Comments on: War Over War Movies http://themoderatevoice.com/15374/war-over-war-movies/ An Internet hub with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, indies, centrists, moderates, and right Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:05:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Nick Rivera http://themoderatevoice.com/15374/war-over-war-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-100217 Nick Rivera Tue, 02 Oct 2007 01:24:46 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/entertainment/15374/war-over-war-movies/#comment-100217 Myabe Hollywood movies should protray wars the way the cable news networks do: 1) Introduce footage of the war with giant neon graphics and blaring music. 2) Show a picture of the American flag waving. 3) Show footage of fighter plans and things blowing up. 4) Show a picture of the American flag waving. 5) Include remarks by hawkish pundits cheering the might of our firepower and the righteousness of our cause. 6) Show a picture of the American flag waving. 7) Refuse to show any pictures of people actually dying or even the coffins of those who have died. Myabe Hollywood movies should protray wars the way the cable news networks do:

1) Introduce footage of the war with giant neon graphics and blaring music.

2) Show a picture of the American flag waving.

3) Show footage of fighter plans and things blowing up.

4) Show a picture of the American flag waving.

5) Include remarks by hawkish pundits cheering the might of our firepower and the righteousness of our cause.

6) Show a picture of the American flag waving.

7) Refuse to show any pictures of people actually dying or even the coffins of those who have died.

]]> By: Formivi.Com » War Over War Movies http://themoderatevoice.com/15374/war-over-war-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-100095 Formivi.Com » War Over War Movies Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:31:40 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/entertainment/15374/war-over-war-movies/#comment-100095 [...] wrote an interesting post today on War Over War MoviesHere’s a quick [...] [...] wrote an interesting post today on War Over War MoviesHere’s a quick [...]

]]> By: Pursuitqat.Com » War Over War Movies http://themoderatevoice.com/15374/war-over-war-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-100092 Pursuitqat.Com » War Over War Movies Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:55:33 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/entertainment/15374/war-over-war-movies/#comment-100092 [...] wrote an interesting post today on War Over War MoviesHere’s a quick [...] [...] wrote an interesting post today on War Over War MoviesHere’s a quick [...]

]]> By: domajot http://themoderatevoice.com/15374/war-over-war-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-100091 domajot Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:52:02 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/entertainment/15374/war-over-war-movies/#comment-100091 Don't these people have enough on their hands, with the wars on God, on the family, on drugs on immigration and on crime to fight? This would be too ridiculour to even think about, except that the possibiliry of government censorship or being investigated by HS, the CIA or the FBI is not as farfetched as it once was I wonder if you can be designated an enemy combatant for going to the wrong movie.. Interesting how this mimiics the control of arts by the likes of both Hitler and Stalin. I gress some would be happier in those circumstances. Don’t these people have enough on their hands, with the wars on God, on the family, on drugs on immigration and on crime to fight?

This would be too ridiculour to even think about, except that the possibiliry of government censorship or being investigated by HS, the CIA or the FBI is not as farfetched as it once was

I wonder if you can be designated an enemy combatant for going to the wrong movie..

Interesting how this mimiics the control of arts by the likes of both Hitler and Stalin. I gress some would be happier in those circumstances.

]]> By: Movies » War Over War Movies http://themoderatevoice.com/15374/war-over-war-movies/comment-page-1/#comment-100090 Movies » War Over War Movies Sun, 30 Sep 2007 00:36:34 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/entertainment/15374/war-over-war-movies/#comment-100090 [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptLooking back at decades of the best war movies, from “Paths of Glory” and “The Bridge on the River Kwai” to “Saving Private Ryan” and “Flags of Our Fathers,” what’s most striking is how apolitical they have been, evoking horror over the … [...] [...] unknown wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptLooking back at decades of the best war movies, from “Paths of Glory” and “The Bridge on the River Kwai” to “Saving Private Ryan” and “Flags of Our Fathers,” what’s most striking is how apolitical they have been, evoking horror over the … [...]

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