‘I Hope It Tanks At The Oscars’: MSNBC Editor Slams Pro-Military ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ As ‘Poisonous’

One MSNBC editor is actively rooting against the adrenaline-fueled “Best Picture” nomination.Maverick: Top Gun“, complaining that it portrays too positive an image of the United States military.

MSNBC editor and opinion writer Zeeshan Aleem explains in a Saturday Column While the movie was an entertaining break from CGI animation and animated content, it was actually sending a message. “insidious” “poisonous.”

“‘Top Gun’ is as insidious as it is entertaining. It does not merely revive a forgotten human-centered spectacle; it also beckons for a return to accepting the American war machine as a beacon of virtue and excitement,” Aleem wrote, claiming that the movie glorified the excitement of battle — which in turn, glorified war in itself. “It’s a poisonous kind of nostalgia, one that smuggles love of endless war into a celebration of live action.”

Aleem refers to the summer blockbuster “literal propaganda,” It is worth noting that in exchange for some oversight, the military granted filmmakers access to real aircraft.

“In exchange for access to military aircraft, the producers of the movie agreed to allow the Defense Department to include its own ‘key talking points’ in the script. Perhaps equally important, the script had to be written in a manner that flatters the military in order to secure the buy-in of the Pentagon,” He wrote.

Aleem argued that both the 2022 and the predecessor films were used. “rehab” After periods of declining popularity, the image of the military has returned to its former glory. The original film, he said, helped the military’s reputation recover after Vietnam — and the sequel “diverts from the failed war on terror, and comes as defense officials eye the rise of China.”

“I don’t object to anyone’s enjoyment of the film, but I hope it tanks at the Oscars,” Aleem concluded. “It’s possible to make thrilling action without so brazenly priming the public for warfare.”

Additionally, “Top Gun: Maverick,” Other 2023 Best Picture nominees These are the following: “The Banshees of Inisherin,” “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “All Quiet on the Western Front,” “The Fabelmans,” “Avatar: The Way of Water,” “Elvis,” “Tár,” “Triangle of Sadness,” “Women Talking.” The ceremony will take places at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood on March 12, 2023.

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