Comments by "Itinerant Patriot" (@itinerantpatriot1196) on "Why Modern Movies Suck - Modern Actors" video.

  1. Well said Drinker. I used to get criticized for saying everyone is full of shit, it's just a matter of degree. But the Hollywood types prove on a regular basis that most of them peg the needle far to the right on a regular basis. Maybe it's because they work at playing make-believe so much that some of them actually buy their own bullshit, like the pathological liar who eventually loses the capacity to discern between what is true and what is a lie. I suppose it also has something to do with being surrounded by sycophant's whose job is to kiss their ass all day long. I used to teach and that can be a stage, especially when you have 250 people in the audience. A lot of my colleagues thought they were all of that simply because their students told them they were. I would remind them that most of those people have one goal, to get through the course with as little pain as possible and get as far away from them as they possibly could. Needless to say, that take didn't make me popular with the fellas but it was the truth. I can only imagine what it is like at the actual star level. People buy their own BS easy enough but once you start buying what other people are peddling your ability to think for yourself disappears. I remember a few years back when Tom Hanks snuck away from his handlers long enough to give his leftie half-ass opinion on how the war in the Pacific was especially harsh because we were fighting people with slanted eyes. In his world, people of color or with slanted eyes can do no wrong because they are at the bottom of the oppression totem poll so all the bitter fighting on Okinawa, Iwo-Jima, and Peleliu had to be the fault of the evil white man. This was right after he had been involved in filming an HBO docu-series on that very war and he had worked with Gary Sinise to raise money for the WWII Memorial. I worked to raise money for that as well but after Hanks little ant-American diatribe I was like, the hell with him and the hell with his series on the Pacific. I did peek at a few episodes but truth be told it was nothing but a poor-mans Band of Brothers. I've seen his movies since then and liked some of them but I have no respect for the man. I'll give Sean Penn credit. I disagree with damn near every word he says and every cause he backs but at least he's authentic. He IS Jeff Spicoli. As for the rest of em, beyond Gary Sinise and a few others I wouldn't give any of them the time of day. That has always been a failing of America. We have no royal family so we transferred our hero-worship onto Hollywood stars. The problem with putting your faith in people is they will always let you down. I'm not saying down with people, just the opposite, our flaws are what make us so intriguing. But if you're looking for someone to admire there are better places to shop than Hollywood and New York. I still stand by my assertion, everyone is still full of shit, it's just a matter of degree.
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