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Originally Posted by 3 Justin 3;3341445[B
]Americans control all films produced about war and as such think they have won every war single-handedly. [/B] The government doesn't need to control it, American film-makers do it themselves.
This is my opinion of course. Even Band of Brothers (which is one of my favorite things put on film) is overly pretentious in my opinion, although I understand why.
If not for Russia, WWII may not have been won by the Allies.
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That is a load of crap.
There have been a LOT of movies made that haven't cast a good light on the military at all.
Full Metal Jacket was brutally forthcoming and it freaked a lot of people out. Who won in the end? I'm not actually sure. Platoon? All about Americans winning? Seriously?
We all know Americans love to be overly brash and bold in their opinion of themselves on the world stage. I have many American friends that completely want to discount any role Canada ever played in the 2 big wars, but that has nothing to do with the public's opinion of the American soldier, and everything to do with your personal opinion of Americans.
They are the most superior nation by far in regards to the military the world has ever seen. I know a lot of people love to point to Iraq and all the apparently failures and struggles, when in fact Iraq is a perfect example of a highly trained military force being given the proper manpower and resources to accomplish a mission and following through with such command and authority that many people still don't even realize what happened. Talking about the surge, and the results afterwards.
Either way, you're completely wrong with it comes to the American film industry. If anything, Hollywood has to a degree portrayed the American soldier in a negative way, and yet remarkably, the public still appreciates what the soldier does.
I find that people like you and Itse are few and far between, which isn't surprising considering your ridiculous opinions of government propaganda and how the government controls the film industry and brainwashes the general public into thinking that the soldier shouldn't be spit upon.
I went to an airshow in Lethbridge last year, and the Golden Hawks did a jump that was actually quite remarkable. The applause and appreciation shown by the crowd afterwards was JUST as remarkable, and I found it heartening to see that the general population still appreciates what those men and women do.