Media Saturation

[version]

There are plenty of examples of it, but Ukraine via Marvel and Star Wars has to be one of the most egregious.




Obviously any war propaganda is going to be uncomfortable, but NATO framing an actual war in terms of Hollywood franchises and kids' films is particularly uncomfortable. I'm sure you can go back and dig up earlier examples of war propaganda with cartoons and cowboys or something, but the current iteration feels notable.

 

[IdleRich]

Blimey

 

[version]

Blimey

Rich with the Tenet reference. Media saturation in action!

@linebaugh

 

[line b]

A modern classic. Seen by Craner.

 

[shakahislop]

I've more or less said the same thing on here before, the media and general pro-war sentiment on behalf of Ukraine has been a surprise to me. I had thought that was over for a long time post-Iraq but it has been instructive to see it swing into action. A fairly uncritical story about this being a just war.

 

[luka]

i really like the use of the word 'hosting' there

 

[IdleRich]

Rich with the Tenet reference. Media saturation in action!

@linebaugh

Seen it but barely remember a single second of it I'm afraid

 

[version]

 

[version]

i really like the use of the word 'hosting' there

Chilling, like some mad scientist talking about a patient they've infected with something.

 

[Murphy]

i really like the use of the word 'hosting' there

invasion reversed

 

[line b]

have you seen it yet version?

 

[version]

Nah.

 

[Mr. Tea]

i really like the use of the word 'hosting' there

Like a dinner party. Having the Russians over for a bit of genocide. Lovely.

 

[luka]

makes me wish i was doing something epic. had a chinese with my mum in stratford tonight.

 

[version]

The left wing politics podcast drifting into becoming a film podcast feels like a niche example of this phenomenon.

 

[version]

"An Iranian cleric mocked the US by saying Iran would not be able to strike back in kind after the assassination of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani because the US has only fictional heroes such as Spider-Man and SpongeBob SquarePants."

 

[Mr. Tea]

"An Iranian cleric mocked the US by saying Iran would not be able to strike back in kind after the assassination of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani because the US has only fictional heroes such as Spider-Man and SpongeBob SquarePants."

I'll see you and I'll raise you:

 

[line b]

"An Iranian cleric mocked the US by saying Iran would not be able to strike back in kind after the assassination of Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani because the US has only fictional heroes such as Spider-Man and SpongeBob SquarePants."

Good strategy actually

 

[woops]

The left wing politics podcast drifting into becoming a film podcast feels like a niche example of this phenomenon.

ain't you read capitalist realism? film critic turns into left wing demagogue

 

[version]

Roger Ebert's Maoist turn.