Posted by
Mick O. on Sunday, July 22, 2007 7:59:24 PM
This is a letter I wrote to a friend of mine who is a regular contributor for the San Francisco Chronicle. She is sponsor of a Bay Area group called the 9-11 Neocons and a liberal turned conservative after the horrible events of September 11. It is regarding a TCM special I saw On Demand last night called "Spielberg on Spielberg" which started off good, then turned into a preachy liberal instructional video... in my opinion! Here's the letter.
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Hi,
Do you have Comcast on demand? If so, you should take a look at the TCM special, Spielberg on Spielberg. He says some amazing things that make me wonder why anyone considers him an intelligent fellow.
Actually, I don’t think it’s that he’s not intelligent, it’s that he’s incredibly optimistic and naïve. Especially when he starts talking about Palestine and Israel. After doing a movie like Schindler’s List, I would think he would have a greater understanding that there are just some people you can not talk to. He thinks so. (Can’t we all just get along?)
I tried to talk to [my wife] about the interview and make my point, but she didn’t take his remarks the same way I did. He bashed (in my opinion) the Patriot Act comparing it to the Minority Report movie and how it’s taking away our rights by a government who makes decisions on our behalf. He’s a big lib. Doesn’t he see the Democrats are doing just that with their oppressive taxes and bigger government? Yet he supports them.
It is very frustrating to see a guy with such star power pushing “historically altered” movies like Amistad in the name of entertainment (then promoting them as historically accurate) or Munich. Then he tries to use fantasy pieces like Minority Report and A-I to compare these to what’s going on in our country right now.
Sorry to go on so long. But my suggestion is this: if Spielberg is so convinced that he can talk Palestinians into peaceful coexistence with the Israelis then he should go over there and do it. My guess is he’d come back in a body bag which is probably why he hasn’t gone!
Thanks for listening.
Mick O.