Some See No Humor in ‘See No Evil’

We saw the movie “See No Evil, Hear No Evil” because it was supposed to be a comedy and it was advertised as a box-office hit.

We were appalled at the language . . . four-letter words used throughout the movie.

It made me wonder if the movies aren’t to blame for the downfall of morals and ethics over the years.

In the ‘20s and ‘30s actors and actresses were constantly shown with a cigarette, and smoking was widely accepted. It’s taken all these years for anti-smoking crusades to educate the public.

Then came the introduction of promiscuousness into the movies . . . the bordellos, madams, mistresses, etc., all seemed to be a topic of fun and mischievousness.

Then there was pot smoking (even though at times it was presented as an evil).

Now foul language has been used so much that I observed teen-agers in the audience laughing and even cheering whenever it was heard.

Do we really need all this in the name of entertainment? What happened to the movies with a moral, or with a story to present, or with a happy ending? A few that come to mind are: “An Affair to Remember,” “With Six You Get Egg Roll,” “It Happened One Night” and “Karate Kid.”

I suggest movie and TV script writers and producers clean up their act. Whatever happened to “Speak No Evil”?

BETTY ALMQUIST

Cathedral City