As an aside...it was difficult getting my husband to go see it because Jane Fonda is in it. Some people have a long memory, and a hard time getting over what "Hanoi Jane" did in Vietnam. Kind of a slap in the face of veterans to cast her as Nancy Regan.
I am somewhat young and did not fully remember how she got that nickname. Thanks. I googled Hanoi Jane and have come to realize that I hate Jane Fonda.
Our family friend had PTSD from NAM. He lived with us for many years and I experienced many harsh realities on how NAM really ruined his life. This Jane Fonda should go to hell.
Fonda called returning POWs "hypocrites and liars," adding, "These were not men who had been tortured. These were not men who had been starved. These were not men who had been brainwashed. ... Pilots were saying it was the policy of the Vietnamese and that it was systematic. I believe that's a lie."
I was lucky enough to have missed Nam by a year or so, but many had and have many friends and acquaintances that were not so lucky. There is a large amount of anger at her still from my experience with these people.
Not having been impacted directly by the war and her remarks, I can pass them off as a young person saying stupid and doing stupid things. I'd hate to be judged on stupid things I did or said years ago but no on heard what I might have said or done for the most part. For some reason, people give credence to what celebrities say or have opinions about. We probably shouldn't care anymore about their opinion than anyone elses.
It's good to have the whole story when considering what she did because the truth has gotten lost over the ensuing years
http://www.snopes.com/military/fonda.aspOf course, there are those that think SNOPES is a liberal apologist, I shrug my shoulders at that and don't believe any amount of "proof" could convince someone with that attitude otherwise.
Ms Fonda did apologise, those impacted can accept it or not. I somewhat understand if they don't but my dad fought in WW2 and he's not mad at Lindbergh, at least not anymore.