Remember when certain Moore fans were all up in arms over Fox releasing Christian-themed films?
Presumably you’re referring to me; unfortunately for your point, I’m not a Moore fan. Oh well, nice try. Evidently I must have got to you though since it bugged you that much.
Well - where’s the outrage now that Mikey’s best friends in the movie business, the Weinsteins, are doing it? Where’s the accusations of right wing bias?
Well, to be honest, this was the first I’d heard of it. So excuse me if I didn’t suddenly spring up to it. I can only respond to news events that are brought to my attention, you know. Presumably the liberal media conspiracy has prevented me from finding out what was relatively minor news until now.
But here you go - I still think it’s outrageous for a corporation to make specifically religious films, although I suppose you could make a compelling argument that since most films are works of fiction, perhaps the two are suited for each other. I think though that my main point is that MGM isn’t exactly well-known for having a news arm. Your comparison would be much more interesting if Disney started making specifically Christian films, since Disney also own ABC. Actually, it would be far more interesting if there was an ABC Faith label - in terms of brand structuring, creating a cohesive brand identity is what I’m interested in, and the fact that there’s a Fox News and a Fox Faith is far more interesting. That’s why I’m not convinced your argument of ‘it’s just a business decision’ waves it away - if anything, it’s a purposeful business decision designed to create a cohesive Fox brand identity.
Of course, there’s a real irony here. Guess who distributes MGM’s films internationally and handles MGM’s home video output?
That’s right - it’s Fox. So if anything, what you’ve just brought to my attention ends up being yet more evidence for what I’ve been hinting at all along. Thanks JimK!