![]() ![]() It really doesn't help that he is shown to be utterly horrified by his being the object of Maxine's affections. Nevertheless, modern audiences would cringe at Corporal Stretch's continued pursual of the high school-aged Betty, even coming very close to raping her, with complete impunity (in fact, the "director's cut" actually implies that much of the military has a viking-like disposition towards women). 1941 is an interesting case: It became Spielberg's biggest flop in the US box office as most audiences in 1979 didn't take its farcical view of America's entry into WWII too lightly (take in mind anyone over 40 back then clearly remembered the war as a pivotal point in American history), something that wouldn't be that much of an issue nowadays as the traditional near-hagiographic Hollywood historical film has fallen by the wayside, being replaced by a more ambivalent view, to the point the film's ribbing of the Army looks quite light-hearted in comparison.
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