Do you think we romanticize the wrong things?

[Harry Bosch]

Yeah it?s gotta be war. The way Hollywood dealt with the Terrorism before and after 9/11 is perhaps the starkest change in anything ever. Look at the utter crap that came out of Hollywood about the IRA in the 80?s and 90?s they where the ?good guys? in a lot of movies. I think 9/11 brought what terrorism actually is into sharp focus for a lot of Americans.


Oh and Ted Kennedy is a total bellend. I know that has nothing to do with anything but I just heard about him and all that he has done I say again the man is a bellend.

 

[Naeo]

Gangsters.
War.
American patriotism (i.e. "America is the best and everything else sucks").
Sticking to your guns in any and all situations. This is what starts wars.

 

[Aries_Split]

Serving in the military is definetly romanticized in movies and videogames.

It's not romanticized, it's made black and white.

You are always Sgt.Americanman fighting for the freedom of the Americaland against the evil of Tyrantman and Tyrantland.

It's superficial because any action on your part is immediately justified.

It's the reason why moral choices in game are retarded, your actions are clearly either good or evil, fallout had no MORAL choices, just action choices. Blow up the town for the evil man, or save it for the good man.

It's DLC was even worse. Save the baby and kill the slaves, or save the slaves and save the baby.

It's just stupid.

 

[Cortheya]

oh hell yeah. since they were young my little sisters have all fantasized about being pirates. pirates are something a lot of my family is obsessed with that and nightmare before christmas

 

[Bulletinmybrain]

Serving in the military is definetly romanticized in movies and videogames.

It's not romanticized, it's made black and white.

You are always Sgt.Americanman fighting for the freedom of the Americaland against the evil of Tyrantman and Tyrantland.

It's superficial because any action on your part is immediately justified.

It's the reason why moral choices in game are retarded, your actions are clearly either good or evil, fallout had no MORAL choices, just action choices. Blow up the town for the evil man, or save it for the good man.

It's DLC was even worse. Save the baby and kill the slaves, or save the slaves and save the baby.

It's just stupid.

Fable 2 had an interesting concept of pure vs corrupt.

Heavy rain has something along the lines of, "There is no right or wrong"

 

[Fantastico]

Well, not really. Romanticism implies that the thing being romanticized wasn't romantic in the first place. It is just doing what its definition lays out.

Exactly!

 

[ElTigreSantiago]

Serving in the military is definetly romanticized in movies and videogames.

It's not romanticized, it's made black and white.

You are always Sgt.Americanman fighting for the freedom of the Americaland against the evil of Tyrantman and Tyrantland.

It's superficial because any action on your part is immediately justified.

It's the reason why moral choices in game are retarded, your actions are clearly either good or evil, fallout had no MORAL choices, just action choices. Blow up the town for the evil man, or save it for the good man.

It's DLC was even worse. Save the baby and kill the slaves, or save the slaves and save the baby.

It's just stupid.

I would have to disagree with the Fallout 3 stuff, how do you suggest they do it any better?

Anyway back to the military thing, games and movies make you think that you are an invicible superhero and all the people around you are just unlucky. You and your team are always saints riding into battle to destroy those who don't speak English. But it's not like that.

 

[CIA]

Well, not really. Romanticism implies that the thing being romanticized wasn't romantic in the first place. It is just doing what its definition lays out.

Exactly!

*blushes* Why thank you!