MOVIES #4

SOME MORE COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS ABOUT MOVIES AND ALSO ADS

1. Naughty content

Last night Elaine and I watched "Fifty Shades of Grey" the 2015 erotic "romance," and I thought of how movies have opted to show implicit sex on the screen.  Have we become customers of "porn flicks?"

But the movie can be found free on TV, a boon to teen-agers everywhere.  Years ago, my friend Courtney and I would visit the only "Art" theater in New Bedford, Massachusetts and were once shocked and astounded to see a bare-bosomed native in a documentary about a trip in a canoe through shark-infested waters.  

Yes, as I said before, I am an old-fashioned prude, and I worry about the sexual lessons this "Grey" sado-masochist is giving to our adolescents.

If there is a moral teaching given off by this film, it might be:

True love cannot exist where one part of a couple inflicts physical pain on the other.

2.  Ads at free online movies

If you are able to see free streamed movies, or watch "live" TV, you probably get to experience some pretty stupid advertisements, such as these name-changed parodies, ... which are close to the truth.

Mr. Back Helper

This ingenious devise is placed behind your back and supposedly relaxes you and makes you healthier.

For only $19.95, you can make use of this hard cardboard piece, shaped like an upside-down V. (If you accidently spill liquid on it, you can get a replacement for just $9.95.)

Mr. Pad

This looks like the same piece of hard cardboard unfolded. Once placed on the floor, you can lean on it to do pushups, or stand on it to do squats.  A bargain for just $19.95.

Mr. Door Guadian

This is a device that even a three-year old can use to keep bad guys from entering their home.  It blocks door access and keeps the door from breaking.  A necessary family safeguard for just $19.95.

(Surely bad guys know how to smash windows.)

Oh, by the way, that obnoxious intelligence insulting Honda ad is back on Podcasts!

To all ad agencies and purveyors of filthy movies:

"Beser volt oyf dyn ort a shteyn arayn!"

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