Breaking News: Captain America movie to exclude any mention of America.

[CLAM]

I think there are many great things about this country, but we've gotta do better folks. And until we do, I don't want to see American flags flapping in the movies either.

 

 

I thought you had some good or interesting points... up until here.

[biglebowski9999]

I am an American. I appreciate all of the great things this country has to offer: our freedom, our rights, our struggles and plights. I do not hate America, and I like living here. However, I can sympathize with anyone anywhere that finds the American flag offensive. Two years ago at the World Social Forum (an international gathering of thousands of human rights, environmental, and global justice activists), it was agreed that the number one threat to world peace and sustainability was the United States of America. You might of thought it was terrorism or ecological disasters, but no, the #1 threat to the future of our planet is US. The rest of the world is frightened of what we're doing, and what we might do next. Meanwhile, our own domestic population is afraid every terrorist on Earth is out to get us. Everyone everywhere is afraid, and all the while the U.S. government and the mega corporations that control them are literally invading other poor countries, taking over, stealing their oil and resources, and devastating the culture and environment. On the home front, our taxes and cost of living go up, wages fall, public schools go down the toilet, toy prices rise, gas gets more expensive, prison populations boom, healthcare's under attack, rights get taken away. Seems like the behavior of the U.S. is making life pretty hard for everyone, at home and abroad. But somebody's doing well, probably the huge oil executives and weapons manufacturers making an enormous profit. Don't you think it's strange that it's perfectly okay to make profit from war? Doesn't war profiteering simply encourage more war? The American flag has become a symbol of our international actions. We talk of freedom, peace and democracy, yet we wage war for profit. These are not the noble values I would expect of my country. We can do better; we can transcend our boundaries and realize we are part of the human race, part of nature, and part of the Earth. The people who run the U.S. these days are dangerous. They do not have anyone's interest in mind but their own. While we live in a free land of TV and commercials to keep us preoccupied, the rest of the planet sees the United States as a real threat to the future our world. Can you really blame anyone at this point if the American flag offends them? It's a symbol of our actions, and unfortunately our actions are not very benign. I think there are many great things about this country, but we've gotta do better folks. And until we do, I don't want to see American flags flapping in the movies either.

 

 

Canada is North...Mexico is South. Pick one and start driving.

[The Thing]

Who let michael moore in the door.?

 

#US1# #US1# #US1# #US1# #US1# #US1#

[amazingdm]

I think there are many great things about this country, but we've gotta do better folks. And until we do, I don't want to see American flags flapping in the movies either.

 

 

I thought you had some good or interesting points... up until here.

 

yeah seriously America isn't about george bush and his wars on the desert people and what not

[SatanLovesYou]

I'm not offended by the flag being in the movie. I just don't think it's necessary, Spidey's good without it. Given our role in world affairs at the time, I can see how others may be offended by it. It's not surprising.

[biglebowski9999]

I don't want this thread to get political...I just can't believe you not only don't find it ridiculous but even take it as far to say it is understandable?

 

So Raimi should have thought ahead...a movie made by Americans, set in America, cannot have a lightning-fast 2 second scene of an American flag w/o expecting to garner criticism?

 

But I suppose the movie "Death of a President" didn't bother you, right? If you haven't heard of it, it's a mockumentary by a British filmmaker that details the assassination of Bush in 2006 using stock footage of him and CGI. Never seen it you say? Large theaters in the US refused to carry it. I wonder why. I personally can't stand Bush and can't wait for his term to be over. But making a movie about what it would be like if the current President got shot & killed?! THAT is something to get offended by...especially when it comes out of a foriegn nation.

 

But you hardly heard anything about it in the U.S. because it's just another day...everyone hates us for one reason or another and these things barely even make news. But stop and think if a U.S. fillmaker decided to make a film about the assassination of Tony Blair...if a flag offends that much, I wonder how they would react to that...

[Blackheart]

Yeah, it's not exactly like that brief glimpse of the flag with Spidey was to install fear into anyone. @loll@

 

Why is it a bad thing to show respect for one's country? Crappy James Bond did it with that parachute scene.

