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Originally Posted by PhiGam
No love for 300?
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I think you want the other "Greek Chat" forum...
Seriously, as a depiction of fraternal bonding, that movie was just OK. As much as I love my bros from my undergrad years, there is not a single one of them who I would care to die for, or with. We wrap a mythology around the intense male bonding that occurs in war, but the truth is that it's a grim and nasty business, and those who have experienced it don't want to talk about it, not because of some oath of secrecy, but just because there is really no frame of reference to describe the experience.
"Band of Brothers" and "Generation Kill" both do a much better job of depicting male camaraderie. I'm still trying to figure out "Generation Kill" because it has so many layers to it. You think it's just a straight military movie, but there's a lot going on under the surface about how male relationships work, how they change under pressure, how true leaders emerge in spite of the chain of command. Good stuff.
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