Kind of disappointed that they never brought up Ghandi or the people who was shot for forming a union.
It’s about cultures that idolize martyrdom. There’s nothing bad with listing those cultures, but there’s a distinctive bias against some societies while whitewashing others. For instance, Aztec and Maya human sacrifices are treated as noble, while countries who treat dying for your country as a heroic sacrifice are derided as “fascist”
Of course in practice the dividing line between death in battle and seeking death in battle for eternal glory is impossible to establish.Its quite common for some to desire death in battle.If you view it from a objective POV dying young and being immortalised forever might appeal to some as opposed to growing old and senile.Lets be honest no one at age 90 wants to see a pic of themselves at 20.For some youngsters who've grown up with this fear of aging choosing death in battle however one defines 'battle' might actually appeal.One unstated reason warriors always desired death in battle is the desire for immortality at the peak of their physical perfection.
They really are circling the wagons. Just look at all the editing they've done to defend the trashfire.
Everything's about covid these days...Wait, repeatedly deadnaming an troon and posting it during Pride Month? Nah, still not surprised by the fallout.
I mean, releasing a zombie story during a pandemic is definitely going to lead to parallels.
All things considered, they've been at it for an while because harsher in hindsight is an enabler for their autism.
I don't even think it would be "hindsight" as Naughty Dog decided it would be a brilliant idea to release this shitfest during the Coronavirus panic. The parallels are still discomforting though, like releasing a Fallout game after a nuclear accident.
Eh. Konami released MGS2 two months after 9/11, only having edited out the FMV of Arsenal Gear tearing lower Manhattan a new asshole before coming to stop at the foot of the World Trade Center, and Raiden cutting down an American flag and shrouding Solidus' body with it. And that was a game literally about false flag terror attacks to justify a US perpetual war footing, mass censorship, and social engineering in the age of mass communication.
The parallels in the last of us 2 have nothing on RE6 which has a viral agent known as the C virus released in China. Say what you will about the game but that’s a level of prophecy on the level of the twin towers being missing in Deus Ex
Sadly. Expect common tropes and stock characters in any pandemic-related media to now include science denying politicians (who push cures that don't work), heroic TV experts who are trying to warn us who are totally not Dr. Fauci, dangerous fake news sources, and middle-aged white women.
I do expect a lot more movies after 2022(when we finally start to see movies produced and shot in a post-pandemic period) to feature a lot more themes of loneliness isolation and paranoia.Also a far grimmer and darker media landscape.Not all but a lot more The Mist and a lot less The Avengers.'War on terror' movies are likely to seem dated and no longer that interesting.Also movies about loss.There were only a couple of movies made about losing someone on 9/11 but this time with far more dead such a theme is likely to be present.
Thats going to be a pain in the ass to deal with. Hollywood is not subtitle one bit, so it will be even more cringeworthy then it already is
I don't think that will be about capturing the zeitgeist in major productions, so much as out of economic reality. The box office was already in decline and this is more likely than not to be its death knell; the movies that were in production or were able to complete principal shooting are going to be timed releases for next year's summer box office, and that'll probably be it assuming there is a summer blockbuster season next year and major studios don't just release the major productions early out of necessity. The writing has been on the wall streaming and digital download are the future for a while, with the only real holdouts being blockbusters and award bait; without those, Hollywood is overdue economic shock that will impact filmmaking technique and script choice.