[wiredscotty]

I am an American. I appreciate all of the great things this country has to offer: our freedom, our rights, our struggles and plights. I do not hate America, and I like living here. However, I can sympathize with anyone anywhere that finds the American flag offensive. Two years ago at the World Social Forum (an international gathering of thousands of human rights, environmental, and global justice activists), it was agreed that the number one threat to world peace and sustainability was the United States of America. You might of thought it was terrorism or ecological disasters, but no, the #1 threat to the future of our planet is US. The rest of the world is frightened of what we're doing, and what we might do next. Meanwhile, our own domestic population is afraid every terrorist on Earth is out to get us. Everyone everywhere is afraid, and all the while the U.S. government and the mega corporations that control them are literally invading other poor countries, taking over, stealing their oil and resources, and devastating the culture and environment. On the home front, our taxes and cost of living go up, wages fall, public schools go down the toilet, toy prices rise, gas gets more expensive, prison populations boom, healthcare's under attack, rights get taken away. Seems like the behavior of the U.S. is making life pretty hard for everyone, at home and abroad. But somebody's doing well, probably the huge oil executives and weapons manufacturers making an enormous profit. Don't you think it's strange that it's perfectly okay to make profit from war? Doesn't war profiteering simply encourage more war? The American flag has become a symbol of our international actions. We talk of freedom, peace and democracy, yet we wage war for profit. These are not the noble values I would expect of my country. We can do better; we can transcend our boundaries and realize we are part of the human race, part of nature, and part of the Earth. The people who run the U.S. these days are dangerous. They do not have anyone's interest in mind but their own. While we live in a free land of TV and commercials to keep us preoccupied, the rest of the planet sees the United States as a real threat to the future our world. Can you really blame anyone at this point if the American flag offends them? It's a symbol of our actions, and unfortunately our actions are not very benign. I think there are many great things about this country, but we've gotta do better folks. And until we do, I don't want to see American flags flapping in the movies either.

 

 

Canada is North...Mexico is South. Pick one and start driving.

 

 

I hate this attitude....it basically says, I'm too stubborn to even listen to the fact that there MAY be something wrong with me, so I'll cover up my ears and tell you to get lost. It's like the mother of a 7 year old boy who goes around killing kittens, and the mother just saying...."It's not my boy that's the problem...it's everyone else!"

Look, America has problems....mostly due to the current administration. We can either be in denial and let our country die because of our pride, or we can try to better ourselves.

And I think that hiding our flag is NOT the way to do that. We can still have pride in our country and deal with things that are wrong with it. If anything, having our flag around more will remind us of what we truley are.

[biglebowski9999]

I am an American. I appreciate all of the great things this country has to offer: our freedom, our rights, our struggles and plights. I do not hate America, and I like living here. However, I can sympathize with anyone anywhere that finds the American flag offensive. Two years ago at the World Social Forum (an international gathering of thousands of human rights, environmental, and global justice activists), it was agreed that the number one threat to world peace and sustainability was the United States of America. You might of thought it was terrorism or ecological disasters, but no, the #1 threat to the future of our planet is US. The rest of the world is frightened of what we're doing, and what we might do next. Meanwhile, our own domestic population is afraid every terrorist on Earth is out to get us. Everyone everywhere is afraid, and all the while the U.S. government and the mega corporations that control them are literally invading other poor countries, taking over, stealing their oil and resources, and devastating the culture and environment. On the home front, our taxes and cost of living go up, wages fall, public schools go down the toilet, toy prices rise, gas gets more expensive, prison populations boom, healthcare's under attack, rights get taken away. Seems like the behavior of the U.S. is making life pretty hard for everyone, at home and abroad. But somebody's doing well, probably the huge oil executives and weapons manufacturers making an enormous profit. Don't you think it's strange that it's perfectly okay to make profit from war? Doesn't war profiteering simply encourage more war? The American flag has become a symbol of our international actions. We talk of freedom, peace and democracy, yet we wage war for profit. These are not the noble values I would expect of my country. We can do better; we can transcend our boundaries and realize we are part of the human race, part of nature, and part of the Earth. The people who run the U.S. these days are dangerous. They do not have anyone's interest in mind but their own. While we live in a free land of TV and commercials to keep us preoccupied, the rest of the planet sees the United States as a real threat to the future our world. Can you really blame anyone at this point if the American flag offends them? It's a symbol of our actions, and unfortunately our actions are not very benign. I think there are many great things about this country, but we've gotta do better folks. And until we do, I don't want to see American flags flapping in the movies either.

