Walk into nearly any theatre in the country and they’ll probably have an assortment of comedies and dramas for you to enjoy — it’s that simple.
Walk into one of those same theatres looking for a decent war movie, and you’ll probably come away disappointed.
Just a handful of war movies are filmed each year — few of which are actually released to your local cineplexes. It’s a shame, really.
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These are six reasons why we think Hollywood should make more war movies.
6. Veterans love well-made war movies
Every war movie has its flaws, but veterans deeply respect when films properly capture military life without going completely over the top. When we find one that we love, directors and actors earn new fans right away.
Oh, sit down, guys! (Image via GIPHY)
5. There are so many badass stories to tell
There’s an inexhaustible well of heroic stories created from the actions of brave men and women during their service. Hollywood hasn’t even scratched the surface. So, to all of you producers out there, get your interns to start reading those scripts from vets.
Christina Aguilera gets it. (Image via GIPHY)
4. They boost troop morale
Troops watch a ton of films in their downtime while deployed. When someone pops a good war movie, filled to the brim with tons of explosions, into their laptop, we can’t help but celebrate and look forward to the next foot patrol.
We’re going on patrol! We’re going on patrol! (Image via GIPHY)
3. They keep fallen heroes’ memories alive
Everybody wants to be remembered for the good they’ve done in this world. Movies are one of the most compelling ways to immortalize a troop’s heroic deeds.
We know our words are beautiful but don’t cry, Toby. (Image via GIPHY)
2. They remind everyone what we go through
As time passes, the truth behind amazing stories tends to get buried under 50-feet of hypothetical crap. Solid war movies do a good job of showing you what life was actually like, they last for generations, and make veterans proud.
That was a good war movie. Holy sh*t! (Image via GIPHY)
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1. There’s a lot of making up to do
Let’s face it, Hollywood has made some sh*tty war movies that do not represent what we do very well. We need to see a few more good ones before we can let go of our grudge. Hopefully, some producer will read this and be like, “these writers from WATM know what they’re talking about!”
We’ll be waiting for your call.
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