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Re: A question of remembrance...
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Tue, 24 Apr 2001 20:12:50 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Daniel Jassim writes:
> How's that for media propaganda? A big lie that won an Oscar, imagine that?
I'm not saying that big lies don't happen. I'm not defending the media,
either. Um, I'm not sure what I'm saying. :-,
Shortly after seeing Amadeus, I was made aware of the Salieri conspiracy.
The movie was mean, but so what? As a work of fiction, it was pretty good.
As a semi-true story about well-known historical figures, ehhh, it was a
movie. The book was probably better anyhow.
OK, my point is this: don't EVER go to Hollywood expecting to learn
anything about history. Even the most talented storytellers there work
mostly with fiction. The very best you'll get are heart-warming anecdotes.
On the flip side of the coin, you can't compare the veracity of material
from one media outlet (say, Hollywood) to that of another (say, local news).
And, of course, you have to take it *all* with a grain of salt. *Everyone*
has a political agenda. Look for red flags, consider the source, and
observe with a critical mind.
Even something as seemingly altruistic as the movie Schindler's List was
made for one reason: the soft, sighing sounds of dollar bills dancing
through the air to aloft lightly on Steven Speilberg's...um...well, you get
the picture. So he got an award for it. That award alone was probably
worth millions already in the bank.
(BTW, I was going to respond to an earlier message giving my vitriolic
opinion about Hollywood award ceremonies and the dreck that invariably comes
from them. I'll refrain again, for fear of making someone's monitor melt --
though I will tell you it's not pretty. :-)
Anyway, consider the source. And eveyone has an agenda. And Jeremy rambles
on and on ad delerium. Um, that's my point, then. :-,
Cheers,
- jsproat
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| (...) Okay... I just thought I'd point out that I wasn't trying to negatively criticize anyone specifically for the manner in which they choose to remember the Holocaust. To that extent, I think that I am with Shiri inasmuch as personal accounts (...) (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Comfort food time! ;^) (...) Well, the Pushkin playlet started the snowball (bad, bad Mister Pushkin). (...) "Mo' money, mo' money, mo' money..." (...) Hmmm, I can dig that. (...) Exactly, but how many folks really do that? We've reduced (...) (23 years ago, 25-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Hey, I got another doosy for you, Jeremy! Old skool: Remember when "Amadeus" won a bunch of Oscars back in 1984? We all got familiarized with the "story" of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and how Salieri was jealous and killed him-- 100% pure crap! (...) (23 years ago, 24-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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