Why does American culture so readily embrace militarism, and, violence in films?

Answer 1

The short answer (and this is coming from a military member): it's glamorous to our culture because we haven't fought here on American soil since the civil war. I suspect that if wars were a common occurrence on U.S. soil, we would cease to be so intrigued with bloodshed depicted on the silver screen. Of course, this is merely one man's opinion.

Answer 2

First you must remeber that american culture is to be frank a mash up of the cultures of almost every other country on earth. considering our country was built on the culture of others its more than likely that what ever country you come from has at some point embraced militarism and violence not only in films but in everyday life. Second its also important to remember historically (compared to others) america is still pretty young and all countries go through the heavy violenece infused culture faze. Just look at the histories of say england, france, russia, china, spain, mexico, most of the middle east, most of africa,..................well to be frank most of everybody whose been around fo more that a couple hundred years.
ps you shouldnt make broad generalizations like that it is rude......

Answer 3

Wow! What a question...the ignorance is astonishing to say the least. To the Original Poster: Your first problem is associating "your personal opinion" as being applicable to an entire population of people. You can t speak for all Hispanics. I am African American and have primarily dated Hispanic men. Never have I felt any "hate" from any of their family members or friends. In a sense, they embraced me... One reason being is I allowed my mind to be open to new things and embrace the individuality of people from different countries. I respect them as human beings and allow myself to engage in cultural activities to get a sense of who they are. In the process, I always discover similarities which builds a bridge of friendship and comradery. People who asks questions like the one you present here have sadly succumb to the prejudice ideologies that have plagued the Unites States for many years... Think about this: Hate and Disrespect for another group of people is a product of FEAR... What do you fear about an African American person embracing Latin culture? If you were in a foreign country, would you want to be ostracized for being a non-native?... No. I would much rather be in a place where people appreciate my uniqueness and understand that at the end of the day WE ARE ALL HUMAN BEINGS!

Answer 4

It is representitive of reality. On most given days there are about 100 wars going on in the world, which is about 50% of all countries as there @194 countries and varies other entities making about a total of about 245 places to have the potential to be in war.

never mind that violence is a daily occurance, within all societies.

Answer 5

We were born out of revolution, our westward expansion required rugged self-reliance, which included being handy with a firearm. Our nation was held-together after a bloody civil war. We've been involved in wars across the globe, including two world wars. As you can se, involvement in the real thing has always been part of our national culture, so why WOULDN'Tour cinema reflect that? You are obviously NOT looking at other nations cinema very closely, you'll find the same things anywhere else.

Answer 6

It does not embrace militarism, which involves uniformity. It worships individual firepower. A nation of the most mobile individuals tends to embrace 'frontier values'.

Answer 7

My theory: Today's filmmakers grew up on Cowboy movies, which wrongly depicted the old west as the scene of quick draw gunfights, etc.

It didn't really happen. Most people who got shot were shot in the back from a guy hiding in the alley.

Answer 8

Because, films about Daisies just don't cut it. By the way I saw Alien VS Preditor yesterday, That kicked @ss. Go back to making your cookies. I am going to play some war video games and blowup some stuff and increase my kill rating.

Answer 9

Quite simply, that's how we got here.

Stood up to the Redcoats
Bullied and blasted the Indians
Upset winners of the Spanish-American war
Key assistance in winning first two World Wars

Answer 10

Most men have no excitement or adventure in their lives. The need for excitement and adventure is hardwired into our nature, however PC and the chickification of our culture has eliminated it from most peoples lives, so they obtain it vicariously from films. That fact also explains mens' fascination with sports.