Lights, Camera, War! Hollywood Hard at Work in Ukraine
By Athena Thorne
No, I’m not a “Putin apologist,” nor am I doing “Russian Collusion.” Vladmir Putin is a monster, but Big Global is a much bigger, more evil monster. And, unlike Putin, Globalists are a clear, present, existential threat to my homeland. So while it is manifestly true that Russia is the military aggressor in the current war and the Ukrainian people are exhibiting some of the most breathtaking courage and patriotism of our lifetimes, I am also certain that global elites are cramming Ukrainian valor down our throats to manipulate us, so we clap and cheer as they wring every possible drop of new power they can from the situation.
Big Global clearly wants everyone lining up to defend Ukraine, while Volodymyr Zelensky’s motivation to garner sympathy and support is obvious. They’re working together on getting the message out, and it’s only natural for Hollywood to be involved.
Did you know that American actor and filmmaker Sean Penn has been in Ukraine on-and-off since November, working on a documentary about the Russian invasion? (Amazing, that he was already on the ground in full production mode months before an actual invasion occurred. Great instincts, I guess?) The Ukrainian Office of the President said, in a recent statement posted to Facebook, “The director specially came to Kyiv to record all the events that are currently happening in Ukraine and to tell the world the truth about Russia’s invasion of our country. Sean Penn is among those who support Ukraine in Ukraine today. Our country is grateful to him for such a show of courage and honesty.”
It added, in an even more pointed nudge to western nations reluctant to get involved in the non-NATO-member’s business, “Sean Penn is demonstrating bravery that many others have been lacking, in particular some Western politicians. The more people like that — true friends of Ukraine, who support the fight for freedom — the quicker we can stop this heinous invasion by Russia.”
Hollywood tattler TMZ reports that Penn, recently returned from his latest visit to the zone, told CNN’s Anderson Cooper that “Zelensky showed nothing but courage … which Penn says is also evident in all Ukrainians.” Penn also added his own goad to get involved: “Penn believes after seeing the nightmare first-hand, negative effects could ripple out to the rest of the world,” and “America could ‘plummet off a cliff’ if it doesn’t choose to support Ukraine.”