In the interest of accuracy, I would point out that "The Hurt Locker" was more even handed than was Avatar, which will become one of the highest-grossing films of all time. I broke down and saw Hurt Locker this week. It wasn't bad, and the political undertones - to the extent that there were any - were very muted. Avatar, OTOH, is nothing but a leftist, anti-American, anti-Free Market, anti-Marine Corps love fest.
I'm afraid that they'll only lesson Hollywood will learn from these box-office debacles is that they must better disguise their movie's anti-American slant - or at least make the anti-American protagonist either a 10-foot tall aborigine, a vampire or a pirate as those are the only kinds of movies that seem to sell today.
I whole heartedly agree with your assessment of “The Hurt Locker”. I watched it 2 months ago on Blu-Ray. I enjoyed it as there wasn’t much politics involved. Just good old fashioned intense entertainment. I liked it even more after what Katheryn Bigelow said with respect to the troops (twice)after she accepted the oscar for best director then best picture. Barbra Streisand had a real sourpuss look on her face when Bigelow mentioned the troops.