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Originally Posted by joea
Becasue Hollywood made most of them.  |
Truth.
The war and historical operations simply weren't dramatic or exciting or emotional or poignant or <insert other appropriate adjectives here> enough for the American movie-going public. Therefore, were Hollywood to do a WWII sub ops movie, they - in their infinite wisdom - would most likely have to do a complete rewrite to make it better than it actually was.
Those geniuses who know what we want better than we ourselves have a long history of improving on reality and/or original works. Apollo 13, Lord of the Rings, I Robot, U571, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest, Beowolf, Dune, Great Expectations, etc., etc. etc., ad nauseum, are a few examples.
So I, for one, would not expect much on this score.
JD