miercuri, 12 martie 2008

Reefer Madness

(nume alternativ: Tell Your Children . An 1936)

Foarte amuzant de vazut ce faceau catolicii americani prin anii '30 pentru a preveni desfraul si decadenta umana . Mai exact, este vorba de asa-zisele "exploitation films" , filme moraliste cu buget redus . Mama tuturor relelor este marijuana , care transforma complet omul si il aduce in pragul nebuniei(conform povestilor din aceste filme) :)
Nu stiu cata lume credea ce se promova prin filmele acestea dar avand in vedere ca marijuana nu era un subiect atat de banal ca astazi, probabil impactul nu a fost chiar inexistent.
Din aceeasi categorie de filme fac parte si Marihuana (1936)si Assassin of Youth (1937) (mai notorii ).


"The motion picture you are about to witness may startle you. It would not have been possible, otherwise, to sufficently emphasize the frightful toll of the new drug menace which is destroying the youth of America in alarmingly increasing numbers. Marihuana is that drug - a violent narcotic - an unspeakable scourge - The Real Public Enemy Number One!"

Bureau Official: Here is an example: A fifteen-year-old lad apprehended in the act of staging a holdup - fifteen years old and a marijuana addict. Here is a most tragic case.
Dr. Carroll: Yes. I remember. Just a young boy... under the influence of drugs... who killed his entire family with an axe.


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