It used to be that anti-war movies were acceptable and could make money at the box office.
How long has this been so? Well, in the talking-movie era you can go back to “All Quiet On The Western Front” (1931) as an example”, run right through the Vietnam War and beyond.
But somewhere along the line, those movies took a turn. Instead of being anti-war, and/or USA policy, they became just plain anti USA.
Evidently, some of the Hollywood crowd decided this would be a great opportunity to tell us all what they thought about the country they were living so large in and, at the same time, make millions more and live even larger for doing it.
So how\’d that work out?
Well, breitbart.com has put together a list of those movies and how they did at the box office. Which, if you do see two sides of the story, will be very enjoyable to go through.
You can read about them all by clicking here. But let me show you just a few:
In the Valley of Elah (2007) – $6.77 million: Despite a wide release into nearly 1000 theatres writer/director Paul Haggis found himself snubbed and humiliated by movie-goers. In “Elah,” Haggis trashed our troops in unspeakable ways.
Syriana (2005) – $50 million – George Clooney crafted Hollywood\’s first box office bomb to benefit al Qaeda. A $50 million domestic take and $43 million international take means “Syriana” was a huge money loser. Its production budget alone was $50 million. Add at least another $25 million for promotion. Break even was $150 million, and this cynical piece of crap didn\’t even come close.
Stop-Loss(2008) – $11million: Teenhunks and 1305 theatres went over like a lead balloon. Dreadfulmovie. Just awful.
Homeof the Brave (2006) – $51,708:How do you cast Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Biel, and 50 Cent in yourmovie and barely break fifty-thousand dollars at the box office?
Oops.
It is conceivable that American Sniper will do more box office than every one of these movies combined – not just the four shown above, but all the others as well.
What a nice touch that would be.
