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The theory is probably that the characters must be relatable and therefore American. Films about British actions in the war often have random American character
by dan-robertson 5y ago
The theory is probably that the characters must be relatable and therefore American. Films about British actions in the war often have random American characters thrown in too. (I’m not sure that is unrealistic though)
Perhaps another thing is that when the memory of the war was still fresh and people (at least in eg France) generally knew that the USSR had a big impact, McCarthyism was also at its height and there were strong reasons not to show communists in a good light. And then maybe later films mostly copied the trend.
- Blikkentrekker 5y agoIn U-571 History was entirely rewritten as to suggest that it were U.S.A. soldiers, who captured the first German Enigma, whereas in actuality it were English soldiers that did so.
- MichaelZuo 5y agoWow if that’s really the case then that is pretty blatant.
- refurb 5y agoAnyone who watches a Hollywood movie and assumes it accurate is a fool. Movies are made to make money not educate. It’s like the chase scene at the end of Argo. That never happened. They just got on the plane and left but if the movie was accurate that would be a horribly boring ending so they made up a better on.
- Blikkentrekker 5y agoThe same argument can be levied against any form of propaganda in fiction. The change in this case was not in order to make the story more suspenseful but to simply inspire patriotism.