George Lucas basically tells Hollywood he will fund "Red Tails" a movie about elite African American WWII pilots (films, Paramount)

[Miker2069]

George Lucas couldn't get any support for a movie about an elite group of world war II airmen (the tuskegee airmen). Pulls $58 Mill out of his own pocket while flipping the bird with the other hand to hollywood bosses...

Gotta love George!

George Lucas | George Lucas Couldn't Get Studios To Support His Red Tails Movie | Contactmusic

[Currency Pair Crocodile]

This is typical pandering to a particular group.

I hate movies like this.

Then ones like the blind side, Invictus blah blah blah..... what is it with these film makers that they try to extoll a particular racial group. Are they trying to make them feel better?? Something of a tolerant saint syndrome.

I now need a movie about Chinese laundry folks from the 1890s. I'd cast Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu and that scott pilgrim Asian chick, so she can have a pull with the Asian youth

[Mark S.]

Originally Posted by Miker2069

George Lucas couldn't get any support for a movie about an elite group of world war II airmen (the tuskegee airmen). Pulls $58 Mill out of his own pocket while flipping the bird with the other hand to hollywood bosses...

Gotta love George!

George Lucas | George Lucas Couldn't Get Studios To Support His Red Tails Movie | Contactmusic

This isn't unusual for Lucas. His last movie funded by a studio was STAR WARS in 1977. He's been an independent filmmaker ever since. Fox, Paramount, and others have distrubuted his films, but when it comes to making them, Lucas has been doing his own thing for 30+ years.

[Mark S.]

Originally Posted by Antlered Chamataka

This is typical pandering to a particular group.

The Tuskegee Airmen were an important part of WWII history, and in the 70 years since the War, I can think of one movie showing this --- and I think that was a made-for-TV movie on HBO from back in the '80s.

How is that pandering? Was Robin Hood pandering to the English? Was Top Gun pandering to repressed gay Navy pilots?

Originally Posted by Antlered Chamataka

I now need a movie about Chinese laundry folks from the 1890s. I'd cast Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu and that scott pilgrim Asian chick, so she can have a pull with the Asian youth

I'd watch that.

[Miker2069]

Originally Posted by Mark S.

This isn't unusual for Lucas. His last movie funded by a studio was STAR WARS in 1977. He's been an independent filmmaker ever since. Fox, Paramount, and others have distrubuted his films, but when it comes to making them, Lucas has been doing his own thing for 30+ years.

Yup, I remember when we was trying to get Star Wars produced and got turned down by everyone. So he created his own studio creatively named "Lucas-Films"

[kingdomcome1]

Wanna see it! I understand though about the thoughts of pandering, but I love war movies, so I'll give this one a pass.....

[Miker2069]

Originally Posted by Antlered Chamataka

This is typical pandering to a particular group.

I hate movies like this.

Then ones like the blind side, Invictus blah blah blah..... what is it with these film makers that they try to extoll a particular racial group. Are they trying to make them feel better?? Something of a tolerant saint syndrome.

I now need a movie about Chinese laundry folks from the 1890s. I'd cast Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu and that scott pilgrim Asian chick, so she can have a pull with the Asian youth

You missed the point

It's not pandering. George Lucas insightfully realized that Hollywood only wants certain characterizations put on the big screen. So your movie about a Chinese family in the 1890s with Jackie Chan in a great role, wouldn't make it in Hollywood. A story about Jackie Chan the ninja assassin laundry man probably would have...


George is going to tell the story the way it should be told, in an epic and enteraining way...good for him.

[calipoppy]

Originally Posted by Antlered Chamataka

This is typical pandering to a particular group.

I hate movies like this.

Then ones like the blind side, Invictus blah blah blah..... what is it with these film makers that they try to extoll a particular racial group. Are they trying to make them feel better?? Something of a tolerant saint syndrome.

I now need a movie about Chinese laundry folks from the 1890s. I'd cast Jackie Chan, Lucy Liu and that scott pilgrim Asian chick, so she can have a pull with the Asian youth

In case you haven't noticed, the world does not revolve around White people and telling stories soley about the White experience .

Do you also have a problem with films such as: The Joy Luck Club, Slumdog Millionaire, Luminarias, Mi Familia, Eve's Bayou, Like Chocolate for Water, Windtalkers, Glory, etc.

Why does everything boil down to "pandering" to a particular group if White people are not the central figures of the story? There are many stories to be told in this world, I hardly think that equates to "pandering" or trying to make a certain group "feel better about themselves".

[cpg35223]

Originally Posted by calipoppy

In case you haven't noticed, the world does not revolve around White people and telling stories soley about the White experience .

Do you also have a problem with films such as: The Joy Luck Club, Slumdog Millionaire, Luminarias, Mi Familia, Eve's Bayou, Like Chocolate for Water, Windtalkers, Glory, etc.

Why does everything boil down to "pandering" to a particular group if White people are not the central figures of the story? There are many stories to be told in this world, I hardly think that equates to "pandering" or trying to make a certain group "feel better about themselves".

The poster you're harshing on is Indian.

[Mathguy]

<shrug>

Mel Gibson did this with the Passion and made a fortune.

Nothing to see here.

P.S. There was already a Tuskeegee Airmen movie made for HBO in 1995 so it's not even anything particularily new. Lawrence Fishburn etc. were in it.