Movie "Get Out" and TSA
Aug 24, 2017, 2:29 pm
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Movie "Get Out" and TSA
AA had the movie "Get Out" on its IFE, IMHO
the plot etc. was awful
, but to make matters worse, some scenes depict the "super" detective capabilities of a TSA agent which he acquired as part of his training--much of the movie takes place in a rural area, nowhere near an airport.
PS: A few reviews note satire...either way TSA detectives
the plot etc. was awful, but to make matters worse, some scenes depict the "super" detective capabilities of a TSA agent which he acquired as part of his training--much of the movie takes place in a rural area, nowhere near an airport.PS: A few reviews note satire...either way TSA detectives
Aug 24, 2017, 4:26 pm
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You should have read some of the comments on @TSA about this movie. "I see the TSA in a whole new light." "I respect screeners now even more." "I didn't know they did all this."
You read stuff like that and know why TSA has been able to bulldoze screening "protocols" through - such gullible people.
You read stuff like that and know why TSA has been able to bulldoze screening "protocols" through - such gullible people.
Aug 25, 2017, 7:49 am
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You should have read some of the comments on @TSA about this movie. "I see the TSA in a whole new light." "I respect screeners now even more." "I didn't know they did all this."
You read stuff like that and know why TSA has been able to bulldoze screening "protocols" through - such gullible people.
You read stuff like that and know why TSA has been able to bulldoze screening "protocols" through - such gullible people.
Sep 10, 2017, 10:20 am
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I think the OP completely missed the point. The TSA character is clearly intended as comic relief and is not meant to be taken seriously. Note the scene where he's mocked by the real police.
Sep 10, 2017, 6:54 pm
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I'm OP, I did note "satire", but however one classifies the movie (satire vs. a serious dramatic movie) it was poorly made.
Sep 11, 2017, 9:02 pm
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Hawaii 5 0 portraying TSA as top notch supersleuths, that's pretty funny.
Our writers and musicians were people we used to rely on speak out against
tyranny or injustice. Remember when SNL or even Laugh-In used
to be controversial? Now it's all corporate controlled and sycophantic.
Our writers and musicians were people we used to rely on speak out against
tyranny or injustice. Remember when SNL or even Laugh-In used
to be controversial? Now it's all corporate controlled and sycophantic.
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Sep 12, 2017, 4:24 am
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Movies not reflecting real world experience? Really?
That's never happened before! ()
Want to see poor portrayals of reality on film? Try being ex-military/an experienced pistol shooter/ an experienced skydiver..... in fact I'd suggest deep experience in ANY field....
They either get it wrong through laziness...or exaggerate on purpose.... (I actually find exaggeration less irritating than laziness)
That's never happened before! (
)Want to see poor portrayals of reality on film? Try being ex-military/an experienced pistol shooter/ an experienced skydiver..... in fact I'd suggest deep experience in ANY field....
They either get it wrong through laziness...or exaggerate on purpose.... (I actually find exaggeration less irritating than laziness)
Sep 12, 2017, 2:51 pm
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