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RocShemp

I'm guessing with a character named Wardaddy this is gonna be a goofy WWII movie rather than anything serious.

Why So Blu?

Yeah, I remember they were talking about it last month when they were filming in England during veterans day and people got pissed.

Solid Snake

Peņa being involved is weird, in the modern filmmaking sense. Just something about minorities in anything before they were to be given a damn and how we present that in today's films is little pet peeve of mine. I never saw Gangster Squad but I had an issue with something like that from what I saw.

Saying that... I'm interested. Seem to enjoy Pitt in a lot of his stuff.

E Unit

I'm strongly vibing a Stripes kind of movie here. Laughable in the sense that Shia LaBoof is in it.

devilshalo

GoldenJCJ

Jesus I hope it's not a comedy.

Osiris3657

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Groucho

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispani...n_World_War_II

"According to the National World War II Museum, between 250,000 and 500,000 Hispanic Americans served in the U.S. Armed Forces during World War II"

inri222

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hispani...Discrimination

During World War II, the United States Army was segregated, and Hispanics were categorized as white. Hispanics, including the Puerto Ricans who resided on the mainland, served alongside their "white" counterparts, while those who were "black" served in units mostly made up of African-Americans. The majority of the Puerto Ricans from the island served in Puerto Rico's segregated units, like the 65th Infantry and the Puerto Rico National Guard's 285th and 296th regiments.

Discrimination against Hispanics has been documented in several first-person accounts by Hispanic soldiers who fought in World War II. Private First Class Raul Rios Rodriguez, a Puerto Rican, said that one of his drill instructors was particularly harsh on the Hispanic and black soldiers in his unit during his basic training at Fort Bragg. Private First Class Felix Lopez-Santos, another Puerto Rican, said that he observed some racial discrimination against African Americans, but that he never experienced discrimination himself because of his light eyes and fair complexion. Private First Class Norberto Gonzalez, a Cuban-born New Yorker, experienced discrimination in his all-white battalion, where he was frequently asked about his name and place of birth, and found he was treated differently once fellow soldiers learned he was Hispanic. After being transferred to a black battalion on request, he no longer faced the same problems. Corporal Alfonso Rodriguez, a Mexican-American born in Santa Fe, New Mexico, said that he first experienced racial discrimination during recruit training. A white soldier once demanded that the Rodriguez and other Latinos stop speaking Spanish and speak English, "like Americans", and Rodriguez was involved in several physical altercations stemming from the incident. Rodriguez was also often referred to using racial insults such as "smart-ass Mexican."

After returning home, Hispanic soldiers experienced the same discrimination felt by other Hispanic Americans. According to one former Hispanic soldier, "There was the same discrimination in Grand Falls (Texas), if not worse" than when he had departed. While Hispanics could work for $2 per day, whites could get jobs working in petroleum fields that earned $18 per day. In his town, signs read "No Mexicans, whites only", and only one restaurant would serve Hispanics. The American GI Forum was started to ensure the rights of Hispanic World War II veterans.

Discrimination also extended to those killed during the war. In one notable case, the owner of a funeral parlor refused to allow the family of Private Felix Longoria, a soldier killed in action in the Philippines, to use his facility because "whites would not like it". Then-U.S. Senator Lyndon B. Johnson and Hector P. Garcia, the Mexican-American World War II veteran who founded the American G.I. Forum, intervened on Longoria's behalf. Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson, Congressman John Lyle, and President Truman's military aide Gen. Harry H. Vaughan joined the Longoria family for a full military burial with honors at Arlington National Cemetery on February 16, 1949. Johnson stated of the incident, "This injustice and prejudice is deplorable. I am happy to have a part seeing that this Texas hero is laid to rest with the honor and dignity his service deserves."

Dr. DVD

Saw the thread title and thought it meant Nick Fury and was wondering why San Jackson wasn't mentioned. Oh well...

whotony

I thought Shia Labeouf died.

Hazel Motes

Osiris3657

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Solid Snake

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saw this when i went to see gone girl

im getting pumped for this one now.

Cost $80 million. impressive.

Tom Creo

Looks bad. The single word title is not a good omen either. Lol

Why So Blu?

This looks fucking bad ass. Can't wait.

davidh777

I was wondering if it referred to Nick Fury as well, but in his Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos days. It would be kind of interesting to see what continuity fun they could have that far back.

Cellar Door

I didn't realize Labeouf was in this. I'm out.

RichC2

This is the first big budget movie my buddy got to work effects on , I'm now obligated to see it. Hope it's good.

inri222

funkyryno

Osiris3657

This could go either way. Writer/Director David Ayer's previous 4 movies: Sabotage, End of Watch, Street Kings, Harsh Times.

DthRdrX

So ... Shia apparently cut his face throughout filming, to look real, and had a dentist remove a front tooth to "look the part". Yea ...

Why So Blu?

I'm an Ayer fan, so I will probably liked it.