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Haroula Rose's avatar

That’s why we have to support **independent** films - not the commercial ones. I’d argue there’s a very big huge world of difference and that ought to always be distinguished.

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Lael Neale's avatar

Yes, for sure !! I'm really just talking about the big, violent blockbusters (which was all I was shown in that theater:))

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Jeremy Shatan's avatar

I grew up in a profoundly anti-war household so this resonates! My dad used to put a rubber stamp on his mail that said “Don’t Buy War Toys.”

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Gregory Luce's avatar

💯

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elizabeth's avatar

Oh this is beautiful Lael! Thank you for sharing your experience in the movie theater and how it prompted you to explore the history behind the military's involvement in Hollywood. It is exhausting and degrading to see so much violence in media.

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