Evan Rosenfield wrote: The interesting thing is that the evil is made pleasurable and therefore somewhat acceptable. A useful example of the point might be the requirement (whether of the Hays Office or some other agency, I am not sure) that all crime films end with law and order triumphant. If "evil" were as repellent as it should be, such a requirement would not have been necessary. Peter ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html