The Partnership between Hollywood and the Government

The connection or partnership between Hollywood and the government is a complicated one to say the least.  Sometimes the partnership can be beneficial to the audience, but other times the results may not be so positive.  Government involvement in film seems to gravitate towards war and spy films.  Argo, for example, shows how government involvement can be a positive aspect in the film industry.  Argo was made to entertain and inform.  It was relatively consistent with the actual events while still being entertaining. 
Argo is an example of how government involvement can be beneficial, but that's not always the case.  There are countless examples of how sections of the government can basically take over a film and use it for recruiting.  One of the more blatant examples would be the film Act of Valor.  The film is an obvious attempt at recruiting.  Another example is Ridley Scott's Black Hawk Down.  Black Hawk Down depicts the events of the Battle of Mogadishu and takes place in Somalia.  After the film's release the Somali Justice Advocacy Center voiced their disgust with the depiction of Somalis.  It quickly became apparent that the government did not want to tarnish the U.S. military's image.  The Pentagon actually provided helicopters and pilot, as well as altering the script. 
When the government intervenes in the filmaking process it can go one of two ways.  Argo and Black Hawk Down are two prime examples of the positive and negative effects of government intervention in a film.