The Chinese balance it out.

I think you're delusional OP

Every nation is doing this you dumb fuck

>>7936875
All the movies about how Koreans are dysfunctional kind of kill what the Chinese are doing, though.

Compared to our TV Japan has a shit load of shows that are either western themed or just plain take place in the US/Europe.

The Japanese are soulless monsters who kick puppies and rape children, don't watch their nonsense movies.

japan sucks

I'm more offended by American patriotism, frankly. It's one thing to deny the shit your country has done, the social inequalities, etc, and something else entirely to be wholly ignorant of them, or embrace them as evidence your way of life is superior and anyone getting shafted must be too lazy to do anything about it.

>>7936891
If you've seen any Japanese stuff, you'd realize they take it to a whole new level.

Other countries don't do it to nearly the same degree.

>>7936891
The more you insult the United States, the more awards they give you

I watched half of this yesterday, it was pretty good. Same guys that did The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, which is the only anime I really liked.

who gives a fuck, right? no nation is innocent; no one is perfect. let's all just be friends and bros.

Remember, nations are not the enemy here....


...the enemy is women!

BROS (regardless of nationality) BEFORE HOS

>>7936944
And to think something like Band of Brothers is celebrated on /tv/...

>>7936944
yes, they do

Is there a *good* torrent out there with *synced* sound and subtitles? I've been looking for months, even asked /a/, and all I find are warnings in the comments that the torrent is garbage.

>>7936923
They may be western themed, but they're usually comparing how although the western nations (US etc.) may be more politically powerful than Japan, Japan is more honourable/traditional/wankwankwank.
I want less idealized patriotism. It's really off-putting, and is driving me more and more towards Korean culture and movies.

>>7936940
What's wrong with countries being patriotic? Japan should be just as patriotic for their country as America is for itself. I think they all should. Unfortunately, there are some places obviously filled with too much self hatred to love where they are from.

NUTCRACKAAAAAAA

Mind Game by Studio 4C.

>>7937023
http://isohunt.com/torrent_details/158006109/summer+wars?tab=summary

>>towards Korean culture and movies.
I don't see a problem with that. I love Korean films more and more with each new one I see. There are not a lot of Japanese films I really like. Their culture is nice; but their stories are not as interesting.

I watched Summer Wars. I don't see any of what OP is talking about. What the fuck is OP talking about?

I don't really like anime. I couldn't make it through Grave of the Fireflies, Akira, Spirited Away or Paprika. I watched 5 centimeters per second a few days ago and that was just...meh. This was decent though.

>Is anyone else sick of how much the Americans idealize themselves in a lot of their mainstream films

At least the Japanese have like a 6% higher IQ and a 10 year longer lifespan.

Go watch Kikujiro. It basically makes fun of "normal" Japanese people and idolizes the outcasts of Japanese society.

no mention of battle royal? or is that chinese (feel free to bitch-slap me if it is)

>>7937058
OP here.
Seen it, loved it, thanks for reminding me of it.

>>7937041
Re-read what I wrote. I didn't say anything about patriotism in general. The Japanese pretend everything is fine, though they know it isn't. They pretend nothing bad every happened, though they know it did. Americans, on the other hand, genuinely don't seem to know what they've done or how bad some people have it, and plenty who do blame their victims for it.

Some places could use a bit more patriotism, and some places could use a lot less.

>>7936944
>he still thinks American entertainment isn't thoroughly suffused with cultural nationalism.
laughinggirls.jpg

>>7937097
Read my post again. If you honestly didn't notice the whole glorification of Japanese cultural values, samurai honour, ancestry obssession, idealized shyness etc. than I guess it's just something that's extremely subtle unless you're used to seeing the themes, which I presume I am by now...

But it was a warrior family...I don't think they were applying it to all Japanese people. When the uncle is talking about that battle of 2000 vs 7000 or whatever.

>>7937132
OP here, although I don't agree with/understand the idea of patriotism at all, I can see where you're coming from. I think you've summed up the differences between the Japanese and American self-image very well.
However, I still think the Japanese look at their own culture as though it's the Hollywood movies that are made about them (Last Samurai, Memoirs of a Geisha etc.)

>>7937180
Yes, can you explain how those themes where glorified?