by Sabrblade » Fri Sep 23, 2016 6:34 pm
- Motto: "Can't do a job halfway. What's worth doing is worth doing well, I say."
- Weapon: Saber Blade
I am disgusted to see this happen to Churchill's estate because both of my grandfathers (both now passed) were directly involved in World War II.
My father's father was a private first-class whose battalion partook in both D-Day at Normandy (serving under General Eisenhower) and the Battle of the Bulge (serving under General Patton). He was stationed in Great Britain at the time.
My mother's father was a captain on General Eisenhower's staff (whom he directly reported to) in charge of the logistics for the planning of Operation: Overlord. He was based at the Southern Base Section headquarters in Salisbury, England.
Though both of my grandfathers may not have known Churchill personally (though, there is a distinct possibility that my mother's father may have gotten to meet Churchill, what with him having been on Eisenhower's staff at the time, as I said), all three men were still united by a common goal, serving to fight against a common enemy and evil, for God and country, for the freedom of all.
I hold a great respect for both of my grandfathers, even though I only knew one of them personally (my mother's father passed away about a year and a half before I was born). They both served in and survived the war that Churchill likewise partook in defeating the Nazis. So to see his estate repurposed as the headquarters of the enemy that both of my grandfathers stood against, complete with giant banners clad in the insignia of said enemy, is very disgraceful for me to see happen, and registers to me as (regardless of intention or lack thereof) a great disrespect to the many men and women who served in the war, and to their families, loved ones, and descendants who honor the memory of those men and women.
This has not ruined the movie for me, granted. I still plan to go see it, as I wish to still support the brand I've come to enjoy as a whole. But this minor (in the grand scheme of things) debacle has certainly placed a mark of shame on the movie for me. That this decision was made by anyone at all, regardless of whom was responsible (Bay or otherwise), is perplexing at least and maddening at most. If it was made out of ignorance, then that's just dumbfounding. It if was a deliberate choice, then there better be a good reason behind it cuz without the proper context it just sounds audacious.
As of now, we don't know what went into making this decision or what the scene being filmed at this location will involve, or if there's even any significance to having the Nazi HQ being filmed at Churchill's estate at all. So I'm willing to wait and see what the context of this scene in the movie will be. But as of now, I don't like what I see at all.
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