Comment on Watching TV shows or movies that display Russia as a military superpower is almost surreal nowadays.
DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Could be worse OP, could be a movie about the North Koreans successfully invading America, you know, North Korea, a country that barely has a navy and who’s Air Force is mostly old Migs from several decades ago, a country who starts threatening their neighbors whenever their food supply runs low because their chubby leader eats too much.
At least the original version of the movie was against the Russians while they were a super power.
Every time this movie comes up, I feel obligated to point out that despite being under occupation by China North Korea - Subway is somehow still open with uniformed staff and a well stocked sandwich bar, all while having dine-in customers for convenient ad placement..
Product placement that, get this: goes as far to even have the characters use the official ‘Sandwich Artist’ job title while robbing them ಠ_ಠ
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At least the original version of the movie was against the Russians
You’re forgetting the real beef behind that invasion: Nicaragua.
I thought it was a North Korean movie for propaganda reasons, turns out it’s an American movie 😭
Wasn’t russia also a part of the remake? I vaguely remember that movie and can’t recall much other than a mustang with a m134 or some goofy shit like that.
Sylver@lemmy.world 1 year ago
The remake was originally going to feature a Chinese invasion, but they wanted it to still release and sell in China, so they made it North Korea instead.
It never did release in China.
neutron@thelemmy.club 1 year ago
Daily reminder that kowtowing to CCP is never a good choice, not even in business.
RaivoKulli@sopuli.xyz 1 year ago
Same sort of reasoning for NK being the baddie in the game Homefront. North Korea just isn’t a credible threat when it comes to invasion. Helped if you imagined it was the Chinese