The show on the screen: Why can the U.S. military be hit everywhere?

From "General Barton" and "Ling Yun" to "Captain America", in American cultural products, the U.S. military has been frequently shaped to cause "heroes", and the U.S. military opponents are almost a bad guy who is not forgiven. For example, in the "Star Wars" series, the evil Lord of the evil Lord Vide is the Prussian style; in the video game "Red Alert", the various settings of the Soviet Union are also very cruel ... The powerful entertainment industry instills the heroic image of the US military around the world.

The rewritten past: Hollywood movie distorted history

Military themes are important producers of American movies. In continuous trial and error, Hollywood gradually found the "American hero+men and women" of "American hero+men and women in troubled times" in such military historical themes. As long as the audience resonates with these two major elements, then the remaining times, right and wrong can be arranged or even blatantly with private goods. The more classic examples are the "Border City in 1960 John Wayne's self -directed" Border City Biography.

The historical background of "Border City" is a border conflict on the eve of the US -Mexico War -Aramo's offensive and defensive war. Historically, the United States encouraged American immigrants in the Texas region to launch an armed ri while Mexican's political situation was turbulent. On March 2, 1836, under the first -hand planning of the United States, Texas announced its independence and established the "Lone Star Republic" of the puppet country. General Sam Houston from Tennessee, USA, was elected as the first president of the Star Republic.

In order to maintain its sovereignty and territorial integrity, Mexico dispatched 6,000 troops to rebel north. On March 6, 1836, the Mexican army surrounded the small town of Alamo, which was surrounded by American immigrants. Houston, who had come forward, took the north to take the banner of the United States reinforcements. Only 26 -year -old Lieutenant Travis and adventurer Bao Wen and Clark led less than two hundred militia to armed the city.

After 13 days of war, the Mexican army successfully occupied Alamo. Mexico's maintenance of sovereignty, after the film's "wonderful flowers", became the courage to set the courage and sacrifice the spirit of the US military's free will. This small -scale battle has been filmed many times, in addition to the Border City British Biography, as well as "13 Days: Alamo Battle" starring Dennis Quide in 2004.

In these films, the US military, the second Lieutenant Travis, and so on. Compared with it, the Mexican troops who came to the crime were ugly and insignificant. If you only understand this history through the screen image, it is easy to conclude that the Mexican warlords are unforgivable and Americans are victims. But the real history is obviously an annexed territory in Mexico! Why is there Mexico independence from Mexico? Who invasion and who is it? Few people care about these real historical issues. With the marketing of the "historical nihilism" of Hollywood -style "historical nihilism", the audience around the world was subtly affected in the cinema. The protagonist (the United States) was a hero of justice, and their enemies were extremely cruel and cruel. evil.

Protagonist and supporting role: Hollywood's unique concept of World War II history

American films are widely selected, covering almost all American history in "up and down two hundred years". Among them, the United States participated in the Second World War in just a few years, and has attracted much attention from Hollywood. The reason is that World War II directly established the position of the United States in today's international political pattern. Grasp the right to interpretation of World War II, in a sense, it also has the right to interpret the international political pattern today.

In order to monopolize the right to interpret the historical process of World War II for a long time, Hollywood arranged allies and enemies in the war with an extremely utilitarian mentality. In the play, the Nazi Germany and the Showa warlords are applied to powder, but China and the Soviet Union, which fighting side by side in the war, are gradually being selected forgotten.

During the war, China and the United States jointly fought against Japan. At that time, MGM Film Company adapted the "Dragon Seed" that reflects the battlefield of the Chinese Anti -Japanese War based on the novel of the same name of the American writer Sai Pearl. However, after the war, China and the United States have gradually separated. In the past few decades, there are no elements of Chinese participation in the Anti -Japanese War on the American screen.

The dominance of the U.S. military on the World War II battlefields has gradually forgotten the Soviet Union and China, which played an important role in World War II, as if the US military's family defeated the entire axis country. At the same time, the movie "Bingli City", which reflects the Soviet -German battlefield, although the camera was aimed at the Soviet army, the description of the Soviet army in the film is still moderate -a group of soldiers who were driven away from death did not go through good training. The ruthless supervisor team and the malicious political commissar who will only engage in politics is the unnecessary sacrifice and incompetent command everywhere. The ugliness of the Soviet army during World War II was evident.

