Comments on: Why Hollywood Uses Politically-Correct Villains: It's the Economy, Stupid http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/09/01/why-hollywood-uses-politically-correct-villains-its-the-economy-stupid/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:34:39 +0000 hourly 1 By: To Big Hollywood’s John Nolte: The Left Doesn’t Have As Tight a Stranglehold on Cinema as You Fear | NewsReal Blog http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/09/01/why-hollywood-uses-politically-correct-villains-its-the-economy-stupid/#comment-102477 To Big Hollywood’s John Nolte: The Left Doesn’t Have As Tight a Stranglehold on Cinema as You Fear | NewsReal Blog Wed, 19 May 2010 03:02:02 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=6369#comment-102477 [...] 1 Chris Yogerst (who also writes for Big Hollywood and Parcbench in addition to NewsReal) wrote a post here jumping into the debate about “Inglourious Basterds” and why Hollywood often employs [...] [...] 1 Chris Yogerst (who also writes for Big Hollywood and Parcbench in addition to NewsReal) wrote a post here jumping into the debate about “Inglourious Basterds” and why Hollywood often employs [...]

]]> By: To Big Hollywood’s John Nolte: The Left Doesn’t Have As Tight a Stranglehold on Cinema as You Fear « NewsReal Blog http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/09/01/why-hollywood-uses-politically-correct-villains-its-the-economy-stupid/#comment-6652 To Big Hollywood’s John Nolte: The Left Doesn’t Have As Tight a Stranglehold on Cinema as You Fear « NewsReal Blog Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:01:40 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=6369#comment-6652 [...] 1 Chris Yogerst (who also writes for Big Hollywood and Parcbench in addition to NewsReal) wrote a post here jumping into the debate about “Inglourious Basterds” and why Hollywood often employs [...] [...] 1 Chris Yogerst (who also writes for Big Hollywood and Parcbench in addition to NewsReal) wrote a post here jumping into the debate about “Inglourious Basterds” and why Hollywood often employs [...]

]]> By: di butler http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/09/01/why-hollywood-uses-politically-correct-villains-its-the-economy-stupid/#comment-6651 di butler Thu, 03 Sep 2009 09:57:48 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=6369#comment-6651 I have to agree with the last few commenters here. You are all wet on the scenario you lay out. It's not the economy, stupid, it's the ideology. Pure and simple. They produce what they and their leftist buds THINK we want to see, but especially what they want to make. Then, when we don't show up to the box office, you'd think they'd buy a clue. Nope. We get regurgitation times 100. I liked Ing. Basterds. But then I like QT movies. I could have done without that hideous Southern mtn. boy accent of Pitt's, being a Southerner, but I am used to it. We have to cringe through what Hollywood THINKS we sound like, but it was a good film. I have to agree with the last few commenters here. You are all wet on the scenario you lay out. It’s not the economy, stupid, it’s the ideology. Pure and simple. They produce what they and their leftist buds THINK we want to see, but especially what they want to make. Then, when we don’t show up to the box office, you’d think they’d buy a clue. Nope. We get regurgitation times 100. I liked Ing. Basterds. But then I like QT movies. I could have done without that hideous Southern mtn. boy accent of Pitt’s, being a Southerner, but I am used to it. We have to cringe through what Hollywood THINKS we sound like, but it was a good film.

]]> By: Hollywood Villains: Leftist Agenda Trumps Audience Appeal | linkthe.com http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/09/01/why-hollywood-uses-politically-correct-villains-its-the-economy-stupid/#comment-6650 Hollywood Villains: Leftist Agenda Trumps Audience Appeal | linkthe.com Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:02:54 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=6369#comment-6650 [...] Big Hollywood’s Chris Yogerst weighed in on Greg Gutfeld’s criticism of Hollywood — specifically Greg’s criticism of “G.I. Joe,” [...] [...] Big Hollywood’s Chris Yogerst weighed in on Greg Gutfeld’s criticism of Hollywood — specifically Greg’s criticism of “G.I. Joe,” [...]

