@kowenicki
It isnt propaganda, but it is almost impossible to be apolitical.
Army recruiting sites thought it was a viable choice for propaganda.
Critics were gripped by the "convincingly blunt" action sequences and Bigelow's "penetrating study of heroism", but several criticised the decision not to take an ideological viewpoint on the Iraq War.
What was "heroic" about the characters/movie? And she did take a stance on the war. The movie itself is a stance, and her oscar speech is one also.
Bigelow contended the film was "not a documentary", maintaining that her intention was to highlight the plight of soldiers in a war she felt had been "under-reported" in the US media.
I think everyone knows that was isn't a piece of cake. And what exactly has been "under-reported" about the war in the US media?
She added that the script was informed by war correspondent Chris Hedges' polemic War Is A Force That Gives Us Meaning - which argues that war seduces entire societies, like a powerful drug.
And she did a poor job of portraing that in the movie.
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