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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 film)]], 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]] |
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| | #[[Quo Vadis?]] | | #[[Quo Vadis?]] |
| | #[[Three Godfathers]] | | #[[Three Godfathers]] |
| − | #[[Reefer Madness]] (emphsizies the dangers of drugs) | + | #[[Reefer Madness]] (emphasizies 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]]) |
| | #[[High Noon]] (clearcut portrayal of right and wrong, and standing up against evil) | | #[[High Noon]] (clearcut portrayal of right and wrong, and standing up against evil) |
| | + | #[[The Lord of the Rings (film series)]] (a more definite metaphor of good against evil) |
| | + | #[[The Chronicles of Narnia (2005 film series)]], beginning with [[The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe (2005 film)]]. |
| | + | #[[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World]] (a great period piece that shows what being a man is all about) |
| | + | #[[The Bounty]] (with [[Anthony Hopkins]] finally doing justice to the actual, much-maligned character of [[Vice Admiral]] [[William Bligh]], [[Royal Navy]]) |
| | == References == | | == References == |
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