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I am sure "24" was pure propaganda. And "West Wing". I enjoyed them though, at the time. But now they would just revolt me.
I never watched west wing, how did it seem like propoganda, and what message did it send?
So in exchange for production support, DOD and IC reserve the right to back out if certain topics are broached, or if they’re represented in a way they don’t approve of. The movies and tv shows come to them, and they’re subsequently influenced as part of the deal. Am I reading this correctly? They’ve really tried to make it scary but I’m left feeling “well, yeah I guess that makes sense, sucks tho I guess”...
I agree the article overplays it. Any organization, be it governmental, corporate or private, would probably do the same. If you want their help and they aren't in the business of movie making, are going to probably refuse it if it casts them in a light they don't like. Hollywood is fully capable, I'm certain, of providing mock-ups and stand ins for much of what the military provides. I'm sure when it comes to the bo…
When I've been telling everyone that James Bond and other similar movies serve the same role as military parades in Soviet-block countries, and heavily scripted by the military, they told me that this is another conspiracy theory and I must be plainly wrong. I wasn't.
With use of computer graphics they can do more movies without the military interference.
As a movie buff this doesn't surprise me at all. I'm still waiting for THE movie about the US intervention in Iraq, the same kind of movies that Apocalypse Now, "The Deer Hunter" and even Rambo I were for the Vietnam war. I think my wait will be in vain.
Try https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Kill_(miniseries)
As a movie buff this doesn't surprise me at all. I'm still waiting for THE movie about the US intervention in Iraq, the same kind of movies that Apocalypse Now, "The Deer Hunter" and even Rambo I were for the Vietnam war. I think my wait will be in vain.
The Hurt Locker ?
Some good reasons given here: http://www.globalresearch.ca/the-militarization-of-hollywood...
As a movie buff this doesn't surprise me at all. I'm still waiting for THE movie about the US intervention in Iraq, the same kind of movies that Apocalypse Now, "The Deer Hunter" and even Rambo I were for the Vietnam war. I think my wait will be in vain.
IMO the author fails to draw the connection to decades of cop shows teaching people that it's ok for cops to break procedure left and right because that's how work gets done.
The bit on military suicide make sense. The more you talk about something the more acceptable it becomes. It makes sense that people who's job is to influence opinion don't want to talk about it.
Technical and subject matter advisors from "industry" aren't worthless. Terrorists in Hollywood movies have been taking batteries out of cell phones when not in use since the early 2000s.
With use of computer graphics they can do more movies without the military interference.
Can they? Isn't the depiction of (real / existing) military hardware protected by idk, trademarks and the like? I mean all bets are off if it's all fantasy weaponry and organizations (like idk, in Starship Troopers).