]]> By: stewartiii http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/09/01/why-hollywood-uses-politically-correct-villains-its-the-economy-stupid/#comment-6649 stewartiii Thu, 03 Sep 2009 01:04:45 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=6369#comment-6649 Hollywood Villains: Leftist Agenda Trumps Audience Appeal http://newsbusters.org/blogs/john-nolte/2009/09/02/hollywood-villains-leftist-agenda-trumps-audience-appeal Hollywood Villains: Leftist Agenda Trumps Audience Appeal
http://newsbusters.org/blogs/john-nolte/2009/09/02/hollywood-villains-leftist-agenda-trumps-audience-appeal

]]> By: David123 http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/09/01/why-hollywood-uses-politically-correct-villains-its-the-economy-stupid/#comment-6648 David123 Wed, 02 Sep 2009 22:57:49 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=6369#comment-6648 Hollywood is like high school. It's not about the money, it's about being popular. Take for instance Lions for Lambs. Robert Redford knew he wasn't going to make a dime on it, but he knew he could raise the money for it. After all, everybody wants to be "in" with the cool guy. Ultimately though, it's about getting laid. The "rebels" always get the best 'tang. Hollywood is like high school. It’s not about the money, it’s about being popular. Take for instance Lions for Lambs. Robert Redford knew he wasn’t going to make a dime on it, but he knew he could raise the money for it. After all, everybody wants to be “in” with the cool guy. Ultimately though, it’s about getting laid. The “rebels” always get the best ‘tang.

]]> By: Big Hollywood » Blog Archive » Hollywood: Leftist Agenda Trumps Audience Appeal http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/09/01/why-hollywood-uses-politically-correct-villains-its-the-economy-stupid/#comment-6647 Big Hollywood » Blog Archive » Hollywood: Leftist Agenda Trumps Audience Appeal Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:04:22 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=6369#comment-6647 [...] our own Chris Yogerst weighed in on Greg Gutfeld’s criticism of Hollywood — specifically Greg’s criticism of [...] [...] our own Chris Yogerst weighed in on Greg Gutfeld’s criticism of Hollywood — specifically Greg’s criticism of [...]

]]> By: Dark Eden http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/09/01/why-hollywood-uses-politically-correct-villains-its-the-economy-stupid/#comment-6646 Dark Eden Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:13:29 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=6369#comment-6646 Its all about the money? Please explain the 10+ streak of anti war movies which Hollywood continues to churn out. All of them are dead on arrival but Hollywood keeps releasing them. You can't pay people to go to these disasters and they've wasted massive amounts of cash. Clearly its NOT about the money in Hollywood these days. Its about towing the party line. Its all about the money? Please explain the 10+ streak of anti war movies which Hollywood continues to churn out. All of them are dead on arrival but Hollywood keeps releasing them. You can’t pay people to go to these disasters and they’ve wasted massive amounts of cash.

Clearly its NOT about the money in Hollywood these days. Its about towing the party line.

]]> By: Nowhere Man http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/09/01/why-hollywood-uses-politically-correct-villains-its-the-economy-stupid/#comment-6645 Nowhere Man Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:34:55 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=6369#comment-6645 "Inglourious Basterds" was a very good film. I must say, I laughed out loud at some of the ridiculous characterizations of well known Nazis. Hitler almost alway got a chuckle out of me. And the squint-eyed Pitt, so stiff and self-assured, helped me overlook the fact I was enjoying a mivie with HIM in it! As tot he post regarding "Sum Of All Fears" changing the evil doers, I agree totally. Damn near made me reject modern Hollywood. "Taken" was redeeming on several levels, a true, original, breath of fresh air! "Woof woof!" That's my other dog imitation... “Inglourious Basterds” was a very good film. I must say, I laughed out loud at some of the ridiculous characterizations of well known Nazis. Hitler almost alway got a chuckle out of me. And the squint-eyed Pitt, so stiff and self-assured, helped me overlook the fact I was enjoying a mivie with HIM in it!

As tot he post regarding “Sum Of All Fears” changing the evil doers, I agree totally. Damn near made me reject modern Hollywood. “Taken” was redeeming on several levels, a true, original, breath of fresh air!

