James Bulger Murder Film.

[Theland]

https://www.change.org/p/the-oscars-stop-the-james-bulger-movie-from-being-shown-and-taken-off-the-oscars-short-list

Please sign the petition.

[Neveracrossword]

"The focus is on this one Mum's grief'? Have you got the right film?

[nailit]

A bit rich Theland!
Lets also stop a film about some almighty God drowning all humankind...including babies, puppies, kittens, etc.

[Theland]

Family approval is doable, and should be sought.
Who is going to munch popcorn through this immoral outrage?

[Theland]

Put yours.ef in the shoes of the parents.

[nailit]

//Who is going to munch popcorn through this immoral outrage?//
I remember as a teenage Christian sitting through some film about noahs flood and everyone getting drowned while eating crisps and not getting outraged.
Weird eh?

[Neveracrossword]

Theland, does the film 'focus on one Mum's grief'? You haven't said where you got that bit from.

[bednobs]

And if family don't approve what then?

[jackthehat]

No, I won't be signing.
And you would do well to actually find out exactly what this docu-drama is about and how it is presented before deciding that people with a different view from yours are 'heartless'.

Being vaguely from the same part of the world doesn't bestow any greater value on your 'outrage', Theland.

[Prudie]

The film is a short and is the exact transcripts of the interviews with the 2 boys played out by actors. That's all. I said on the other thread that personally I think it's a sick way to make a name for oneself, from what I've heard this petition will stop it wining an Oscar anyway however I can also see the views of others who agree with free speech, whatever the subject.

[Theland]

Retired DCI Albert Kirby who was in charge of investigating this case agrees with me.

[sherrardk]

Lots of people agree with you and lots won’t.

[Theland]

Jack - Outrage? Greater value? Come on, right is right and wrong is wrong, and peoples feelings count.

[Neveracrossword]

What is the relevance of that last point, Theland?

[Theland]

Put yourself in the place of the parents. That will explain all, unless you have a heart of stone.

[jackthehat]

And there you go, again......

[sherrardk]

So by your reasoning, no books, films, tv programmes, etc can ever be written or made that are based on real-life events?

[nailit]

Theland,
The Bulger case was horrific (and complex) in so many ways.
Your morality (if you believe in the Bible) is horrific in so many more ways.

[Mamyalynne]

I have no wish to watch a 30 minute film that is made up of almost entirely of verbatim quotes from interview transcripts with Venables and Thompson.

I agree Parents should have been consulted.

However, I don't feel I have the right to say it can't be shown.

The Oscar nomination also makes me uncomfortable.

I shan't be signing.

[nailit]

//Retired DCI Albert Kirby who was in charge of investigating this case agrees with me.//
My mate, john agrees with me. Must be true!

[bednobs]

what these people are asking for is for it to be made law to consult the family if a film is baed on real-life events. I fail to ee how that law would have helped - would they have approved it if consulted? if not, it would have been made anyway. If it is as prudie says, the transcripts are a matter of fact.
it is not the sort of film i would want to see.