Mark Meckler
This is interesting. Mark Wahlberg, who is a practicing Catholic, recently told a Chicago tribune reporter that “I just always hope that God is a movie fan and also forgiving, because I’ve made some poor choices in my past.” When asked which movie roles he specifically regretted, he replied, “Boogie Nights is up there at the top of the list.” Wahlberg also reportedly told the largely Catholic audience that he goes to bed by 7:30 p.m. so he can get up early the following morning to pray.
PJ Media has the scoop on why this movie might not be pleasing to The Almighty:
Boogie Nights was a sleeper hit in 1997. With a production budget of 15 million dollars, the story of the rise to fame of a young man during porn’s “Golden Age” made over 43 million dollars at the box office and was nominated for three Oscars. It also propelled Mark Wahlberg, who played the young porn actor, to A-list movie star status.
As you can imagine, the movie is filled with explicit nudity and sex. In fact, it’s been reported that the writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson cast actual porn actors for background work in Boogie Nights’ “fake” porn scenes. Originally, Anderson wanted the film to be rated NC-17, but the production company intervened for marketing reasons.
I’ve been saying this all along. With all of the reports of sexual harassment, rape, and other terrible behavior coming out of Hollywood, there is the accompanying level of shock and outrage. But is anyone is actually surprised? Hollywood has been churning out film after film that denigrates virtue and celebrates vice.
Any industry that would elevate people like Woody Allen and Roman Polanski — of course — has drawn incorrect sexual lines. It’s time for Hollywood to clean up its act and to quit hand-wringing over actions it was well aware of all along.
Hat Tip: PJ Media
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