{"id":150216,"date":"2021-02-19T17:48:05","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T22:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=150216"},"modified":"2021-02-19T17:58:48","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T22:58:48","slug":"10-hollywood-movies-that-snuck-conservative-themes-on-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/10-hollywood-movies-that-snuck-conservative-themes-on-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Hollywood Movies That Snuck Conservative Themes on Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2F10-hollywood-movies-that-snuck-conservative-themes-on-screen%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=150216&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-941186336.jpg?w=1200&amp;h=800&amp;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>Today\u2019s Hollywood doubles as a Democratic SuperPAC.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>TV shows promote anti-police themes, savage I.C.E. officials and push pro-gun control narratives. Every third post-apocalyptic thriller involves global warming ravaging the planet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Late night TV peddles baldly progressive propaganda while looking the other way when Democrats behave badly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Who is this Governor Cuomo of which you speak?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>And yet some storytellers continue to slip conservative themes into the content. Some right-leaning elements are so subtle they\u2019re easy to miss. Others are hiding in plain sight but play out in an organic fashion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>These films reflect at least one of those two approaches. They\u2019re all well worth your time, and they might even change a heart or mind along the way.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018A Quiet Place\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Director\/co-star John Krasinski\u2019s 2018 smash may be the most pro-family story ever committed to celluloid. It\u2019s still a horror film of the first order, a wildly entertaining tale of a family sticking together during the very worst of times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Krasinski and real-life wife Emily Blunt stars as parents trying to keep their family safe after aliens conquer the earth. The beasties track their prey via sound, so the surviving humans stay alive by being as quiet as possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Here\u2019s a line from the movie repeated about 200 times \u2013 \u201cshhhh!\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Mama and Papa forge a new lifestyle that emits precious little sound. Yet when Blunt\u2019s character becomes pregnant the family discards any attempt at a home-brewed abortion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>They know a bouncing baby will wail for the first four months of his or her life, maybe more, but they embrace the pregnancy anyway.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That pro-life message is so loud it would summon a thousand \u201cQuiet Place\u201d critters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The parents sacrifice everything to keep their surviving children safe while preparing for their new arrival. At a time when liberals yawn over BLM\u2019s anti-family rhetoric, \u201cA Quiet Place\u201d remains a testament to the nuclear family.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Now, if the pandemic would only fade so we can see if the oft-delayed sequel doubles down on that theme or goes woke.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Barbershop: The Next Cut\u2019 (2016)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>The popular franchise hardly looks conservative on paper. Stars like Ice Cube and Common consistently share progressive arguments on social media and elsewhere. The films themselves, though, brims with faith-friendly messaging and rugged individualism.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>That proved true once more with \u201cThe Next Cut.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ice Cube stars as Calvin, the owner of a struggling barber shop who is sick of waiting for a government handout to keep his business afloat. Key franchise players are in committed marriages and two-parent families are treated with reverence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Best of all, given the tenor of modern times? The barber shop staffers let the banter flow freely without attempting to silence anyone.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The film even includes a crack about how little President Barack Obama helped black Americans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Who saw that coming?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Dead Man Walking\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>This 1995 fact-based drama features three of Hollywood\u2019s most outspoken liberals \u2013 director Tim Robbins, star Susan Sarandon and co-star Sean Penn. The story follows a death row inmate, played by Penn, who draws the attention of a Sister Helen Prejean (Sarandon). She tries to save him from death by lethal injection.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Robbins clearly meant for \u201cWalking\u201d to rally audiences against the death penalty, but the beautifully crafted film suggests another interpretation. Penn\u2019s character finds faith, and spiritual redemption, only when faced with his own mortality. He can\u2019t even admit to the crime he\u2019s accused of committing and feels no remorse in the first act.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>His growing bond with Sister Prejean makes him reconsider both his innocent plea and the scope of his crimes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The death penalty coaxes Penn\u2019s character to consider Sister Prejean\u2019s beliefs. He eventually confesses and hopes his death will offer the family of the couple he attacked a measure of comfort.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The script, penned by Robbins from the non-fiction book of the same name by Sister Prejean, allows for different interpretations. That\u2019s a credit to Robbins, a storyteller who later leaned harder into his progressive beliefs in \u201cCradle Will Rock\u201d and the anti-Trump play, \u201cThe New Colossus.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Crocodile Dundee\u2019 (1986)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>The woke Left hates this comedy smash, in part, because the title character treats a trans woman in a crude fashion. That didn\u2019t stop the Aussie import from making Paul Hogan a star, at least for a spell.