Why Do American Films Fail to Explore the Trauma of PTSD?
Hello Friends,This was a nice talk with Murphy of The Exile Files. He’s originally from Ireland, but he’s spent time in the US and it’s great to touch bases with him to get a perspective from across the pond. We started out trying to just talk about film, but the politics of America grabbed us and sucked us back in (like it tends to do lately).We ended up discussing “First Blood” and how the first Rambo movie actually deals with PTSD. The theme is completely abandoned in all the sequels, and perhaps that represents one of many poor cultural choices that helped lead us where we are…
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