It is worthwhile to consider the recent ourburst from Jim Carrey with regard to gun control. After years without noticeable involvement with the gun control cause, Carrey suddenly released an -xpletive-filled rant that seemed more like a temper tantrum than a political position. He does not argue for gun control, but rather argues that gun control opponents are somehow subhuman. He is entitled to his viewpoint, but I people should all understand the genesis of that view. Perhaps that genesis can best be summed up in this sentence: Jim Carrey's career is failing and he is trying to get attention.
Right before the outburst, Carrey's latest movie, The Amazing Burt Wonderstone opened. It is a major flop. Last night, the average gross at the thousands of theaters showing the film was under $150. That's $150 for the day, not for each showing. That means that something like 15 people showed up to see this turkey. And remember, the film has only been out less than two weeks. It has not seen an audience fall off over the long term; it never had an audience. In the last four years, Carrey has had only one major movie: Mr. Popper's Penguins. That movie did better than The Amazing Burt Wonderstone (although you could say that about almost any movie). Penguins, however, was also a dud. For someone like Carrey who used to be a major movie star, it must be terrifying to watch his career go down the drain. That is the reason for the outburst.
I wish that the idiots on both side who think that political issues are things about which to scream and make personal attacks would stop it. A little quiet and rational discussion could take the issue a lot farther than the adolescent phony outrage of an aging failure. Without calm consideration, ideas that might actually help prevent future violence will just be lost in the sea of stupidity that gets generated by folks like Carrey.
Right before the outburst, Carrey's latest movie, The Amazing Burt Wonderstone opened. It is a major flop. Last night, the average gross at the thousands of theaters showing the film was under $150. That's $150 for the day, not for each showing. That means that something like 15 people showed up to see this turkey. And remember, the film has only been out less than two weeks. It has not seen an audience fall off over the long term; it never had an audience. In the last four years, Carrey has had only one major movie: Mr. Popper's Penguins. That movie did better than The Amazing Burt Wonderstone (although you could say that about almost any movie). Penguins, however, was also a dud. For someone like Carrey who used to be a major movie star, it must be terrifying to watch his career go down the drain. That is the reason for the outburst.
I wish that the idiots on both side who think that political issues are things about which to scream and make personal attacks would stop it. A little quiet and rational discussion could take the issue a lot farther than the adolescent phony outrage of an aging failure. Without calm consideration, ideas that might actually help prevent future violence will just be lost in the sea of stupidity that gets generated by folks like Carrey.
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