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To: Hyzenthlay
Passion of Christ did not have nudity and profanity... This film does.

Just change the title to something more appropriate -- The African Americans Have Landed (just in fun). But there were African American fliers in Italy, as well as the Japanese American soldiers in Italy.

The Japanese American soldiers were very highly decorated and they had a very high casualty rate. Yet their families were herded off to prison camps while they went off to fight for America.

Once this film comes out, they should review Spike Lee's versus the movies on the NAVAJO CODE TALKERS (two movies about them were made -- Battle Cry had them in that movie -- as well as a more recent movie WindTalkers).

I just don't remember the movie about the Japanese Americans in Italy, but they do deserve recognition.

And there was a positive movie made about the African American Army pilots, but I can't remember the name of that movie...

8 posted on 09/07/2008 3:08:52 PM PDT by topher (Let us return to old-fashioned morality - morality that has stood the test of time...)
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To: topher
Probably a movie to compare this one to is:

Go For Broke! (1951)

This movie is about the 442nd Regimental Combat Team.

It is the story of Japanese Americans fighting for the United States in World War II despite the internment of their families by the US Government...

9 posted on 09/07/2008 3:20:55 PM PDT by topher (Let us return to old-fashioned morality - morality that has stood the test of time...)
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