You don't see that too often anymore without muslim activists groups complaining about discrimination. Its no longer PC
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howtragic — 13 years ago(April 17, 2012 08:51 AM)
Um, I have not seen this film in years, but when I saw it I remember thinking of it as satire. In other words, the Islamic "terrorists" were over-the-top and absurd because the movie was sort of spoofing Hollywood action movies that take themselves seriously. I thought the movie was very tongue-in-cheek and that it was clear that none of the characters were supposed to be taken at face value.
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shellshock-6 — 13 years ago(January 05, 2013 02:34 AM)
(It's funny how it was fine to portray Muslims as terrorists attacking Americans (in America) BEFORE it actually happened. Now that it's happened, it's "wrong" to do it in movies. Sounds a little backwards, no?)
No, actually it is not. They never seem to portray Americans as meddling in foreign countries interests in order to gain something for themselves, like a US backed stooge in government. That would be representative of foreign policy would it not? Just concentrate on the bad that others do and forget your own crimes.
(I agree Luke, there's too much poltical correctness today. You can't do anything without people bitching about it)
I don't think it comes under the banner of pc gone mad, does birth of a nation? the chinese character in Breakfast at Tiffany's is that also pc gone mad?
Lets pretend for a minute YOU are the ethnic minority, in a majority of whites where they control the media and say how bad ALL your people are, and there are usually no one to counter balance these statements. Is that PC or the truth?
That's one of the most insanely delusional posts ever written. Movies never portray Americans as the bad guys? Ultra Leftist Hollywood, seriously? This guy's only two examples are a century and a half-century old, respectively.
How sad is it that some people force themselves to ignore reality and replace it with a fantasy that not only is inaccurate, but a gross contradiction that's 100% the opposite of the truth. Just so someone out there will think they're a victim and give them attention. Is being a victim really THAT much fun? -
Flying-DeLorean — 11 years ago(February 26, 2015 09:58 PM)
"How sad is it that some people force themselves to ignore reality and replace it with a fantasy that not only is inaccurate, but a gross contradiction that's 100% the opposite of the truth."
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smoko — 11 years ago(September 27, 2014 02:10 AM)
@tabdenver2
They never seem to portray Americans as meddling in foreign countries interests in order to gain something for themselves
You obviously weren't paying attention to Salim Abu Aziz's speech about the Persian Gulf.
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Lokisgodhi — 10 years ago(July 30, 2015 12:40 AM)
How fkng stupid are you? This film was made in late 1993 or early 1994 after Islamics bombed the World Trade Center on February 26th 1993 and killed six people and wounded over a thousand others.
DeAd_MiKe_187 wrote:
It's funny how it was fine to portray Muslims as terrorists attacking Americans (in America) BEFORE it actually happened. Now that it's happened, it's "wrong" to do it in movies. Sounds a little backwards, no? -
falcon2484 — 13 years ago(June 06, 2012 01:03 PM)
I'm just curious if this pre-9/11 film got accused of the negative portrayal of muslims as terrorists?
Oh, you bet it did. This movie has about three or four small-type, single-spaced pages in Jack Shaheen's pre-9/11 book
Reel Bad Arabs: How Hollywood Vilifies a People
, which details offensive Muslim and Arab stereotypes in many, many Hollywood films.
True Lies
,
The Delta Force
,
Executive Decision
,
The Siege
and Walt Disney's
Aladdin
all earn a place on Shaheen's "Worst List."
Check out this video on YouTube:
, but pay no attention to the "Zionist conspiracy" description.
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lexicron — 13 years ago(June 30, 2012 04:46 PM)
Look at movies like The Last Kiss Goodknight (which was pre 9/11) which had some government organization framing some poor muslim guy. YOu see it real life too. The Fort Hood shooting wasn't a 'workplace' indicident.
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howtragic — 13 years ago(September 28, 2012 10:54 AM)
Hello.this movie was tongue-in-cheek.
Everything about it was a spoof. The high speed "horse chase" scenethe ripped "Ahnold" with a flame-throwerthe spies infiltrating a Swiss chaletthe over-the-top terroriststhe "hot" wife just waiting to come out. It was all A JOKE. The whole movie was a goof. It was silly people! Anyone who is offended by this does not get the joke! It was satire making fun of Hollywood action movies; it was just done in a low-key way.
I mean, come on, Tom Arnold is a top CIA agent (omega sector, excuse me)???
People who are offended by the way Muslims are portrayed by Hollywood should absolutely LOVE this movie. I do not get the hate at all.
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manram24 — 13 years ago(December 25, 2012 10:04 PM)
It's one of the reasons movies aren't as good anymore. They are too afraid to offend certain people.
Totally agree. They are certainly not afraid of offending christians and jews, people from the south etc, but they won't make movies in this day and age that depicts an islamic terrorist like this movie. Too much political correctness these days.
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kairingler — 12 years ago(July 31, 2013 02:41 PM)
I dont' think it would get the greenlight from the Major Motion Picture Industry today if someone had the balls to write this up and put Islamic/Muslim terrorists as the forefront of the terrorist activity.
are you going to bark all day little doggie,, or are you going to bite -
tigerbos — 12 years ago(December 30, 2013 11:55 AM)
Islamic extremists would have threatened to murder the director and writers and anyone else associated with the film. It's a shame that the film industry backs down to these bullies.
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MurphAndTheMagicTones — 12 years ago(December 31, 2013 10:12 AM)
Even this movie was a bit PC, saying the Crimson Jihad was a splinter group that was extreme even for a Muslim terrorist group.
And the movie is played for more comical effect. Hell, just look at how Aziz meets his end. He gets nailed in the balls by the tail of the Harrier, falls onto the missile, and gets fired into his comrades in the helicopter? This is a MOVIE, not a documentary. And made back in the day when movies didn't have to be dark and brooding to be successful.
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jasonbagwell77 — 11 years ago(September 10, 2014 09:06 AM)
Hollywood will not portray a minority in a negative light anymore. Even Star TRek changed Kahn's ethnicity to portray him as a white guy to suit this new politically correct model. White gentiles are in the cross hairs due to it not being politically correct to have an anti defamation league to defend against negative portrayals .