Spencer Halpin's Moral Kombat
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| Directed by | Spencer Halpin |
| Produced by | Spencer Halpin Ramy Katrib |
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Steven Kent Skylar James |
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David Walsh Jack Thompson Michael Rich Lorne Lanning Greg Fischbach Dean Takahashi Jeff Griffiths John Marmaduke Pamela Eakes Andy McNamara Greg Ballard Bob McKenzie American McGee Hal Halpin Dave Grossman Phil O'Neil Marie Sylla Ed Williams Richard Ow Henry Jenkins Jason Della Rocca Doug Lowenstein Vince Broady |
| Music by | Mark Petrie |
| Cinematography | Jeff Orsa |
| Edited by | Lakan de Leon |
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80 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Spencer Halpin's Moral Kombat is a 2009 documentary film, directed by Spencer Halpin, an American independent filmmaker. The title of the film is in part a reference to the Mortal Kombat series of video games, which are notable for their extreme violence. The title was changed from Moral Kombat to Spencer Halpin's Moral Kombat to avoid the risk of a lawsuit.
Shot entirely in high-definition video, the full-length feature documentary studies the controversial, polarizing subject of the video game controversy through a series of interviews with experts on both sides of the matter – some believing that violent games should be banned, others supporting their protection.
The film makes extensive use of green screen technology to blend the subject matter being discussed (games, characters, archival news footage) in the background, while keeping the interviewee actively in the shot.
The trailer was uploaded to YouTube on December 27, 2006 and was met with overwhelming concern and dismay from gamers around the globe who felt it sensationalized the topic and serves as a rhetoric piece for anti-games and anti-gamer activists and political figures. The trailer was viewed over 100,000 times in the coming weekend and spurred debate on scores of websites.
Interviewed in the film are leading politicians, journalists, academics, consumer advocates and special interest group executives, game developers, retailers, trade associations and publishers. The interviewees among others, include: Dr. David Walsh, Jack Thompson, Dr. Michael Rich, Lorne Lanning, Greg Fischbach, Dean Takahashi, Jeff Griffiths, John Marmaduke, Pamela Eakes, Andy McNamara, Greg Ballard, Bob McKenzie, American McGee, Hal Halpin (Spencer Halpin's brother), Lt. Col. Dave Grossman, Phil O'Neil, Marie Sylla, Ed Williams, Richard Ow, Dr. Henry Jenkins, and Jason Della Rocca.
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