Go out of the Vietnam War Valley: Hollywood and the U.S. military came together

In the 1980s, the U.S. military, who had not yet walked out of the haze of the Vietnam War, had a poor image in the eyes of the American people. Being a soldier was a shame that young people were embarrassed. The U.S. military used Hollywood to cheer for itself. With the strong assistance of the military, Tom Cruise, who is at the "peak of the face", starred in the protagonist in "Ling Yun" -American Navy pilot Madrin, in the movie, in the movie The active F-14 fighters and 8 active pilots of the 5 squadrons also appeared, as well as the "Assault", "Enterprise" and "Karl Vinson" aircraft carrier. This blood shot made this movie popular all over the world. Not only did the US Navy Air Force solve the problem of "recruitment", but also established the image of the American pilot and the popular screen image in front of the world. After "Ling Yun", the U.S. military invaded Panama and dominated the First Gulf War. A series of great victories made it really out of the shadow of the Vietnam War, and the US military in the Western world became a symbol of invincibility. In the early days of the Iraqi war and the Afghanistan war, the U.S. military was like a bamboo, but then it was in a long -standing law and order war, and the situation was unfavorable. However, Hollywood still spared no effort to change his perspective, "getting rid of trouble" for the US military in public opinion. For example, in 2010, the "Bomb Demolition Force", which won the best film, best director, and best script, etc., the core idea was to depict the United States' aggression and control of Iraq and depict it into a civilization to save foolishness. "Armed poverty alleviation".

Through the Blade and praise of the "Bomb Demolition Force" at the Oscar awards ceremony, Hollywood quickly harvested the strange effect of buying bones. In the following years, movies such as "American Sniper" and "12 Warriors", which reflect the "heroic" performance of the US military in the "anti -terrorism war", have continued to emerge. The U.S. military has changed, becoming the "angel" of civilization and justice, combating the "bullies" and rescue the "good people" who rescue vulnerable groups.

Through the film review mechanism, the U.S. military strictly controls the negative content and images of the army in the film. The unsatisfactory plot and role of the military must also be adjusted, otherwise the Ministry of Defense will refuse any support. As the production of war movies is getting bigger and bigger, the theme of shooting is not only rich, but also the army supports venues and equipment. When shooting "Transformers 2", the crew filmed at the Baizha missile test field for more than two months. The army used 10 fighters, 10 Hummers, 2 tanks and skydiving teams. On the website of the Entertainment Media Office of the Ministry of Defense, the rental price of various weapons and equipment platforms can be found. The price of the E-4B air command aircraft is $ 72,000/hour; the price of a B-1B long-range bomber is $ 50,529/hour; the lease price of a AH-64 armed attack helicopter is $ 11,306/hour; one The rental price of the F-16C fighter is $ 10,181/hour. With the support of the military, a large number of US military's latest active weapons and bases appeared in Hollywood movies and became the military image advertisement. The movie "Ling Yun" is known as "the most expensive recruitment advertisement promotional video in the history of the United States Navy", and "Transformers 2" has taken another step forward: the SSN-754 "Todca Kaika in the ocean is the SSN-754" "Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine; the CH-47 slave-dried medium-sized transport helicopter was transported by the corpse of the Optimus Prade; The weapon appeared gorgeous, just like a strong makeup weapon show.

Under the influence of the U.S. military, Hollywood quietly injected political purposes in the film: while shaping the heroes, it also shaped the unreal image of the US military.

Specifies: the penetration of super heroes and e -games

In the movie, the U.S. military has been shaped into the main force of defending the earth and repeatedly war. For example, in the movie "Independence Day", the alien flying saucer who lost the energy shield is not as good as the US military F-18 fighter. In the movie "Super Battleship", the alien civilization spanning the light of the light to the earth could not hold the 406mm "old cannon" hit by the "Missouri" class battleship. In the animation version, the combat power completely crushed the transformers of the human army, and it was not an opponent of the US special forces on the big screen. Even the "strong god" that even the knife and guns were not included were killed by the US military with electromagnetic guns, which can be described as "hit the universe invincible". It was only in front of the superb creatures in Godzilla, and the U.S. military was slightly more coquettish and was beaten without fighting back. However, considering that there are many secret institutions such as the "Aegis Bureau" outside the regular army, and a large number of folk people who have a lot of energy, several Godzilla and "Titan" obviously cannot afford any storms. Essence These Hollywood science fiction movies and superhero movies seem to have little to do with the U.S. military, but in fact, the protagonist in the movie is often the representative or incarnation of the US military, such as the handsome muscle man and the American captain. It feels like the "loyalty" of the U.S. military.