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The comedy did something else, though, that riled up some progressives. Linda Kozlowski\u2019s character, a journalist writing about Hogan\u2019s Mick Dundee, is engaged to her boss as the story opens. Said boss is smart, cultured and far more enlightened than Mick.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Yet Kozlowski\u2019s Sue dumps him for the leathered Aussie. Why? He\u2019s self-effacing and strong, a man\u2019s man who can protect her from any danger in the Outback or the Big Apple. Her boss probably can\u2019t change his own tire.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Sue isn\u2019t a victim, nor is she helpless. She still finds Mick\u2019s masculine traits more appealing and worthy of her heart.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018The Dark Knight\u2019 (2008)\/\u2019The Dark Knight Rises\u2019 (2012)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>The Marvel Cinematic Universe is on the verge of going woke, according to head honcho Kevin Feige. Yet a few years ago a pair of DC Comics movies embraced a stealth conservativism that flew under Warner Bros.\u2019 radar completely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Christopher Nolan\u2019s \u201cThe Dark Knight\u201d gave the late Heath Ledger his signature role, the anarchy spewing Joker. One critical scene, featuring the great Michael Caine as Alfred the butler, illustrates why brute force is sadly the only way to maintain peace in some scenarios.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Alfred shared the story of how the Burmese government failed to squelch violence through bribery. Local leaders attempted to pay off tribes with rare stones, a plan that backfired in spectacular fashion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cBecause some men aren\u2019t looking for anything logical, like money. They can\u2019t be bought, bullied, reasoned, or negotiated with. Some men just want to watch the world burn.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThe Dark Knight Rises\u201d struck a more overtly conservative tone, but it did so in a way that couldn\u2019t offend mainstream audiences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The narrative captured the Occupy Wall Street movement without punishing audiences with lectures or finger wagging. The villainous Bane (Tom Hardy) commandeered a group of anarchists eager to punish the rich and swipe their fortunes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Atlantic rushed to the film\u2019s side, arguing the film\u2019s conservative bona fides<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/entertainment\/archive\/2012\/07\/no-the-dark-knight-rises-isnt-a-right-wing-opus\/260511\/\"><span>weren\u2019t as real as many said at the time.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>That speaks to Nolan\u2019s deft touch and ability to place entertainment over propaganda.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Ghostbusters\u2019 (1984)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Who you gonna call? Not the Environmental Protection Agency, that\u2019s for sure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Ivan Reitman\u2019s sci-fi comedy classic is known for many things, from Ray Parker, Jr.\u2019s infectious song to arguably Bill Murray\u2019s most Murray-esque performance. It\u2019s also a stinging rebuke to stifling authority figures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The budding ghostbusters run afoul of not just Slimer but EPA bureaucrats eager to shut down their fledgling business.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Dan Aykroyd\u2019s character utters a classic line after losing his college gig, one that would never be uttered today.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cI liked the university. They gave us money and facilities. We didn\u2019t have to produce anything! You\u2019ve never been out of college. You don\u2019t know what it\u2019s like out there. I\u2019ve worked in the private sector. They expect results.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018No Strings Attached\u2019 (2011)\/\u2019Friends with Benefits\u2019 (2011)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Modern Hollywood mostly abandoned rom-coms, at least at the theatrical level. Blame Kate Hudson, who starred in her fair share of romantic clunkers. Or, consider how Hollywood scribes ignored the genre\u2019s fundamentals (Boy Meets Girl\u2026) for wackier plots that left audiences confused.<\/span><span><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>These 2011 films revealed Hollywood\u2019s attempt to leave traditional courtship behind. Both focus on couples who wanted sex sans commitment. In each case, true love blossomed and the characters ended up committing to their sexual partners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Most rom-coms are inherently conservative by default. We cheer on the main characters as they meet, flirt and fall in love. The goal is monogamy, if not a walk down the aisle.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Perhaps that\u2019s why Tinsel Town mostly abandoned the genre in recent years.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018Still Mine\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>This little-seen gem stars James Cromwell as a husband eager to help his ailing wife (Genevi\u00e8ve Bujold) enjoying her final years in peace. She\u2019s suffering from dementia and needs a home that\u2019s easier for her to move around in without hurting herself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cromwell\u2019s character wants to custom build a home just for her, and he has the skills to make it possible. Only he\u2019s thwarted by local bureaucrats who object to every part of his plan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The 2012 film is a haunting portrait of a devoted husband, but it doubles as a cautionary tale against government overreach. Cromwell\u2019s character can make a home that\u2019s sturdier than most in his county, but mountains of red tape won\u2019t let that happen. Yes, smaller governments matter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><span class=\"s1\"><em>member<\/em><\/span><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s Hollywood doubles as a Democratic SuperPAC. TV shows promote anti-police themes, savage I.C.E. officials and push pro-gun control narratives. 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