Talk:Battle in Seattle

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

	Film Portal This article is within the scope of WikiProject Films. This project is a central gathering of editors working to build comprehensive and detailed articles for film topics on Wikipedia. If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion.
Future This article has been rated as Future-Class on the quality scale. ??? This article has not yet received a rating on the priority scale.
Editing Guidelines Please remember these guidelines when editing a film article: If a non-film article already exists with the name of the film that you are trying to create an article for, disambiguate and use (film) in the title: Film Title (film) For more information see: Wikipedia:Naming conventions (films) When writing an article about a particular film, the general format should be a concise lead section, followed by a plot summary of no more than 900 words, production details, a cast list, a reception section, and references. Create an Infobox that tells all pertinent information about the film.
Additional Information: This article has been checked against the following criteria for B-Class status: Referencing and citation: not checked Coverage and accuracy: not checked Structure: not checked Grammar: not checked Supporting materials: not checked To fill out this checklist, please add the following to the template call: <!-- 1. It is suitably referenced, and all major points are appropriately cited. --> |B-Class-1=yes/no <!-- 2. It reasonably covers the topic, and does not contain major omissions or inaccuracies. --> |B-Class-2=yes/no <!-- 3. It has a defined structure, including a lead section and one or more sections of content. --> |B-Class-3=yes/no <!-- 4. It is free from major grammatical errors. --> |B-Class-4=yes/no <!-- 5. It contains appropriate supporting materials, such as an infobox, images, or diagrams. --> |B-Class-5=yes/no Related task forces (nations and regions): Canadian cinema task force

Contents 1 Merge 2 I merge the two similar page 3 Plot Summary POV 4 Reviews. 5 Fictional?

[edit] Merge

Hey guys .. There´s a similar article in : The Battle in Seattle (film) 200.158.47.125 15:06, 18 April 2007 (UTC)

That's true I've seen it!!! Who are you???

Alright we need to choose which article will get deleted, why can we not just site one to the other? on a side note I was offered to be an stand in extra in this film but why would I want to do that and not get paid? plus I was on duty at work at the time too. any ways who are you? at least he signed with his IP address Jedi canuck 23:11, 12 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] I merge the two similar page

I merge both The Battle in Seattle (film) and Battle in Seattle together. I pick Battle in Seattle over The Battle in Seattle (film) because the previous one has more info than the later one. Chris! _{my talk} 21:00, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Also, according to imdb, the name of the film is Battle in Seattle, not The Battle in Seattle. Chris! _{my talk} 21:05, 19 July 2007 (UTC)

Why this film is not included in Charlize Theron's page??? You have to update it, it's kind of old, looks like you forgot it. Greetings!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.220.222.140 (talk) 08:10, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Plot Summary POV

I realize that there some editors who may have a political axe too grind with this issue, but mispresenting a plot summary so it fits your political POV is wrong. There is nothing at the myspace summary of this movie that mentions the protesters turning violent. The summary also describes the protestors as being peaceful and unarmed. We can debate what actually happened in seattle on another page, but this is part of the official summary of this movie and it is wrong to mispresent it.annoynmous 18:09, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

I also think you have kind of forgotten about updating Charlize Theron's page, it's kind of old, just check it out. This film is not even included in it. I really hope you all work on it. Greetings!!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 201.220.222.140 (talk) 08:12, 27 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reviews.

I can't wait to include reception from the reviews of this steaming pile of fictional hollywood box office bomb. Did you know that they gave Gary Locke the first Asian-American governor a chop-sockey accent? --8bitJake (talk) 23:32, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

The film is racist. Gary Locke has no accent. I know the governor and have been a supporter of him for years. His family has been living in Washington for over a hundred year. The film gave the character of “Governor” a extremely demeaning and quite racist accent. --8bitJake (talk) 23:54, 30 May 2008 (UTC)

While understanding the political passion in response to the film, the reality is it has been well-received at numerous festivals and received countless standing ovations. Blogger reviews have been mixed, audience reviews however have been seemingly highly positive, even in Seattle itself. When the time comes for professional critic reviews to be published within the media, the "Reception" section must remain fair and provide an accurate representation of the critical reactions without the presence of user POV or biased political or personal affiliates. Hopefully this can be achieved. 2012Dance (talk) 22:13, 7 June 2008 (UTC)

The only "Seattle Media" that I would trust are the reviews on the Seattle PI, Seattle Times, The Stranger, the Seattle Weekly, Seattlest. I would avoid any PR astroturfing "reviews". --8bitJake (talk) 18:29, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

The professional news source reviews should be trickling in after release, for now though I have to say the audiences themselves have seemed to be very impressed. I had the pleasure of attending a festival screening and have had an inside look at all of the rest, and at every one of them, there is an audience reaction that is something to behold. In Seattle, people were cheering at key moments and the energy was amazing. In it's premiere in Vancouver, it received a ten minute standing ovation. In other cities it also received standing ovations, and at smaller festivals like Dallas and Sarasota it was very well-received and definitely the highlight of the festivals. For any "political" film of course reactions will be mixed, and usually said reactions vary from one extreme to the other. It's actually one of the positives when you think about it. If people were not passionate, then the film would have something to be worried about. Indifference is probably a worse sign than hatred. 2012Dance (talk) 22:56, 9 June 2008 (UTC)

I can't wait until The Stranger review is published. They HATED the movie at SIFF. --8bitJake (talk) 18:15, 10 June 2008 (UTC)

Many love it and many might hate it too. To each his or her own. 2012Dance (talk) 01:41, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

Yes but The Stranger, Seattle PI, Seattle Weekly and Seattle Times are actually based in Seattle and was actually there for the real protests. They can tell the difference between actual factual history and well this movie. I think that counts for something. --8bitJake (talk) 06:30, 11 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Fictional?

I don't see how this film is fictional- it's based on the events of a true event that took place. Nwwaew (Talk Page) (Contribs) (E-mail me) 02:26, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

Well all the characters are fictional, their dialog and actions are fictional. Most of the movie was filmed on a movie out of country. None of the film makers were there at the real event. Pearl Harbor was not a documentary. The lines between fantasy fiction and historic reality are much more black and white. --8bitJake (talk) 18:26, 9 June 2008 (UTC)