With the advent of the Internet era, the penetration of the United States in the ideological field is no longer limited to traditional fields such as movies and TV dramas. Video games also play the role of "cultural output" of the U.S. military to a certain extent.

In 1999, the U.S. Army established the "U.S. Army Government Application Office" to hire masters in the game industry to write simulation training software used by the US and other government agencies. This office is regarded as the first video game "factory" in the U.S. military. The U.S. military found that video games are an excellent image propaganda. Because the U.S. military has not been completed in China in China, at the beginning of the 21st century, for the purpose of recruiting, the U.S. military spent more than $ 6 million to develop the game "American Army" to promote the image of the army. The game company can only be supported by portraying the good image of the US military in the game, otherwise it will be hit. In the "Medal of Honor" and "close -up operations", in the World War II as the background, the U.S. military was shaped as an anti -fascist dictatorship and the liberation of the invaders, which inspired the player's "admiration" of the US military. However, the most worth mentioning is the "Red Alert" series that was once very hot. The full name of "Red Alert" is "Command and Conquest: Red Alert", which belongs to the "Command and Conquest" series. In 1996, a well -known American game company released this game and was initially operated on Win95. The game startup program was called "RA95.EXE", so it was also called "Red Police 95" by players.

The background of the "Red Alert" was after World War II, Einstein invented the time machine, returned to the past, interfered with the existence of Adolf Hitler and successfully wiped him away, rewriting history. However, things are not so simple, because the Nazi Germany led by Hitler in the history of the history has no longer existed, which led to the rapid expansion of the Soviet Union, which seemed to become another "fascist country." In the game, the United States, Britain, France, and Germany were forced to form allies to fight against the Soviet Union. This historical setting has shaped the great Soviet Union that contributed and sacrificed in the Anti -French War, and shaped the existence of evil than Nazi Germany. It is not sinister.

The "Red Alert" series is a "RTS" (real -time strategy) game that can remember many players, and may even be its "RTS" enlightenment. The main line of the game is around the confrontation between the red (head of the Soviet Union) and the blue (head of the United States). Although the game itself is very classic, it is undeniable that from the name of the game to the characters and weapons settings, all have clear ideology. For example, the red (Soviet) party was set to use the evil forces of "Yuri" to use nuclear waste residue transformation weapons and manufacture the "Yuri" who controlled others' psychology.

Former US Secretary of State Dulles once said: "If we teach young people in the Soviet Union to sing our songs and dance with follow, then we will teach them to think about problems as we need."

Soon after the Iraqi war began, the U.S. military proposed the "Cultural Center War", thinking that culture was a deep -seated factor affecting the victory and defeat of the war, and even more powerful than the fire killing. Understand the intentions of opponents, win the support of the other party, etc., and achieve the victory of war. This routine matches the support of cultural industry and media groups, and has tried it repeatedly. The alliance between the U.S. military and Hollywood film companies and the game company, using the cultural industry's products to cover up the truth of the United States in fact the United States is actually the country that has been in the most war since World War II, and uses hero idols to cover up the cruelty of war. : "Hollywood movies are the most powerful defense media in the U.S. military."

references:

[1] "American Culture and Diplomacy" World Knowledge Press, Wang Xiaode, March 2000

[2] "History of American Film Arts" China Communication University of China, Cai Wei, You Fei, October 2009.

[3] "Looking at the Cultural Infiltration of the United States from a computer game red alert" ideological and theoretical education guidance in March 2004, author: Han Yuan.

[4] The U.S. military and "mirror" Hollywood in the film, Geng Guizhen, Zhang Yan, "Camp Cultural World" in April 2015

[5] Video Game: In the Internet era, the US military strategic communication weapon, Song Weilin, Mu Shan, "Camp Cultural World" November 2015

(Source: National Human History)

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