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Honestly, most good (Anti) War Movies i know are set in Vietnam.
When i think of movies in the middle east, it´s US Slopaganda like Jarhead, Blackhawk Down and American Sniper
I mean it depends. Depending on what country they dont like at the moment, its been Russia, China, Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran... And now Venezuela.
Nobody likes Russia.
Y'all are always going on and on about Russian bots but you can't read Russia in any context for any reason without dusting off the canned hate
I'm Finnish. Might know a thing or two about what they're up to both short and long term.
I might even read passable russian since it's something that's pretty important in the area I live in, about an hour from the border.
My grandfather was 'naded in the continuation war too, but please do continue to act like you're the expert here.
I wouldn't go bragging about my Nazi ancestors as proof of my bloodline being impervious to propaganda but then again I'm not a w*sterner
That same grandfather fought on the red side of our civil war. You're writing about things you know fuck all about. Russia attacked us, we struck them back worse. Twice. Then we fought the Germans right after that for good measure, and kicked those out too.
Westerner or not at least get your fuckin facts straight before spouting off.
Like the fact that you allied with the Nazis
Operation Paperclip.
?? Yes, the US also repurposed Nazis after they got their ass kicked despite Finland's effort. The point?
My point is nobody was exactly innocent there, and while we were allies of convenience with Germany for a time we also got help from none other than Great Britain, Sweden and even the US in the same timeframe. We were never part of the third Reich in any capacity, and you damn well know it.
Also, we fought a defensive war, not an offensive one.
You have to look for movies made during the war to get the spicy stuff. Most famously, The Green Berets, a movie so bad that when they showed it to marines in Vietnam, they wanted to go back to work. Roger Ebert gave 0 stars, bless his soul.
My favorite shamelessly openly propaganda movie is Red Dawn, the one about a ragtag team of teenagers guerilla fighting off a joint invasion of the US by the USSR and Communist Latin Americans. Wolverines!
Based
Blackhawk Down is set in Africa. Also, watch Guy Ritchie’s The Covenant and Warfare by Alex Garland / A24.
touche. last time i watched it was as an impressionable teenager so i don't remember much.
i wonder what a guy ritchie war movie is like, thx for the recommendation
Don't forget Monster Hunter