 

 

Canada is North...Mexico is South. Pick one and start driving.

 

 

I hate this attitude....it basically says, I'm too stubborn to even listen to the fact that there MAY be something wrong with me, so I'll cover up my ears and tell you to get lost. It's like the mother of a 7 year old boy who goes around killing kittens, and the mother just saying...."It's not my boy that's the problem...it's everyone else!"

Look, America has problems....mostly due to the current administration. We can either be in denial and let our country die because of our pride, or we can try to better ourselves.

And I think that hiding our flag is NOT the way to do that. We can still have pride in our country and deal with things that are wrong with it. If anything, having our flag around more will remind us of what we truley are.

 

 

Who is in denial? To say that our country has a laundry-list of issues is a gross understatement. He mentioned quite a few of them...and we could list dozens more if we needed/wanted to. What you obviously failed to realize is that's not the point. He was using all of our problems as an excuse for movie reviewers and/or viewers in other countries to be offended by something as harmless as a flag appearing for 2 seconds in a 2.5 hour movie. And then he proceeded to say that not only does he condone it...he would also not like to see our flag shown in movies, as well.

 

My reply was simple...but it wasn't a denial of what is wrong w/ our country. Anybody can sit and point fingers all day about what is wrong. But you have two choices...either do what you can to help improve the way things are or get the f*** out if it sucks so bad. Everybody has a choice in America. #US1# Sitting there listing off a bunch of issues that everyone is WELL aware of adds nothing and it's even worse when you use it to defend something that is indefensible.

[Blackheart]

Well like I said, the flag obviously isn't in the movie to offend anyone. What the hell would be the point in that?

It's either

1) Because realistically there would be a flag there, since NY is full of em, or

2) Because it's to remind people what's good about the country, not bad. The flag wasn't originally designed to install fear into the hearts of audiences worldwide. If I had to find some meaning behind that 2 second shot It'd be that it's associated with Spidey since he's one of the few remaining people that are good in this world and the flag is just reminding us that despite all the bad stuff that's going on there will always be, even in very small amounts, good stuff too.

[synch]

I'm not offended by the flag being in the movie. I just don't think it's necessary, Spidey's good without it. Given our role in world affairs at the time, I can see how others may be offended by it. It's not surprising.

 

Yup you sumed it up pretty much for me too.... I gota say it annoys me seeing it there shoved in my face every single movie just about... You see the stupid thing everyplace theres praticly no point in it anymore :S

 

Maybe thats just me though... I feel the same way about any flag though really... Unless its like canada day or july4th or something for example F*** off with it :S It allso annoys me when I'm out driving and see them in peoples windows too GRR!

 

Its like caps death... its a freakn joke... CNN.. radio stations... the news... everyplace was reporting and talking about his death... WHY?! Its not that big of a deal... I sure didn't see it on the news here when they killed alpha flight :S now you have all these people who are cap lovers poping up... its a freaking JOKE get off the bandwagon people :S

[gruntcast]

F*** those that get all offended about the flag. I'm patriotic guy and became so after my time in Iraq in the Marines. There’s so much bs and negative stuff about the U.S in the media daily and when something positive is shown or something kind of patriotic is shown all these anti-America people flip out. Most people like to talk out of their ass with little or no information on something. I'm not offended by any flag or someone having pride for where they came from. Plus Spider-Man is an American hero like most of the famous heroes that many people in the world read about, watch movies about, and buy their merchandise. I'm proud to be an American, and have come to that way of being because of the experiences in my life and the places I've been to and lived at. I have done a lot of living and traveling in my short 25 years of life. I haven't just sat there and watched the news, letting them tell me what to think on stuff. #US1# #US1# #US1#

[biglebowski9999]

I'm not offended by the flag being in the movie. I just don't think it's necessary, Spidey's good without it. Given our role in world affairs at the time, I can see how others may be offended by it. It's not surprising.

