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06-30-2018, 10:36 AM | #21721 (permalink) |
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9/10 m8
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06-30-2018, 10:57 AM | #21722 (permalink) | |
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We were chill though. Even Chula was keeping a lid on it.
Go back to Africa.
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06-30-2018, 01:08 PM | #21723 (permalink) | |
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Agreed. Was enjoying the debate actually.
Bat, I think it's a bit of a stretch between "The Pentagon assisted in making a movie" and "Because of the FOIA, the Pentagon turned over 8 pages of records related to all conflicts after WWII, and some of that info was used in helping to make post WWII war movies more factual". The Pentagon (Government) spends billions of dollars a year in PR in an effort to make military service seem glorified, even glamorous. The few, the proud, the marines!!! The movies I listed all made military service, the military itself, and in some cases, the government look like a nightmare in hell. Friendly Fire was based on the true story of a fervent antiwar activist for cripes sake. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peg_Mullen Quote:
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06-30-2018, 01:26 PM | #21725 (permalink) |
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That Vince Vaughn flick is great BTW. I use to have a hard time with him in serious roles, since he built a career on snark and sarcasm. After S2 of True Detective, and now this flick, that's all changed. Dude's a powerhouse.
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And there's still the issue I and Frown have pointed out that even if a movie doesn't engage in jingoism it still generally portrays soldiers sympathetically, and that's basically all you need to do to make an audience root for soldiers, which all by itself encourages the public to deify the military.
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Probably a movie you'll only watch today and never again. It's a very dreadful watch.
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06-30-2018, 03:04 PM | #21730 (permalink) | |
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*starts working on improving his cynicism*
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