Posted on 03/22/2002 7:02:23 AM PST by Sir Gawain
As for this year's awards ceremony, I find it disgusting that "Blackhawk Down" is getting snubbed so badly. Hell, I think the only thing it got nominated for was Best Director. It's sad, yet not surprising, how much hatred Hollwood has for our brave soldiers (the same soldiers that provide those damn leftists the freedom to spew their hatred for America).
I should warn people that this film is pretty graphic and definitely a tear jerker. Don't miss it.
Changing The Vietnam Stereotype [Movie: We Were Soldiers]
Source: Washington Times; Published: March 21, 2002;
Author: Jon Ward
What's really interesting about that is that all the scenes showing Lt. Nguyen An talking stategy are historically accurate. I didn't realize this until I started reading the book and it talked about this.
Navy ships have been known to draw enemy fire too. You are no less of a fighting man!
Nice article. Thank you, Gawain.
25th LRRP's
God Bless them eternally, for all the physical and emotional support they provided.
Rule No. 1 of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences: Anything that honors America or America's fighting men must, by necessity be panned, shunned and discredited.
Case in point:
Steven Spielberg is the darling of the Hollywood Left. He's a true believer, a Clinton disciple, a card-carrying member of the club.
Spielberg produced two films in recent years which legitimately merited serious consideration by the Academy -- Schindler's List and Saving Private Ryan. One won the oscar for best picture, the other was largely ignored. What's the difference?
Schindler's List portrayed in terms never before seen this side of a documentary the horrors of the Nazi death camps and the murderous hatred of the Jews at the heart of the Nazi nightmare. This picture was a liberal's dream. It indicted Germany (correctly) and by implication America, which liberals consider no better and no different than the Nazi regime. The result: honors aplenty. Praise for Speilberg (legitimately). Hand-wringing indictments against the evils of Nazism and analogies drawn to how American is no different and no better.
Saving Private Ryan , simply put, honored America and the American fighting man. It highlighted just what it took to cross Omaha Beach, and the level of honor, courage and commitment the WWII generation had to defeat the very Nazi empire so condemned in Schindler's List.
What was the response from the Hollywood Left? Quasi-fascist drivel. . . glorifying warfare. . . stark and simplistic. And the predictable result was the film was ignored come Oscar time in favor of. . . does anybody remember? Shakespeare In Love. Does anybody even remember Shakespeare In Love? Will anybody remember it in five years? But the Holly-libs couldn't stand to recognize a legitimately great film honoring the American fighting man, under any circumstances.
And so it will be with We Were Soldiers. Don't expect anything out of these socialist perverts. The concept of duty, honor, commitment and love of country is something they just don't get and never will.
I suspect that much of Clinton and Hollywood's disdain for the military is plain old common jealousy and guilt...for both the rewards and scars you and your brothers-in-arms carry for a lifetime make you simply better human beings. Somewhere in their cynical souls they know. Hugs.
WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR BRUCE CRANDAL MEDAL OF HONOR
...Thread in ..'The Movie'.. Discussion Forum on...
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...and say .."ALOHA".. to the Sons of CRANDALL
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