The ripping of the crucifix off Hogan’s neck is only the latest of a string of religion-oriented themes. Why is Sullivan allowed to put some inflammatory messages on TBS? Whether you believe the strange skits are wrong for kids to watch or not, and whatever you think are Sullivan’s motivations, TBS isn’t usually the type of company to allow such potentially controversial material to air. Bill Watts was fired the day his racist and homophobic comments in a two year old “Torch Talk” were faxed by a columnist to top brass as TBS. It’s surprising that the “Dungeon of Doom” skits have lasted as long as they have given the sensitive nature of TBS. When others brought up the apparent occult-oriented theme in the skits and characters, Hogan and Hart were naive to them. Hulk Hogan and Jimmy Hart, who have the strongest veto power in WCW, were convinced by Sullivan that the Dungeon of Doom skits were going to be a good thing. Just as the “Waterworld” producers were blinded to their gaps in credibility by the message they were trying to sneak by everyone, Sullivan may be doing the same thing. Why? Perhaps it’s to get across his historically consistent Satanist/Demonist/Hindu god/Occult message. Kevin Sullivan continues to sacrifice realism and credibility and even plausibility in his pet project, the “Dungeon of Doom” skits. Moviegoers don’t want to be distracted by inconsistencies in timelines and credibility while hundreds of millions are spent in other areas to create realism. Gaps that took away from their enjoyment of the movie. Credibility that moviegoers have noticed.
The moviemakers felt it so important to preach their point of view on environmentalism that they left gaps in credibility. The reason the heels were called “Smokers” was to get across a political message. The reason the Exxon Valdez was the ship the heels were on was to convey an environmental message. Waterworld’s producers drew the “credibility line” where it was convenient. If that’s the case, then why not spend only $2 million and have the viewers imagine that the set was actually filmed in the ocean, but really do it in a swimming pool at a movie studio? In reality the reason the gaps exist is because of either laziness or because competing motivations overrode the importance to be credibile, consistent, and realistic. How can $200,000 be spent on a movie and obvious plotline credibility problems be ignored or not be satisfactorily addressed? Sure, the movie-makers coyly respond by saying that viewers are just supposed to suspend their disbelief. There weren’t good answers to any of those questions and that, in the eyes of critics and viewers, cost the movie some points when it came to its overall quality and marketability. They asked, “Since when do Jet Skis run on crude oil?” and “If the Mariner’s feet are webbed, why aren’t his hands?” and “If everyone is exposed to the sun all day, how come only the Deacon has a savage tan?” and “How do the Smokers (the heels) get all their cigarettes (where is the tobacco grown)?” and “How long can an oil tanker remain at sea before it rusts and sinks?” This week’s Entertainment Weekly has yet another cover feature on the $200 million dollar movie “Waterworld.” The reason Waterworld has received so much attention is that so much money was spent on the movie’s special effects and production costs – more than any other movie in history.Įven with all that money being spent to add realism – and thus increase the level of enjoyment of the viewing audience – Entertainment Weekly found ten relevant questions to ask regarding credibility gaps.
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