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From: mgh@hou5h.UUCP (Marcus Hand)
Newsgroups: net.movies
Subject: Re: Purple Rose of Cairo
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Date: Sun, 7-Apr-85 16:15:07 EST
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>	From: lwe3207@acf4.UUCP (Lars Warren Ericson)
>   Ado misses the point.  The point is that a thoughtless trivialization of a
>   real social problem should not be a minor element of a comedy, if the comedy
>   is not about that minor element (then it is not comedy, but nihilistic
>   satire).  If "PROC" is not a comedy, then the portrayal of the social
>   . . . . .
>   is another.)  Woody Allen's incorrect portrayal of a form of violence
>   disinforms people as to the nature of that form of violence, and does so
>   purely in support of entertainment.

Goodness,  we are getting judgemental.  You sound like a politbureau when
you say something is an incorrect portrayal...

		marcus		834-2408

PS.  and anyway, why is satire nihilistic?
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			Marcus Hand	(hou5h!mgh)