Straight INC. Movie on youtube.com

[GregFL]

I want to convey my apologies to the author of the video.  I think it was a good production and obviously the person responsible put a lot of work and effort into it.

That it attempts to artistically portray a message that only "insiders" can get should not be the subject of our intensive scrutiny and hyper critical comments.

 Thanks for your time, effort and obvious talent.  My comments before should have been tempered with more understanding of what you did instead of a comparison with another video.

Whoever you are, you are good at what you do.

BTW, here is a corrected link.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3566FZ0Qqks

[BROWNIE]

I want to convey my apologies to the author of the video.  I think it was a good production and obviously the person responsible put a lot of work and effort into it.

That it attempts to artistically portray a message that only "insiders" can get should not be the subject of our intensive scrutiny and hyper critical comments.

 Thanks I did a searh.

[001010]

It was touching to me.

[Anonymous]

Firstly I think its a valiant attempt to express the idea of what the program was like emotionally, however abstract the creator felt they needed to be in order to get this point across....what we endured however, does not usually beg abstraction in order to get it.  I found myself trying to understand the artists vision on a topic that I already clearly understood, but Im a survivor so my perspective is modifed to begin with.

In my opinion, a true artist is someone who can create a vision that triggers all different types of understanding, amoungst all different types of people.  The viewer does not have to struggle to enter the mind of the artist to get his/her meaning, the artist creates an environment where the viewer can clearly see the point, however possibly in a new light or with new perception.  So many people I have met who fancy themselves "creatives" are usually nothing more than hopelessly self absorbed and bent only on creating their own pain so that they might have something to "create" about.  They think they need to change people, move them.....all the while missing the point entirely.  I think art should be a vessel of understanding presented by the artist as an honor to the collective reality.....not a vain attempt at a creation of a new reality.  

So whats with the tar baby?

In other words,you dont know who made it,but you know why it shouldn't suck.

[Anonymous]

It was touching to me.

Yes well,you would.
Bingo always likes a warm hand on his opening.

[Anonymous]

or just go to www.youtube.com and type in "Straight Inc."

This movie sucks!

Who made it?

That is the ACTUAL FOOTAGE of Samantha "Did you see me on Montel" Monroe,getting it rammed between her humble pants by a kind staff member.

[Anonymous]

or just go to www.youtube.com and type in "Straight Inc."

This movie sucks!

Who made it?

That is the ACTUAL FOOTAGE of Samantha "Did you see me on Montel" Monroe,getting it rammed between her humble pants by a kind staff member.

Thats prime stuff,I have to admit.
Fine job.

[001010]

It was touching to me.

Yes well,you would.
Bingo always likes a warm hand on his opening.

Reminded me a little bit of Jan Svankmajer's films.

[4Reagan2Youth0]

I took a film class at the University of North Texas and the instructor hammered us on symbolism.  

The symbolism I saw here was:

the setting is dirty and unsanitary like straight.
the closed door representing straight secrets behind closed doors.
The little doll that couldn't speak had no personality, just a molded shell of a body that was picked up and comforted by a giant and than smashed into peices.

I liked the news clippings.

[Anonymous]

I took a film class at the University of North Texas and the instructor hammered us on symbolism.  

The symbolism I saw here was:

the setting is dirty and unsanitary like straight.
the closed door representing straight secrets behind closed doors.
The little doll that couldn't speak had no personality, just a molded shell of a body that was picked up and comforted by a giant and than smashed into peices.

I liked the news clippings.

But worthless for educational purposes.
Anyone who has never been in Straightlike Program would not get it.
Only people who already know what the program is like may relate to that movie.
Worthless crap.

[4Reagan2Youth0]

Maybe it was made for survivors..  It's just a little short film.  It is impossible to appeal to everyone and we all face criticism.
Hopefully there will be more lenghty educational films that everyone can understand in the future.

[Dr. Miller Newton]

Hopefully there will be more lenghty educational films that everyone can understand in the future.

There are already educational films about Straight that people can understand... "Not My Kid" is one of them.

[GregFL]

Maybe it was made for survivors..  It's just a little short film.  It is impossible to appeal to everyone and we all face criticism.
Hopefully there will be more lenghty educational films that everyone can understand in the future.

My My.  I find myself in the awkward position of actually agreeing with ReaganYouth.


 :rofl:

[GregFL]

Hopefully there will be more lenghty educational films that everyone can understand in the future.

There are already educational films about Straight that people can understand... "Not My Kid" is one of them.

Yep, and Clockwork Orange is another.

[Anonymous]

Maybe it was made for survivors..  It's just a little short film.  

I
Ah,just what I have been craving.
No Haagen Daas Cherries Garcia for me!
All I want is some grainy video of someone smashing a twisted  dusty little Straight doll.
Ah,that takes me back.
I can almost TASTE Sammie's humble pants now!