tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post8614859271442493547..comments2024-03-22T20:34:13.792-05:00Comments on Indomitable | The online home of Chauncey DeVega: Red Tails is the Best Movie About the Tuskegee Airmen Ever Made...Lady Zora, Chauncey DeVega, and Gordon Gartrellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09138154899923808806noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-91367675694085841302012-01-20T18:23:16.151-06:002012-01-20T18:23:16.151-06:00Haven't heard anyone mention Ralph Ellison'...Haven't heard anyone mention Ralph Ellison's take on the Tuskegee airmen. His short story about one of them fell to earth was the prototype for The Invisible Man: "Flying Home".nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16196543910280589478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-12688842433142602902012-01-10T10:02:00.399-06:002012-01-10T10:02:00.399-06:00agreed with anonymous. will not be seeing it until...agreed with anonymous. will not be seeing it until they decide that BW are good enough for love relationships. i get sick of the hate against us. no way willi se eit, especiall since the majority of the tuskegee airmen were in love with BWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-44166921633695981302011-11-27T17:58:14.883-06:002011-11-27T17:58:14.883-06:00I knew this movie was going to do what all Hollywo...I knew this movie was going to do what all Hollywood movies do. This movie is "too black". So they did not put any BLACK women as love interests...instead they shoot for the "interracial relationship" to try and save the movie. It's sad that black women are rarely used as leading ladies in movies. This one had potential to be inspiring to EVERYONE in the black community but once again send the message that black women aren't good enough for relationships. I know that this is not what the movie is about...relationships... But it would have been nice to feature an all black relationship in a movie that's suppose to inspire the black cultureAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-35323247248336101292011-10-20T21:39:17.004-05:002011-10-20T21:39:17.004-05:00The integration of the military is an important is...The integration of the military is an important issue that should get more play. Certain Americans were saying that we can't live and work together as equals, it's not fair to anyone. It was the military that proved them wrong. <br /><br />The first hesitant steps came during WWII. These pilots were as good as anybody, great pilots, great fighters, and their dignity throughout was like a beacon. A bunch of Jackie Robinsons! <br /><br />In Korea, the Army first tried "integrating" large formations (battalions) with all-Black sub-formations (companies). This didn't work out, the Black units were scorned and found wanting. When the Army went ahead and integrated all units organically, everybody side-by-side, the problem disappeared. Poof! Successful integration. (Big picture at least, I know that there were still problems at the individual level.)<br /><br />That was a powerful lesson for society at large, and it laid the ground work for what came after.fred chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812811681270634366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-77575542956217921912011-10-14T20:48:44.422-05:002011-10-14T20:48:44.422-05:00You'd be surprised what those Mustangs could d...You'd be surprised what those Mustangs could do. The opponents certainly were. Those guys didn't fly them according to the manual, unless it was the part of the manual that said, "never do this! You'll bend the airframe!"fred chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10812811681270634366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-57013889833746326242011-10-14T17:40:08.105-05:002011-10-14T17:40:08.105-05:00There have been hundreds of PG-13 level war movies...There have been hundreds of PG-13 level war movies. Lucas will be fighting uphill every inch of the way to make a profit on this movie, and making it R would have been suicide. I seriously wish him well, and believe he had nothing but the very best intentions. Glad to see the good review!<br /><br />www.diamondhour.comSteven Barneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630529492355131777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-8118234029791729802011-10-14T17:36:27.956-05:002011-10-14T17:36:27.956-05:00I'm sorry but this film has all of the making ...I'm sorry but this film has all of the making of a typical Hollywood piece of cliched garbage.<br /><br />How can you possibly have a realistic war movie and have a PG-13 rating? By the looks of the trailer I can almost bet it will be PG-13.<br /><br />These men deserve more than a watered down campy version of the horrors they faced and the sacrifices they made for this joke of a nation.<br /><br />Also, ww2 era P-51 Mustangs can't maneuver like Tie-fighters and x-wings(Star Wars nerd talk, sorry)<br /><br />Instead of seeing this movie, I'll just read a book about the subject. Better yet I could simply talk to my Grandfather.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-28531339210977403542011-10-14T14:13:41.317-05:002011-10-14T14:13:41.317-05:00My father-law was a TA..Can't wait to see this...My father-law was a TA..Can't wait to see this film!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Plane Ideas https://www.blogger.com/profile/13838821721942426785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-63155883701190456362011-10-14T12:54:38.506-05:002011-10-14T12:54:38.506-05:00Lucas spent about 30 million of his own money on i...Lucas spent about 30 million of his own money on it. I wonder if his girlfriend was in his ear making sure that he did a passable job. I am more than impressed with the result given all of the problems that were rumored to exist in the early drafts.chaunceydevegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09652406326490873337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-57113078446695664.post-13403926748936102042011-10-14T04:40:26.584-05:002011-10-14T04:40:26.584-05:00Looks nice.
It is amazing the difference that qual...Looks nice.<br />It is amazing the difference that quality production and direction makes to a film.Shady_Gradyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00996625985002373392noreply@blogger.com