1. La Paradoja del Cine Antibélico: ¿Es Imposible Evitar la Glorificación?
Una discusión recurrente es la dificultad inherente de crear una película verdaderamente anti-guerra, ya que la cinematografía y el espectáculo visual a menudo terminan glorificando la violencia, incluso cuando la intención es mostrar sus horrores.
- Wilfully ignore the rest. Its the old making a genuinely antiwar movie is impossible thing because ultimately the cultural context these works exist in is pretty pro war and often pro fascism to begin with.
- Good thread, and it reminds me of that quote whose originator i dont remember about the impossibility of an aesthetically good anti-war film.
- I cant remember where i read that come and see is the only true anti war movie because the others all make war seem cool and glorious even if they dont want to.
- Anti-pedophile movies are like anti-war movies hollywood doesnt know how to make a movie condemning war without making war look cool.
- I think its a simplistic way to criticize them. Especially with a ww2 movie because is anyone really going to say we shouldnt have fought the nazis because war is bad?
2. Terror Nuclear: La Relevancia de los Thrillers de la Guerra Fría y *House of Dynamite*.
Las películas sobre guerra nuclear, tanto clásicos de la Guerra Fría (*The War Game*, *Threads*, *Dr. Strangelove*) como el reciente estreno de 2025, *A House of Dynamite*, generan intensas reacciones por su realismo y la ansiedad que provocan sobre la posibilidad de una catástrofe global.
- Rip peter watkins his film the war game is the most frightening ive ever seen it changed my life when i saw it at 15. Nothing was the same afterwards.
- I watched the trailer to house of dynamite and what the fuck no. Thats fucking torture porn but for global war what the fuck.
- I know i would forget one. Lol my favorite nuclear catastrophe movies dr strangelove etc. Threads 1984 china syndrome fail safe 1964 war games 1983 a house of dynamite by dawns early light the day after next if i can find it special bulletin.
- Kathryn bigelows new film, a house of dynamite, conveys the terror and urgent threat of nuclear war. But, true to form, bigelow whitewashes us imperialism and accepts its propaganda uncritically.
- I remember watching it. I had recurring nightmares all through my teen years about nuclear war. This did t help.
3. Recepción Polarizada de Estrenos de 2024/2025: *Civil War* y *War of the Worlds*.
Las películas recientes, especialmente *Civil War* de Alex Garland y la adaptación de 2025 de *War of the Worlds*, han provocado debates sobre su calidad, su mensaje político ambiguo y su enfoque en la acción o el horror.
- Watched civil war. Its not as good or bad as anyone says. Iirc the marketing campaign set it up poorly. Alex garland writes bleak chaff that hits me really well atm.
- The new war of the world is a contender for perhaps the worst and most reprehensible film i have ever seen. Profoundly depressing in so many ways.
- I think im just tired of political movies that dance around actual politics. You cant be vague when shit is actually happening irl because it just feels false. This was also my problem with civil war, albeit in a slightly different way.
- My group watches a lot of bad movies but we got a particular kick out of the 2025 war of the worlds recently.
- I loved it! would never have seen it without your mention. Really good characters and allegory of threat of nuclear destruction after the war. Cheers!
4. Clásicos Bélicos y Nuevos Géneros: De *All Quiet* a *Primitive War*.
Se mencionan constantemente películas históricas aclamadas de la Primera Guerra Mundial, la Segunda Guerra Mundial y Vietnam, contrastando con nuevas mezclas de géneros como el horror de dinosaurios en zonas de conflicto.
- All quiet on the western front lewis milestone, 1930 universal - 1010 old war movies are so fucking awesome man.
- I would highly recommend all quiet on the western front. Whilst it is shot from the german perspective in ww1 it highlights the folly of war regardless of enemy it is all just young men killed .
- Primitive war is a new horror movie that plays out during the vietnam war and features dinosaurs. Lots of them. Also, this is nowhere near as kitsch as that sounds.
- It is ironic that steven spielberg wants saving private ryan to be a anti war movie but instead revitalized war as enterntainment which led to imperialistic armies from usa, idf and other countries to use it as propaganda for the war of terror which led to a youth desensitized from war.
- My favorite war movie is judgment at nuremberg made in 1961. I watch it at least once a year. So educational and predictive for where we are now.