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I've removed the External Link to http://lewcid.googlepages.com/tots.html, for a couple of reasons. Firstly the "case study" is opinion pretty poorly dressed up as an academic case study. There is no attributable author to the case study ("The University of Adelaide" doesn't count), and linking to essentially an anti-Hollywood thinly argued rant doesn't add any encyclopedic value to this wikipedia article whatsoever. Xlh 14:17, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
This film is pretty clearly culturally offensive and promotes ridiculous, simplistic stereotypes, and the "case study" is a pretty good (though incomplete) guide as to why and how this is. Talk of "coincidences" is naïve nonsense, and none of the reasons stated for removal of the link are valid, aside from the lack of decent attribution. For this reason alone I have not replaced the link. Tears of the Sun being set against a background of a modern African ethnic conflict, it has political implications. It opens with real newsreel footage, and ends with the famous Edmund Burke 'for evil to triumph...' quote. For this reason, I think that criticisms of the politics displayed in the movie is valid for inclusion. Reviewers have also pointed out that the plot has significant holes in it. I will try to put a decent criticism section together.
Finally, I have removed the Military History tag. ####
Centrepull ( talk) 23:09, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
Notable, professional discussion might be reaonable. However, F5 magazine, a weekly magazine limited to the Wichita area, is hardly notable. And what is "clearly culturally offensive" to you is a matter of opinion, chiefly yours. Niteshift36 ( talk) 00:48, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
Im not sure about the comment ficitonal, that may have to be reviewed. Some more research might help. 121.218.195.136 02:22, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
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The lead makes the unsourced claim that the title Tears of the Sun was originally going to be the subtitle for Die Hard 4 and Willis claimed the title for this movie. DH4 didn't come out till 3 years later, and this doesn't sound like a very Die Hard-ish title. If no one can provide a source for this I recommend it be removed as possible bogus information (I've placed a fact tag accordingly). 68.146.81.123 ( talk) 14:54, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
What type of missiles the F/A-18s fired ? AGM-65 Mavericks ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.8.246.12 ( talk) 21:26, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
"Ee-bow" is still ambiguous as a pronunciation of Ibo. However, I put this on the talk page in case that is the correct linguistic way to phrase it. I would suggest something like ee-boe or just ee-bo. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.156.144.205 ( talk) 06:25, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
The "Trivia" section of this article seems hardly encyclopedic, and isn't cited in any way. It claims that Tom Skerritt's character inspired Lt. General Shepherd in the video game Modern Warfare II, which seems dubious to me, as does the section's claim that the protagonist of that series (Soap MacTavish) was inspired by Johnny Messner's character. The mohawk is hardly a unique hairstyle, and so this seems like a coincidental resemblance. I would recommend the removal of this section and incorporation of the information into a larger "Impact" or "Influence" section if its contents can be cited. Hkobb7 ( talk) 04:00, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
Answer: I've added the reference for the Modern Warfare inspiration. Please check if it is convincing enough. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sulik ( talk • contribs) 16:01, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
The cast section has USN rates and designators, but is unsourced. Is there a source for this? Illegitimate Barrister ( talk) 12:23, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
What exactly is an RTO? It leads to a disambiguation page. 198.2.5.101 ( talk) 16:44, 18 March 2015 (UTC)
Someone keeps making edits about the on-set advisers who supervised certain actors for their roles in this movie. The problem is that these edits are made in the cast section (instead of production), and do not include any supporting citations or evidence. Further, only the name is added, with no explanation of why the edit was made or why it was relevant. Whoever SFC (or D.) Stanley may be, this person does not appear in any online documentation of the movie, and should not be added as an adviser. Yojimbo1941 ( talk) 17:16, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
The use of a Racial Designator to precede the name of the film’s director marginalized the director. Who cares what race he is? A great director is a great director, period. Additionally, if a racial designation is used for one person mentioned then the racial designations of all mentioned persons must be included or the action is racist and marginalizes the affected party. 148.170.208.101 ( talk) 01:07, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
Can anyone please edit soundtrack
Soundtrack? Kitsotshipa23 ( talk) 20:01, 9 February 2022 (UTC)
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I've removed the External Link to http://lewcid.googlepages.com/tots.html, for a couple of reasons. Firstly the "case study" is opinion pretty poorly dressed up as an academic case study. There is no attributable author to the case study ("The University of Adelaide" doesn't count), and linking to essentially an anti-Hollywood thinly argued rant doesn't add any encyclopedic value to this wikipedia article whatsoever. Xlh 14:17, 9 September 2007 (UTC)
This film is pretty clearly culturally offensive and promotes ridiculous, simplistic stereotypes, and the "case study" is a pretty good (though incomplete) guide as to why and how this is. Talk of "coincidences" is naïve nonsense, and none of the reasons stated for removal of the link are valid, aside from the lack of decent attribution. For this reason alone I have not replaced the link. Tears of the Sun being set against a background of a modern African ethnic conflict, it has political implications. It opens with real newsreel footage, and ends with the famous Edmund Burke 'for evil to triumph...' quote. For this reason, I think that criticisms of the politics displayed in the movie is valid for inclusion. Reviewers have also pointed out that the plot has significant holes in it. I will try to put a decent criticism section together.
