Does it bother you when Hollywood doesn't showcase realism in military based movies?

2015-11-01T14:50:13-05:00

Just curious if people are sticklers like me when you watch a movie involving any branch of the military and Hollywood takes liberties to enhance the appeal of the movie by not sticking to realism. Example would be: Not reloading ever, Air Force is always the secretive branch, Training just different things like that you know that your able to spot vs. most civilians would blindly believe is true.

Response by Capt Seid Waddell made Nov 1 at 2015 2:54 PM

2015-11-01T14:54:48-05:00

I have come to expect it, and am pleasantly surprised when they do get it right. One has to remember who it is that is making these movies.

Response by SN Greg Wright made Nov 1 at 2015 3:01 PM

2015-11-01T15:01:58-05:00

SSgt Paul Esquibel Yes. Seems like every movie ever has Navy saluting indoors, and uncovered. Drives me nuts.

Response by SSgt Alex Robinson made Nov 1 at 2015 5:24 PM

2015-11-01T17:24:55-05:00

Very little in Hollywood is real

Response by Sgt Kelli Mays made Nov 1 at 2015 5:27 PM

2015-11-01T17:27:29-05:00

Yes it does bother me...

Response by 1SG Patrick Sims made Nov 1 at 2015 5:33 PM

2015-11-01T17:33:07-05:00

Hollywood is Hollywood---their producing a product to entertain ----It they told the truth, it would scare the shit out of the audience.

Response by MAJ Ken Landgren made Nov 1 at 2015 5:33 PM

2015-11-01T17:33:40-05:00

Yes watching tanks ten feet a part attacking through the desert is very unrealistic if not dangerous because the Tank Commander will have to constantly tell the driver go right or left.

Response by CAPT Kevin B. made Nov 1 at 2015 6:47 PM

2015-11-01T18:47:46-05:00

If you make it too realistic, then that turns the public off and also strikes Mils to close to home. "Real" costs much more to produce. I think the closest to real was the D Day landing on Saving Private Ryan. I had a hard time on that one. "Real" can also be used properly to reveal the impact of our heroes. Take a look at Taking Chance. Although pretty touching taking a route and burial in inherently patriotic locations, it was a great product. For one who got beaned with beer bottles on the street coming back from 'Nam, it was nice to see folk will shell out some money to see good military stuff.

Response by TSgt Kenneth Ellis made Nov 1 at 2015 8:27 PM

2015-11-01T20:27:35-05:00

No but it bothers me that the actors were not in 3510.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 1 at 2015 11:13 PM

2015-11-01T23:13:12-05:00

The reason behind that is so that our potential enemies won't figure out our military strategies and weaknesses.

Response by PO1 Cameron Rhyne made Nov 2 at 2015 1:33 AM

2015-11-02T01:33:27-05:00

Entertainment in general is really bad about giving a shit about realism, especially military. Movies are particularly bad, but so are TV Shows and Video games(unless they made a real, specific attempt to do research). Most of the time I try not to let it bother me, because they obviously don't care and it's not gonna change when the general population doesn't care about realism in their etertainment. Movies are about box office and drama trumps realism every time(unless it's too painful).

I'm also really into Space travel, so movies and such about that which is even worse in some respects(Not having a basic understanding of physics and logistics is pretty common in even the "hard" sci-fi films).

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 2 at 2015 3:05 AM

2015-11-02T03:05:13-05:00

why should it? If I wanted to see real, I would just stay at the office 24/7

Response by PO1 John Miller made Nov 2 at 2015 6:46 AM

2015-11-02T06:46:23-05:00

Like in the Ashton Kutcher movie The Guardian where he and a friend beat up a bar full of Navy Sailors? Like 2 Coast Guardsmen could beat up ANYBODY! :)

Response by COL Jeff Williams made Nov 2 at 2015 6:46 AM

2015-11-02T06:46:34-05:00

it bothers my wife when I make comments while we are watching the movie

Response by SGT William Howell made Nov 2 at 2015 7:06 AM

2015-11-02T07:06:34-05:00

The one that I hate is the explosions. They are almost never a fireball in a real explosion. I remember the first time I was blown up I was like, "Where is the fireball?" I would like to see one movie where it is a boom and that is it.

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 2 at 2015 7:58 AM

2015-11-02T07:58:15-05:00

Depends on the type of movie they are putting out. If it's a historical movie, one which is based on real events then yes. If it's one that's ment to entertain me then i don't have an issue.
Example being band of brothers and saving private Ryan. Both paid great attention to detail of the military... Verses something like "fury" or the WWII US Army soldiers depicted in Captain America.

Yet I've never been unable to watch a movie because of it.

Response by Maj Kim Patterson made Nov 2 at 2015 2:26 PM

2015-11-02T14:26:35-05:00

I really like it when I see military personnel inside a building still wearing cover. And as a side note, as a nurse, I love watching TV CPR. I can't even guess at how many takes it took before they could do it without laughing. Yes, I notice lots of things and give Hollywood leeway. I don't want them posting all of our truths. But I notice.

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2015-11-03T10:50:48-05:00

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I generally try to overlook the mistakes that movies make as I understand that they can't be perfect. Some things do annoy me though, mostly the uniform regulations stuff. I can usually get past messed up ribbons and stuff but the haircuts/shaving is what gets me.

Response by Cpl Terry Fowler made Nov 3 at 2015 12:17 PM

2015-11-03T12:17:42-05:00

the trouble with this is people believe that's the way it is for real some are just so unbelievable

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 5 at 2015 9:53 PM

2015-11-05T21:53:23-05:00

Yeah, the little things bug me. Wrong ranks, wrong forms of address, wrong slang, incorrect gear. But I also appreciate it when they go the extra mile(or to standard depending on your view) with things like weapon handling, I have actually noticed that people in movies are now looking and acting like they have been through a firearms course recently.

Response by SSG Paul Headlee made Aug 25 at 2020 1:49 PM

2020-08-25T13:49:28-04:00

I can't even watch that crap.