 

Yup you sumed it up pretty much for me too.... I gota say it annoys me seeing it there shoved in my face every single movie just about... You see the stupid thing everyplace theres praticly no point in it anymore :S

 

Maybe thats just me though... I feel the same way about any flag though really... Unless its like canada day or july4th or something for example F*** off with it :S It allso annoys me when I'm out driving and see them in peoples windows too GRR!

 

 

 

So, living in Canada, exactly where are you seeing the American Flag "everyplace?"

[So No Tornato]

Yeah, I seriously doubt these wind-bag critics speak for all of the British people. They're simply morons like 99% of the movie critics here. I'm just curious as to why they didn't stick to just ragging on the movie if they didn't like it instead of bringing up a scene that had no impact on anything in the movie. Everytime I read crap like that I get the feeling that some people want Americans to be ashamed of being Americans or something. Sorry to disappoint! #US1# #US1# #US1# #US1# #US1# #US1#

 

Lebowski, I take back every bad thing I ever said about you!

[So No Tornato]

I am an American. I appreciate all of the great things this country has to offer: our freedom, our rights, our struggles and plights. I do not hate America, and I like living here. However, I can sympathize with anyone anywhere that finds the American flag offensive. Two years ago at the World Social Forum (an international gathering of thousands of human rights, environmental, and global justice activists), it was agreed that the number one threat to world peace and sustainability was the United States of America. You might of thought it was terrorism or ecological disasters, but no, the #1 threat to the future of our planet is US. The rest of the world is frightened of what we're doing, and what we might do next. Meanwhile, our own domestic population is afraid every terrorist on Earth is out to get us. Everyone everywhere is afraid, and all the while the U.S. government and the mega corporations that control them are literally invading other poor countries, taking over, stealing their oil and resources, and devastating the culture and environment. On the home front, our taxes and cost of living go up, wages fall, public schools go down the toilet, toy prices rise, gas gets more expensive, prison populations boom, healthcare's under attack, rights get taken away. Seems like the behavior of the U.S. is making life pretty hard for everyone, at home and abroad. But somebody's doing well, probably the huge oil executives and weapons manufacturers making an enormous profit. Don't you think it's strange that it's perfectly okay to make profit from war? Doesn't war profiteering simply encourage more war? The American flag has become a symbol of our international actions. We talk of freedom, peace and democracy, yet we wage war for profit. These are not the noble values I would expect of my country. We can do better; we can transcend our boundaries and realize we are part of the human race, part of nature, and part of the Earth. The people who run the U.S. these days are dangerous. They do not have anyone's interest in mind but their own. While we live in a free land of TV and commercials to keep us preoccupied, the rest of the planet sees the United States as a real threat to the future our world. Can you really blame anyone at this point if the American flag offends them? It's a symbol of our actions, and unfortunately our actions are not very benign. I think there are many great things about this country, but we've gotta do better folks. And until we do, I don't want to see American flags flapping in the movies either.

 

The "World Social Forum"???

 

Oh, I get it. A bunch of Socialists (ie, people who don't understand that Socialism is not a viable economic philosphy...they didn't get the memo...) say "America is the source of all problems", and you beleive it???

 

I suppose if you're a Dictator, like Hugo Chavez or Fidel Castro or Kim Jong Il or Vladimir Putin or Bashar Al-Assad or Mahmoud Amadinejad, or the leader of a large, quasi-communist state that locks up people with different opinions and suppresses free speech like, oh, say, China, then you probably would think that the US is a threat to "world peace and sustainability"...since to you, "world peace and sustainability" means you rule with an iron fist, without from the annoying intereference of freedom (ie, the "United States").

 

Seriously, before you post such glaringly obvious cliches, get a grip on things like history, world affairs and the truth.

