Yeah, that’s the point. The resistance in movies is always a very professional, single-minded and effective operation with perfect logistics and a common goal. It’s easy to imagine being a part of such an “activist power fantasy” where everything is smooth sailing until the world revolution while getting cheered on all the way.
While IRL activism and organizing is messy and tedious. It’s hard to feel like a hero when the political landscape is a confusing mess, there is no clear strategy on what to do next and the group you joined can’t agree on when to do the next coffee break.
Or basically ANY movie with a resistance… They’re either established by powers that seek change over decades and thetegore have had time to figure things out, or they’re woefully under supplied.
Also real life examples of resistance movements being coordinated in short amounts of time are apparently irrelevant, too.
Incidentally, one of my favorite WW2 movies is Anthropoid about the Czech resistance… If any of this topic interests any readers at all, don’t look up anything about it; go in blind! It’s free to library card holders on Kanopy.
The resistance in movies is always a very professional, single-minded and effective operation
You are highlighting another point: the resistance in these movies is not professional at all but you believe it is because the heroes forcing their way into the enemy headquarters with all odds against them are professional, good looking, trained actors with a full movie studio working beside them.
Yeah, that’s the point. The resistance in movies is always a very professional, single-minded and effective operation with perfect logistics and a common goal. It’s easy to imagine being a part of such an “activist power fantasy” where everything is smooth sailing until the world revolution while getting cheered on all the way.
While IRL activism and organizing is messy and tedious. It’s hard to feel like a hero when the political landscape is a confusing mess, there is no clear strategy on what to do next and the group you joined can’t agree on when to do the next coffee break.
Someone hasn’t seen Andor nor Rogue One!
Or basically ANY movie with a resistance… They’re either established by powers that seek change over decades and thetegore have had time to figure things out, or they’re woefully under supplied.
Also real life examples of resistance movements being coordinated in short amounts of time are apparently irrelevant, too.
Incidentally, one of my favorite WW2 movies is Anthropoid about the Czech resistance… If any of this topic interests any readers at all, don’t look up anything about it; go in blind! It’s free to library card holders on Kanopy.
You are highlighting another point: the resistance in these movies is not professional at all but you believe it is because the heroes forcing their way into the enemy headquarters with all odds against them are professional, good looking, trained actors with a full movie studio working beside them.