Getting their dander up

How perfectly your larger than life images [“Culture of Anger,” July 17] played into my Sunday afternoon at the movies. Seeing “The BFG” I was astounded at this family horror film, filled with hideous images of bullying, fury-filled giants, terrifying images and dangerous situations confronting a likable, assertive, innocently appealing orphanage refugee. Surely this is not from the same Steven Spielberg, creator of so many charming, lovable characters in the past. This film deserves an R rating. Judy Wolman Rancho Mirage

The problem with what you are asking [“The Culture of Anger: Put Trust in an Ire Power”] is that no writer of talent today has the patience of an Ibsen or Miller or Williams to construct a powerful statement through art. Beth Brickell Sherman Oaks

Regarding “The Culture of Anger: When Films Really Got Mad”: I suggest watching any film with Marlon Brando if one wants to experience the thrill of unadulterated anger being expressed by one of America’s greatest actors. Giuseppe Mirelli Los Angeles

Don’t let George Jefferson find out he was left off of the list [“The Culture of Anger: Testy Tube Creations”]. Perhaps the angriest (and funniest) TV character by which all others should be measured. Paul Gase Huntington Beach A notable omission: Dr. Martin Ellingham, played by Martin Clunes, in “Doc Martin.” His perpetual scowl and withering retorts rank with the best. Henry Hespenheide Hermosa Beach

Tom Morello apparently is proud that his music was the background for illegal destruction of private property [“The Culture of Anger: Songs of Truth in Dangerous Times”]. I’m going to start a band called Rage Against a Broken Moral Compass. Bruce A. Fisher Woodland Hills