The recent trend of movies about Navy Seals
shows what the public is looking for in their entertainment, but what else does
it reveal about America? There is a wealth of amazing stories across the
history of the Navy Seals, but why is it that Hollywood has turned its lenses
on this subject now?
The increasing irony for me is the celebration
of the gun-wielding warriors, while at home many fight against gun rights due
to violence in civilian society. Moreover, the connection between the military
glorification and gun violence does not seem coincidental. The picture of the
warrior with a gun makes it to the big screen, which might be having some influence
on civilians using guns. These people unfortunately also make it to the TV screen,
but for the wrong reasons. The correlation between the two is widely
recognized, but can it be changed? Is this an un-winnable battle to try and
fight against the force of popular entertainment and media?
Calvin, I think this is a really interesting post and have also noticed a pattern of movies revolving around this topic. I think another big contributing factor to the production of these movies is that they are extremely helpful in recruiting civilians to join the army and other special forces. I think this is an un-winnable battle due to the high level of interest in these films
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