 

There's a reason that immigrants from around the world want to come to America...and it has to do with freedom, not the "World Social Forum" and their virews on "world peace and sustainability". There's also a reason that Canada, France, and Germany have recently elected strong, pro-American leaders.

 

The proper response to any idiotic pronouncement from the "World Social Forum" is not respect, but "Who cares??"

 

#US1# (Yes, we ARE!)

[biglebowski9999]

Yeah, I seriously doubt these wind-bag critics speak for all of the British people. They're simply morons like 99% of the movie critics here. I'm just curious as to why they didn't stick to just ragging on the movie if they didn't like it instead of bringing up a scene that had no impact on anything in the movie. Everytime I read crap like that I get the feeling that some people want Americans to be ashamed of being Americans or something. Sorry to disappoint! #US1# #US1# #US1# #US1# #US1# #US1#

 

Lebowski, I take back every bad thing I ever said about you!

 

 

 

Give me time...they'll be other topics, lol.

[MagnetoMasterOfMagnetism]

I am an American. I appreciate all of the great things this country has to offer: our freedom, our rights, our struggles and plights. I do not hate America, and I like living here. However, I can sympathize with anyone anywhere that finds the American flag offensive. Two years ago at the World Social Forum (an international gathering of thousands of human rights, environmental, and global justice activists), it was agreed that the number one threat to world peace and sustainability was the United States of America. You might of thought it was terrorism or ecological disasters, but no, the #1 threat to the future of our planet is US. The rest of the world is frightened of what we're doing, and what we might do next. Meanwhile, our own domestic population is afraid every terrorist on Earth is out to get us. Everyone everywhere is afraid, and all the while the U.S. government and the mega corporations that control them are literally invading other poor countries, taking over, stealing their oil and resources, and devastating the culture and environment. On the home front, our taxes and cost of living go up, wages fall, public schools go down the toilet, toy prices rise, gas gets more expensive, prison populations boom, healthcare's under attack, rights get taken away. Seems like the behavior of the U.S. is making life pretty hard for everyone, at home and abroad. But somebody's doing well, probably the huge oil executives and weapons manufacturers making an enormous profit. Don't you think it's strange that it's perfectly okay to make profit from war? Doesn't war profiteering simply encourage more war? The American flag has become a symbol of our international actions. We talk of freedom, peace and democracy, yet we wage war for profit. These are not the noble values I would expect of my country. We can do better; we can transcend our boundaries and realize we are part of the human race, part of nature, and part of the Earth. The people who run the U.S. these days are dangerous. They do not have anyone's interest in mind but their own. While we live in a free land of TV and commercials to keep us preoccupied, the rest of the planet sees the United States as a real threat to the future our world. Can you really blame anyone at this point if the American flag offends them? It's a symbol of our actions, and unfortunately our actions are not very benign. I think there are many great things about this country, but we've gotta do better folks. And until we do, I don't want to see American flags flapping in the movies either.

 

The "World Social Forum"???

 

Oh, I get it. A bunch of Socialists (ie, people who don't understand that Socialism is not a viable economic philosphy...they didn't get the memo...) say "America is the source of all problems", and you beleive it???

 

I suppose if you're a Dictator, like Hugo Chavez or Fidel Castro or Kim Jong Il or Vladimir Putin or Bashar Al-Assad or Mahmoud Amadinejad, or the leader of a large, quasi-communist state that locks up people with different opinions and suppresses free speech like, oh, say, China, then you probably would think that the US is a threat to "world peace and sustainability"...since to you, "world peace and sustainability" means you rule with an iron fist, without from the annoying intereference of freedom (ie, the "United States").

 

Seriously, before you post such glaringly obvious cliches, get a grip on things like history, world affairs and the truth.

 

There's a reason that immigrants from around the world want to come to America...and it has to do with freedom, not the "World Social Forum" and their virews on "world peace and sustainability". There's also a reason that Canada, France, and Germany have recently elected strong, pro-American leaders.

