The first 40 days of the war in Iraq as seen through the eyes of an elite group of U.S. Marines who spearheaded the invasion along with an embedded Rolling Stone reporter. A vivid account of the soldiers and of the forces that guided them in an often-improvised initiative.
ジェネレーション・キル 兵士たちのイラク戦争, 제너레이션 킬
Still the best (probably the only good) piece of narrative fiction made about the invasion and occupation of Iraq. Nothing else comes close in accurately depicting the true level of incompetence, evil, and general fucked-ness of that war, or the strange community and macabre humour that develops in such a weird circumstance
It's also the only depiction of modern western military culture that is honest and authentic, in everything from the Marines' language to their politics and ideologies. Movies like the hurt locker or American sniper with all their bullshit jingoism and machismo, and their sentimentality for the soldiers, never really admit that these people are victims of exploitation, mostly financial, or that the ones who aren't are often complete…
HE'S JUST A BOY IM JUST A GIRL CAN I MAKE IT ANYMORE OBVIOUS!
The sing alongs alone make this series worth while.
just a bunch of singing marines and alexander skarsgard telling james ransone to shut the fuck up every 10 minutes, brilliant
james ransone’s character in this is simultaneously both the straightest and gayest man i have ever seen
“man we marines are so homoerotic, you ever notice how homoerotic this whole thing is?”
Any veteran I have ever spoken to and asked the important question, "Has any film or television show portrayed war or the life of being a soldier accurately?" they pinpoint this show as well as the beginning of, "Saving Private Ryan" as in the confusion of how a battle can go down between soldiers and the enemy.
Before I get into that I need to mention that the casting of this television predicted so many famous actors. One of the biggest being Alexander Skarsgard before "True Blood" fame. James Ransone plays the comic relief, smart ass that's also battle ready and intelligent. He utters some great one liners that give this show a breath of fresh air. Lee Tergesen plays…
"Dear Frederick, thank you for your nice letter, but I am actually a US Marine who was born to kill, whereas clearly you seem to have mistaken me for some sort of wine sipping, communist dicksuck... And although peace probably appeals to tree hugging bisexuals like you and your parents, I happen to be a death-dealing, blood-crazed warrior who wakes up every day just hoping for the chance to dismember my enemies and defile their civilizations. Peace sucks a hairy asshole, Freddy! WAR is the motherfucking answer."
An uncompromisingly authentic war drama that juxtaposes humorous dialogue and millitary culture with the cruel, tragic realities of modern warfare in a startlingly-relatable and sincere way that makes you feel like you're really there- and makes for one Hell of an indictment of the millitary industrial complex and the "motives" behind the Iraq War.
The greatest HBO miniseries I've watched since The Night Of and on par with Band of Brothers.
David Simon is the god of true story small-screen adaptations. He obviously works so closely with the real people to bring these accurate accounts to life. He honestly portrays every character, likable or not; and his ability to add a third dimension or make us sympathize for these real-life douchebags is only part of what separates him for other writers. Based off the book about writer reporter Evan Wright's submergence into the 2003 invasion of Iraq under the Marine Corps' 1st Reconnaissance Battalion. They recount many of the horrors and politics of war, with amazing baby-faced performances by Alexander Skarsgård and James Ransone.…
i have a friend who watched this, said that it was awesome, then wanted to join the military. wish i was making that up
