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Feb 7 10 9:12 PM
alizarin1 wrote:That collective wisdom has been under heavy ideological siege from historical revisionists for some time now, Owlz, with the result that Hollywood now largely considers nationalism to be a dirty word. Consequentally, IMO there was no way that Rock would have been translated to the big screen during the last twenty years or so without him being somehow mutilated in the process. And despite fans' current enthusiasm, I'll be very surprised if the upcoming cinematic portrayal of Captain America escapes that fate also. In his own way Sgt. Rock is an archetype just like Captain America or even Superman-- he's one of those characters who provoke certain visceral reactions... reactions that one can judge people by. For a person to object to those war stories for some other reason like not caring for the artwork or criticizing the writing quality of the comic book scripts is one thing. But if they despise the character, claim he's shallow, a boy scout, a fascist, a nationalistic propaganda tool, then I know immediately what they're about. I also know that those people can't be trusted.
In his own way Sgt. Rock is an archetype just like Captain America or even Superman-- he's one of those characters who provoke certain visceral reactions... reactions that one can judge people by. For a person to object to those war stories for some other reason like not caring for the artwork or criticizing the writing quality of the comic book scripts is one thing. But if they despise the character, claim he's shallow, a boy scout, a fascist, a nationalistic propaganda tool, then I know immediately what they're about. I also know that those people can't be trusted.
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