--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: The world was in a confused turmoil-wars…" description: "\"“The world was in a confused turmoil-wars, H-bombs, confrontations, fear, hate, hate. And Hollywood was feeding the confusion with a steady diet of sex..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/370/frank-capra-12640_beautiful-people_the-world-was-in-a-confused-turmoil-wars_2481748.jpg" --- # The world was in a confused turmoil-wars, H-bombs… ![“The world was in a confused turmoil-wars, H-bombs, confrontations, fear, hate, hate. And Hollywood was feeding the confusion with a steady diet of sex, violence, and lewdness. What wisdom needed, to catch up with our runaway technology, was time. And time might be bought not with violence, but…” quote by Frank Capra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/370/frank-capra-12640_beautiful-people_the-world-was-in-a-confused-turmoil-wars_2481748.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/370/frank-capra-12640_beautiful-people_the-world-was-in-a-confused-turmoil-wars_2481748.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/370/frank-capra-12640_beautiful-people_the-world-was-in-a-confused-turmoil-wars_2481748.jpg) > ““The world was in a confused turmoil-wars, H-bombs, confrontations, fear, hate, hate. And Hollywood was feeding the confusion with a steady diet of sex, violence, and lewdness. What wisdom needed, to catch up with our runaway technology, was time. And time might be bought not with violence, but with compassion-that divine unguent that lubricates and soothes our abrasive human hates. Compassion might just possibly slow down the ticking till we could defuse the world with reason. And we had an outside chance of buying a little precious extra time by filming the life of Schnozzola, the great compassionate clown. A chance that got lost among stars and their satellites. Pity Pity. Now what would I do? Certainly the world didn't need more films about sex, violence, and lewdness. Judging by contemporary Hollywood films, the United States was made up of sexpots, homosexuals, lesbians, Marquis de Sades, junkies too! too! beautiful people, country-club liberals, draft-card burners, and theatrical and religious figures bleeding make-believe blood for cause and camera. "Shock films," they called them; "skin flicks" that dealt not with the humorous, honest, robust, Rabelaisian earthiness that nurtures life, but with the cologned, pretentious, effete, adulterated crud that pollutes life.”” [Frank Capra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-capra/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. A critique of Hollywood’s focus on sensationalism while urging compassion as a remedy to societal turmoil and technological excess. **In simple terms:** Hollywood’s excesses distract; compassion can buy time for reason. Key Takeaway Promote compassionate storytelling over sensational content. Themes media criticism societal decay compassion Mood critical concerned Type analytical philosophical When to use this quote - film production - media consumption - public discourse - policy advocacy Key Concepts cultural critique ethical storytelling humanism Questions to Reflect On - How can creators balance truth and entertainment? - What role does audience demand play? 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