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[-] Aqarius@lemmy.world 38 points 3 days ago

Yes. And the point of the joke this meme is aping is that not even the anti-war, anti-imperialist Americans will concern themselves with the feelings of non-Americans.

[-] Rothe@piefed.social 20 points 3 days ago

Also exemplified by the American comments in this thread.

[-] Soleos@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

I suspect survivability bias plays into it, as I imagine an empathetic and self-reflective anti-war film in the is more likely than a straight "US are the villains" film to be funded and see financial, and therefore popular, success in the US. It makes sense why domestic industries will tend to tell domestic-facing stories. I'd say the size of the US film industry means you actually get more diversity in war films compared to ones you see in places like Japan or Germany.

[-] School_Lunch@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

The anti-war statement is directed at the psychopaths doing the bombing. Showing them how people are suffering after being bombed doesn't affect them. Its an attempt to show them how they might regret their own decisions. At the very least it might chip away at the people who support them.

[-] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 1 points 3 days ago

I'm not sure how well received it would be if Americans tried to make movies on behalf of the others saying how they must've felt. Safer to stick to their own perspective

[-] shawn1122@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

It can be done tastefully if there is a desire to humanize the non Americans. The problem is that desire is often what's lacking.

[-] RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 1 points 2 days ago

I'd rather just see movies made by those who were on the other side, I think that'd be more authentic

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