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I understand that no one likes being painted as the bad guy, but this is a very odd claim: "Americans movies will certainly never paint America as the bad guy,
by derriz 9y ago
I understand that no one likes being painted as the bad guy, but this is a very odd claim: "Americans movies will certainly never paint America as the bad guy, despite the fact that millions have died at the receiving end of American weapons. In fact, I can't recall any media where America is painted as the bad guy."
I'm not American but this suggests you have experienced very little of the variety of American movies or general media? There are not only plenty of American movies and media critical of America and American policy but there is a long history of such. Without going back too far in history, the media presentation of the Vietnam war, for example, may be something of a cliché but it's a valid example.
- forapurpose 9y agoThe GP comment has the hallmarks of Chinese gov't propaganda, which reaches even here. You'll see it every time criticism of China appears: 'The U.S. does it too.' Sometimes the application of it is just laughable: > Americans movies will certainly never paint America as the bad guy Wow. > There is a lot of bad blood coming out of American media about China The paranoid, we're-picked-on perspective. Much of the comment is directly from the rhetoric of the Chinese Communist Party and government: > Anyways, movies are political statements. When you make it too real, then it hits too close to home. And there are certain dangers with that kind of propaganda. And it will certainly upset the people on the receiving end of it. Everything is political. Avoid politics that challenge the Chinese Communist Party for reasons of public order, which just upsets people - the public doesn't want to think about politics and become upset. Promoting Chinese Communist Party-approved politics is ok, because that increases public order. > Stick to making movies about aliens and their probing devices, zombies, and superheros in tights. Or killing the evil German Nazis. Nobody will question these kinds of movies. Uh, I'll try to keep that in mind. We wouldn't want to make a movie that anyone questioned!
- blackrock 9y agoEverything you said, just reinforced my positions. You can't even acknowledge that my positions may have some merit. And that's the problem with trying to have a rational discussion on sensitive things like this. You get people like this guy, that only sees it from his angle. And this whole thing just becomes another echo chamber. You should consider reading this: https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/03/the-social-media-echo-chamber-is-real/ https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/03/the-social-media-ech... At this point, you can have your say. And we can agree to disagree.
- forapurpose 9y agoRight out of the playbook. The parent comment attacks me, but not the content of the discussion, which would be valuable. EDIT: Deleted response to personal comments.