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I'll go first. Mine is that I can't stand the Deadpool movies. They are self aware and self referential to an obnoxious degree. It's like being continually reminded that I am in a movie. I swear the success of that movie has directly lead to every blockbuster having to have a joke every 30 seconds

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[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 23 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Saving Private Ryan is a pro-war movie.

[–] Pons_Aelius@kbin.social 41 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Pretty much every American war film is a pro-war movie.

[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I wouldn't say so... The Thin Red Line pretty much bucked the trend.

edit: But I do understand where you are coming from.

[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

It's pro war? To me it was the first depiction of the horrors of war. It made me think about my support for armed conflict and ultimately against it.

[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

To me it was the first depiction of the horrors of war.

That doesn't necessarily make something pro or anti war.

[–] GrayBackgroundMusic@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago

To me, showing me something horrible is to be against it.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 points 10 months ago

Same, it was the first war movie I watched where I was like "wow, being in a war would actually really suck".

[–] neptune@dmv.social 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

Only one way to find out.

[–] coffinwood@feddit.de 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I personally refuse to watch the film again. Not because was bad which it is not, but because it depicts war so graphically I'm opposing war even more since I saw the opening scene.

[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

depicts war so graphically

Saving Private Ryan doesn't even begin to show the horrors of war. If that's what you want to see, watch Come And See.

[–] rockandsock@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

No, I don't think that I will.