Hollywood Films Look at Impact of Wars in Iraq, Afghanistan (3/3)

Critic Alan Silverman says Hollywood moves slowly, and films typically take two years from conception to release. Film makers gambled that the issues addressed in the current films would still be relevant " class="hjdict" word="relevant " target=_blank>relevant today. The critic says with the presidential election coming up next year, it was a good bet.

Film professor Jonathan Kuntz says these films will probably not be blockbusters, with sequels and spin-offs on television.

"But Hollywood has room for not only the blockbusters, but they have room for the mid-level and low-level films as well, and that is a kind of niche that these films can move into, and I would also say that a lot of folks in the Hollywood community are liberal, and this is their way of expressing their opinion and they feel in some ways doing a public service."

Critic Alan Silverman says filmmakers may be making a statement, but that there is an effort at balance in some of the films. In the Valley of Elah features real-life veterans of the Iraq war playing fictional characters, who give voice to reasons for supporting the effort.

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影评家阿兰•西尔维曼说，好莱坞影业发展缓慢，一部影片从构思到发布通常要花上两年时间。制片人巴望着时下所拍摄影片的主题仍保有时效性。阿兰说，明年即将到来的总统选举就是一个好的投资机会。

乔纳森•肯兹教授表示这些影片在电视里上演的续集和派生剧都不能成为重头戏。

"好莱坞不仅仅为优秀影片提供舞台，同时也欢迎中、低档次的影片加入，进军好莱坞市场。"肯兹如是说，"并且，许多好莱坞电影人都很有主见，给影片提出了许多意见和建议，同时也在某个程度上服务了大众。"

阿兰•西尔维曼认为制片人可以（通过电影）表明自己的立场，但在权衡部分影片方面还需做出努力。《决战以拉谷》是由参加过伊拉克战争的退休军人出演影片人物的真实故事，这些士兵表达出了支持这种平衡努力的原因。