but you have to roll her in flowers.
Posted on 01/21/2018 8:42:10 AM PST by rktman
Conservatives constantly complain about Hollywood … often for very good reasons.
The industry’s voice is almost uniformly liberal. Major stars (like Amy Schumer and Michael Shannon) talk down to Red State denizens in the ugliest ways possible. Films often mock or denigrate the U.S. Military (think Redacted for a glaring Exhibit A).
Liberal messages abound in many films and TV shows. Consider the “resistance” themes lurking within Supergirl and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Sites like NewsBusters cover this terrain aggressively. Tinsel Town gives the site’s writers plenty of fodder.
Hollywood also hasn’t captured the heroism displayed by U.S. troops in Afghanistan.
Enter 12 Strong.
The Jan. 19 release tells the amazing true story of the Horse Soldiers. These brave Green Berets were the first U.S. boots on the ground in war-torn Afghanistan after terrorists killed 3,000-plus Americans on Sept 11, 2001.
Modern day heroes Major Mark Nutsch and Chief Warrant Officer Robert Pennington are played by Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon, respectively. Some of the facts have been changed for dramatic purposes (including the aforementioned heroes’ names). The thrust of the mission remains accurate and compelling.
The film should be red meat to conservatives. It’s patriotic and lacks the kind of pearl clutching seen in some war movies. The Taliban is depicted in the cruelest way possible, reflecting the truth behind the barbaric group. It’s also apolitical to the core.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsbusters.org ...
Wow, you’re right!
Thanks— I don’t keep up with pop culture, but his actions are outside the realm of forgiveness. Now this one is even off my Netflix queue.
One war movie doesn’t fix the problem.
No, it doesn’t. But one war movie that makes buckets of money will draw notice, especially after some of Hollyweird’s BIG-BUDGET clams of late. I’m sure “12 Strong” didn’t require tens of millions for special effects and CGI.
LOL! No problemo. I got me an alligator hide don’t you know. And I know how it works around here. Besides which, we just got two HUGE bags of Skinny Pop for $1.43 off per bag. So....
I loved 13 Hours.
Major stars (like Amy Schumer
watch the documentary the movie came from instead
the real men in their own words
http://www.gowatchfreemovies.to/watch-2aa944-Legion-of-Brothers-movie-online-free-putlocker.html
I saw it in liked it but I do think that Black Hawk Down and The Lone Survivor were probably better.
Huh? “.... protected to plan inside Afghanistan...”
That’s a good one. I’ll remember it for future reference.
You sound like Tea Party fake Ted Cruz or some other Bush traitor trying to protect their Deep State poppy fields in Afghanistan...
You do know HW’s nickname is Poppy, right?
Neoconservatism is about exporting democracy at gunpoint. It worked with Japan and Germany because those countries were totally subjugated and occupied as long as it took.
We have neither the stamina nor will do that anymore. I hope we’ve learned from our mistake, but there’s always some fool to say, “This time it’s different.”
Thanks.
Loved the movie. Hated the incident. So, where are the cia station folks who could shed some light? Oh, non disclosure agreements. Yeah, that.
but you have to roll her in flowers.
I found 13 Hours on Amazon Prime, only on DVD at Netflix and not at all on DirecTV. Netflix isn’t all that comprehensive...
(or,Stop Complaining)
That’ll be the day. ;)
What kind of flowers?
See it but the topics of heroin cultivation and abuse of dancing boys are not topics the movie takes up at all.
The movie depiction is that the Taliban is completely bad and the Northern Alliance is completely good:
it is a simplistic View.
see it, but just realize that.
Our allies there are illiterate, heroin dealing homos.
People actually buy Concessions at Theaters??
People can’t go 2-3 hours without putting something in their mouths?? LOL!!
I haven’t bought one single thing to eat or drink at the movies in 35 years.
It is a great movie! Exciting, dramatic, and true! It is extremely well done. Hemsworth is a tour de force! Makes me even more proud to be American! One of the Best war movies in my life. Good versus evil, no attempt at ambivalence.
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