The Department of Defense in Hollywood
When you think of Hollywood the last thing you think of is the military. Yet they have a relationship, that's not well known, when it comes to many box office hits. Getting the military's endorsement can be very helpful to Hollywood in the production of a movie, both creatively and financially. The movie Lone Survivor, for example, a film written and directed by Peter Berg, based on the book written by Marcus Lutrell and Patrick Robinson, follows the guidelines set by the Department of Defense in order to gain their endorsement.
In the documentary Hollywood and the War Machine, by Al Jazeera, about the relationship between Hollywood and the military, he explains the strict guidelines a war or military
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movie has to follow. The Department of Defense has set these guidelines for reasons of propaganda and so that they can ensure that these movies depict the military in the best possible way. The Department of Defense does not want the public to see any of the negative or "undesirable" parts of the military. If those guidelines are not met, then the Department of Defense refuses to endorse the movie. The refusal means Hollywood will not get the use of military equipment, use of their personnel, nor the expertise from any part of the military. For Hollywood this means significantly less profit margins and is most likely why Hollywood movies like Lone Survivor agree to meet the strict guidelines set by the Department of Defense. In the movie Lone Survivor a team of Navy SEALs set out on a reconnaissance mission called "Operation Red Wings" to apprehend or kill a Taliban leader, Ahmad Shah, and possibly his right hand man. Their mission had started out as planned but as unforeseen circumstances arose, the team of SEALs show great strength, perseverance and loyalty to their brothers. Compassion towards others is also shown throughout the movie. All of which are some of the guidelines of the Department of Defense . In the opening scenes of Lone Survivor there are pictures and videos of soldiers going through extensive training, both mentally and physically, and commentary of them being told repeatedly "never give up, push yourselves further and harder, you keep going no matter what". With that being the beginning of the movie it sets you up to have a strong sense of admiration towards the soldiers and other military members during the movie. Another scene shows SEAL team member, Matthew, continuing to fight and help his team the best he could even though he had been shot in the head, the leg and other various parts of his body. The determination and strength instilled in a soldier was depicted very well in these scenes. Even with the best of training there is a point when a soldier just can't go on. At that point it is up to his fellow soldiers to follow the code of "Never leave a man behind". This code tests the loyalty a soldier has to his country, his mission and his team. This code was followed numerous times throughout the movie. The strenuous circumstances this SEAL team was under would have probably broken someone outside of the military. Another SEALs team member, Marcus, actually drags his fellow SEAL, Danny, by his backpack behind him while under fire. Marcus does this to keep Danny out of harm's way. At another point Marcus and his team members, Matthew and Michael, start climbing back up a cliff of rocks that they had just fallen down leaving them seriously injured. They do this in hopes to retrieve their fellow SEAL, Danny, who was inadvertently left at the top with the enemy. The fact that they were exposed and being shot at by the enemy, while trying to climb back up the rocks, did not divert them from doing their best to save their brother at the top of the rocks. They were not successful at their attempt to get back up rocks and save Danny, but the fact that they tried, despite their own well being, said a lot about their loyalty to their code and to each other. Strength, loyalty and brotherhood are a few good examples of how the movie, Lone Survivor, glamorizes the military.
However, in the movie the portrayal of compassion and sympathy at the end is what stood out the most to me. Throughout the later part of the movie there was an Afghan man, Gulab, and his young son who helped Marcus survive and hide from the Taliban, endangering themselves and their village in the process. According to the explanation at the end of the movie, Gulab and the people of his village are some of the few that still follow the 2000 year old code called Pastunwali. This code requires the Tribe to protect an individual and to keep them safe no matter what. So that is what Gulab did. After Marcus was rescued and he was being led to a chopper to leave, he grabbed for the Gulab and his son, proclaiming that they were coming with him. Unfortunately, Marcus was told it wasn't allowed. So all Marcus could do was repeatedly thank Gulab and his son. At which point Marcus grabbed the young boy hugged him and kissed his head, showing his appreciation for all that they did for him. The compassion and sympathy show by Marcus and Gulab was inspiring and needless to say, it was the most moving scene in Lone
Survivor. All of these examples are only a few of the many types of guidelines that are needed to be met by Hollywood in order to get the stamp of approval from the Department of Defense. With the Department of Defense having such a precise way they want the military to be seen and represented to the public, it makes for quite a long list of guidelines, as well as exclusions Hollywood needs to follow. However, despite the long list Hollywood does a remarkable job at making great movies just as it did with Lone Survivor. Works Cited Lone Survivor. Dir. Peter Berg. Screenplay by Peter Berg. Perf. Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch, Emile Hirsh, Ben Foster and Eric Bana. Universal Pictures, 2013. DVD. Empire - Hollywood and the War Machine. Prod. Al Jazeera. ALJAZEERA. Empire, 2010. Web. 28 Aug. 2014.
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