FILM CRITICISM
Sir,-The earliest thrilling serialswith the heroine snatched away in the nick of time from the circular saw or on-coming train-instructed us _ that ladies are never cut in half or run over. That was untrue. Ladies are quite frequently. And what is worse, they are even blown up these days. But constant movie-going has left us quite unable to appreciate this. Mass film propaganda has done its work, and we believe that the worst can never really happen to us, for, of course, we always identify ourselves with the hero or heroine. If the movies wish to be taken seriously, must they not recognise their responsibilitiesmust they not realise that it is iniquitous to continue doling out this coma-produ-cing dish-wash? It is their falsification of the facts of human life that causes "G.M." to protest against their immorality. Don’t get me wrong; I don’t mean their frankest presentation of the human form, but rather the clever way in which they evade discussion of every burning question when they could so easily provide us with stimulating food for thought.
ROY A.
EVANS
(Christchurch).
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 9, Issue 225, 15 October 1943, Page 3
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