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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by maxerickson on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @10:20PM (#31513510)
Is the celebration of impunity embodied in American action movies not popular around the world?

Lots of movies made outside the US seem to have similar themes (But I guess I haven't watched that many; a recent one is The Raid).

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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by throw0101a on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @11:05PM (#31513922)
> Is the celebration of impunity embodied in American action movies not popular around the world?

Some of us can tell the difference between fact and fiction, between make-believe and reality.

I am reminded of the end of this scene from the movie Team America: World Police where the Parisians have mouths agape:

* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIPljGWGNt4

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Re:Mental illness, mass shootings, and the politics of Ameri... by maxerickson on Wednesday May 25, 2022 @11:20PM (#31514042)
Some of us can tell the difference between fact and fiction, between make-believe and reality.

I mean, the majority of people everywhere are able to do this just fine, that's my point. US movie culture isn't particularly different than elsewhere.

Here's a popular French movie that celebrates impunity. A cop steals cocaine from some drug dealers and then makes war on them when they kidnap his son:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hz_VfNacaeo

Maybe I got lucky and found the only one.

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