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| | Conservative movies exist, and some are immensely popular. Here is our growing list (in no particular order): | | Conservative movies exist, and some are immensely popular. Here is our growing list (in no particular order): |
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| − | #The first Spider-Man (2002), which praises moral virtue (hard-working teenager, devout aunt and well-meaning uncle) and pokes fun at assumed [[liberals]] (entertainers and journalist). Hero chooses [[abstinence]]. This was one of the most profitable films ever made. | + | #The first ''Spider-Man'' (2002), which praises moral virtue (hard-working teenager, devout aunt and well-meaning uncle) and pokes fun at assumed [[liberals]] (entertainers and journalist). Hero chooses [[abstinence]]. This was one of the most profitable films ever made. |
| − | #[[Gone With the Wind]] | + | #''[[Gone With the Wind]]'' |
| − | #[[Ben-Hur]] | + | #''[[Ben-Hur]]'', celebrates honor and duty to family and country, with a pro-Christian ending |
| − | #[[Shawshank Redemption]] (about an innocent man who is convicted of murder and later escapes from prison) | + | #''[[Shawshank Redemption]]'' (about an innocent man who is convicted of murder and later escapes from prison) |
| − | #[[The Sound of Music]] | + | #''[[The Sound of Music]]'', solid family entertainment |
| − | #[[It's a Wonderful Life]] | + | #''[[It's a Wonderful Life]]'' |
| − | #[[The Ten Commandments]] | + | #''[[The Ten Commandments]]'' |
| − | #[[Mr. Smith Goes To Washington]] | + | #''[[Mr. Smith Goes To Washington]]'' |
| − | #[[The Passion of the Christ]] | + | #''[[The Passion of the Christ]]'' |
| − | #[[Star Wars]] and its sequels - simple truths about the triumph of good over evil | + | #''[[Star Wars]]'' series - simple truths about the triumph of good over evil |
| − | #[[King of Kings]] | + | #''[[King of Kings]]'' |
| − | #[[On The Waterfront]] - a simple but hardworking longshoreman takes on his Mafia-controlled union | + | #''[[On The Waterfront]]'' - a simple but hardworking longshoreman takes on his Mafia-controlled union |
| − | #[[Sergeant York]] | + | #''[[Sergeant York]]'' |
| − | #[[Knute Rockne: All-American]] | + | #''[[Knute Rockne: All-American]]'' |
| − | #[[Ninotchka]] | + | #''[[Ninotchka]]'' |
| − | #[[Forbidden Planet]] | + | #''[[Forbidden Planet]]'' |
| − | #[[Rudy]] | + | #''[[Rudy]]'' |
| − | #[[The Prince of Egypt]] | + | #''[[The Prince of Egypt]]'' |
| − | #[[Red Dawn]] | + | #''[[Red Dawn]]'' |
| − | #[[Harry's War]] | + | #''[[Harry's War]]'' |
| − | #[[The Patriot]] (2000) (the one starring Mel Gibson, there are several other movies with this name) | + | #''[[The Patriot]]'' (2000) (the one starring Mel Gibson, there are several other movies with this name) |
| − | #[[Ladder 49]] | + | #''[[Ladder 49]]'' |
| − | #[[Rocky]] (perseverance and God-given talent can overcome all odds) | + | #''[[Rocky]]'' (perseverance and God-given talent can overcome all odds) |
| − | #[[October Sky]] | + | #''[[October Sky]]'' |
| − | #[[Amazing Grace (film)]] | + | #[[''Amazing Grace'' (film)]] |
| − | #[[Bruce Almighty]] | + | #''[[Bruce Almighty]]'' |
| − | #[[Home Alone]] | + | #''[[Home Alone]]'' |
| | #[[World Trade Center]] (highlights the bravery of the firemen and police in [[9/11]]) | | #[[World Trade Center]] (highlights the bravery of the firemen and police in [[9/11]]) |
| − | #[[A Man For All Seasons]] | + | #''[[Flight 93]]'' |
| − | #[[Chariots of Fire]] | + | #''[[A Man For All Seasons]]'' |
| − | #[[One Foot In Heaven]] | + | #''[[Chariots of Fire]]'' |
| − | #[[Quo Vadis?]] | + | #''[[One Foot In Heaven]]'' |
| | + | #''[[Quo Vadis?]]'' |
| | #[[Three Godfathers]] | | #[[Three Godfathers]] |
| − | #[[Reefer Madness]] (emphasizes the dangers of drugs) | + | #''[[The Lost Weekend]]'' (dangers of alcohol) |
| − | #[[The Lost Weekend]] (dangers of alcohol)
| + | #''[[Little Miss Sunshine]]'' (importance of family) |
| − | #[[Little Miss Sunshine]] (importance of family) | + | #''[[The Manchurian Candidate]]'' (anti-communist in general, but with a swipe at [[Joseph McCarthy]]) |
| − | #[[The Manchurian Candidate]] (anti-communist in general, but with a swipe at [[Joseph McCarthy]]) | + | #''[[The Green Berets]]'' Vivid defense of our troops' conduct in the Vietnam War. |
| − | #[[The Green Berets]] Vivid defense of our troops' conduct in the Vietnam War. | + | #''[[My Son John]]'' (1952). A small-town couple's world is turned upside-down by the discovery that their adult son is a Communist. |
| − | #[[My Son John]] (1952). A small-town couple's world is turned upside-down by the discovery that their adult son is a Communist. | + | #''[[True Lies]]'', starring the future Republican governor of California, [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]. Teaches conservative values like marital loyalty, and political incorrect facts such as the fact that most terrorists are Middle Eastern Arabic speakers who don't value human life. |
| − | #[[True Lies]], starring the future Republican governor of California, [[Arnold Schwarzenegger]]. Teaches conservative values like marital loyalty, and political incorrect facts such as the fact that most terrorists are Middle Eastern Arabic speakers who don't value human life. | + | #''[[The Island]]'' (2005) Pro-life statement against cloning to harvest organs. |
| − | #The Island (2005) Pro-life statement against cloning to harvest organs. | + | #''[[Evelyn]]'' (2002) True story of Irish father's legal struggle to recover his kids from an orphanage. |
| − | #Ghostbusters (1984) EPA bureaucrat lets evil escape. | + | #''[[Shane]]'' (1953) Western about defending a homesteading family. |
| − | #Evelyn (2002) True story of Irish father's legal struggle to recover his kids from an orphanage.
| + | #''[[Invasion of the Body Snatchers]]'' (1956) Man peacefully stands up to an invasion by unloving, Godless aliens who had taken over key government positions. |
| − | #Shane (1953) Western about defending a homesteading family. | + | #''[[Hero]]'' (1992) Even those with character flaws can do good. |
| − | #I''nvasion of the Body Snatchers'' (1956) Man peacefully stands up to an invasion by unloving, Godless aliens who had taken over key government positions. | + | #''[[The Day of the Jackal]]'', celebrates conservative values like honor and duty. |
| − | #''Hero'' (1992) Even those with character flaws can do good. | |
| − | #''The Day of the Jackal'', celebrates conservative values like honor and duty. | |
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| | == References == | | == References == |