Why all American movies have the same message??

I don't think it's propaganda on a political level. Rather studio heads know that a movies with a "happy ending" fare better at the box office than movies with dark or ambiguous endings.

Thus the real propaganda is "money is good" not "the U.S. always prevails."

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I liked this movie much better than another similar movie of Mr. Costner - Waterworld. But, the ending was very disappointing. WHY all American movies must have a propagandistic message in their movies?

"Propaganda: Information, esp. of a biased or misleading nature, used to promote or publicize a particular political cause or point of view"

Exactly how is this movie then propaganda? The closest thing you can claim to be of a political cause or point of view is the notion that America in general is worth fighting for. And given the alternative depicted in the movie, that of living in squaller under a tyrant, I'd say America would seem MORE than worth fighting for to these people. Nobody in this movie is saying that the American way is the only way, or that other countries out there all have it wrong. The message is simply that 1) Freedom (in general, no specifically American freedom) is worth fighting for and 2) A relatively free democracy is better than a tyrannical dictatorship.

And why is the scene of the statue too much? Is it that you don't believe the characters should have erected a statue in the first place, or that the filmmakers shouldn't have shown the statue? Given what others have done to get statues and other monuments made in their image in America's history, I'd say that Costner's character was very deserving of a statue. Are you telling me that in what ever country your from, nobody would erect a statue for a person that basically lead the people of that country to freedom and generally improved everybody's way of life?


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Whats wrong with National Pride???? If other Country's wish to make Movie portraying themselves in a good light, so be it...If this were a Movie with A Black Message, no one would have a Problem, Same goes for other Ethnic Groups, or Country's..I know it is not the same exact thing, but still...I love my Country, and like Movies that portray The American way as good..I don't have any Problem with British movies, Like the Triffods, or Assuie Movies that portray them in a good light..To each his own I guess..Great Ending...

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I enjoyed the movie and it's message. I like the fact that the American Ideal triumphs in the end. I think there may be a time in the very near future when movies like THE POSTMAN will probably be banned or ridiculed by evil people who would like this movie banned.










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Disagree about The Postman being much better than Waterworld (I love them both equally), but agree about the cheesy patriotic ending.

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