There used to be a site that I would read before I watched any movie. It would tell, very straight forwardly, what was in the movie that might be disturbing. Well, it went away… however, today I found another like it.
http://www.pluggedinonline.com/
I often choose not to see movies based on things I know I don’t want to pollute my mind with. From reading this site I now am no longer wanting to see “Borat”… nor am I planning on seeing “300″. (Not only because of this site… and I watched the History channel version anyway, which was much more historically accurate.)
Of COURSE I’m not saying the movies I don’t watch no-one should watch. But as Christians I know too that we are all conscience of protecting our minds.
One other note / thought about this site.
From my experience with the “old” site I used to visit, I know that sometimes when things are “spelled out” they can seem MUCH more graphic, and or sexual, and or whatever than they seem when you watch them.
My advice is to first look up movies you know you love. Read the reviews on those, and you may be surprised at things that are pointed out… you may think, “Hmmm… yeah, that’s in there… but I don’t remember it really or dwell on it.”
Just another thought.
This is a good tool… and a great way to see what movies have in them, but not an end all be all.
Thanks, Noel. I may start using that site when I get more time to watch movies . . . I really enjoyed your comments in how you would use the site as a tool, not an end all be all.