 

The proper response to any idiotic pronouncement from the "World Social Forum" is not respect, but "Who cares??"

 

#US1# (Yes, we ARE!)

now now let's not drag harmless communists into this we never hurt anybody. i think what people are tring to say is that the american flag as A SYMBOL has been twisted into a double meaning for greed and war mongering. i tend to stay out of debates because no matter what you say somebody "knows" more about your opinion than you and feels the need to correct you. can't we all just get along?

[nobody1898]

can we delete this thread, its just stupid.

 

blah blah blah american empire blah blah blah if you don't like it leave blah blah blah war blah blah blah terrorism.

 

we get it, the middle east are the bad guys because they look like people that blow stuff up, we are the bad guys cause we impose our beliefs. America is wrong if we don't help enough and we're wrong if we wrong if we help and try to get a return on our investment, and we're wrong if we close ourselves off.

 

America is great, and we can be misguided, but if you hate america you are a fool because we have the most and richest farmland, and our lifetime that farmland will be the most important resource in the world.

[So No Tornato]

I am an American. I appreciate all of the great things this country has to offer: our freedom, our rights, our struggles and plights. I do not hate America, and I like living here. However, I can sympathize with anyone anywhere that finds the American flag offensive. Two years ago at the World Social Forum (an international gathering of thousands of human rights, environmental, and global justice activists), it was agreed that the number one threat to world peace and sustainability was the United States of America. You might of thought it was terrorism or ecological disasters, but no, the #1 threat to the future of our planet is US. The rest of the world is frightened of what we're doing, and what we might do next. Meanwhile, our own domestic population is afraid every terrorist on Earth is out to get us. Everyone everywhere is afraid, and all the while the U.S. government and the mega corporations that control them are literally invading other poor countries, taking over, stealing their oil and resources, and devastating the culture and environment. On the home front, our taxes and cost of living go up, wages fall, public schools go down the toilet, toy prices rise, gas gets more expensive, prison populations boom, healthcare's under attack, rights get taken away. Seems like the behavior of the U.S. is making life pretty hard for everyone, at home and abroad. But somebody's doing well, probably the huge oil executives and weapons manufacturers making an enormous profit. Don't you think it's strange that it's perfectly okay to make profit from war? Doesn't war profiteering simply encourage more war? The American flag has become a symbol of our international actions. We talk of freedom, peace and democracy, yet we wage war for profit. These are not the noble values I would expect of my country. We can do better; we can transcend our boundaries and realize we are part of the human race, part of nature, and part of the Earth. The people who run the U.S. these days are dangerous. They do not have anyone's interest in mind but their own. While we live in a free land of TV and commercials to keep us preoccupied, the rest of the planet sees the United States as a real threat to the future our world. Can you really blame anyone at this point if the American flag offends them? It's a symbol of our actions, and unfortunately our actions are not very benign. I think there are many great things about this country, but we've gotta do better folks. And until we do, I don't want to see American flags flapping in the movies either.

 

The "World Social Forum"???

 

Oh, I get it. A bunch of Socialists (ie, people who don't understand that Socialism is not a viable economic philosphy...they didn't get the memo...) say "America is the source of all problems", and you beleive it???

 

I suppose if you're a Dictator, like Hugo Chavez or Fidel Castro or Kim Jong Il or Vladimir Putin or Bashar Al-Assad or Mahmoud Amadinejad, or the leader of a large, quasi-communist state that locks up people with different opinions and suppresses free speech like, oh, say, China, then you probably would think that the US is a threat to "world peace and sustainability"...since to you, "world peace and sustainability" means you rule with an iron fist, without from the annoying intereference of freedom (ie, the "United States").

 

Seriously, before you post such glaringly obvious cliches, get a grip on things like history, world affairs and the truth.

 

There's a reason that immigrants from around the world want to come to America...and it has to do with freedom, not the "World Social Forum" and their virews on "world peace and sustainability". There's also a reason that Canada, France, and Germany have recently elected strong, pro-American leaders.

 

The proper response to any idiotic pronouncement from the "World Social Forum" is not respect, but "Who cares??"

