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Something that occurs to me: it's not surprising that an anime film from 1993 is the most accurate portrayal of aerial combat. It's not only a matter of differi
by yterdy 3y ago
Something that occurs to me: it's not surprising that an anime film from 1993 is the most accurate portrayal of aerial combat. It's not only a matter of differing attitudes towards what to expect from cinema, both Japan vs US and animation vs live-action. There's another factor: the US military, and the interests they have in how they're depicted on film. Even more specifically, what aspects of their operational standards and capabilities are disseminated to the public. I would not be surprised to find realistic elements in a contemporary American film, that the military provides "assistance" to in the form of equipment and consultation, struck. And not because anything is classified (if knowable by the public) or even necessarily sensitive; it's just that a component of psychological force projection is the control the military has over what the average person knows about how they operate. A cartoon released 30 years ago depicting Japanese forces may not have had analagous interests breathing down their neck.
That's my layman's take, anyhow. I appreciate the irony.
- Animats 3y agoThere is a cultural thing. Japan, like the US, has gun nuts. But the ones in Japan don't have access to real guns. So there's much business in non-functional replica guns. An anime for that market, Gunsmith Cats, came out around 1995. It's set in a gun store in Chicago. So the production team from Japan visited Chicago and and went to a real Chicago gun store to see what one looked like. There's video.[1] [1] https://youtu.be/o8dBJ2mxxFk?t=683 https://youtu.be/o8dBJ2mxxFk?t=683
- tptacek 3y agoThat's interesting, because gun stores in Chicago basically aren't a thing. They're all in the suburbs. "Illinois Gun Works", in the video, is in Elmwood Park.
- kasey_junk 3y agoNot only that Chicago has some of the strictest gun laws in the US. When that video was made you couldn’t _possess_ a handgun in Chicago unless you owned it prior to 1982. That law has since been struck down as unconstitutional but the recently passed statewide assault weapons ban was patterned on the Chicago ban, also in effect at the time that video was made that is still in effect.
- 5- 3y agohttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military–entertainment_complex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military–entertainment_complex