Comments on: I hate Hollywood or “Munich 2″

By: Stiennon

Stiennon — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 04:24:12 +0000

My problem with Hollywood is its choice of bad guys. I am sick of Spielberg movies that frame realestate developers as the the ultimate evil. Can’t they think of something new?

By: Sina

Sina — Sat, 25 Feb 2006 01:51:35 +0000

I have not seen the movie you are talking about, basically, I have stopped going to the big studio movies (no matter who is directing it) cause I know I have a very good chance a being greatly disappointed and even get upset for wasting my time and money.
I suggest trying more Independent movies (in Santa Cruzian language the ones that are shown in Del Mar/Nickelodeon theaters).
My point is that even if independent movies do not match your taste, you would not feel guilty of fattening the pocket of Hollywood producers of Big momma House 3. Besides, you have a good chance of seeing something special.

By: Saar Drimer

Saar Drimer — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 20:04:48 +0000

@nir "donâ€™t make the mistake in generalizing." to this I say: Generalization: â€œDonâ€™t generalizeâ€ is an annoying retort to which I answer â€œI canâ€™t go check one by one.â€ Seriously, can any debate be had without generalization? We wouldnâ€™t get anywhere if we needed to ask every living person if tomatoes are red.

By: Nir

Nir — Thu, 23 Feb 2006 17:44:05 +0000

Hollywood also brought good movies to the screen.
sometimes bringing up the awareness for a subject is by itself enough…
On the same note, not all foriegn films are good (as many people like to claim) – many are total crap. It is worth to take each film in his own right don’t make the mistake in generalizing.

Nir

By: Stuart Berman

Stuart Berman — Tue, 21 Feb 2006 03:37:41 +0000

And don’t forget that crap that Michael Moore made and was/is celebrated as the truth!

I like Tom Barnett’s take on Hollywood… they don’t sell historical truth they sell emotional truth.

By: Saar Drimer

Saar Drimer — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 19:43:52 +0000

@Dad (this is so weird…),
We agree. Regarding your first point: While it is true that no movie has changed the world in a profound way, movies do change perception and that is significant when people don’t know better (meaning, going and actually checking the supposed “facts.”) Not to talk about the idiots who stopped drinking Merlot because of the movie Sideways.

By: Gideon Drimer

Gideon Drimer — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 19:03:38 +0000

Saar,
I am in the same side with you regarding Holywood/press/media and such but I think that you are taking it too far, just take some points:
1. No film had ever changed the world!
2. Holywood is also called â€œThe industry of dreamsâ€ and not â€œThe institute for documenting the worldâ€™s historyâ€ soâ€¦
3. NO film, even the documentary ones of the National Geographic about animals absolutely match the real thing! (For example the voices of all the animals are always â€˜play backâ€™ as it is impossible to get it other way!
4. The phrase that says â€˜Donâ€™t damage a good story with the factsâ€™ is always right in the media and I stopped reading newspapers after the period of 2 years when I read â€˜newsâ€™ and articles about me and my activities. The discrepancies and the portions of truth in them made me think about the other things that they are writing!
5. My personal solution to the film industry is so simple, I just do not see them and definitely do not PAY to see them!
6. I heard Zvi Zamir in the TV today and he said, Spielberg could, at least, ask us what happened, he did not and you know what, I say, maybe itâ€™s better that way because he would get hundreds of versions and also for us, the Israeliâ€™s there is no need for any justification as it is not our story.

I talked today with Danny Alon, he liked what you wrote and should respond.

Dad.

By: Saar Drimer

Saar Drimer — Sun, 19 Feb 2006 00:11:34 +0000

well, in my opinion, the small print hardly matters. people believe all kinds of crap, like that “The DaVinci Code” is real. if it is presented as “real,” people will take it as such, regardless of the statement flashing for 0.223 seconds before the movie starts, or even a permanent black-on-white statement in the intro of a book.

By: Steven J. Murdoch

Steven J. Murdoch — Sat, 18 Feb 2006 22:28:08 +0000

The film did say “Inspired by real events” rather than “Based on a true story”, so I don’t think the film claims to be particularly close to reality.