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Re:Pentagon and CIA shaped thousands of Hollywood movies int... by wolverine876 on Friday January 07, 2022 @08:42AM (#29838982)
> When the space adventure story includes a massive subplot about a non-white characters search for identity in an unjust world that oppressed them, you suddenly wonder if the bought the wrong ticket.

Why is that verboten? Why is it different than any other subplot of a personal challenge? It's a common part of real life.

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Re:Pentagon and CIA shaped thousands of Hollywood movies int... by Dudeman112 on Friday January 07, 2022 @10:01AM (#29839850)
I find those stereotypes unamusing.

The vast majority of representation on my "kind" is the same shit, over and over again.

No, I do not sympathise with the Latino nor Brazilian stereotype and it is grating seeing it played straight so often. It feels like they are trying to pander to me.

That is annoying and the sort of stuff I'd rather avoid if I am consuming fiction.

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Re:Pentagon and CIA shaped thousands of Hollywood movies int... by refurb on Friday January 07, 2022 @10:06AM (#29839932)
It is a part of real life, but in some of these movies it’s so transparent that the plot was forced into an original “space adventure” movie.

It almost becomes a distraction to the overall plot, versus something like Starwars where the good versus evil is non-specific enough it has universal appeal.

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