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Originally posted by Anonymous ATS
While I don't disagree with the OP completely, I'd say the biggest conspiracy involving Holywood and all forms of entertainment and consumerism, is the conspiracy to trick you into emptying your pockets for things like $200 sneakers and $60,000 Hummers and $5 cups of coffee. Holywood is definitely not blameless, and I have no doubt that some directors/writers sneak in some symbolism and push an agenda here and there, but the overall feel I get is that they want your money, and use tried and true methods to get it (subliminal messaging, repetition, using the general stupidity of the sheeple against themselves). Watch Idiocracy to see this spelled out for you by (gasp) Holywood itself.
Contrary to popular belief, movies aren’t just one dimensional entertainment. There are multiple layers going on here, which I’ll explain. In fact, the topic of hidden symbolisms and mind control and occult agendas within movies has come up several times over the past year or so on a message board forum I participate in, with some people wanting to know “How??” and “Why??” After reviewing mine and others’ exposes on the hidden symbolisms found in many movies there can be no doubt that “something” is going on here, we’re not imagining things. But they wanted to know, how in the frickity frack does it all work?? The most common questions being, Are the directors/screenplay writers mind controlled themselves? Do they know what they’re doing? Are they shaping the entire movie around these hidden symbolisms and agendas? And if so…doesn’t that seem, well, far-fetched?
so if neither of us can PROVE our respective points, we are left with some theories about visual symbolism and subtle suggestive (or sometimes not so subtle) points of view.
Now, if we have people making movies who are using film to get the masses to believe a particular point of view or follow a particular line of thinking....how is that really different than Best Buy trying to get you to buy from them as opposed to Circuit City or a debate between political candidates or you and I discussing this topic from different points of view.
I guess again, regardless of symbolism (which are in tons of movies, agreed) where's the conspiracy and what is the aim of the conspiracy? To do what and to whom?
the age old question.."does life imitate art? or does art imitate life?"
Originally posted by Kenan
This is the silliest thread I ever had chance to read. Especially after watching that Youtube "conspiracy" clip..unbelivable..
Originally posted by free_spirit_earth
Originally posted by TheController
BTW using Hummers and any of those 'what not's into movies keeps peoples interest cause it is subliminal brainwashing & mind control of a consumerism kind. It runs side by side with advertising..
it doesn't run side by side with advertising...it is exactly that, advertising. It's called product placement....it's used especially when the budget of a movie has gotten so large, that the studio or the production company needs a little financial breathing room, they offer product placement to car companies, soft drink companies anybody who wants the opportunity and is willing to pay the money. Usually the cost will depend directly on screen time. The more screen time the product recieves, the more it will cost you to have your product featured....
consumer advertising. No big deal.
[edit on 8-1-2009 by nsaeyes]
Originally posted by free_spirit_earth
Originally posted by TheController
Ok, im not going to lie to you guys. I did not read all the posts.....because lets face it . There are 15 pages and i dont have that kind of time. Plus this is not that great of a thread. hahah. Anyway. I just wanted to say that im a screen writer and most everything you see in the movies is just written up by some fool like me sitting in his house. So i really dont see alot of "conspiracy in the movies". No doubt a few movies are written by people with an alternate motive. But most arent. And also, we put things like hummers and what not into the movies because they keep peoples interest.
So which Motion Picture Company (that is owned by the Illuminati) do you screen write for??? Disney? Columbia??? Be interested to know, and if you ain't writing for them then you have no idea how it really works in there and just going off 'second hand non examination'.
It doesn't take long for people to realise whats going on the ripple is churning and slowly turning into a wave.
BTW using Hummers and any of those 'what not's into movies keeps peoples interest cause it is subliminal brainwashing & mind control of a consumerism kind. It runs side by side with advertising..
[edit on 8/1/09 by free_spirit_earth]