Submitted by Trickmaahtrick t3_zsev6n in movies
I get why this movie was so well-received for American audiences; it's a film celebrating the moral/technological achievements of our military which we have agreed to exhaust more resources into than any other in human history. It pairs a classic an inoffensive American actor with other up-and-comer American actors all of whom are largely untouched by scandal thus making regular people feel connected with them. Sure, there's a factor of somewhat universally thrilling aerial combat filmography that "looks cool" but skepticism about the hegemony of American culture is strong as well. I'm curious to hear what ya'll think about why this film did so well.