I agree “Act of Valor” showed our guys kicking butt and taking names. But then a day later, who remembers it? But you do remember a very similar movie, “Top Gun,” and not just because of Tom Cruise, but because there was a STORY there-—indeed, several good story lines about redemption (”Maverick’s,” “Iceman’s,” and so on). There is a big debate in Hollywood between the “image” directors and the “story” directors as to who makes the best movies. Obviously, the great movies (”Lord of the Rings,” “Rocky,” has all). But I think story is being far too much subordinated in the recent CGI “Transformers” junk.
I can see why embedded socialists don’t like John Carter, he is a Civil War vet, he is straight, he is an independent thinker and a man of honor and action.
He is a warrior, he kills, he does not bow down to any false god image.
Oh yeah I can even imagine Obama himself calling up his MSM buddies and telling them that this film “John Carter” has to be given the treatment, its a movie that might give the sheeple wrong ideas, convince the people its not good for them.
Disney isn’t always right but they do have a long history of being patriotic.
I thought there was a story there.. a significant one. Don’t want to give too much info to ruin it for those who will see it. There were several threads throughout the movie(We are talking Act of Valor here .. not John Carter).