A soldier rebels or disobeys agains a commanding officer
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Happens in Platoon, Saving Private Ryan...
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Top 10 Military Movie Cliches
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Outnumbered or outgunned units still manage to take out lots of enemy soldiers and vehicles
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Fights and arguments between soldiers on the same side. The war's out there, man, it's OUT THERE!!
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Platoon, Top Gun, Saving Private Ryan...
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Always has a MacGyver character that can improvise effective weapons
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Combat can make a person resourceful but typically when you're out of supplies your goal is to return to base or find cover and only attack if opportunity is there, not using homemade grenades in close quarters.
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Dehumanizing or vilifying of enemy soldiers
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It's said that history is written by the victors, that still doesn't excuse the cartoonish portrayal of soldiers who, in reality, were equally capable of fighting and equally longing to serve their countries and ideologies as best they could.
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Extensive use of patriotic symbols and icons
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Or excessive use...Michael Bay
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Excessive opportunities exploited for pathos
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Private Jimmy just got hit and oh no, he just told us he has a pregnant wife back home where he's a beloved, mild mannered church pastor. Better give his last letter to his sick grandpa.
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Good guys are better shots than bad guys
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Even outside of the action movie genre this cliche exists.
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Good guys never die without a fight, plenty of inhuman strength and capable of taking multiple hits
