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Owlbear Camus posted:I think it's very deliberate that we don't know. Soldiers from both sides wear the OCP Scorpion Multicam pattern*, and Plemmons is not wearing any name tape, unit bage, or flag on his blouse. The current war in Ukraine has both Russians* & Ukrainians wearing MultiCam.   (Russian special forces) It got to the point both sides are using colored arm/leg bands as IFF markers.  (Russians)  (Ukrainians) Also you gotta figure both sides in Civil War consider themselves the "real" America, so they'd want to lay claim of using MultiCam. *Mainly their special forces units like SSO or FSB. Regular infantry is still EMR or A-TACS FG for camouflage patterns.
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Oysters Autobio posted:Is it ever specified or implied who the soldiers were with Jesse Plemons? I know this is intentional (the dialogue in the sniper scene makes that obvious) but I couldn't quite understand the context of what they were doing. Not being American I really couldnt understand the geography at play (i.e. implied forward-lines). I don't think they're part of either faction but instead a group of violent bigots enjoying their own little bit of ethnic cleansing in the chaos. It's not difficult to get military uniforms or AR15s in the US.
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May 13, 2024 00:32
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Plemons should have had his shirt open with one of those “Yeah, I’m a certified forklift driver” shirts peeking out underneath.
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May 13, 2024 01:34
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Owlbear Camus posted:I think it's very deliberate that we don't know. I agree, and I also think this element of the story is, ironically, the single greatest manifestation of Garland's ideology. What matters is not who was doing the war crimes, or why, but simply that we know they were happening at all. It's the most platonic, useless interpretation of the purpose of warzone journalism imaginable.
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May 13, 2024 03:59
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Garland's best efforts have been almost anti-human (Ex Machina, Annihilation, 28 Days Later, Devs, Sunshine) where he's exploring existential crises of mankind. When faced with portraying the mundanity of humanity (Men, Civil War) he tends to stumble. I guess The Beach falls into the latter category but I actually really liked that movie lol ex post facho fucked around with this message at 04:45 on May 13, 2024 |
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