mustangdriver wrote:
I disagree that the Toyota is as American as you say. My brother-in law's car is not. Once again his Toyota sticker said that it was 99% from hiroshima. While I have been to the plants that make the Ford F-150 in Detroit, and the plant in Toledo, OH that makes the jeep Wrangler. This is a battle we will never settle with eachother. And I agree to dis agree, and know that we are all entitled to our own opinion. What this thread is more about was the movie, and I still do not agree with the P.C. version of the japanese soldier from WWII. The movie might be a great movie for entertainment, not for history.
No, my point wasn't to disagree, just the opposite. I just wanted to make the point that "Made in America" doesn't mean the same thing as it used to. As to the issue of seeing "their" side of things, everyone has their own convictions and that is their right. That's what makes this country the great place that it is. Everyone can have their own ideas and beliefs instead of being forced to to accept someone else's. It's just a shame that so many people choose to judge an entire population based on what their leaders made them believe, or follow.
For instance, I lived in Iran for nearly four years. During that time, I met an entire population of people that were very kind and peaceful....but EXTREMELY religious. During the time of the Shah, the Iranian people embraced Western culture. The women wore western clothing, showing their faces and skin. Once the Ayatollah returned and forced the Shah to leave the country, the population was forced to go back to their strick religious ways.....or face punishment. We fortunately left very shortly before the Embassy was taken over. My point is that 99% of the Iranian people (Muslims) are NOT violent and focused on killing Infidels, but yet because of that 1% sect that is focused on violence, we automatically say that all Muslims are violent. The same works for the Japanese, Germans, Italians, and any other group that has ever started a war of any kind.
That is exactly the point that this movie is trying to make. It is showing the view of a Japanese soldier that not evil, has no hatred of Americans and is just a soldier trying to do his job and survive. So if you choose not to see this movie simply because it is from the "enemy" point if view, that is your right. I probably won't go and see it just because it looks boring
