{"id":1437039,"date":"2022-04-14T08:17:41","date_gmt":"2022-04-14T12:17:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1437039"},"modified":"2022-04-14T08:18:55","modified_gmt":"2022-04-14T12:18:55","slug":"director-michael-bay-claims-the-american-dream-has-been-twisted-and-disappearing-says-can-do-spirit-has-been-lost","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/director-michael-bay-claims-the-american-dream-has-been-twisted-and-disappearing-says-can-do-spirit-has-been-lost\/","title":{"rendered":"Director Michael Bay Claims \u201cThe American Dream Has Been Twisted and Disappearing,\u201d Says Can-Do Spirit Has Been Lost"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdirector-michael-bay-claims-the-american-dream-has-been-twisted-and-disappearing-says-can-do-spirit-has-been-lost%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1437039&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Ambulance director Michael Bay recently claimed that he believes \u201cthe American Dream has been twisted and disappearing\u201d while promoting the film on the press tour.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_157707\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157707\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-157707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(from left) Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, director Michael Bay and Eiza Gonz\u00e1lez on the set of Ambulance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bay spoke to <a href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/movies\/michael-bay-interview-ambulance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a> and briefly discussed the American Dream when he was asked whether or not he continues himself a patriotic person.<\/p>\n<p>The director answered, \u201cIt\u2019s interesting because a lot of European press have started to look at my movies, and they say, \u2018You\u2019re a very patriotic director. And do you feel that the American dream in is disappearing?\u2019 And I\u2019m, like, \u2018That\u2019s a very astute observation. And yes, I do.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He briefly elaborated, \u201cI feel the American dream has been twisted and is disappearing, and that\u2019s how I feel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, Entertainment Weekly\u2019s Joshua Rothkopf didn\u2019t ask a follow-up question on why Bay feels that way or asked him to elaborate on what he means when he claims it\u2019s \u201cbeen twisted.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_157710\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157710\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-157710\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022.04.13-06.30-themixnet-625716b3954b4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-157710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Director Michael Bay (left) with additional crew members on the set of Ambulance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/04\/11\/ambulance-review-action-at-its-dumbest-and-gaudiest\/\">Ambulance Review: Action At Its Dumbest And Gaudiest<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, Bay would also claim that he believes American society has lost the \u201cAmerican can-do spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He revealed his opinion while discussing including members of the military into his films and working with individuals at the Pentagon and NASA.<\/p>\n<div class=\"email-signup inarticle\">\n<h4>Subscribe and get our daily emails and follow us on social media.<\/h4>\n<div class=\"terms-privacy\">\n<p>By opting in, you agree to receive emails with the latest in Comic Culture from Bounding Into Comics. Your information will not be shared with or sold to 3rd parties.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Bay said, \u201cWhen you start working around people at the Pentagon, people that go into hostile territories and rescue Americans, or when you go to NASA, you are awestruck. There\u2019s nothing like it in the world. It\u2019s the land of the big toys.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_157711\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157711\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-157711\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022.04.13-06.30-themixnet-625716b5b6460.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1293\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-157711\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(from left) Eiza Gonz\u00e1lez, cinematographer Roberto De Angelis, Colin Woodell and director Michael Bay on the set of Ambulance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI think we were all crying on <em>Armageddon<\/em> when they literally shut down prepping the Shuttle for one hour so we could go on the gantry, a loaded Shuttle right there,\u201d Bay recalled. \u201cAnd it\u2019s like: This is just awesome that we could do this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He elaborated, \u201cBecause it\u2019s just the brain power and the total American can-do spirit. And I think we\u2019ve lost that can-do spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, again, Rothkopf did not ask a follow-up question for Bay to explain this opinion.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_157712\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157712\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-157712\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022.04.13-06.30-themixnet-625716b7d2b15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-157712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Director Michael Bay (left) with additional crew members on the set of Ambulance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/04\/06\/ambulance-director-michael-bay-condemns-will-smith-slapping-chris-rock-explains-why-he-thought-it-was-a-set-up\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ambulance Director Michael Bay Condemns Will Smith Slapping Chris Rock, Explains Why He Thought It Was A Set Up<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Another interesting part of the interview came during a discussion of his Bad Boys film, where Bay claimed Sony didn\u2019t have any faith in the film because it starred two black actors.<\/p>\n<p>Rothkopf would ask about Bay\u2019s signature camera move where has the camera circling the characters. Bay answered by explaining how the shot was actually made, \u201cIt gives a weird tension. I\u2019ll tell you how that shot came up in\u00a0<em>Bad Boys<\/em>. Sony didn\u2019t believe in the movie, because two Black actors don\u2019t sell overseas. They had no faith in it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cI was watching James Cameron\u2019s<em>\u00a0True Lies<\/em> and I\u2019m like, Oh, my God, this guy has so much money. I have only $9 million. And they shut me down, literally. They shut the power off. That\u2019s how rude they were on this movie.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLuckily I had 500 days of film set experience doing videos, commercials, working with some of the most famous athletes in the world, and that\u2019s where you really truly know how to deal with a\u2013holes,\u201d Bay said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_157713\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157713\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-157713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022.04.13-06.30-themixnet-625716b9b213d.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1293\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-157713\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(from left) Jake Gyllenhaal, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and director Michael Bay on the set of Ambulance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Bay then relayed, \u201cSo I remember we\u2019re driving our van. The line producer, he didn\u2019t like me. I don\u2019t think he liked anybody. I said, \u2018Stop the car! Stop the van.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd he\u2019s coming up to me, the line producer, saying, \u2018What are you doing, Michael? We don\u2019t have time for this.\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018This is going to be the trailer shot,&#8217;\u201d the director recalled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor some reason, I just came up with this shot as we\u2019re driving. And I said, \u2018Where\u2019s the circle trolley? Get the circle trolley.\u2019 And we made this round move and you guys rise up and it became a very famous shot,\u201d he explained.<\/p>\n<p>Bay then detailed, \u201d People try to imitate it, but it was a seminal moment.\u00a0<em>Bad Boys<\/em> literally changed the game on black actors. It\u2019s the first movie that really traveled overseas.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_157714\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-157714\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-157714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/2022.04.13-06.30-themixnet-625716bba3035.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1293\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-157714\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">(from left) Cedric Sanders and director Michael Bay on the set of Ambulance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>What do you make of Michael Bay\u2019s comments regarding the American Dream and it\u2019s can-do spirit? Do you agree with Michael Bay?<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/04\/12\/the-3-reasons-why-original-action-movies-are-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The 3 Reasons Why Original Action Movies Are Dead<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ambulance director Michael Bay recently claimed that he believes \u201cthe American Dream has been twisted and disappearing\u201d while promoting the film on the press tour. 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