 

#US1# (Yes, we ARE!)

now now let's not drag harmless communists into this we never hurt anybody. i think what people are tring to say is that the american flag as A SYMBOL has been twisted into a double meaning for greed and war mongering. i tend to stay out of debates because no matter what you say somebody "knows" more about your opinion than you and feels the need to correct you. can't we all just get along?

 

Anyone who thinks the American flag is a symbol of "greed and war-mongering" is beneath contempt, and utterly ignorant.

 

That's not an opinion.

[CLAM]

I'm not offended by the flag being in the movie. I just don't think it's necessary, Spidey's good without it. Given our role in world affairs at the time, I can see how others may be offended by it. It's not surprising.

 

Yup you sumed it up pretty much for me too.... I gota say it annoys me seeing it there shoved in my face every single movie just about... You see the stupid thing everyplace theres praticly no point in it anymore :S

 

Maybe thats just me though... I feel the same way about any flag though really... Unless its like canada day or july4th or something for example F*** off with it :S It allso annoys me when I'm out driving and see them in peoples windows too GRR!

 

Its like caps death... its a freakn joke... CNN.. radio stations... the news... everyplace was reporting and talking about his death... WHY?! Its not that big of a deal... I sure didn't see it on the news here when they killed alpha flight :S now you have all these people who are cap lovers poping up... its a freaking JOKE get off the bandwagon people :S

 

 

was this post made in sincerity????

 

lol

 

c'mon synch.. get your canuck-bias off man.

 

when Superman died, it was all over the place, wasn't it?? Don't get all pissy because people are doing the same thing about Cap. its not because he is Captain AMERICA, like America is the biggest aspect of his death.. its that he is one of the oldest, most-cherished, characters in all of comicdom and pop culture.

 

comparing his death to Alpha Flight's is a joke. Alpha Flight is nothing to the main stream... absolutely nothing.. and it has nothing to do with the team being Canada-based... they just aren't a household name.

 

 

and I think you are reaching if you think the American flag is SHOVED in your face all the time in movies.

[synch]

I think perhaps if his name was say ... captain rogers (same out fit and all) rather than america the outcome of this would be much much different

 

& lets pretend that say... spiderman is japanese... he has the same love we all have for him now all the comics are the same, but based in japan... same with the movie ... lets say he runs or swings by a big huge honking japanese flag every film... I think perhaps you would not feel the same way about it you do now... The one in the 2nd movie was not quite so bad because it was allready at the end of the film...

 

Perhaps shoved is a strong word or the wrong word yes but basicly what I'm saying is that I can agree with people who do find it annoying it pulls you out of the film a bit imo... & really theres no place for it there... & yes I felt the same way about the superman & laughed at all the whiners on the news complaining about it then too

[Riker]

This world has become rediculous there are much more far important things too worry about then the American flag being in a movie!

[biglebowski9999]

I think perhaps if his name was say ... captain rogers (same out fit and all) rather than america the outcome of this would be much much different

 

& lets pretend that say... spiderman is japanese... he has the same love we all have for him now all the comics are the same, but based in japan... same with the movie ... lets say he runs or swings by a big huge honking japanese flag every film... I think perhaps you would not feel the same way about it you do now... The one in the 2nd movie was not quite so bad because it was allready at the end of the film...

 

 

 

Well, it's obvious then that there may be more of a difference in our two cultures (Canada vs. US) than I've always thought. Because when I watch a movie that is set in another country I don't/wouldn't complain about seeing that country's flag. Why would I? I have never been outside of N. America but I expect that flags are flown in all countries...so if I'm watching a movie set in Canada, Japan, UK, Australia, etc. why wouldn't I expect to see a flag possibly pop up in a scene or two over the course of two hours?

 

And honestly, IMO, anyone that would allow themselves to even think twice about it, let alone allow it to affect their movie-watching experience negatively must have some sort of resentment towards that country. I honestly see no other explanation for why it would bother someone.

 

What's next...complaining everytime you see an American movie that it's full of damn American actors? This $hit is so ridiculous it's funny.