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DON'T MISS THIS GREAT ARTICLE BY CRAIG TITLEY, screenwriter of Scooby-Doo and Cheaper by the Dozen:
Red, White and Blue Dawn
How Hollywood needs to stop worrying and love the flag...When the studios make movies that leave ticket buyers feeling good about their country, that celebrate the everyday heroes who live among us, and that aren’t afraid to turn the people who want to destroy our way of life (today, Islamic terrorists) into movie villains then moviegoers, red and blue, will flock to the theaters.
In the past few months, LA hip-hop radio has all but stopped playing songs that slam America and celebrate drugs and murder -- and started playing songs that are fun and uplifting. I can't tell you how long I've been waiting for this.
Hollywood needs to go in the same direction. And the significance goes beyond the box office:
Just as important as the positive effect these films [of 1985] had on Hollywood’s bottom line is the positive effect they had on American’s image in the world. It has been said that American pop culture was as responsible as anything else for bringing down the Berlin Wall. If that’s the case, then what are our current films doing for the world, and for our own security, here and now in 2005?
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#2Tom, no one said patiotism was defined by party. You can love your country and be responsible about how you represent it without being conservative or Republican. Relax Lefty.
#3Who said anything about patriotism?
#4Feeling good about your country, celebrating the everyday heroes of that country, and not playing music that slams America are all patriotic.
Again. The Movie Thing. No.