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Post by sostie on Apr 11, 2017 8:06:10 GMT
It seems to a lot of people some guy (sometimes oiled up and muscled) kicking the crap out of foreigners is the type of film that makes them proud to be American!
I am not American, but I can appreciate patrotism in a film and I can't think of many better than The Right Stuff - a film about real American bravery and ingenuity. Far better than some jingoistic wank fantasy like the First Blood sequels.
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Post by kingkoopa on Apr 11, 2017 16:20:58 GMT
It seems to a lot of people some guy (sometimes oiled up and muscled) kicking the crap out of foreigners is the type of film that makes them proud to be American! I am not American, but I can appreciate patrotism in a film and I can't think of many better than The Right Stuff - a film about real American bravery and ingenuity. Far better than some jingoistic wank fantasy like the First Blood sequels. This is a good point. Patriotism tends to run with violence in many cases. The Right Stuff is a good example. I'd also add Apollo 13, which wasn't innately patriotic, but is a damned good depiction of what I like about the USA, as a citizen here. |
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Post by CoolJGS☺ on Apr 11, 2017 17:02:02 GMT
Didn't it show that most of government sucks at handling crisis situations and only a vigilante not weighed down by procedure and protocol is the only one that can save the day, but only after a few innocent people are killed?
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