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The argument would be that you can find critical views of the military - just not in a blockbuster movie. The question is why the people making the content in
by hackeraccount 4y ago
The argument would be that you can find critical views of the military - just not in a blockbuster movie.
The question is why the people making the content in the US and China don't want to certain content. Is it because they're worried it won't be popular or because they're worried that it will be popular.
I can't prove anything (how would you?) but I tend to think in the U.S. it's the former and in the China the later.
- Jtsummers 4y ago> The argument would be that you can find critical views of the military - just not in a blockbuster movie. You can, in fact, have critical views of the military in blockbuster movies in the US. But not if you want to use US military bases and aircraft and ships as sets for those movies, or to get support of the US military in making the movie. Depending on the particular movie, this could be a make-or-break deal for them (Top Gun, for instance, would be pretty shitty with stock footage of US aircraft carriers and aircraft instead of actual footage staged for the movie).
- egypturnash 4y agoI have heard that if you criticize the US military in your film then they won’t let you borrow tanks and other resources for it. If your film glorifies the US military then they will happily give you tons of resources for your movie, up to and including piles of money. This is not outright government censorship - you can still make a picture that says “the US military sucks” - but it certainly has an effect on big-budget films that want every dollar they can get.