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Is the celebration of impunity embodied in American action movies not popular around the world? Lots of movies made outside the US seem to have similar themes
by maxerickson 4y ago
Is the celebration of impunity embodied in American action movies not popular around the world?
Lots of movies made outside the US seem to have similar themes (But I guess I haven't watched that many; a recent one is The Raid).
- throw0101a 4y ago> Is the celebration of impunity embodied in American action movies not popular around the world? Some of us can tell the difference between fact and fiction, between make-believe and reality. I am reminded of the end of this scene from the movie Team America: World Police where the Parisians have mouths agape: * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIPljGWGNt4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIPljGWGNt4
- maxerickson 4y agoSome of us can tell the difference between fact and fiction, between make-believe and reality. I mean, the majority of people everywhere are able to do this just fine, that's my point. US movie culture isn't particularly different than elsewhere. Here's a popular French movie that celebrates impunity. A cop steals cocaine from some drug dealers and then makes war on them when they kidnap his son: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz_VfNacaeo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz_VfNacaeo Maybe I got lucky and found the only one.