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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
by Tactic 9y ago
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 bottom-line though, this is a much better deal from them.
I just don't see a vast propaganda conspiracy.
- dTal 9y agoYou don't need an actual vast conspiracy for the world to behave as if one exists, through emergent effects. Discrimination against blacks, for instance; okay, there was an evil cabal there (the KKK), but it wasn't required for the overall effect, which emerged out of large numbers of individuals acting in what they believed was their own self-interest.
- fixermark 9y agoAlso, if you're talking Hollywood specifically: To a first approximation, movies that cast the government in a positive light sell better, because Americans think of the government as a reflection of themselves and want to feel good. Exceptions exist, but you rarely hit blockbuster numbers with a downer movie with a downer ending.
- Ajedi32 9y ago> Exceptions exist, but you rarely hit blockbuster numbers with a downer movie with a downer ending. And that's true regardless of the topic of the film. It doesn't matter whether the movie involves the US military or not.