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Friday, March 05, 2010

The Oscars: More of the same old stereotypes?

"John Pilger asks why directors and writers allow Hollywood formula propaganda to dominate the movies, with a hot contender for Oscars airbrushing a million dead Iraqis, and Clint Eastwood dispatching the truth of the struggle against apartheid while George Clooney amuses himself with the same old stereotypes."
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Gary comments:
What is real and what isn't when it comes to media, including the "reality" movies?  None of these ask the hard questions of current world events such as:  Was the invasion of Iraq justified?  Was that country really a den of terrorists and weapons of mass destruction?  Why are we still getting the impression that "Yes!" is still the correct answer?  Who decides who is a terrorist, insurgent, freedom fighter or hero?