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Reality TV Star Jade Goody's life to be turned into film. What are your thoughts on this?

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  • 136 of 136 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    karimkha

    1 Star A FALLING STAR: Enough is Enough! Review with images 18/04/2009
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Is Jade Goody an advantage? ok..raising an awareness maybe?

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Seeing more of Jade and it can affect the kids in the future.

    Last month, we heard about the ‘tragic’ death of Jade Goody. Jade Goody was an unknown person who became very famous for her strange and irresponsible actions during her short lived life and even after her death! She is so famous that a film is proposed to be made about her . . . what’s more . . . reviews are being written about this person and my review is one of them! I never thought that I would be going to write about her, not in a million years! Well I didn’t write about her, or her career, books and videos during her life; but I’m writing about her after her death. I don’t know what all ... more
  • 124 of 124 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 8 marymoose99

    Member since 15/11/2006

    Reviews written: 171

    2 Stars If this is the Current Issue that says a lot about society... Review with images 16/04/2009
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages If enough people want a film made then it does make sense to make it

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Jade's life does not warrant a film being made about it IMHO

    Since Ciao introduced its ‘Current Issue’ competition there hasn’t been a topic which has caught my attention enough to make me write a review. Of course I did participate in the Product of the Week competition when it was about a Cadbury ‘Cumble’ Crunch bar, but that’s just another story completely… It’s funny really that the first topic to grab my attention is the discussion of whether Jade Goody’s life warrants a film being made about it. Not funny ‘ha ha’ funny but funny in that it’s a pretty sad state of affairs really, and I have to admit to feeling slightly ashamed. Let Me Explain I ... more
  • 90 of 90 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 7 MarcoG

    Member since 07/07/2006

    Reviews written: 129

    1 Star Reality TV has a lot to answer for Review with images 27/04/2009

    Advantages Advantages None that I can think of (apart from Max Clifford' wallet getting bigger)

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Where do I start?

    Goody had become property of the media "to be manipulated and exploited till the day she died"…but even once she is dead, they are still doing it. (Sir Michael Parkinson) Just when I thought the media and press couldn’t get any more absurd, it’s announced that a film is (probably) to be made of the life of Jade Goody. Yes, Jade Goody! I can’t be the only one who thinks this is the most ridiculous prospect for any production company. It’s impossible to escape the recent coverage of Goody’s battle with cancer – the coverage was literally across all tabloids and (trashy) mags. There was a really ... more
  • 77 of 77 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 6 Chouchinciao

    Member since 13/12/2002

    Reviews written: 67

    3 Stars A no-brainer 19/04/2009
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Could illuminate some issues

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Over-exposure

    I think it is inevitable and totally logical that Jade Goody’s life is made into a film. Does that thought make me happy? No, it doesn’t. Is the life of Jade Goody a phenomenon that is film-worthy? It most certainly is. Bear in mind that the original question posed here is about the making of a film about a series of events that is already complete, and is not inviting us to make social comment on reality TV and the nature of celebrity today (although these issues will certainly have to be addressed). So let’s look at some prerequisites of a good film: 1. A good, even improbable, story ... more
  • 69 of 69 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    runningman77

    1 Star No, no, no, no! Review with images 03/04/2009
    User doesn't recommend the product

    Advantages Advantages Giving people more of the celebrity froth which they crave

    Disadvantages Disadvantages The way we celebrate mediocrity is shameful.

    FIRSTLY: For someone to die during the prime of their life is a tragedy. Hundreds of people suffer from terminal illness every year, affect countless loved ones who care for them and are bereaved afterwards. My sympathy would especially go out to all the children who have prematurely lost a parent, it must be a tremendous psychological torment one could not remotely imagine. Took a while chewing over what I felt was wrong with all the news coverage of Jade Goody in the last year. I found seeing her bald bonce shining out from countless magazine covers distasteful and wasn’t exactly sure why ... more

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