Talk:The Greatest Show on Earth

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[edit] Should this become an article with a spoiler?

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Should the article state that this film is very melodramatic largely because of the fact that Jimmy Stewart's character is a doctor running from the law and never removes his makeup because he is trying to remain undetected after the "mercy killing" of his terminally ill wife? The euthenasia aspect is why the film was and remains quite controversial; its "Best Picture" Oscar was widely seen as voicing Hollywood's support for the euthenasia issue. Does this belong in the article? Rlquall 01:33, 31 Mar 2005 (UTC)

I agree. I included a "controversies" section to that effect. And I restored an old edit (reworked a little bit to handle NPOV issues) about the quality of the picture that received a "Best Picture" award. I think these changes are appropriate, but I'll listen to other points of view... Joe 22:00, 10 October 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Controversial acts

I've flagged this as not having sources. "some critics" is not good enough for wikipedia, lets see some sources here showing the names of these that claim hollywood has a euthaniasia agenda. Desertsky85450 22:43, 8 July 2006 (UTC)