It’s obvious from Kevin’s quotes that he is using the pun in the title to say that this Phelps-like character is Republican and that this movie is about how scary religious conservatives are. I am not a religious person by any stretch of the imagination, but I’m disappointed in Kevin for taking a cheap shot at “Red States” as if Republicans approve of, or even empower, monsters like Phelps.

In my opinion, he was pretty nonpartisan until his extremely liberal wife brainwashed him. Now he’s typical Hollywood. This is the kind of stuff that makes informed independents roll their eyes enough to be turned off of the left.

To recap, 1. Yes, the film will have political commentary, but
2. The fact that the film is called ‘Red State’ may well just be an innocuous play on words, rather than a cue that the film will target Republican politics specifically. Even if I turn out to be wrong on that point, don’t you think it’s futile trying to call Smith on defamation on the basis of hypothesis?

We just don’t know what Smith has in mind, obviously. But having said that we can go on what he specifically has stated:
(1) The movie will be called “Red State” and everyone knows (except for the two of you) that Red State is a term for Republican-leaning states. That’s a fact and nothing that either of you states changes that fact.
(2) Smith has stated that the movie will be openly political so both of your pleas that the movie will not be political is simply nonsense. Your silly statements directly contradict what Smith himself has already stated.
(3) He has stated that the main character of the horror movie will be a character “inspired” by Fred Phelps–who is a Democrat, not a Republican. Phelps is an insane moronic Democrat, but a Democrat nonetheless. Also, ALL of Phelps brain-dead, cult-like family members are card-carrying members of the Democratic Party and ALL are activists in the Democratic Party and have been for many, many years.

I have been making the simple point that if Smith attempts to libel the Republicans of Kansas by making a film that depicts Republicans to be, in any way, similar to the Fred Phelps and his brain-dead family members then I, Michael Jackson–washed up star of Thriller–is going to call Smith to the carpet early and often as a fat liar because if he does that then is making up a false situation just to score petty political points on behalf of the Democrats. If he creates a generic (neither Republican or Democrat) scary politican/horror lead character then he is being a real film maker instead of a political propaganda hack.

I hope he creates an interesting and scary movie that is critical of low-lifes like Phelps, but if he creates a political movie that attacks Republicans and attempts to paint all Republicans as clones of the nasty Democrats like Phelps then will have created nothing more than second rate, political prpaganda and he will have lower himself into hack territory, which is far beneath him and his talent.

Michael Jackson

“The movie’s called ‘Red State’ and it’s very much about that subject matter, that point of view and that position taken to the absolute extreme.” - I took the ‘that’ he talks about as referring to the prejudices of Phelps and his ilk. It didn’t cross my mind for a second that it would be showcase for any misconceptions he might have about Republicans.

This movie will probably not be an outright attack on the republican party as much as an attack on out dated quick to judge thinking that you two have proven to be more than just a stereo type. If you want to go after a film maker go after that pompus a** Michael Moore who poses as a documentarian and does a butcher job on the republican party and any type of consevatism every chance he gets. To make it worse people actually believe the crap that he puts out. Ask most people about Kevin Smith and they will tell you that he is the guy that makes those movies full of dick and fart jokes. Lighten up it’s just a movie that no one has seen yet. Why don’t you wait till you have a frame of referance before you start going after someone.

All of the Phelps are f***** in the brain and need to get lives. Kevin Smith is just a plain ole d*****. A pox on both of their houses.

I can see that Smith is going to write a simple-minded tale that Phelps was created by the right-wing Republicans under the Nazi flag of Bush, but Phelps has been acting like a pile of s**** for over 40 years and he does not speak for not one Republican. He only speaks for old fashioned southern Democrats like Robert Byrd because that is what he is. Phelps was born and raised in Meridian, Mississippi and he learned his narrow-minded, ignorant ways while being raised as a good ole boy white racist Democrat from Mississippi. But I will guarantee you that Smith will portray Phelps as a right-wing Republican from Kansas.

He is Democrat and always will be. All of his cult-like family members are Democrats also. But Smith will not portray those facts. Count on it.

You’re an over-sensitive child, and you can’t stand people disagreeing with your “extremely “right wing conservative” viewpoint.

Kevin Smith is not an idiot, and he’s not an touchy douchebag. Let the film come out before you judge him and especially the film.

It’s not like he cares about you since you’re not the target audience.

The target audience are NOT liberals or conservatives. The target audience are NORMAL PEOPLE. The people who care NOT about taking sides. The kind who don’t care about applying their conservative/liberal beliefs. Besides, why should you care? He’s not making fun of YOU or your kind. He’s mocking Fred Phelps. The only REAL reason you’d be insulted about this movie is if you’re a supporter of Fred Phelps in the first place. Or Fred Phelps in person.

Oh, and you’re looking into the “red State” thing a little too much. “Red” could also refer to the colour of blood, since it IS a slasher film.

Just for the record, I’m extremely “right wing conservative” in my political views, and I ABHORE Fred Phelps and his disgusting “church” of hate. He’s a despicable person and I resent Kevin Smith deeply for daring to lump me and more than a hundred million other good, decent people into the same group as this monster.

And just for the record, Clerks wasn’t a great film. It was juvenile, foolish and pointless.