One doesn't have to look at this as some sort of commercial for war, or the U.S. or anything else. It's an excellent drama based on a history, in which people do the best they can in their outrageously difficult lives. It's plain good.

I don't generally oppose the sentiments per se, but feel that "flag waving" calls attention to the waver as much or more than the people it's supposed to honor. For example, I think Sgt. York was a conscientious objector, and that the media thing done to him was not really done for his sake or benefit.

I really don't believe people bean-count blood, or nudity, or naughty words as much as they say. It's a lazy excuse for not examining their feelings about it. Good drama can have anything in it.