Capote And The Death Of PC On TV!

Monday a friend and I went to see Capote. It is a very powerful movie. Phillip Seymour Hoffman seemed to channel the late Capote for this role.

There is no justice at the Oscars if Hoffman doesn't get a nomination. It was a stirring and portrayal of the six years he spent writing In Cold Blood and his relationship with Perry Smith. Smith might have very well been Capote just in another body. They shared so much in common but from what I got they were extremely lonely people.

I'm not commenting on Smith as a innocent or person who invoked sympathy from me. He was a bad guy, a very bad guy. Capote could be a arrogant, condescending, and self centered pain but he wasn't a killer. He was a writer. He took his loneliness and channeled it into one of the most famous novels of its time.

He was stunned with what he found in the persona of Smith. He really did see himself and talked to him for days on end as if trying to get to the bottom of his own soul. He wanted to know what made Smith tick so maybe he could glean a clue as to what made himself tick.

Capote was all of this and more. If you aren't familiar with the crimes of November 1959, don't be too concerned about it. It isn't' necessary to understand what is going on and is covered in great detail. It covers from the morning of the discovery of the Clutter's bodies to the final snap of the rope as Smith is hanged.

That is the serious part of this post.....the other part is a show called The Boondocks. Based on the comic strip, this cartoon inhabits Adult Swim on Sunday evenings. It is the story of a Grandfather who moves his two urban Grandsons to the suburbs. This is a very racy and amazing show that has a lot of humor as it pokes fun at the urban culture. So far it has covered topics such as the R. Kelly trial to a straight laced prosecutor and his prison anal rape phobia.

I really hope this ushers in the death of all things PC on TV. I really do. Anyone who knows me knows that I hate the very idea of political correctness. It is something that could undermine the fabric of this country. It is destructive and corrosive. Shows like The Boondocks show the absurdity of the concept of PC and work diligently to destroy it. I for one am whole heartedly behind it.