"You can't do this to me! I'm an American!"

Posted by graml from user-2ivev1a.dialup.mindspring.com on December 29, 2000 at 17:05:45:

In Reply to: Is Indiana Jones the typical American stereotype? posted by Mark on December 29, 2000 at 15:59:55:

Thus spake Marion (in Raiders). I think that sums up some Americans' attitudes well. But on the issue of stereotypes, I really hope the bad guys in Indy 4 will steer away from the typical depiction of "the enemy" (be they Soviet or Chinese communists) and make them more than just dunder-headed two dimensional louts. As a movie goer, I can put up with those types of generalizations concerning our ideological opponents, but I prefer it when the writers go that extra mile and make you feel an emotion for an antagonist rather than simply hate. I don't mind feeling a little empathy or sympathy for even the worst movie bad guy.
-graml
PS In an interesting turn of events, one of the most popular movie franchises in post-Cold War Russia concerns an ex-Moscow policeman who goes to the "typical" American town of Chicago and shoots the hell out of American punks (many of whom turn out to be from various ethnic and racial minorities). Seems the tables have turned, eh?
PPS Sorry 'bout the rant. I promise to do it only once a month...

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I would rather keep it simple, and hate the hell out of them. But, that's just the kind of guy I am(nm). Fedora 19:06:37 12/29/2000 (7)
- Agreed. That is the style of the serials too (nm) MK 14:36:46 12/30/2000 (0)
- Must be that ol' fightin' spirit of your's! (nm) graml 19:11:47 12/29/2000 (5)
  - I'll drink to that. A martini please, shakened, not stirred(nm) Fedora 21:00:23 12/29/2000 (4)
    - "shakened"???? Ohh, I bet Sean Connery is spinning in his soon-to-be-grave! Ulla 16:47:53 12/31/2000 (3)
      - Oops! Guess it should have read "shaken", forgive me, but I am from the deep South, and we are rather loose with english in general(nm) Fedora 00:08:38 1/01/2001 (2)
        
        You are easily forgiven, since everyone knows you don't shake moonshine. (nm) Carpetbagger 07:58:13 1/01/2001 (1)
        
        Yep, a carpetbagger once shook his glass of shine, and damn near blew his head off!(nm) Fedora 20:26:48 1/01/2001 (0)

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: Thus spake Marion (in Raiders).  I think that sums up some Americans' attitudes well.  But on the issue of stereotypes, I really hope the bad guys in Indy 4 will steer away from the typical depiction of "the enemy" (be they Soviet or Chinese communists) and make them more than just dunder-headed two dimensional louts.  As a movie goer, I can put up with those types of generalizations concerning our ideological opponents, but I prefer it when the writers go that extra mile and make you feel an emotion for an antagonist rather than simply hate.  I don't mind feeling a little empathy or sympathy for even the worst movie bad guy.
: -graml
: PS  In an interesting turn of events, one of the most popular movie franchises in post-Cold War Russia concerns an ex-Moscow policeman who goes to the "typical" American town of Chicago and shoots the hell out of American punks (many of whom turn out to be from various ethnic and racial minorities).  Seems the tables have turned, eh?
: PPS  Sorry 'bout the rant.  I promise to do it only once a month...

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