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Joined Oct 2005
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Great story-line. Great acting. Great costumes. But . . . the film does not look as good as the TV episodes. It may be the lighting or the cinematography or something else. On my large TV screen, the ratio aspect looks off. Everyone and everything look a bit thin and stretched. I think the directing and the editing are not up to standard. The pacing is not good. All that said, I do hope more films are made (or better yet, more TV seasons). I miss Downton Abbey.
This movie received good reviews so I was stunned to find it was a total train wreck of a movie. Every FBI agent was very courageous and the end scene was painful to watch. Many people commented on how the end has been used in FBI training, but I think it must be training on what not to do. Other than that, this movie has no redeeming qualities whatsoever.
The history of the influence of Eastern European Jewish Emigre culture has had on Hollywood and the films created in its golden age. Tagline: They fled a nightmare to build a dream.
The film portrays Louis B. Mayer (MGM) as an Eastern European Jew who fled to Hollywood to escape persecution. This is totally false. Mayer was born in Russia in 1884 but his family moved to the US when he was 3 years old. When he was 8 years old, the family moved to Canada. Mayer grew up in Canada. In 1904, when he was 20 years old, he moved back to the US. The movie business was an economic opportunity for him. It had nothing to do with him being Jewish or being persecuted.
Jack Warner (Warner Bros.) was also born in Canada. Adolph Zukor (Paramount) was born in Hungary and emigrated to the US in 1891 when he was about 18 years old.
According to this documentary, every "underdog" theme portrayed in a Hollywood film is a Jewish theme. One given example is "Independence Day" - where a white middle-class president articulates the Jewish experience. The Jewish persecution theme running throughout this documentary is overblown and overemphasized, distorting the facts.
The film portrays Louis B. Mayer (MGM) as an Eastern European Jew who fled to Hollywood to escape persecution. This is totally false. Mayer was born in Russia in 1884 but his family moved to the US when he was 3 years old. When he was 8 years old, the family moved to Canada. Mayer grew up in Canada. In 1904, when he was 20 years old, he moved back to the US. The movie business was an economic opportunity for him. It had nothing to do with him being Jewish or being persecuted.
Jack Warner (Warner Bros.) was also born in Canada. Adolph Zukor (Paramount) was born in Hungary and emigrated to the US in 1891 when he was about 18 years old.
According to this documentary, every "underdog" theme portrayed in a Hollywood film is a Jewish theme. One given example is "Independence Day" - where a white middle-class president articulates the Jewish experience. The Jewish persecution theme running throughout this documentary is overblown and overemphasized, distorting the facts.