So your point is that, despite any merits that the movie might have, the Academy nominated it just because it could be seen as anti-drug propaganda...or an "after school special" as you say.
Definitely agree with you there. Guess I had misinterpreted your previous post.
Thomas
--- Micheal Ellis <onyxmirr at earthlink.net> wrote:
> At 9:53 AM -0800 4/1/02, Thomas Seay wrote:
>
> i agree...i was just pointing out how it can be
> read.
> it can be interpreted a solely "anti drug" or
> whatever.
> i don't think the academy (from what i can discern
> from past patterns) derives any kind of subtleties
> such as your interpretation.
>
>
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