Seth Rogen calls the calls ‘American Sniper’ movie Nazi propaganda movie.
Seth Rogen is the latest among a series of actors and critics calling the latest box office hit American Sniper, which opened to $105 million dollars over the weekend.
Seth Rogen tweeted “American Sniper kind of reminds me of the movie that’s showing in the third act of Inglorious Basterds.”
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The movie Seth Rogen is referring to is the Nazi propaganda film called Stolz der Nation (Nation’s Pride) which showed a German sniper killing Allied soldiers from a clock tower.
Seth Rogen’s tweet comes after director Michael Moore criticized snipers, calling them “cowards”. American Sniper is currently up for six Oscars including best picture and best actor for Bradley Cooper.
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It is interesting to point out that Seth Rogen’s latest movie ‘The Interview’ was going to be used as propaganda against North Korea’s dictator, Kim Jong Un. According to reports, activists planned to air drop The Interview to the citizens of North Korea.
From Polygon:
South Korean activist Park Sang-hak says he plans to use helium-filled balloons to carpet bomb North Korea with DVD and USB copies of The Interview starting as early as this month, according to ABC News.
South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo reports that a three-star general in North Korea has been tasked with stopping the latest battle in the culture war. The general is assisted by a dozen or so officials who have launched a taskforce. Senior security officials, police officers, border guards, and a squadron in charge of cracking down on foreign media content have been told to block the smuggling of the film.
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