it's not so much the violence - it's the narrative.
if you're a student of history you can look back at domestic tv/films from any period they were produced in, and there's a very noticeable amount of foreign policy and civil policy narratives not just reflecting what is going on at the time, but attempting to influence society with narratives that support those policies.
it's not so much the violence - it's the narrative.
if you're a student of history you can look back at domestic tv/films from any period they were produced in, and there's a very noticeable amount of foreign policy and civil policy narratives not just reflecting what is going on at the time, but attempting to influence society with narratives that support those policies.
What was The Wizard of Oz trying to influence, exactly?
Violent movies make people cuddly.. (Score:5, Interesting)
it's not so much the violence - it's the narrative.
if you're a student of history you can look back at domestic tv/films from any period they were produced in, and there's a very noticeable amount of foreign policy and civil policy narratives not just reflecting what is going on at the time, but attempting to influence society with narratives that support those policies.
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it's not so much the violence - it's the narrative.
if you're a student of history you can look back at domestic tv/films from any period they were produced in, and there's a very noticeable amount of foreign policy and civil policy narratives not just reflecting what is going on at the time, but attempting to influence society with narratives that support those policies.
What was The Wizard of Oz trying to influence, exactly?
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The Wizard of Oz was clearly a plea to people to do more drugs.
Re:Violent movies make people cuddly.. (Score:2)
The Wizard of Oz was clearly a plea to people to do more drugs.
Yeah, that's a pretty fair explanation for it.