"How sweet and honourable it is to die for one's country"
its Hollywood's work culture propaganda, for me.
like, have you noticed how much media is centered around the work place, where characters still hang out with their coworkers after hours, date them, have them as best friends, etc.
And the fixation on working as hard as possible for as long as possible to "make it", sacrificing everything for work, where the main character's entire life revolves around a jobI know some people are like this irl, which is a shame, but what gets me is we also see it with fictional workers who are slackers.
Even Rambo, a movie that was originally just about how much war can fuck a person up mentally, ended up bastardising the character in every subsequent movie as the perfect noble unkillable soldier.That must be why the second movie ends with this conversation:
That must be why the second movie ends with this conversation:
* Trautman: You don't belong here, why don't you come back with me?
* Rambo: Back to what? My friends died here, and a piece of me did too.
* Trautman: The war, the whole conflict may have been wrong, but damn it, don't hate your country for it.
* Rambo: Hate? I'd die for it.
* Trautman: Then what is it you want?
* Rambo: I want, what they want, and every other guy who came over here and spilled his guts and gave everything he had, wants! For our country to love us as much as we love it! That's what I want!
* Trautman: How will you live, John?
* Rambo: Day by day.
It's almost like he still has PTSD and knows the country doesn't give a shit. He doesn't even go back to the US until the end of the fourth movie because of it.
That must be why the second movie ends with this conversation:
* Trautman: You don't belong here, why don't you come back with me?
* Rambo: Back to what? My friends died here, and a piece of me did too.
* Trautman: The war, the whole conflict may have been wrong, but damn it, don't hate your country for it.
* Rambo: Hate? I'd die for it.
* Trautman: Then what is it you want?
* Rambo: I want, what they want, and every other guy who came over here and spilled his guts and gave everything he had, wants! For our country to love us as much as we love it! That's what I want!
* Trautman: How will you live, John?
* Rambo: Day by day.
It's almost like he still has PTSD and knows the country doesn't give a shit. He doesn't even go back to the US until the end of the fourth movie because of it.
US culture is extremely propagandized but they will insist they aren't and everyone else is. They're really bad at spotting propaganda.Almost everyone in Russia knows there is propaganda everywhere, they accept it as a fact of life. Americans legitimately think they aren't falling for any propaganda (and many then ironically fall for Russian propaganda).
At least they aren't political. /sAt the very least, just... not blatantly hate them by default like the Sheriff and his deputies in First Blood, and the CIA guy in Rambo 2.
Isn't that saying people should love soldiers
Pretty much. Just look at how many Americans actually believe that "social credit" exists in China, despite being debunked by US researchers. But having a credit ratings system that encourages spending and getting into debt, while having bad rating or even refusing to provide one could lock one out of housing and employment opportunities? Totally fine!
its Hollywood's work culture propaganda, for me.
like, have you noticed how much media is centered around the work place, where characters still hang out with their coworkers after hours, date them, have them as best friends, etc.