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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
"I saw a film today, oh boy. The English army had just won the war..."
Kapitan, August said that educated people know the truth. Your argument seems to be with those of us who claim to be educated but aren't. Most of us, especially here, like to discuss the truth about World War 2 and other facets of history; that truth being the actual facts of who contributed what, and where. Everybody made a contribution to that conflict, and everybody deserves the credit.
I think you're a little too angry about this. No one here is putting you, or your people, down.
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I think the posting sounds a little agressive i can quite agree with you steve however the main part of the post is more to do with the americans calling our nation drunks, and totaliterians and i wanted ideally to get the point accross that no matter how well people think they know us they dont because they dont live our lives.
I n regards to the the film some do over step the mark but i think its more along the lines of british pride if you get what i mean, the problem with the UK white population and its a fair majority here feel that our country is being invaded by black people (i intend no racial offence here) i personally dont have a problem with other cultures entering the UK provided they contribute to our system, i do have a problem with the ones who come here and just simply live off our welfare state.
But in regards to the film it would seem it was made for a british audiance therefore having a black jamican or asian pilot means the film wouldnt sell, simply because it would envoke a bit of unrest umongst viewers because thats not what they want to see on a screen they ideally want to see a rather educated british male with a moustache who says words like thats absolutly spiffing and chop chop than a jamican trying to say the same.
The film is made for one purpose to put bums on seats to pay and make money history comes second.
I can turn it around look at the K19 film it has so many factual flaws loved in the UK because it showed russians being drunk illequiped foolish stupid ect, while some may be true the facts were highly distorted so much so the survivors and relatives sued successfully the film maker, this was the attempt hollywood made on portraying the russians to the typical western belief that they all are drunk and incompetant.
So there will always be bends in the film world distorting historical facts to make money.
I do understand where your coming from steve and august it would be nice to see a film that is factually correcthowever factually correct doesnt always sell tickets.