3. Sicko
(Michael Moore, 2007)
Shock-doc merchant Moore rages against inadequacies in the US healthcare system
Danger, danger! Bowling For Columbine's standout moment came when Moore dragged a survivor of the high school massacre to K-Mart, demanding a refund for bullets still lodged in his body.
The stunt proved Moore was willing to exploit emotive issues to prove a point.
Sicko takes the principle further, as he escorts injured 9/11 rescue workers to Cuba to receive treatment they can't afford at home.
The film irked the Feds enough for them to threaten to impound it, on the grounds of border violations.
2. The Last Temptation Of Christ
(Martin Scorsese, 1988)
Marty focuses on Christ's humanity in the most controversial biopic ever.
Danger, danger! Angered by a 'What if?' sequence showing Jesus ducking the crucifixion and doing The Bad Thing with Mary Magdalene, Christian demonstrators picketed Universal studios over the release of Scorsese's subversive, but theologically rigorous work.
Violence erupted in cinemas – Catholic fundamentalists launched firebombs into a theatre in France, burning audience members.
“People object to the idea of the film rather than the film itself,” Scorsese insisted.
“I showed it to my local priest and he didn't have a problem with the sexuality. Although he did say it was a little too much Good Friday and not enough Easter Sunday.”
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laulau1
Aug 3rd 2009, 15:55
Guys, about La Haine: Alain Juppe was never the French President but the French Prime Minister...
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somewhatfrail
Aug 7th 2009, 21:19
Fight Club also inspired some loon to bomb Starbucks recently. Source: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=106655163
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SCY385
Aug 20th 2009, 23:09
Films aren't dangerous, but people's reactions to them are another matter entirely. I believe film should push the limits and make people think out of the box a little. Unfortunatley, some people go waaaaay out of the box.
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Nealsreviews1
Aug 22nd 2009, 15:03
Films are not dangerous, people are. Films are there to untap imagination & induce escapism from one's life for a brief time upon watching a movie. The people who emulate the characters they see into their own lives, well there is an underlying malfunction way before viewing.
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Gorty
Oct 30th 2010, 0:26
Yeap "Jaws" is most dangerous but not because what you said but because it replaced A-movies with B-movies in mainstream cinema for which we now have to suffer tremendously with "Transformers" and all other horrible franchise.
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