{"id":80997,"date":"2022-03-02T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=80997"},"modified":"2022-03-01T10:13:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T16:13:40","slug":"deformed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.shotinthedark.info\/wp\/?p=80997","title":{"rendered":"Deformed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“Everything the Left touches, it destroys”
— Dennis Prager<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To add a corollary: everything modern, left-infused culture touches, it also destroys. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a variety of reasons, Cyrano De Bergerac <\/em>was one of the bits of literature I grew up positively steeped <\/em>in. I won’t say Dad – a speech, writing and literature teacher – was obsessed, per se<\/em>, with the De Rostand book and the many theatrical and film versions that’ve appeared over the years (Jose Ferrer’s version was a particular favorite, especially once we got a VHS) being fairly constant fare at the Berg house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

And if you’re not familiar, it’s a pretty brilliant concept. I won’t spoil it; it’s most accessible version to Americans maybe the 1987 Steve Martin version ,Roxanne<\/em>, which is as 1980’s a Steve Martin comedy as you can think of, but I think is an underrated adaptation…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

…that stayed fairly faithful to the concept of the original story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Which is more than we can say for what Woke Hollywood’s done with it.<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If they decide to do a “woke” remake of Casablanca <\/em>or It’s a Wonderful Life <\/em>or Best Years of our Lives…<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Oh, I fear I’ve already said too much…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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