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Re:Pentagon and CIA shaped thousands of Hollywood movies int... by Fricken on Friday January 07, 2022 @05:45AM (#29837567)
When I joined the (Canadian) military in the mid 90s, many of the guys there cited anti-war films such as 'Apocalypse Now', 'Full Metal Jacket' and 'Platoon' as inspirations for signing up.

Nobody cited 'Rambo' or 'Top Gun'

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Re:Pentagon and CIA shaped thousands of Hollywood movies int... by a0-prw on Sunday January 09, 2022 @07:50AM (#29862789)
Those three films are very attractive to teenage boys and young men.
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