In Reply to: Re: Upon this we agree... posted by Victor Khomenko on April 18, 2000 at 13:55:06:
..I found the whole film relentless as well. It certainly didnt provoke thought as much as it assaulted you. But given American views of war it represented at least a bit of a breakthrough for Hollywood in depicting people as less than bulletproof heroes. I'm wondering if thats the most we can hope for given where the average moviegoer here is coming from.Hey, at least Tom Hanks didnt have a limitless clip machine gun in each hand taking on the entire Wehrmacht all by his bulletproof lonesome. Unfortunately, in Hollywood, this must be considered a small victory...
joe
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Follow Ups
- A hammer, yes... - Joe S 14:20:13 04/18/00 (6)
- Agreed... - Victor Khomenko 14:29:49 04/18/00 (5)
- Yes, sort of like... - Joe S 14:52:39 04/18/00 (4)
- Brutality - an endless search for perfection... - Victor Khomenko 15:19:09 04/18/00 (3)
- A sense of reality and desperation that I suspect... - Joe S 15:35:58 04/18/00 (2)
- "a veneer on human existence which is tissue paper thin" - Stephen Hayes 17:22:42 04/18/00 (1)
- Not just a US phenomenon... - Joe S 18:36:50 04/18/00 (0)