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So was anybody else upset by....


the baret worn by Jessica Biel as she was coming down the escalator? I know that it would be only army service members who would be upset by this... but OMG.... they could at least put a LITTLE effort into. That baret was just horrible. I've seen it more and more on TV and movies lately. Just watched a new episode of In Plain Sight on USA and the barets there were almost as bad.

It's just irrtating that they would get something as simple as that SO wrong. I mean, it does take a while to get that frickin baret to form correctly, and they obviously put no effort into making it look good. In the Army, this would be a serious issue.

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yeah, i'm really irritated with the poor attention to detail regarding military dress in tv and film lately. if the producers can afford sam jackson, they can afford a military technical adviser to bring the crew up to appropriate dress code. also, i'm pretty sure her hair was out of regulation. i only saw the movie once, but i know hair can't be touching the collar of the uniform. i'm constantly seeing the baret being worn like that in other movies like fantastic four 2.

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Yeah that and everyone wearing their dog tags hanging out, like they did in MASH. Yes it's a little detail, but even if they didn't want to shell out the bucks for a military advisor they could have at least found someone who had spent some time in the military for a few pointers. Or even someone who had at least seen a better made movie. A little more attention to detail can only add to the credibility of the production. It's not that hard to do.

"check the imdb cast list before asking who portrayed who in movies please"

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When an actor wears a military uniform in a movie or on TV, it must have obvious dependencies to avoid violating federal laws regarding impersonation.

I began my career in the USMC and finished in the Army NG. I would spend 2-3hours shaving and shaping a new beret. I ruined a few before I realized the "art" involved in shaping a beret. It is an art that can only be perfected over time...time an actor or costume designer does not have.

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watching it on TV now (sort of...flipping around a lot). Mercifully I missed the scene with her beret. Unfortunately I did see the scene at the burial with all the other effed up berets.

I disagree somewhat with army_marine's post. I've been shaping and wearing berets as part of my uniform for 36 years. I never saw the point to the American obsession with shaving their berets. Perhaps it has so ething to do with the manufacturer. Mine, along with everyone else's, looked fine without being shaved. Never fuzzy, the soaking process took care of that. As for the "art of forming a beret" being too difficult and time consuming for actors and costumers, I don't think thats true. The trick is for them to put their arrogance aside and ask for advice. My advice would be to ensure you have the correct size, explan to them that the band ist to be level all aound the head and, in particular, resist the temptation to pull the band at the rear down over that bump on the back of the skull (women seem to be the worst offenders of this). Then, soak it thoroughly, wring out the excess, place it correctly on their head then shape it while they watch in the mirror. Now the key step: they have to wear it for approx 6 hours - periodically checking it in the mirror, getting used to hoe "right" feels and looks. After that time, remove and store carefully so as to retain its shape. The big problem? Actors would refuse to wear a wet beret around for 6 hours....

Why is this so important? Because, when key pieces of military dressare obviously effed up in a film, it instantly looses all credibility. If the film makers can't be bothered to get such an important yet simple detail correct, all their research is called into question.

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