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alexandralIt seems to be generally accepted that War is very important topic, but what can I do with myself? I was fed war movies since the age 0 (in former USSR) and I have grown to be not very keen on the topic as an adult.
The main problem I have with the topic is that any fiction about war usually doesn’t have too much space for women, it is all about men, men, guns, more men and more guns. These men usually keep killing each other for various reasons, and I usually object to the reasons and the killing. I am supposed to feel how heroic they all are and how wonderful the male bonding is, but I usually want to tell them all "stop fighting, guys! Stop!"
Plus usually any war fiction takes a certain side in the conflict depicted, which is sometimes difficult to accept too. We as viewers are supposed to feel the rightness of the cause of the "right" side, but sometimes there is no right side and sometimes the "right" side is also not quite right.
PS: There are few exceptions , of course, especially for olden day wars (before they invented guns, when war was fought beautifully with swords). :D I adored "Generation Kill".
This rant has been forming for few moths: this year is anniversary of the Korean war and there are many Korean war dramas and movies. And on the side note: there is this new highly anticipated Korean war movie, "71-Into the Fire". You know, one of the leads, Kwon Sang Woo age 33, is supposed to play 17-year guy in it?? Why????? They didn’t have any 17 year olds???? He will look like a spy. :D
The main problem I have with the topic is that any fiction about war usually doesn’t have too much space for women, it is all about men, men, guns, more men and more guns. These men usually keep killing each other for various reasons, and I usually object to the reasons and the killing. I am supposed to feel how heroic they all are and how wonderful the male bonding is, but I usually want to tell them all "stop fighting, guys! Stop!"
Plus usually any war fiction takes a certain side in the conflict depicted, which is sometimes difficult to accept too. We as viewers are supposed to feel the rightness of the cause of the "right" side, but sometimes there is no right side and sometimes the "right" side is also not quite right.
PS: There are few exceptions , of course, especially for olden day wars (before they invented guns, when war was fought beautifully with swords). :D I adored "Generation Kill".
This rant has been forming for few moths: this year is anniversary of the Korean war and there are many Korean war dramas and movies. And on the side note: there is this new highly anticipated Korean war movie, "71-Into the Fire". You know, one of the leads, Kwon Sang Woo age 33, is supposed to play 17-year guy in it?? Why????? They didn’t have any 17 year olds???? He will look like a spy. :D
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