i like art, movies, etc.. for various reasons... enlightenment, escapism, emotional expressionism, phisophical exploration, and political ideals..and i have no problem with movies being based in reality whatsoever..
I like seeing art's reaction to war more than art covering/documenting war with a patriotic viewpoint brought on with human sympathy. The art that spewed out of Germany during WW2 that was escapism from the war... and Spain..and Italy (dada for an example), as well as during vietnam--protest songs, etc.. i tend to take more joy in.
i just don't like factual movies, its me. If i want the facts, i'll pick up a nonfiction book or watch the discovery channel. The one thing movies about war i think are good for, other than the blind instillment of patriotism in the american people, is sometimes...just sometimes years after the war has actually occured, it seems to expose new information to the public.
ex. Pearl Harbor showing that we knew it was going to be attacked before it happened.
If i had some exposure to war movies made in other countries, along side of american made war movies and had a nice balance of opinion, interruptation about what actually went on... then i might loosen up. But i haven't seen many foriegn films on war. Frankly i want to see a WWII movie from germany's point of view, japan's point of view....whether at that time, or in hindsight, no matter. Otherwise, war movies are no more than cheerleaders going "be aggressive be be aggresive" rooting for your team.
I'd rather have worldly all encompassing view, see some of the hearfelt situations on the other side of the story, along side of america's story. To me its just been too politically one-sided and that's why i tend to stay away from an empty shallow Hollywood touching something as empty and shallow as patriotism (your racism divided by boarders and political scandal, and economics)
On a more personal note.... my father made sure we only had cable to one television in the house when i grew up. And he controls the fucking remote whenever he walks in the room, regardless if someone else was already watching something. And he watches 3 things. Football/Golf/College Basketball, war movies, and westerns. Due to the number of special stand ups on HBO i missed, music videoes i've been dying to come out, and the like that he ruined throghout the years, i've grown to have a huge distaste in his entertainment.
