Milamber - you are getting agitated for no apparent reason. I am not attacking America, Americans or the American Way. My bitch was about the changing of the ending of this specific book/film. I accept that to make the most money the sport is being changed. I also accept that some 'artistic licence' can be shown to make films entertaining. I enjoy Hollywood films in general and it would be plain daft to stop watching them because of this one incident. BTW when I talk about 'football' the sport I'm referring to is 'football'.
I find it difficult to get too upset about U-571; I wasn't particularly upset that when Sgt Ryan was being saved and Normandy was noticeably short of British and Canadian troops (2 of the five beaches were US). Essentially the film was about US soldiers, however we did get a mention in the film. Apparently it was 'Montgomery's failure to advance' that was causing the invasion to stall! It was still a bloody good film.
Again - let me reiterate. I know these are not documentaries and that money is the driving force in Hollywood. Diogenes (and others), I am delighted to hear that not all Americans take what they are fed as fact, unfortunately I get the impression that the youth of America are increasingly using films to update there historical knowledge.
Now, I have a script for Hollywood that may be a bit improbable. Aliens invade the earth and in the final battle the US President flies the warplane that destroys the alien mother ship and saves the world. It's titled Independence Day!
I think the improbable part about the Fever Pitch ending is that Hornby's character ends up with the girl AND his team wins the championship. The Hollywood writers will probably have his team losing and then he walks off into the sunset.
One last point on this. Why do so many bad guys in American films have English accents? Recently we’ve had Mission Impossible 2," "Gone in 60 Seconds," "X-Men," "Bless the Child" and now "Bedazzled. The only good guy I remember with an English accent was Dick van Dyke in Mary Poppins J. Since the demise of the Soviet Union there seems to have been an increase. Is there something inherently evil in our accent?
I suppose the reason that I’m getting so het up about Fever Pitch is that I lived through the period in which it is set. I arrived back in England from the US days before the final match knowing that we couldn’t win. I told everyone we couldn’t win. To win the championship in the last minute of a season that lasted 9 months was a fantastic feeling. I have watched the film so many times you wouldn’t believe it – I still don’t think we’re going to win it when I watch it.
Great film, great music, great ending – so don’t mess with it!!!
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