For me, ET is a horror movie. ET being marooned far from his home planet, ET having a strong belief in being good, ET spreading his belief to those close to him. A greater horror is that The Good who share a belief in Be Good just might be tempted to believe that the main alternative to Be Good is to Be Bad rather than Be Sensible.
For me, part of the first ever Spy Kids is horror too. Some errant little ones dealt with by teaching them to Be Good. I should point out that my early experience was of a strong literal biblical understanding of good that effectively blocked me from finding practical ways to actually be worthwhile.
Against The Current has the roots of my horror about Be Good. For me this story says a lot. While being a rather watchable story.
SPOILER. Mostly I do not say why I feel that about this story as it is in the air that it breaths. But who is Pasthule, played so scarily by Nimo Gandhi? He is Liz's mum's boyfriend and Liz even enquires beforehand if he will be there during their visit. The meal shows him to be highly tied up, in chains. The conversation between Liz and her mum after the meal has Liz looking horrified. He is subject to Be Good and cannot escape without rather highly skilled help. I recognise that type of chained one.
For me, part of the first ever Spy Kids is horror too. Some errant little ones dealt with by teaching them to Be Good. I should point out that my early experience was of a strong literal biblical understanding of good that effectively blocked me from finding practical ways to actually be worthwhile.
Against The Current has the roots of my horror about Be Good. For me this story says a lot. While being a rather watchable story.
SPOILER. Mostly I do not say why I feel that about this story as it is in the air that it breaths. But who is Pasthule, played so scarily by Nimo Gandhi? He is Liz's mum's boyfriend and Liz even enquires beforehand if he will be there during their visit. The meal shows him to be highly tied up, in chains. The conversation between Liz and her mum after the meal has Liz looking horrified. He is subject to Be Good and cannot escape without rather highly skilled help. I recognise that type of chained one.