17poundr
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I have heard that Tom Cruise is making a film on the battle of Britain (Yes, it's coming out in 97 I believe).
My problem is amongst other things this article:
Hollywood re-writes Battle of Britain history
12:45 15 September 2003 - James Salter
General News
Tom Cruise is to star in a new movie which makes out an American played a huge role in winning the Battle of Britain.
Cruise will play Billy Fiske, a US airman which the script claims lead the Allies in their fight to crush the Luftwaffe.
However, the real Fiske only ever flew 3 combat missions, never downed a Nazi plane and was killed when his aircraft crash landed.
Hollywood has already been hit with massive amounts of criticism for films such as U-571 which suggested it was the US Navy rather than the Royal Navy which was responsible for capturing the Enigma codebook from the U-boat.
The new film, with the provisional title of The Few, is no less likely to attract just criticism for its willingness to alter history to turn the hero into an American.
What next? A film about the suffering of American cities during the Blitz? Coventry changed to San Diego?
I now commence operation Justice to Hollywood, anybody interested in getting some justice not only for the Brits or even a particular battle, but justice to the Brave men who gave the ultimate sacrifice for Democracy, Freedom and last but not least against the awful vision of a nazi world with slavery and the Holocaust!
Please If anybody can find either an e-mail link to Tom Cruise, or the Director of the film (I actually found it a month ago, but googled away today, and couldnt find it), we could bombard these people with messages pleading them to do justice to all the men who fought in this mammoth battle, the German's too!
so, phase one, locate the e-mails or fan return mail adresses to Cruise and the Director.
Phase two, start to send e-mails, pleading for justice.
Phase three, invite either or both to come and debate these issues here on ACG forums, and offer help in any details of the B of B, if they would be so open minded.
I may sound naive, but hell, it's time we did something about Hollywood messing around with our beloved history, and giving a new generation a totally perverce idea of the past.
My problem is amongst other things this article:
Hollywood re-writes Battle of Britain history
12:45 15 September 2003 - James Salter
General News
Tom Cruise is to star in a new movie which makes out an American played a huge role in winning the Battle of Britain.
Cruise will play Billy Fiske, a US airman which the script claims lead the Allies in their fight to crush the Luftwaffe.
However, the real Fiske only ever flew 3 combat missions, never downed a Nazi plane and was killed when his aircraft crash landed.
Hollywood has already been hit with massive amounts of criticism for films such as U-571 which suggested it was the US Navy rather than the Royal Navy which was responsible for capturing the Enigma codebook from the U-boat.
The new film, with the provisional title of The Few, is no less likely to attract just criticism for its willingness to alter history to turn the hero into an American.
What next? A film about the suffering of American cities during the Blitz? Coventry changed to San Diego?
I now commence operation Justice to Hollywood, anybody interested in getting some justice not only for the Brits or even a particular battle, but justice to the Brave men who gave the ultimate sacrifice for Democracy, Freedom and last but not least against the awful vision of a nazi world with slavery and the Holocaust!
Please If anybody can find either an e-mail link to Tom Cruise, or the Director of the film (I actually found it a month ago, but googled away today, and couldnt find it), we could bombard these people with messages pleading them to do justice to all the men who fought in this mammoth battle, the German's too!
so, phase one, locate the e-mails or fan return mail adresses to Cruise and the Director.
Phase two, start to send e-mails, pleading for justice.
Phase three, invite either or both to come and debate these issues here on ACG forums, and offer help in any details of the B of B, if they would be so open minded.
I may sound naive, but hell, it's time we did something about Hollywood messing around with our beloved history, and giving a new generation a totally perverce idea of the past.