WAR PICTURES
I notice that Italy ha- 1 .aimed war pl.turcs. Some time ago Queen-land banished all flag flapping in thn schools. ;lli ,j. ;f j remember, war picture-. Now th.-o picture"-, admirable in technique, owe their gene-is to the producers finding the method Tin admirable one fur exploiting the public. New Zealand should ban these picture*. Thev do an immense amount of harm. For four war.- the human race, metaphoricallv ..peaking", went bark into its cave. This rave stuff is "still in our blood We are not to be trusted. War n.u-: _-n —just as witchcraft and duelling. To _-ioi.iv «»r should be made a criminal offence'. There i« «o glory in war. (her the .h.istiv tragedy of f.,ur years !,. t ,-< be ~;,.,,"- ■pi.,, picture producer, should he warned -Han.;- on!" We are quite justified in block ins war pictures ui any form, even thousrh thev be disguised under the cloak of educational propaganda. HERBERT MIL VI HILL.
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Auckland Star, Volume LX, Issue 33, 8 February 1929, Page 6
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