What military mistakes did you find in the movie "Aloha"?

Kanika Misra — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 18:17:19 -0500

Saw this movie recently and was just curious if anyone else had seen it and noticed any minor or major mistakes!

Response by SFC George Smith made Dec 26 at 2016 6:33 PM

SFC George Smith — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 18:33:08 -0500

interesting Now when i see the movie I'll have to Look for the mess-ups...

Response by LTC Stephen C. made Dec 26 at 2016 7:51 PM

LTC Stephen C. — Mon, 26 Dec 2016 19:51:19 -0500

Ironically, Kanika Misra, the most controversial mistake in this movie is one of racial miscasting. One of the stars, Emma Stone, was cast as Allison Ng, the daughter of a Chinese-Hawaiian father and a Swedish mother. She just couldn't carry it off, and the director, Cameron Crowe, and Emma Stone ultimately felt compelled to apologize.

Response by SFC Derek Ashman made Dec 27 at 2016 6:50 AM

SFC Derek Ashman — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 06:50:52 -0500

It is like most movies. I see tons of mistakes in movies when it comes to the military. Don't worry you be doing it a lot more in other movies which has the military in it.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 27 at 2016 10:58 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 27 Dec 2016 10:58:31 -0500

Never heard of it, and now that I googled it, doesn't sound like my type of movie. Guess I won't be finding any military mistakes.

Response by MSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 28 at 2016 1:09 AM

MSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 28 Dec 2016 01:09:38 -0500

I know too much about this movie but please bear with me. I didn't see any glaring or memorable mistakes when I watched it, I went into it being pretty skeptical, and all of the choices seemed to be pretty reasonable. I didn't actively seek out the information but I wouldn't be shocked if the AF provided technical guidance for the film. Especially when you consider that at one time or another Emma Stone's character is wearing a different AF uniform combination as well as all of the different cool aircraft and jobs being shown off.
Fun Fact: the person that Emma Stone's character was based on was white but had some Hawaiian heritage, of which the lady was very proud of.

Response by Capt Tom Brown made Dec 29 at 2016 7:03 AM

Capt Tom Brown — Thu, 29 Dec 2016 07:03:36 -0500

I try to make a conscious effort to avoid scouring the movie for errors because it ends up distracting me from the entertainment value. Movies are entertainment first and take 'artistic license' with facts to make an entertaining story. It is hard to do sometimes when the errors are glaring right at you.If I start telling my wife everything wrong with the movie she has to shut me up.