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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] vikingr@lemmy.world 61 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Hollywood has a long history of being a propaganda arm of the US military, government, and intelligence agencies.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 38 points 7 months ago
[–] kratoz29@lemm.ee 9 points 7 months ago (3 children)

And videogames too... At least that was one of the History Channel documentaries said the other day I was zapping (This reads really old, I swear this wasn't 10 years ago or something).

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Yeah Activison hires people from the CIA. Couple of executives are former CIA execs. Many of the stories in CoD are bending the truth in the US military’s favor.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

ArmA was a military sim for the military before they turned it into a game, and it's still one of the more popular ones.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

America's Army anyone? Seriously seemed like a cool game, never got into it.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 50 points 7 months ago (4 children)

This is the strangest photo I've ever seen of Tom Cruise. Did he send a double to get the award? Was it too risky? Is it one of those mask things from Mission Impossible? Is he running out of Thetans?

So many questions.

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 19 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (3 children)

Yeah, he managed to stay looking young for a long time, but it looks like it all hit him at once recently, plus it looks extra weird because of the plastic surgery.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

It's interesting to be old enough to experience the trajectory of celebrity looks. This photo made me think of Kurt Russell.

[–] SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world 5 points 7 months ago

Big budget movies apply digital makeup to their geriatric cast. It’s an open secret in the CGI world. It’s like the de-aging tech but toned down.

[–] ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net 4 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Gonna bet CGI for his recent films and a army of Scientologists who shut down bad photos of him also helped.

[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The perils of plastic surgery.

[–] BananaTrifleViolin@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Perils of aging and plastic surgery. He is 63.

[–] pdxfed@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago
[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Older Tom Cruise would still have a face that moves. The weirdness is mostly plastic surgery. Or the refusal to age.

[–] Bali@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

It's Xenu himself

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 32 points 7 months ago

Historically, the government has gotten a lot of use out of highly brainwashed religious folk when promoting various evils.

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 12 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago (3 children)

I know this is a 2 minutes of hate thread, but Richard Dean Anderson got the same for his work on the TV show Stargate SG-1, which I thought was pretty cool.

I'm not Amercian, or Canadian, so I don't really understand the feelings towards military, but if I was an actor and they gave me a cool lapel pin I'd be pretty happy.

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 14 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It's basically the government thanking them for making propaganda

[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

It is known that SG-1 had an impact on USAF enlistments. The show got a good deal on access to military assets for filming, but they weren't under duress to change the show at the behest of the USAF. The deal was that an adviser would give them notes, and they chose to adhere to the notes or not. I think as the show got more futuristic they had less of a deal with them.

[–] PlantDadManGuy@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

Regardless of our military flaws and excessive brainwashing of recruits, awarding any kind of actor the highest honor from our armed forces immediately and irrevocably destroys the integrity of that medal for any other recipients future or past. It's a sad disgrace, and I actually really enjoyed the movie.

[–] brlemworld@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I love SG1 but going back and watching it I cringe a lot; it's so sexist. Even mildly homophobic.

[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago (1 children)

How is it sexist? Samantha Carter is one if the great depictions of women in sci fi.

Also I don't remember any homophobia. The topic of sex or orientation was rarely brought up on the show. In the 19 seasons and 3 movies of the franchise there is exactly one sex scene, and fans were upset that the show did it at all.

[–] brlemworld@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

There are a shitload of scenes where people are hitting on Samantha Carter in a professional work setting or treating her poorly because of her sex. They treat women like shit and it's overly sexualized for a work setting. All of the skimpy shit they make Vala wear, they don't show O'Neill or Cameron with their arms out being all flirty. The episode they go back in time and alternate O'Neill insinuates Daniel is gay but they can't even acknowledge that gay people exist.

[–] Couldbealeotard@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

I'll agree on the Vala stuff, and I never liked that character.

Outside of that, I think you are definitely picking and choosing what you are paying attention to to support your agenda. O'Neill 100% flirts with Carter, and both Teal'c and Jackson get the muscles out plenty of times. Jackson is naked showing off the gymwork several times. Any time where women are treated like crap is pro-feminism because the women successfully stand up for themselves. This is the show that began with Carter dressing down a room full of Airmen for being sexist, and several times over the course of the show male characters stand up for female characters or give them the room to perform as equals. The main sexual content in the franchise is in SGU, which includes gay relationships.

[–] faltryka@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Wow he really looks like Tucker Carlson in that picture. Made me double take.

[–] HowManyNimons@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago

I'm glad I'm not the only one.

[–] 8000gnat@reddthat.com 1 points 7 months ago

Daddy's home

[–] rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I thought Tom Cruise was ALREADY the official bird of the USA

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Absolutely! That's why everyone gives him the bird salute when they see him.

[–] 4oreman@lemy.lol 6 points 7 months ago (1 children)

what happened to his nose?

[–] invalidname@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] 4oreman@lemy.lol 1 points 7 months ago

It makes your nose wide?

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 5 points 7 months ago

Regime whore spotted

[–] 8000gnat@reddthat.com 3 points 7 months ago
[–] JeffKerman1999@sopuli.xyz 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)
[–] draughtcyclist@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Not cool, Cruise is still employable.

Possibly faster as well.