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Maybe a dream. Baby would most likely get life in prison or the death penalty for the crimes he committed/abetted.
I read the book it was "based" on; written by Tony Mendez. For the most part the film is a work of fiction. Had it just been a fictional spy caper/rescue film, it would be fine
Most of the people involved were not shown and it all came down to the CIA agent rescuing the Americans while they hide out at Taylor's residence. The script eliminated the efforts of the British, Swedes and a Thai national. It also ignored most of the actions taken by the Canadians and substituted additional actions by the Americans that did not take place.
It seemed to be written as a star vehicle for Affleck and little else.
The book goes into much more detail. It was Mariko, not her maid. She eventually had a long running affair with him. While they were traveling, she carried on her affair knowing that eventually every woman in the group would find out about it. She felt safe as long as none of the men found out. One man did, but kept quiet.
Toranaga suspected she was sleeping with Blackthorn, but decided he would have Mariko's husband (Toda Buntaro) put to death if he ever suspected that his wife was cheating on him. Buntaro was an extremely dangerous and loyal person, but Toranaga valued Blackthorn's life more than Buntaro's.
The rebelling samurai were the bad guys; not that anyone would know this by watching this film. I guess it would be like watching a WWII film with the Nazis as the good guys. :)
Interesting commentary here; https://historynewsnetwork.org/article/2746
Why is she a liberal? Because she is educated?
Crimson Tide was to submariners what The Mightly Ducks was to hockey players. :) Crimson Tide wanted us to believe that Sailors are just that stupid and The Mighty Ducks wants us to believe that you don't need to know how to skate to be on a winning hockey team.
I was serving on the USS Cavalla in 1995 when this movie came out. Every other submariner I've spoken to thinks this is the worst or one of the worst submarine movies released. The script is the biggest disappointment; the good acting is not near enough to make up for it.
Why did they have to go stupid with things like;
Bilge Bay - Doesn't exist.
A Sailor tightening sprung bolts on a seawater flange - The seawater systems are welded.
An officer mashing (push-ups) an enlisted man - Never seen this happen on a boat.
The captain's dog underway - Stupid.
Sailors running around when the diving alarm is sounded - Where's the fire you dorks?
Fighting over which Silver Surfer is best. - never actually seen enlisted men fighting on the four boats I served on.
300 pound cook - Even in 1995 there were weight standards that were adhered to.
Video game style sonar display - Easier just to keep it real instead of dumbing it down.
Noisy deck grates in the forward compartment. - Sound deadening tiles are used instead; stealth is the idea right?
If you're going to mutiny, keep all the small arms under your control, don't allow them to be accessible by the ones your taking control from.
When I tell people without submarine experience that Kelsey Grammer's comedy Down Periscope is more believable, they think I'm kidding. When I say the same things to submariners they smile.
Crimson tide is one of the more embarrassing sub movies made.
You missed a good film. The entire family had their "knives out" to backstab anyone who got in the way of the money they thought they were entitled to.
Harlan clearly manipulated Marta into the "coverup" of his over-dose death. Harlan was the manipulator, not Marta.
I have not read that article, so I don't really know what you are talking about. I'm not a weak man or a strong woman, so once again you have missed the mark.
Surely you understand that Mrs. Ryan and her child are not Jack Ryan?
Miller attempted to murder a doctor and her little girl; that is not fighting for your country. He was evil.
You must have watched a different show than the rest of us then. No one in the series was perfect, especially Beth, her mother and the orphanage director. The persons who came closest to being flawless were Benny and Jolene. The people who came closest to being villians were Mr. Wheatley and Ms. Deardorff.
Those programs exist because for centuries women in the USA (as well as around the world) were a marginalized part of society. Eventually when we get our heads out of our asses in the USA, those programs will not be needed or wanted.
The TV series also shows her losing, to men. The book the show was based on also described more ties and loses in other tournaments.
Beth was not on top at the end of the series; winning at an invitational tournament did not make her the world's best chess player. She was only able to make a name for herself so she could compete in a world championship later on.
Sounds like something you literally made up.
I could never see why people are so opposed to feminism; the idea that women can be the equal of men. Only a caveman would be opposed to that.
Walter Tevis created a book that was quite different than the Hustler or The Color of Money. Imagining a world where a woman can triumph over men, on ocassion, is interesting. It would be a shame for a viewer's sexsm to ruin the story for them.
Men and women did not play against each other at the highest levels until the 1980's. Susan Polgar was the first to play in a men's tournament in 1986.
Still a good TV series though.
The truck hijackers are portrayed as the protagonists while the truckers (their victims) are not shown in any sort of sympathetic light at all. The script was written so that the audience would cheer for Dom and his friends. In the end Brian aids Dom's escape. Dirty cop and violent thief portrayed as the good guy.
Is liberal tosspot suppose to be an insult? I'm not actually liberal, so your words do not affect me.
Anyway, how do you define "rammed down our throats"?
I'm sure there are thumb drives in the future that Watney could have saved his data/video on to bring back to Earth.