Free Talk Live - film

Hollywood Fracks Up!

wtfk — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 23:13:39 +0000

The plot for Matt Damon's film, "Promised Land" had to be completely rewritten, to nearly comical proportions, because research showed that the fracking claims that were the basis of the story showed to be invalid.

Film highlights the perils of blind obedience to authority

gdtp — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 23:48:38 +0000

The temptation to submit to authority examined by "Compliance" bolsters an authoritarian culture by transforming its leading institutions into servants of power rather than checks on it. But worse, it conceals the presence of oppression by ensuring that most citizens, choosing to follow and obey authority, do not personally experience oppression and thus do not believe – refuse to believe – that it really exists.

WH leaks classfied info for propaganda film

karileed — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:06:03 +0000

White House leaks classified information for propaganda film

Is Barbie a Libertarian?

RottingNation — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 21:02:31 +0000

In the movie Toy Story 3, of all places, the Barbie doll utters this quote in the face of oppression from Lotso, the big purple teddy bear: “Authority should derive from the consent of the governed; not from the threat of force.” Political philosopher barbie? Maybe she was channeling Locke and Jefferson. Anyway, it is interesting to see these kinds of messages popping up in movies and car commercials.