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2005-08-06 Home Front: Culture Wars

Could the director of "Schindler's List" find himself in trouble with some Jews? That's the speculation as Steven Spielberg prepares "Munich," which may become his most controversial film. "Munich" tells the true story of the secret Israeli squad assigned to track down and kill the Palestinian terrorists who planned the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Olympics in Munich, Germany.

In addition to showing Israel's retaliation, "Munich" depicts the Israeli operatives' doubts about what their mission will achieve -- two factors that could ignite the Jewish community.

Spielberg explained his motive in a statement, saying: "By experiencing how the implacable resolve of these men to succeed in their mission slowly gave way to troubling doubts about what they were doing, I think we can learn something important about the tragic standoff we find ourselves in today."
And what "tragic standoff" are you referring to, sir? Good vs. evil? Life vs. death? Do tell us what you mean here, Mr. Spielberg. Are you trying to say that we need to "understand" the terrorists? That murder is acceptable because we understand their "feelings"? Dispensing justice upon cold-blooded murderers does not give way to "troubling doubts", unless you are a lefty moonbat oxygen-thief.
"Munich" is based on several sources but was written by playwright Tony Kushner, who sits on the board of a group that calls for the cutoff of U.S. military aid to Israel. Spielberg's rep claims Kushner was hired for his talent, not his ideology. And several consultants on the film, including former U.S. ambassador Dennis Ross, think the Jewish community will be impressed by the film. "I think when [you] look at responses to terror you also want to be crafting what you do very carefully, and if there is a message from the film that some people will walk away with I think it will be that,â Ross told FOX News.
Huh?
For now, Spielberg is far from the debate. He's still shooting the film in Malta and Budapest, racing to meet a Dec. 23 release date in hopes of making next year's Oscars.
Until and unless I get a coherent statement regarding Spielberg's idiotic comments, there will be no Spielberg movies playing in my home. This is not the first time in recent years he's taken a lefty posture either; I remember one scene in particular in The Terminal...

N.B.: I changed the name of the poster from 'John Kerry' to his e-mail addy on file. As a general rule, let's not use celeb/famous names for posts. The use of such names in comments is okay if snarky or humorous (I particularly liked the one yesterday from "I. Jones"), but let's not do it for posts. Thx -- AoS

Posted by Greenchair 2005-08-06 01:14|| || Front Page|| [11 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Spielberg has gone way, way off the deep end in the past few years. I refuse to see any movie of his after the spew known as Jurassic Park III and AI. I think they need to investigate him for Altimerzers or something...

Posted by mmurray821 2005-08-06 10:43|| 2005-08-06 10:43|| Front Page Top

#2 The final straw in Spielberg's idiocy was, for me, his re-editing "E.T." to replace guns with radios.

Posted by Robert Crawford">Robert Crawford 2005-08-06 12:34|| http://www.kloognome.com/]">[http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-08-06 12:34|| Front Page Top

#3 Actually, I posted this and submitted it before I caught the "JK" name. I re-sent it as myself but it must not have gone thru.

Posted by Chris W.">Chris W. 2005-08-06 23:44|| 2005-08-06 23:44|| Front Page Top

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