Skeptical. Highly Skeptical.
Ran across a trailer today. I have several gut reactions to it.
Gunner Palace
Well. Let's start, shall we? The main tagline states that "This Documentary is not political."
Cue cynicism now.
That's the first statement from any work that has an agenda. Since America is decidedly conservative, given the past little election, a most liberal film industry has to veil it's political pieces as non-partisan and then ambush the viewer hoping to get a swing from the moderates. I am not buying it. Item two is a written 'plug' at the end of the trailer by the head of Operation Truth.
Operation Truth? Nuff said. It's got an agenda.
Now for that 'you bit the inside of your mouth and started a sore and you know it's there, but you just have to touch it with your tongue to see if it still hurts' kind of compulsion for the film.
The trailer shows everyday warriors being everyday warriors. Stress, Terror, Relief. This just might backlash against the film makers in the way of the American public's pathos for it's troops. A more obscure backlash would be from Uncle Sam's Gun Club itself. It just might be a cult favorite with us. Remember Full Metal Jacket? It was a VERY anti-war, anti-military film by Kubrik. It was intended to be so. That said, you show me one single Marine in all of the Corps, past or present that can't cough up a single line from that film. I thought so.
I'm going to see this film.
Schoboat, you watch your ass.
Gunner Palace
Well. Let's start, shall we? The main tagline states that "This Documentary is not political."
Cue cynicism now.
That's the first statement from any work that has an agenda. Since America is decidedly conservative, given the past little election, a most liberal film industry has to veil it's political pieces as non-partisan and then ambush the viewer hoping to get a swing from the moderates. I am not buying it. Item two is a written 'plug' at the end of the trailer by the head of Operation Truth.
Operation Truth? Nuff said. It's got an agenda.
Now for that 'you bit the inside of your mouth and started a sore and you know it's there, but you just have to touch it with your tongue to see if it still hurts' kind of compulsion for the film.
The trailer shows everyday warriors being everyday warriors. Stress, Terror, Relief. This just might backlash against the film makers in the way of the American public's pathos for it's troops. A more obscure backlash would be from Uncle Sam's Gun Club itself. It just might be a cult favorite with us. Remember Full Metal Jacket? It was a VERY anti-war, anti-military film by Kubrik. It was intended to be so. That said, you show me one single Marine in all of the Corps, past or present that can't cough up a single line from that film. I thought so.
I'm going to see this film.
Schoboat, you watch your ass.
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