hey!
i was wondering what people who have actually been to war think about games like bf2 (and others) as well as movies that talk about war? do you / they feel it just isnt right for people to enjoy "killing" on the screen? is it disrespectful?
i personally have been to the army, but not to war. i enjoy games like bf2 and movies like saving private ryan (and so on...), but i never considered that the very basis of all this is actuall suffering of real people. not saying we should have more wars to get better games or movies! i mean, for someone who has fought in WWII or Iraq, vitenam or any other war, i could imagine it be strange to them seeing young children (among others) play what they experienced as hell. on the other hand, we have war movies that try to bring the message across that war is suffering, pain and killing (i think all war movies try to get that message across), but to be honest, i never seen a war movie that made me feel that i shouldnt have joined the army or stop playing war games. however, i did notice that me and alot of other movie visitors did say talk about movies like "did u see that guy getting blown up by a tank? SICK!!!". i have to admit that i do feel disgusted by myself at times when i think about this.
i dont wanna point the finger at any one, like i said, i was just wondering...
i was wondering what people who have actually been to war think about games like bf2 (and others) as well as movies that talk about war? do you / they feel it just isnt right for people to enjoy "killing" on the screen? is it disrespectful?
i personally have been to the army, but not to war. i enjoy games like bf2 and movies like saving private ryan (and so on...), but i never considered that the very basis of all this is actuall suffering of real people. not saying we should have more wars to get better games or movies! i mean, for someone who has fought in WWII or Iraq, vitenam or any other war, i could imagine it be strange to them seeing young children (among others) play what they experienced as hell. on the other hand, we have war movies that try to bring the message across that war is suffering, pain and killing (i think all war movies try to get that message across), but to be honest, i never seen a war movie that made me feel that i shouldnt have joined the army or stop playing war games. however, i did notice that me and alot of other movie visitors did say talk about movies like "did u see that guy getting blown up by a tank? SICK!!!". i have to admit that i do feel disgusted by myself at times when i think about this.
i dont wanna point the finger at any one, like i said, i was just wondering...