“Woof woof!” That’s my other dog imitation…

]]> By: Koblog http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/09/01/why-hollywood-uses-politically-correct-villains-its-the-economy-stupid/#comment-6644 Koblog Wed, 02 Sep 2009 10:05:31 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=6369#comment-6644 <i> With the current economy, filmmakers don’t want to risk losing any potential audience. Even when ticket sales are up, filmmakers may not want to pick sides on an issue. </i> Yeah... <i> right. </i> I'm going out on a limb here to predict there will <i> never </i> be another True Lies with the Crimson Jihad as the bad guys. And Cameron gets extra points for casting them as dufus bad guys. What better way to counter the power of terrorists than to mock them? But it won't happen again. Hollywood now <i> respects </i> our enemies and attacks our soldiers. Or, even better, the very American system that makes Hollywood its fortunes. But when the scenery chewing Ben Affleck succeeded in getting Tom Clancy's <i> Sum Of All Fears </i> to replace actual terrorists with neo-nazis, that tore it for me. Clancy had written a remarkably prescient picture of modern Islamic terrorism against the US. Hollywood makes it into a movie. By 2002--after 9/11's actual self-defined Islamic terrorist attack against the US--Hollywood's version gives us bad guys who are (wait for it) nazis. Hollywood and the All-Hitler-All-The-Time History Channel (and National Geographic, to a lesser extent) owe Adolf Hitler a gigantic debt. Without Hitler, we'd have no entertainment industry. With the current economy, filmmakers don’t want to risk losing any potential audience. Even when ticket sales are up, filmmakers may not want to pick sides on an issue.

Yeah… right.

I’m going out on a limb here to predict there will never be another True Lies with the Crimson Jihad as the bad guys. And Cameron gets extra points for casting them as dufus bad guys. What better way to counter the power of terrorists than to mock them? But it won’t happen again. Hollywood now respects our enemies and attacks our soldiers. Or, even better, the very American system that makes Hollywood its fortunes.

But when the scenery chewing Ben Affleck succeeded in getting Tom Clancy’s Sum Of All Fears to replace actual terrorists with neo-nazis, that tore it for me.

Clancy had written a remarkably prescient picture of modern Islamic terrorism against the US. Hollywood makes it into a movie.

By 2002–after 9/11′s actual self-defined Islamic terrorist attack against the US–Hollywood’s version gives us bad guys who are (wait for it) nazis.

Hollywood and the All-Hitler-All-The-Time History Channel (and National Geographic, to a lesser extent) owe Adolf Hitler a gigantic debt.

Without Hitler, we’d have no entertainment industry.

]]> By: K http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/09/01/why-hollywood-uses-politically-correct-villains-its-the-economy-stupid/#comment-6643 K Wed, 02 Sep 2009 07:17:36 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=6369#comment-6643 <em>The guys with a real advantage are science-fiction writers; they can conjure up reprobates with impunity.</em> Yet the biggest SF film upcoming is AVATAR, in which the aliens (the unspoiled innocent natives at harmony with nature) are the good guys and the evil exploiting humans the bad guys. Or as the hilarious Hitler UTUBE put it, "Leave the remake of "Ferngully: The Last Rainforest" to Lucas!" How does your "they're just doing it for the money" theory work with this one? Remember "The Lion King"? With it's anti-illegal immigrant and supposedly anti-gay subtext? Nearly 800 million dollars in 1994 money. Remember what a surprise hit the Euro produced "Taken" was this year? Who were the main bad guys in that? Nah, I can't buy the "Hollywood makes mamby pamby left center movies because of the bottom line". There's just too much evidence against it. The guys with a real advantage are science-fiction writers; they can conjure up reprobates with impunity.

Yet the biggest SF film upcoming is AVATAR, in which the aliens (the unspoiled innocent natives at harmony with nature) are the good guys and the evil exploiting humans the bad guys. Or as the hilarious Hitler UTUBE put it, “Leave the remake of “Ferngully: The Last Rainforest” to Lucas!”

How does your “they’re just doing it for the money” theory work with this one? Remember “The Lion King”? With it’s anti-illegal immigrant and supposedly anti-gay subtext? Nearly 800 million dollars in 1994 money. Remember what a surprise hit the Euro produced “Taken” was this year? Who were the main bad guys in that?

Nah, I can’t buy the “Hollywood makes mamby pamby left center movies because of the bottom line”. There’s just too much evidence against it.

]]> By: Brent http://www.newsrealblog.com/2009/09/01/why-hollywood-uses-politically-correct-villains-its-the-economy-stupid/#comment-6642 Brent Wed, 02 Sep 2009 02:08:56 +0000 http://newsrealblog.com/?p=6369#comment-6642 I see your point. I was trying to make the point that Hollywood in general is not afraid to put out films with leftist themes (for profit or anything else), but movies with conservative themes are much fewer and farther between. I see your point. I was trying to make the point that Hollywood in general is not afraid to put out films with leftist themes (for profit or anything else), but movies with conservative themes are much fewer and farther between.

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