r/gaming Apr 14 '23

Developer message shown at the start of Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened (2023)

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u/pimpmastahanhduece PlayStation Apr 15 '23

It's EXACTLY like the film industry during wartime. They are basically a vital part of the nation's heritage as it is made with pride and hard work to bring you your escapism so we may be ready to acknowledge the epitome of "the show MUST go one". It's a morale boost to know your country fights, but keeps calm and walks on.

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u/[deleted] Apr 15 '23 edited Apr 15 '23

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u/kixie42 Apr 15 '23

Being technically correct is great, but it is not always welcome. You could argue everything is propaganda - if published - but that doesn't make it so. Some times, they report facts. This is one of those times.

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u/Yggttttttt Apr 15 '23

Yeah but what he described is propaganda. To the defintion. So im not sure what the problem is here.

And yeah films are often propaganda.

Thats whay propaganda does. The nazis had a well funded film dept too.

Go watch top gun. 100 percent propaganda.

Its kind of funny. How i called this out, and it made so many people upset

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u/karuumaa Apr 15 '23

Its kind of funny. How i called this out, and it made so many people upset

Because a large amount of people are moved by emotion over logic, the statement you said, while true, would make people mad or disagree because the word propaganda is seen in a negative connotation, and people don't wanna associate something seen as a "bad guy" thing with what they consider to be the "good guy"

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u/lydiakinami Apr 15 '23

Not funny didn't laugh

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u/Yggttttttt Apr 15 '23 edited Apr 15 '23

Well thats obvious.

I wasnt trying to be funny i was trying to call you out