Seth Rogen’s sympathy capital: depleted?
The writer and movie star who helped spark a free speech crusade in December described the film “American Sniper” in unflattering terms Sunday, invoking the propaganda of Nazi Germany.
American Sniper kind of reminds me of the movie that’s showing in the third act of Inglorious Basterds.
— Seth Rogen (@Sethrogen) January 18, 2015
A key element of “Inglourious Basterds,” the World War II flick from Quentin Tarantino, includes a fictional Nazi propaganda film about a German sniper. The propaganda piece’s debut, attended by Hitler and Joseph Goebbels, is central to “Basterds’ ” plot.
Here’s a tongue-in-cheek featurette about the fictional propaganda film, starring actors from “Basterds:”
Michael Moore also commented about the role of snipers in war generally, though he denies they were about “American Sniper” directly.
My uncle killed by sniper in WW2. We were taught snipers were cowards. Will shoot u in the back. Snipers aren’t heroes. And invaders r worse
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) January 18, 2015
