Wednesday, January 26, 2011

I recently watched a movie called Machete. Its a grind house film that exaggerates just about everything. Despite a 2010 release date, the plot is ridiculously topical. There is no way this movie could be released now. I mean the main character, the character that attempts to assassinate a politician says, "Arizona, I'm coming for you." in the trailer... If Machete were in post production it would have to be scrapped. Ironically, it was released to DVD on January 4th, 2011 and topped US DVD sales for the week. Four days later Gabrielle Giffords was shot in Pima County, Arizona, a county that borders Mexico. Did this movie influence Jared Loughner? I doubt it. Does life imitate art? Who cares. Mentioning this coincidence isn't a prelude to either of those questions. It just shows how quickly societies change. A movie can be the best selling DVD one week, then a week later its considered highly offensive... Well, even if Machete weren't so topical, even if the plot were different, it would still be an offensive movie. At one point a man's intestines are used as a rope to swing from one floor of a building to a lower floor; its shown in the trailer at about 1:40. I'll just leave you with that.

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