I have just watched the DVD of, "We Were Soldiers", and was very impressed. The story of the 1st Battalion, 7th Cavalry (Airmobile) in the Ia Drang Valley in Vietnam was well and reverently told. Even the ending featured the names of the unit's actual dead on the Vietnam Wall. It is pretty much the antithesis of the typical Hollywood Vietnam antiwar film.
Mel Gibson did very well in the role of the real-life Lt. Col. (later Lt. Gen.) Hal Moore. This reminded me of his starring in, "The Patriot", which was so pro-gun and so pro-patriotism that it upset many Hollywood liberals. In particular, they were horrified that Gibson's character let his sons have guns.
Now, Gibson is about to release, "The Passion of the Christ", in spite of protests by Jews, who feel it may reflect badly on persons of their faith. I suspect that making this film took courage on Gibson's part, considering who runs Hollywood. (This is not an ethnic slur; just an observation.)
I have begun to suspect that Gibson is becoming/has become a conservative by Hollywood standards. His recent roles have done much to atone for some of his previous movies, which left me feeling that he was a typical Hollyweird liberal.
Does anyone here share this impression, and do you think this may bode well for less anti-gun bias in movies, perhaps influencing other actors and directors? Are there other good examples of celebrities (other than Charlton Heston) who have stood up for traditional American values in film?
Are we seeing the beginning of a modest trend toward movies that reflect moderate or conservative sentiments?
I realize that not all members of this forum are conservatives. I am actually pretty liberal myself, in some areas. But I have longed for movies that weren't blatant leftwing propaganda, and which honor legitimate heroes, rather than ridicule them, or which don't mock Christian beliefs.
I hope this post isn't out of place here. I will value your comments but, please, don't depict me as a bigot, a racist, or a right-wing extremist. I hope I am none of these, and I am not suggesting intolerance of others in the remarks above.
Lone Star
Mel Gibson did very well in the role of the real-life Lt. Col. (later Lt. Gen.) Hal Moore. This reminded me of his starring in, "The Patriot", which was so pro-gun and so pro-patriotism that it upset many Hollywood liberals. In particular, they were horrified that Gibson's character let his sons have guns.
Now, Gibson is about to release, "The Passion of the Christ", in spite of protests by Jews, who feel it may reflect badly on persons of their faith. I suspect that making this film took courage on Gibson's part, considering who runs Hollywood. (This is not an ethnic slur; just an observation.)
I have begun to suspect that Gibson is becoming/has become a conservative by Hollywood standards. His recent roles have done much to atone for some of his previous movies, which left me feeling that he was a typical Hollyweird liberal.
Does anyone here share this impression, and do you think this may bode well for less anti-gun bias in movies, perhaps influencing other actors and directors? Are there other good examples of celebrities (other than Charlton Heston) who have stood up for traditional American values in film?
Are we seeing the beginning of a modest trend toward movies that reflect moderate or conservative sentiments?
I realize that not all members of this forum are conservatives. I am actually pretty liberal myself, in some areas. But I have longed for movies that weren't blatant leftwing propaganda, and which honor legitimate heroes, rather than ridicule them, or which don't mock Christian beliefs.
I hope this post isn't out of place here. I will value your comments but, please, don't depict me as a bigot, a racist, or a right-wing extremist. I hope I am none of these, and I am not suggesting intolerance of others in the remarks above.
Lone Star
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