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Theaters of War

It turns out, for decades, the directive was to promote authenticity and dignity of...

It turns out, for decades, the directive was to promote authenticity and dignity of military representation

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It turns out, for decades, the directive
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was to promote authenticity and dignity
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of military representation.
Duration
7 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:18
Uploaded
Apr 29, 2025
Genres
documentary, history
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Movie Summary

If you've seen Top Gun or Transformers, you might suspect all that military machinery comes with strings attached. This influence is not limited to a handful of movies, though. A vast new trove of internal documents reveals that t...
Now, they were to promote something - Theaters of War 00:08
Now, they were to promote something
Whose interests are being served in practice? - Theaters of War 00:04
Whose interests are being served in practice?
MATTHEW ALFORD: Producers are able to get cut-price helicopters, - Theaters of War 00:10
MATTHEW ALFORD: Producers are able to get cut-price...
And the more realistic, of course, a film can be, - Theaters of War 00:09
And the more realistic, of course, a film can be,
And the DOD says this is a wonderful opportunity - Theaters of War 00:14
And the DOD says this is a wonderful opportunity
ROGER STAHL: Just listen to how the Pentagon itself - Theaters of War 00:08
ROGER STAHL: Just listen to how the Pentagon itself
"Entertainment feature films like - Theaters of War 00:07
"Entertainment feature films like
Audiences going to see the film will voluntarily - Theaters of War 00:12
Audiences going to see the film will voluntarily
SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: There are particular types of directors and filmmakers - Theaters of War 00:16
SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: There are particular types of directors...
PHIL STRUB: We've worked with Mr. Bay here since Armageddon, - Theaters of War 00:08
PHIL STRUB: We've worked with Mr. Bay here since...
The name of the game in his world - Theaters of War 00:10
The name of the game in his world
ROGER STAHL: For them, it's a matter of greenlighting - Theaters of War 00:05
ROGER STAHL: For them, it's a matter of greenlighting
So what the effect quite often is - Theaters of War 00:10
So what the effect quite often is
Once we said we're interested, then we - Theaters of War 00:04
Once we said we're interested, then we
We were concerned about will the military allow us to do it. - Theaters of War 00:04
We were concerned about will the military allow us to do it.
Because we had written six pictures before this, and not - Theaters of War 00:05
Because we had written six pictures before this, and not
SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: People self-censor and tame down any potential critical - Theaters of War 00:12
SEBASTIAN KAEMPF: People self-censor and tame down any...
ROGER STAHL: The CIA essentially copied this model - Theaters of War 00:07
ROGER STAHL: The CIA essentially copied this model
TRICIA JENKINS: But what they figured out is that they can be really - Theaters of War 00:06
TRICIA JENKINS: But what they figured out is that they can...
And so they work a lot with screen writers - Theaters of War 00:13
And so they work a lot with screen writers