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They don't make war films like they used to
USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Sept, 2005 by Michael Medved
Can anyone think of a movie that has celebrated the U.S. victory in the Cold War? Probably most of us will think of "Miracle." Apparently Hollywood can face the fact that we beat the USSR in an Olympic hockey game, but not the fact that we overcame the Soviet Union politically--through attention to moral principles and through the maintenance of military superiority--because the entertainment elite is terribly invested in the idea that no war ever meant a blessed thing.
Michael Medved is a nationally syndicated radio talk show host, author of 10 books, and film critic. This article is adapted from a lecture given at Hillsdale (Mich.) College.
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