My suspicion is that Affleck wasn't as innocent as all that. His collaboration with Clooney heightens my suspicion. Both are far, far left and like to use their craft to steering the movie-going public as far left as possible.
It was like “Band of Brothers” all the goodnes of the characters came though. THeir religious worship, family loyalty and grace under pressure and patriotism came through. I think this was an unintended consequence of good storytelling. WE’ll see what he does with his next movie. He should try again, but he;ll make something liberal anti patriotic and hideous if he does what his predecessors have done.
Hew liberal is Ben Affleck? He never really struck me as anything other than a garden variety democrat. He never preaches about anything.