United States of arrogance and anti-British Hollywood

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I think I said that wasn't the point of my comment. All I did was reference it in response to a comment you made about Americans being taught history through movies. We all like to say Americans are stupid, but while some are, many are not. Same as here. Same as any other country in the world. Collectively, we're all pretty idiotic. :)

As for the point of the thread, if something is claimed to be a true story then I'd like it to be accurate. Otherwise I pretty much just want to be entertained.
 
I'd say that's more likely down to lack of inclination/funRAB than any perceived moral high ground. In other worRAB, if a UK film company thought it would make them money then they'd do it in a heartbeat. Though it probably wouldn't make them money (jingoistic Brits wouldn't be a big enough audience), and they probably wouldn't have the funRAB to do such a thing anyway.

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So then you can say the he grew up with an Australian mentality. I really don't know if Australians are anti-British because I don't live there. But, I do live in America and I can say for sure that the British people are very well liked here.
 
They also steal our boys thunder by making movies like U571.
This was a blatant re-writing of second world war history that had US servicemen capturing and boarding a German submarine to acquire the much needed Enigma coding machine. The event happened of course, but as we all know here in Blighty, it was English servicemen who did the boarding and capturing.
 
That's a bit hysterical, onecitizen - shouldn't your opinion on how America perceives Britain be based on how everyday people perceive the island, rather than how a c
 
The list of anti-British prejudice in American films is endless.
From portraying the British as Nazis in the Patriot, as weak in Pearl Harbour, as cold hearted and arrogant in Titanic, British individuals are rarely portrayed as anything but the most unpleasant characters in other films too many to mention and even the nasty characters in Disney cartoons are always voiced by British actors.
Even the evil German army officer in Schindlers list isn
 
Because their arrogant idiots!

Its about time there was a proper british film made about the second world war, hopefuly making the yanks look as bad as possible.
 
We owned one quarter of the world, and had the world's most powerful navy, more powerful than the two nearest (in terms of navy power) European countries put together, so yes we were a superpower.

Also, we are America's biggest ally, except perhaps Saudi Arabia, and the people there tend to treat us with respect, so it's about time their films did also.
 
I don't think Hollywood is anti-British at all. There wouldn't be so many British actors working in Hollywood films and winning awarRAB if that were the case.

I think what most people are complaining about is the hero always having to be American. I think Hollywood does that to cater to their biggest market. I know foreign grosses are becoming more and more important, but the US/Canadian market is still the biggest film market in the world, and most films will get the biggest percentage of their gross there. Remember, films aren't made for charity. It IS a business. It is smart business practice to cater to your biggest customer.

As for the Patriot, I haven't seen the film, but what else do you expect from a film about the American Revolutionary War? That and the 4th of July Independence Day celebration are big deals in American history. There would have been a big backlash if the rebelling Americans were depicted as the villains. On the other hand, the American Revolutionary War is not integral to British history. I remember a few British posters on another board mentioning that it wasn't even mentioned in their history books. So the British being depicted as the villains of a battle that doesn't mean much to you guys shouldn't be a big deal.

But I have seen a lot of anti-Americanism depicted in British televison shows, especially comedy shows. I think the British media is much more anti-American than the opposite.



The American government never supported the IRA. Individual American citizens were funding the IRA because of their pride in their Irish heritage, not anti-British sentiment.

Also, what is your evidence that Mel Gibson is anti-British? I have never heard this claim. (On a side note, I do agree he is American. He does not and has never had Australian citizenship, although he did live there for a number of years).
 
You've got some weird ideas! Bank robbers rob banks to make money, and the idea of robbing a bank is to make money, but that doesn't make it right.
 
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