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Old 03-30-2007, 06:52 PM   #1 (permalink)
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What are your favorite patriotic films? Not cynical American movies (like "Nashville" or "Taxi Driver"), but real America-as-a-Religion patriotic flicks?
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What are your favorite patriotic films? Not cynical American movies (like "Nashville" or "Taxi Driver"), but real America-as-a-Religion patriotic flicks?
When I was young I was a big fan of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. I also like Patton even though George C. Scott isn't much like the squeaky voiced real-life Gen. Patton.
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It's not necessarily a propaganda film, but I would most definitely say Band of Brothers; though it is a mini series.

However, I would say that the most 'patriotic' film I've seen recently was Flags of Our Fathers; I thought it was alright, but I'm sure Letters from Iwo Jima is better, though it's not American propaganda.

Generally though, the more 'patriotic' a film is, and the more closer it is to straight 'propaganda', usually it will end up being worse proportionally. I think really the only propaganda film that pulled off being of cinematographic worth was The Battleship Potemkin, though that was Russian.
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For me, a good example is They were Expendable.
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What are your favorite patriotic films? Not cynical American movies (like "Nashville" or "Taxi Driver"), but real America-as-a-Religion patriotic flicks?
In terms of being a non-America related and, actually, fictional story, my most favorite "patriotic" film would be The Two Towers portion of The Lord of the Rings.

(I'd go as far as saying that my most favorite "patriotic" story, as a whole, would be The Lord of the Rings.)

And, as far as an America-based story goes, my favorite "patriotic" film would have to be Glory.
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How about the most obvious named "Patriotic" movie....The Patriot?
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