"Why Most Movies about the Iraq War Failed" Topic
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Tango01 | 06 Jan 2020 3:51 p.m. PST |
"The Iraq War began in 2003 after the Bush Administration cherry-picked intelligence to argue that there were Weapons of Mass Destruction that Saddam Hussein could use at any moment. The rationale became so skewed and doctored that at one point the Bush Administration argued that the Saddam had met with Al-Qaeda, thus providing a link back to 9/11. All of this led to thousands of dead American soldiers, countless more injured and traumatized, and an incalculable amount of dead Iraqis so that a bunch of neoconservatives could indulge their fantasy of regime change with no real idea how to pull it off. Hollywood, eager to make topical movies, tried to make films about the Iraq War, but these largely tepid and milquetoast efforts have been mostly forgotten because they never question the machinery that created the war in the first place. The conflict was never between pro-war and anti-war, but rather that war is a given, it's complicated, but we can all agree to support the troops. We can't question the motives for sending them off to die in a conflict based on a lie, but we can agree that we should support them somehow…" Main page link Amicalement Armand |
Col Durnford | 06 Jan 2020 5:09 p.m. PST |
Or maybe it was because most of Hollywood's movies were just Vietnam war movies in the sandbox. It got better when actual veterans began to get involved. |
Editor in Chief Bill | 06 Jan 2020 6:20 p.m. PST |
Because people prefer superhero movies? |
Bigby Wolf | 06 Jan 2020 8:31 p.m. PST |
I think there have been a couple of gems: I thought HBO's "Generation Kill" was (and still is) absolutely excellent in every regard. I'd even say seminal. I also think American Sniper was outstanding. I know a lot of TMPers have a low opinion of Hollywood and actors in general, but I think Cooper really did justice to the role and the person he portrayed. Can't really think of any others that stand out for "good" reasons … Hurt Locker was OKAYish, but definitely veered into the fantastical at times. Jarhead perhaps? But I only watched it once, so maybe a rewatch is in order. |
Oberlindes Sol LIC | 06 Jan 2020 9:21 p.m. PST |
What did you all think of the tv series Over There? I only caught a couple of episodes during its short run. imdb.com/title/tt0446241 |
Bigby Wolf | 06 Jan 2020 9:44 p.m. PST |
Never even heard of it … Thank you, Oberlindes, for giving my otherwise mundane Tuesday "purpose" :-) |
Tango01 | 07 Jan 2020 11:19 a.m. PST |
Thanks Oberlindes… (smile) Amicalement Armand
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Legion 4 | 07 Jan 2020 3:06 p.m. PST |
I thought "Generation Kill", "Over There" and "American Sniper" were pretty good. Or maybe it was because most of Hollywood's movies were just Vietnam war movies in the sandbox. That pretty much is generally the norm. |
Col Durnford | 08 Jan 2020 8:04 a.m. PST |
Lions portrayed by donkeys. |
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