Oh okay up until now I’ve just thought Pacific Rim was an okay movie but after hearing Del Toro refused any Pentagon funding for it I’ve changed my mind what a great film
Why would the Pentagon fund a movie?
Literally most summer blockbusters are straight-up financed by the Pentagon. The Pentagon provides funding for movies but in exchange they demand to be allowed to make any edits they want to the script to ensure the U.S. military is depicted in a positive light and the movie can be used as tools for miltiary recruitment. It’s called the Military Entertainment Complex (and it also involves the Pentagon funding videogames and music videos)
Basically, if a movie made in the U.S. contains ANY depction of the U.S. military, you can be 99% sure that it’s at least partially a propagada piece commissioned by the Pentagon.
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