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Originally Posted by ZsX5o3
I personally find the series offensive. I'm familiar with the book in which Wright refers to our troops as America's first generation of "disposable children." Also alleging that this generation of troops were raised more on internet pornography than they were their own parents. Minute by minute (I feel) the series is attempting to show how desensitized the troops are to war, and killing, in an effort to show how terrible it is that we went to Iraq, and how the men and women serving there do not know any better. In short, it is a series about war that degrates our armed forces.
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I don't think it degrates the armed forces. If anything, it shows multiple facets of personalities... real people.
Every Ed Burns and David Simon project from The Corner, Homicide: Life on the Streets, and The Wire started out as contorversial projects... only to gain critical acclaim. In the end, I don't think Generation Kill will be any different. Burns and Simon seem to tell every story straight...no chaser. IMO, they are responsible filmmakers.