Despite millions spent on production and marketing, films that criticized the war—like In the Valley of Elah (2007) and Redacted (2007)—flopped hard. Meanwhile, movies that glorified American soldiers—like American Sniper (2014)—raked in hundreds of millions. It was clear: Hollywood was failing to sell the war to audiences the way it had hoped.
I am confused here, Amir. If the movies in favour of war were raking high, so how was the Hollywood failing to sell ylthe audience what it hoped for?
Well, I am not into movies that much but I understand the potential of selling lies via art especially the media related art like theater, drama and movies.
The people with power has the authority to raise or suppress whatever they want. And I think US is quite expert using the potential of film industry.
I have watched portions of Rambo. It is also about the Afghan war. The US has presented itself a hero in it helping the Afghans against Russia, and what they did after Russia was defeated......!
Looking forward to part 2 of this sequel @amirtheawesome1
Yeah, it's that. I think that region got the worst because I think even now people still fully justify U.S actions in Afghanstan.
They were in a war spread over decades. While I don't have that much geopolitical knowledge, I assume the region is of immense importance. That is qhy super powers kept on striving to take control of it. The would want to maintain their narrative
It's the fault of writing something as a whole and then sharing it in parts. Sorry. There's a part in a future part where I point out why American Sniper was an exception.
But also the idea is how more movies about Iraq films weren't making money than they expected.
I understand 🙃
I would like to be tagged when you publish the next part