I was flipping though the channels last night and caught some of Michael Bay’s “Pearl Harbor”. It’s not a great flick. Outside of the battle scenes it’s mostly a shallow, melodramatic love story. Even still the movie takes itself fairly seriously. During the aftermath of the attack on Peal Harbor, there’s a scene in which President Roosevelt stands up out of his wheelchair in order to give a rousing speech (more like a statement). It’s absolutely absurd. The film undercuts the tragic nature of the attack for this ridiculous and totally fictional rah-rah moment. It’s like something out of a spoof. Are there any other scenes of this nature in other movies that are meant to be taken seriously?