“Many projects are now made without having a need for an armorer on set. This shift away from at least trying to create an authentic scene has some people with real-life firearms expertise concerned, as it could allow Hollywood to go even further down their ideological rabbit hole.”
In their pet causes, politics and social media, Hollywood directors and actors often aggressively proclaim that individual Americans can’t be trusted with their Second Amendment freedom. Meanwhile, in their productions, the studios rely on shootouts—what many on the Left like to call “gun violence”—to interest audiences.
This contradiction isn’t something they are even willing to explore. This is a shame, as they could be so much more interesting, even powerful, if they took off the political restraints and let writers, producers and so on explore real stories. Just imagine the heroes they could give us if they really dug into the individual empowerment of this right. They could even give us honest juxtapositions of criminals (the bad guys) with guns confronted by good citizens who know how to wield this right.
Instead, Hollywood is clinging to a weak contradiction by banally opposing something they barely understand but that they rely on for money. This weakens their characters, makes honest analysis of this issue too politically incorrect for them to touch and dumbs down everyone involved.
By Susanne Edward
