tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post7811845525364486839..comments2024-03-28T10:44:41.756-05:00Comments on The War Movie Buff: WAR CHICK FLICK: The Americanization of Emily (1964)War Movie Buffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-25334756124448560422013-07-29T22:22:56.544-05:002013-07-29T22:22:56.544-05:00Agree. I did not know that about Garner. Good th...Agree. I did not know that about Garner. Good theory. Thanks for sharing.War Movie Buffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05999735218343872013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7201660899514011402.post-89176517928105661012013-07-29T20:49:31.040-05:002013-07-29T20:49:31.040-05:00The movie, like its main character, doesn't qu...The movie, like its main character, doesn't quite have the courage of its convictions. The ending is a cop out. Maybe the studio insisted on a happy ending (especially since it appears that they marketed it as a romantic comedy). The anti-war theme is interesting, though. Garner, BTW, served in Korea and was wounded. That experience may have taught him that war is not something to glorify.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com