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re: 87th Academy Awards
Posted on 2/23/15 at 9:11 am to SDwhodat
Posted on 2/23/15 at 9:11 am to SDwhodat
For the record, American Sniper did win one Oscar (sound editing, but still... this was a "share the wealth" year, they made sure it got something). I haven't seen ANY of the films nominated so I can't comment on quality, but American Sniper seems incredibly thematically similar to Hurt Locker, which won just a few years ago. More than anything, that hurt its chances.
Also, the Academy gave the best documentary Oscar to Crisis Hotline, Veterans Press One, a film about the struggles war veterans face, particularly with regard to suicide. Any "Hollywood hates the miliatry" narrative has to square this circle.
Also, the Academy gave the best documentary Oscar to Crisis Hotline, Veterans Press One, a film about the struggles war veterans face, particularly with regard to suicide. Any "Hollywood hates the miliatry" narrative has to square this circle.
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Posted on 2/23/15 at 9:19 am to Baloo
quote:is a complete myth made up by insecure boot lickers
Any "Hollywood hates the miliatry" narrative
This post was edited on 2/23/15 at 9:20 am
Posted on 2/23/15 at 10:06 am to Baloo
Again, anti-war movies do win.
Posted on 2/23/15 at 11:08 am to Baloo
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Any "Hollywood hates the miliatry" narrative has to square this circle.
It depends on what you mean by "hates the military". Awarding a movie that highlights veteran struggles is exactly the kind of thing you would expect Hollywood to do even if you thought Hollywood was anti-military. More precisely they are anti-war, but they are seen as being anti-military because of that.
There were a lot of great modern war stories that could have been told in the last 15 years. Instead we got Stop-Loss, In the Valley of Elah, Lions for Lambs, etc.
Hollywood doesn't hate veterans, they just think they are rubes.
If I had to speak for veterans, I would guess that they would like to see war movies that present a balanced view of things. Yes, war sucks, yes we have been in murky waters since Vietnam, but the veterans themselves are not geopolitical strategists. They have fought bravely and and on the whole been a credit to their country. For the most part, what Hollywood has produced has not even attempted to tell their sorry well.
There's no "The Best Years of Our Lives" coming out of Hollywood today.
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