Art does not justify moral lies!

Rating: 5/10 (30 January 2006)

What a depressing story! That's where a society is headed without God and without moral compass! All these families in the neighborhood were dysfunctional! The only hero the movie provides dies at the end, without touching on the real solution! Seems like the story promotes "Follow Your Instict" as a way of life, but notice: all such approaches lead to disaster. They all lead to having someone else in bed with you outside the marriage, not knowing that the consequence of which will be either abortion, or the broken family. That could hardly be offered as our Teenagers' suggested path of life.
No matter how truthful you are to life's ugly passions, it's still the dark side of human psyche. The entertainment industry should be more responsible on the subject matter they present in their products. Let's have some art with moral backbone! Yes, we all have lustful thoughts, but that does not mean that we need to give in to these evil guidance. I for one, prefers to follow what Bible teaches, and deny myself, and resist the temptations of lusts originated from the eyes and the flesh. A society without God is a society lost without directions and without compass of life. Let's take charge where your life leads you, and stop the lies (as presented by the movie at the end)of an after-life that's peaceful, no matter what standard you subscribe in life. Lester's consciousness after being shot should be presented as being in Hell, as being in torments, instead of being in peace, because that's the obvious truth when judged from a Biblical standards.
Art does not justify moral lies! Beware of the moral poison packaged in artistic bottles.