Monday, March 31, 2008

Iraq War Movies

this article below that you can click on the link to read further. The article shows that so far the movies that have covered the Iraq war and other parts of the War on Terror have not done well at the box office. The reason, according to the article, is that they have been all from an anti-American point of view and challenges Hollywood to make a less anti-American movie and see what the results would be. I hope you find this interesting.

http://hughhewitt.townhall.com/blog/g/9c931de8-51ae-4b73-96d2-e3e9c35d8f35
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Americans Generally Support Their Military, And Not Movies That Don'tPosted by: Hugh Hewitt at 9:10 AM
From the WaPo this week:
A spate of Iraq-themed movies and TV shows haven't just failed at the box office. They've usually failed spectacularly, despite big stars, big budgets and serious intentions. The underwhelming reception from the public raises a question: Are audiences turned off by the war, or are they simply voting against the way filmmakers have depicted it? It would require a movie depicting the heroism and nobility of the mission in Afghanistan and Iraq to get a real answer to that question, and none have been made. The story focuses on the half-dozen anti-war films that have been spectacular box office flops. Only Hollywood couldn't figure this out.

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