Theaters of War (2022)

Theaters of War (2022). Theaters of War: Directed by Roger Stahl. With Oliver Stone, Matt Alford, Robin Andersen, Tricia Jenkins. If you've seen Top Gun or Transformers, you might suspect all that military machinery comes with strings attached. This influence is not limited to a handful of movies, though. A vast new trove of internal documents reveals that the Pentagon and CIA have doctored thousands of film and television scripts. Parting the curtains on this world, media professor Roger Stahl engages an array of other stunned scholars, frustrated veterans, PR insiders, and industry producers. Stahl reveals in unsettling detail how the US military-industrial complex pushes a version of history that scrubs the screen of war crimes, corruption, criticism of the nuclear arsenal, racism, sexual assault, assassinations, and torture. From James Bond to Jack Ryan, Captain Marvel to Cake Boss, the creation of this other "cinematic universe" is one of the great PR coups of our time.

“The film, which is based on a brilliant book by Matthew Alford and Tom Secker, scrutinizes a very important issue of the US governmentu0026#39;s direct involvement in Hollywood, from influencing production to major script changes or even scrapping of certain projects.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eOver the years, the United States has created a particular image of itself and its government agencies. This image of a superior and virtuous nation has been manifested very diligently all across the world. According to polls by Pew Research Center, the image of the United States both domestically and around the world is largely positive, especially among the younger generation, and itu0026#39;s not only in the West or the Global North, but also, quite surprisingly, in Asia, Africa and even Latin America (there was a significant drop in international support for POTUS during Trumpu0026#39;s presidency, but that has now bounced back).u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eWhatu0026#39;s seen in particularly high regard are the US tech, entertainment and military. Itu0026#39;s pretty obvious that the US entertainment industry with the leading role of Hollywood has played a major part in propagating this image, especially with regard to the US military. The little-known fact that the DoD alone has been involved in supporting around 2,000 titles over the years, both big-screen and TV is mind-blowing. As the producer of Theaters of War, Matthew Alford, who also stars in the film said: u0026quot;the Pentagon operates like a slickly oiled PR machine thatu0026#39;s advertising the most violent and powerful organization on the planet.u0026quot;u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAs is the case with marketing schemes designed to sell particular products, the depicted image has little to do with reality. The more accurate portrayal of the US governmentu0026#39;s role in world affairs can be found in commonly available literature, yet books donu0026#39;t generate multi-billion dollar revenues. Whatu0026#39;s dangerous about the corporate media-entertainment tandem is that it conditions us to approve and condone the destructive war machine and it deliberately obscures our perception of the consequences.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eCertainly a must-see for every blockbuster fan.”