http://silverscreensaucers.blogspot.co.uk/2013/05/man-of-propaganda.html
10 May 2013
Man of Propaganda
By Robbie Graham Silver Screen Saucers
'Man of Steel' teams up with US National Guard
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When the government and the entertainment industry maintain an intimate working relationship and co-produce media products specifically tailored to promote the tools of war and boost military recruitment, we call it what it is: propaganda. At least, that's what we call it when practised by countries such as North Korea, China, Russia, Iran, etc.
In America, 'propaganda' is something practised by other countries. In America, the symbiotic relationship between the entertainment industry and every branch of the military is just 'good business'. And besides, it can't be propaganda if they're advertising their own relationship, right?
Of course, it's not just the National Guard who are trying to recruit Superman fans -- the US Air Force also 'wants you!'. In exchange for the Pentagon’s right to edit the movie’s script and monitor its production, the superhero movie has been granted access to USAF facilities and hardware in order to cut its production costs. Most notably, Man of Steel will showcase the USAF's $400 billion F-35 Joint Strike Fighter which is currently grounded due to flight difficulties. Reuters reported last year that the final cost of the F-35 program might be as much as $1.5 trillion dollars(!).
According to Wired, the Pentagon’s Hollywood Liaison, Phil Strub is remaining tight lipped as to whether or not the F-35 actually interacts with Superman in the new movie, but, notesWired, “it gets the troubled aircraft program in the same sentence as the four-color symbol of truth, justice and the American way.”
Here are just some of the movies which have been produced in collaboration with the US Department of Defense in the last decade...
2013 Man of Steel
2012 Battleship
2012 Act of Valor
2011 Transformers: Dark of the Moon
2011 Battle Los Angeles
2010 Iron Man 2
2009 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
2008 The Day the Earth Stood Still
2008 Eagle Eye
2008 Iron Man
2007 I Am Legend
2007 Transformers
2006 Flags of Our Fathers
2006 United 93
2005 The Great Raid
2005 Stealth
2005 War of the Worlds
2003 American Valor
2003 Rain
2003 The Core
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zack_Snyder
"Afterward, Snyder attended the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California (where he was classmates with Michael Bay)."
The Art Center College of Design develops wonderful collaboration with corporate interests (like NASA, Boeing, General Motors Corporations, Citycorp. etc.) :
http://www.artcenter.edu/accd/programs/educational_partnerships.jsp
"EDUCATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS
Lunar rovers, mobile health care systems, customizable home surfaces—these are just a few of the topics addressed by students in Art Centers Sponsored Projects. As one of the College's most exciting programs, businesses sponsor studios in which a select group of students across a variety of disciplines tackle a design challenge defined by the sponsor. This unique collaboration between design education and corporate interests not only gives students experience in simulated work environments, but it allows businesses to step out of the corporate environment and view challenges in a new light. Additionally, it's not unusual for companies to find great interns—and even future employees—among the students working on their Sponsored Project.
Corporate Partners (partial list):
American Plastics Council
Avery Dennison
Bernhardt Design
BMW
Boeing
Citicorp
DaimlerChrysler
Gap, Inc.
GE Healthcare
General Motors Corporations
Herman Miller
Hewlett-Packard
Honda
Indy Racing League
Los Angeles Kings
Mattel
Metropolitan Transit Authority
Microsoft
NASA
NBC Universal
Nestlé
Panasonic
Porsche
Reebok International
Samsung
Singapore Air
Toyota
Walt Disney Imagineering
Whirlpool"
Wonderful school!:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Center_College_of_Design
"Art Center built its reputation as a vocational school, preparing returning G.I.s for work in the commercial arts fields."
"During and after World War II, the Art Center ran a technical illustration program in conjunction with the California Institute of Technology."
"In 2003, the Art Center was granted Non-Governmental Organization status by the UN Department of Public Information."
"The South Campus opened in 2004 in a former aircraft-testing facility built during World War II."
Who cares? SUPERMAN would never support wars...!:
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=31583
http://www.nationalguard.com/eligibility
http://www.nationalguard.com/tools
(In the website there is a search tool to "Find a Recruiter" that is very cool. I used the ZIP CODE from California 90002 and it gave me a result [an e-mail]. Maybe these recruiters can be interviewed by e-mail just to know what they think about this propaganda campaign that shows "The Man Of Steel" as "The Man Of Lead.) :-)