First Lady Michelle Obama, actor Bradley Cooper and a host of other veterans advocates participated in a panel discussion earlier today for the launch of “6 Certified,” an initiative from the Got Your Six organization to promote a more realistic portrayal of veterans in Hollywood films.
Bradley Cooper on the #6Certified panel: I showed #AmericanSniper to vets in a TX hospital, one #Marine said "Thanks for getting it right"
— Got Your 6 (@GotYourSix) January 30, 2015
"A story not just about the soldier but the family" @BradleyCooperUS on telling vet stories #6Certified
— Daria Hall (@DHall27) January 30, 2015
We're extremely proud & honored to have supporter @FLOTUS take the stage to advocate for our mission #6Certified pic.twitter.com/WmorFTmVQy
— Got Your 6 (@GotYourSix) January 30, 2015
Bradley Cooper: you can make an impact from where you are. Do everything you can. #6Certified pic.twitter.com/9BrcoXDN1e
— Mary Bruce (@mary_bruce) January 30, 2015
Three time @TheAcademy Award Nominee Bradley Cooper talking about his commitment to our veterans. #6Certified pic.twitter.com/KQ0ApzMiCA
— Deon T. "DJ" Jones (@deontjones) January 30, 2015
Much of the discussion focused on the importance of Hollywood doing more to hire veterans for roles both in front of and behind the camera:
Big applause line from Bradley Cooper: Don't just have vet characters in your movies. Hire them. #6Certified
— Mary Bruce (@mary_bruce) January 30, 2015
"Met a #Veteran who started his own aerial photo co. using #drones. He's a resource for us now." Drachkovitch @GotYourSix #6Certified
— Soldier for Life (@csaSoldier4Life) January 30, 2015
Mrs. Obama also spoke at the event, and had a few kind things to say about “American Sniper” as well as praise for Got Your Six:
"We often only see the emotional homecomings- we don't see the whole story and they are often even more inspiring" –@FLOTUS #6Certified
— Got Your 6 (@GotYourSix) January 30, 2015
Amazing morning hearing the First Lady's impassioned speech about the portrayal of veterans in the media @GotYourSix pic.twitter.com/ngfQoXlosI
— paul adler (@padler) January 30, 2015
At event on Hollywood depiction of military vets, @FLOTUS praised #AmericanSniper calling it "complex" & realistic.
— Krissah Thompson (@Krissah30) January 30, 2015
Michelle Obama says American Sniper "reflects" the moving stories she has heard from military families. #6certified
— annoldenburg (@annoldenburg) January 30, 2015
Michelle Obama watched American Sniper on that "long flight" she recently took. #6certified
— annoldenburg (@annoldenburg) January 30, 2015
"This movie reflects those wrenching stories I've heard" from veterans – @MichelleObama on #AmericanSniper
— Rajiv Chandrasekaran (@rajivscribe) January 30, 2015
All in all, a nice event, right?
Well, not for everybody. Here’s Twitchy regular Zaid Jilani who’s not entirely happy with the event because of Jesse Ventura’s lawsuit over one small part of Chris Kyle’s book that wasn’t even in the movie:
American Sniper was successfully sued for libel, so this…..makes no sense? pic.twitter.com/BPZLPuN6ho
— Zaid Jilani (@ZaidJilani) January 30, 2015
Of note, Jilani is not a fan of the film, either.
Haters gonna hate.
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