Finally, I have removed the Military History tag. ####
Centrepull ( talk) 23:09, 6 July 2008 (UTC)
Notable, professional discussion might be reaonable. However, F5 magazine, a weekly magazine limited to the Wichita area, is hardly notable. And what is "clearly culturally offensive" to you is a matter of opinion, chiefly yours. Niteshift36 ( talk) 00:48, 7 July 2008 (UTC)
Im not sure about the comment ficitonal, that may have to be reviewed. Some more research might help. 121.218.195.136 02:22, 12 September 2007 (UTC)
References
The lead makes the unsourced claim that the title Tears of the Sun was originally going to be the subtitle for Die Hard 4 and Willis claimed the title for this movie. DH4 didn't come out till 3 years later, and this doesn't sound like a very Die Hard-ish title. If no one can provide a source for this I recommend it be removed as possible bogus information (I've placed a fact tag accordingly). 68.146.81.123 ( talk) 14:54, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
What type of missiles the F/A-18s fired ? AGM-65 Mavericks ? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.8.246.12 ( talk) 21:26, 8 March 2010 (UTC)
"Ee-bow" is still ambiguous as a pronunciation of Ibo. However, I put this on the talk page in case that is the correct linguistic way to phrase it. I would suggest something like ee-boe or just ee-bo. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 141.156.144.205 ( talk) 06:25, 19 May 2010 (UTC)
The "Trivia" section of this article seems hardly encyclopedic, and isn't cited in any way. It claims that Tom Skerritt's character inspired Lt. General Shepherd in the video game Modern Warfare II, which seems dubious to me, as does the section's claim that the protagonist of that series (Soap MacTavish) was inspired by Johnny Messner's character. The mohawk is hardly a unique hairstyle, and so this seems like a coincidental resemblance. I would recommend the removal of this section and incorporation of the information into a larger "Impact" or "Influence" section if its contents can be cited. Hkobb7 ( talk) 04:00, 8 February 2013 (UTC)
Answer: I've added the reference for the Modern Warfare inspiration. Please check if it is convincing enough. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sulik ( talk • contribs) 16:01, 22 February 2013 (UTC)
The cast section has USN rates and designators, but is unsourced. Is there a source for this? Illegitimate Barrister ( talk) 12:23, 25 December 2013 (UTC)
What exactly is an RTO? It leads to a disambiguation page. 198.2.5.101 ( talk) 16:44, 18 March 2015 (UTC)
Someone keeps making edits about the on-set advisers who supervised certain actors for their roles in this movie. The problem is that these edits are made in the cast section (instead of production), and do not include any supporting citations or evidence. Further, only the name is added, with no explanation of why the edit was made or why it was relevant. Whoever SFC (or D.) Stanley may be, this person does not appear in any online documentation of the movie, and should not be added as an adviser. Yojimbo1941 ( talk) 17:16, 19 September 2017 (UTC)
The use of a Racial Designator to precede the name of the film’s director marginalized the director. Who cares what race he is? A great director is a great director, period. Additionally, if a racial designation is used for one person mentioned then the racial designations of all mentioned persons must be included or the action is racist and marginalizes the affected party. 148.170.208.101 ( talk) 01:07, 1 December 2021 (UTC)
Can anyone please edit soundtrack
Soundtrack? Kitsotshipa23 ( talk) 20:01, 9 February 2022 (UTC)