Re: Any comments on this piece?

David Hobby wrote:
>
>> You have a wrong idea about Brazil. Unfortunately,
>> the paradise that movies like "Blame it on Rio" or "Tourists"
>> depict is as far away from actual Brazil as "Escape from NY"
>> or "The Postman" [*] is from the actual USA.
> 
> Is the difference between depiction and reality
> in the same direction?
>
No, "as far away" is absolute value
 
> 
> Trying to think of a movie that portrays the USA as
> a good place to visit...
> 
"American Pie", "Basic Instinct", "Hair", "Deep Throat",
"The Girl Next Door", "Porky's", "Flashdance", "9 1/2 weeks",
"Showgirls", "Back to the Future", "American Beauty" ...
just to mention a few of them.

Alberto Monteiro