Can't we just enjoy a film that FINALLY doesn't paint Reagan in the worst possible light? Why do conservatives always have to rain on our own parade? Perhaps it's an overcorrection...but so what? You gotta start somewhere. I'm taking my sons to see it and we're going to party like it's 1984!!
I did enjoy the film. It was nostalgic for me as I was in the Army in Germany during the 80's with the deployment of the Pershing II missiles and the sense of urgency of the expectation that the Soviet armies would attack at any moment. But I have to agree with Mr. Holmes, but not for the same reason. Not that conservatives are afraid to have their heroes maligned - that may be true. But by not showing the struggles younger people who did not live through those times don't really understand the peril and the opposition that would cause anyone to self-doubt. By delving deeper into the struggles, the triumph is much greater.
Can't we just enjoy a film that FINALLY doesn't paint Reagan in the worst possible light? Why do conservatives always have to rain on our own parade? Perhaps it's an overcorrection...but so what? You gotta start somewhere. I'm taking my sons to see it and we're going to party like it's 1984!!
I did enjoy the film. It was nostalgic for me as I was in the Army in Germany during the 80's with the deployment of the Pershing II missiles and the sense of urgency of the expectation that the Soviet armies would attack at any moment. But I have to agree with Mr. Holmes, but not for the same reason. Not that conservatives are afraid to have their heroes maligned - that may be true. But by not showing the struggles younger people who did not live through those times don't really understand the peril and the opposition that would cause anyone to self-doubt. By delving deeper into the struggles, the triumph is much greater.
Well said