bluenorthwest Dec 2012 #19

Haven't seen it, but recall hearing of it. cilla4progress Dec 2012 #21

I think we receive about 150 stations (DirectTV) but of them only about 5 are watched 1-Old-Man Dec 2012 #20

What about PBS and cilla4progress Dec 2012 #22

That is a particular pet peeve of mine 1-Old-Man Dec 2012 #24

Oddly enough this song was released 20 years ago Fumesucker Dec 2012 #23

it is called raunch society and has permeated who we are. to the extent our congressmen say fuck u seabeyond Jan 2013 #25

Impressed to hear your kids are so discriminating! cilla4progress Jan 2013 #27

I've thought about this and I think the only solution is self-generated content. sibelian Jan 2013 #29

Nice! cilla4progress Jan 2013 #30