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07-22-2005, 12:17 AM
The morons are at it again
HOLLYWOOD VS. AMERICA
U.S. troops = Martians in 'War of the Worlds'?
Writer says attacks in his film represent slaughter of Iraqis
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Posted: July 22, 2005
1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
A screenwriter for the blockbuster film "War of the Worlds (http://www.waroftheworlds.com/)" says the malevolent Martian attackers represent the American military randomly slaughtering Iraqi civilians.
Dave Koepp voiced his controversial explanation of the movie script to an obscure Canadian horror magazine titled Rue Morgue (http://www.rue-morgue.com/), "apparently thinking no one would notice," writes U.S. News columnist John Leo.
Meanwhile, the screenwriter gave the same jarring analysis to USA Weekend, noting that "the Martians in our movie represent American military forces invading the Iraqis, and the futility of the occupation of a faraway land is again the subtext."
Leo, for his part, said he thinks the Martians "symbolize normal Americans, while those being attacked are the numbskulls who run Hollywood."
The film, directed by Steven Spielberg, is an adaptation of H.G. Wells' 1898 novel.
The columnist noted that Hollywood has grown so "eye-poppingly angry with the rest of the country, mostly over Bush and Iraq" that even "mild-mannered nonpropagandists" like George Lucas of Star Wars fame "have come under pressure to display their lefty credentials with silly political touches."
More on this Story (http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45390)
HOLLYWOOD VS. AMERICA
U.S. troops = Martians in 'War of the Worlds'?
Writer says attacks in his film represent slaughter of Iraqis
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Posted: July 22, 2005
1:00 a.m. Eastern
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com
A screenwriter for the blockbuster film "War of the Worlds (http://www.waroftheworlds.com/)" says the malevolent Martian attackers represent the American military randomly slaughtering Iraqi civilians.
Dave Koepp voiced his controversial explanation of the movie script to an obscure Canadian horror magazine titled Rue Morgue (http://www.rue-morgue.com/), "apparently thinking no one would notice," writes U.S. News columnist John Leo.
Meanwhile, the screenwriter gave the same jarring analysis to USA Weekend, noting that "the Martians in our movie represent American military forces invading the Iraqis, and the futility of the occupation of a faraway land is again the subtext."
Leo, for his part, said he thinks the Martians "symbolize normal Americans, while those being attacked are the numbskulls who run Hollywood."
The film, directed by Steven Spielberg, is an adaptation of H.G. Wells' 1898 novel.
The columnist noted that Hollywood has grown so "eye-poppingly angry with the rest of the country, mostly over Bush and Iraq" that even "mild-mannered nonpropagandists" like George Lucas of Star Wars fame "have come under pressure to display their lefty credentials with silly political touches."
More on this Story (http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=45390)