Bug Hall, who played Alfalfa in The Little Rascals and executive produced and wrote Netflix’s A Tale Dark & Grimm, explains why he believes film and TV is “objectively evil.”This Substack is reader-supported.
I know he's been strongly affected by the evils of Hollywood, and he's certainly right about the sex stuff (and maybe some of the "usury", though that doesn't mean now what it used to), but by his logic here, we should never engage in anything, because something evil probably happened somewhere along the long, long line of tangential events getting to the "now" of whatever we're doing.
Bug sounds like he's either suffering from scrupulosity, or trying so hard to make his point that he's overstating it.
On the one hand, he’s right but on the other hand there’s no way to avoid evil at least to some extent. This very platform I am sure is involved in usury. I mean literally everything is tainted by usury.
I don't think he's really wrong, and if that's where his conscience (hopefully guided by God) draws a line for him, I'm not going to criticize. It's one reason monasticism has been a powerful facet of the faith since very early on.
It is true that we live in a fallen world, where sin poisons nearly everything. I think what the guy says does help explain why Hollywood is so intent on celebrating evil and advancing the cause of corruption; not just to enjoy the sin, but to justify the practice thereof.
Christ prayed for us, who are given to him, in John 17: 6-19. Note in particular, verse 18: "As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world."
We are sent into the world to bear His word, abdication is not an option.
Precisely. The reach of evil touches it.
This is why I say that when someone buys a ticket to see a stupid movie, they are directly funding child trafficking, rape, and murder.
I know he's been strongly affected by the evils of Hollywood, and he's certainly right about the sex stuff (and maybe some of the "usury", though that doesn't mean now what it used to), but by his logic here, we should never engage in anything, because something evil probably happened somewhere along the long, long line of tangential events getting to the "now" of whatever we're doing.
Bug sounds like he's either suffering from scrupulosity, or trying so hard to make his point that he's overstating it.
On the one hand, he’s right but on the other hand there’s no way to avoid evil at least to some extent. This very platform I am sure is involved in usury. I mean literally everything is tainted by usury.
Hollywood is especially corrupt though.
I don't think he's really wrong, and if that's where his conscience (hopefully guided by God) draws a line for him, I'm not going to criticize. It's one reason monasticism has been a powerful facet of the faith since very early on.
It is true that we live in a fallen world, where sin poisons nearly everything. I think what the guy says does help explain why Hollywood is so intent on celebrating evil and advancing the cause of corruption; not just to enjoy the sin, but to justify the practice thereof.
This risks falling into the rabbit hole of Buddhism: desire leads to suffering so...just have no desires. It's not a solution. It's an abdication.
Christ prayed for us, who are given to him, in John 17: 6-19. Note in particular, verse 18: "As thou hast sent me into the world, even so have I also sent them into the world."
We are sent into the world to bear His word, abdication is not an option.
People haven't made an idol of their cell phones?