• teft@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    People watch star trek and listen to fortunate son and miss the message in both of those pieces of art so I’m pretty sure someone would miss the political message in just about anything.

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      6 months ago

      …and Starship Troopers, and every song by Rage Against the Machine…

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        6 months ago

        Would you like to know more (examples of people missing the point)?

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      6 months ago

      Music and film don’t demand that you engage with them in the same way as video games. There are some games where you literally cannot play them without engaging with their narrative and message. Spec Ops: The Line is a good example of this. It actively pushes back against the player’s natural inclination to play it like a modern military shooter and not absorb the message.