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War Machine (2017)

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War Machine (2017)

Overview

A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true story of General Stanley McChrystal.


Starring Cast


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Rating & Dimensions

Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Moderate
Islam: Positive

Viewer Rating
5.5

Overview

A rock star general bent on winning the “impossible” war in Afghanistan takes us inside the complex machinery of modern war. Inspired by the true story of General Stanley McChrystal.


Starring Cast


Where to watch

Netflix logoNetflix
Powered byJustWatch

Detailed Bias Analysis

Analyzing...
Leans Progressive

Primary

The film's satirical critique of the Afghanistan War and its military leadership, highlighting the futility and disconnect, aligns with anti-war and anti-interventionist sentiments often associated with the political left.

The movie primarily features traditional casting, with its central military leadership roles filled by white males, consistent with the historical context. The narrative offers a satirical and critical portrayal of this predominantly white male leadership, exposing their flaws and the absurdity of their operations, which serves as an indirect critique of a traditional power structure.

Secondary

The film portrays the Afghan people, whose culture is deeply intertwined with Islam, with sympathy. It critiques the American military's misunderstanding and disrespect of local customs, implicitly positioning the audience to empathize with the victimized population rather than criticizing their faith.

War Machine does not feature any identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The narrative is entirely centered on the satirical portrayal of military leadership and the war in Afghanistan, with no elements related to queer identity or experiences.

War Machine, 2017, does not feature any identifiable transgender characters or themes. The film's plot is centered on a satirical portrayal of military leadership and operations in Afghanistan, therefore, there is no depiction to evaluate regarding transsexual identity.

The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.

War Machine is a satirical war film based on real historical figures, primarily General Stanley McChrystal. All significant characters are portrayed with the same gender as their real-life counterparts, with no instances of a character canonically or historically established as one gender being portrayed as another.

War Machine is a satirical war film based on a non-fiction book about General Stanley McChrystal. The main characters, including General Glen McMahon (based on McChrystal), are portrayed by actors of the same race as their real-life or source material counterparts, with no instances of race swapping.


Viewer Rating Breakdown

5.5

Viewer Rating

Combines user and critic ratings from four sources

User Ratings

IMDB logo
6.0
The Movie Database logo
5.6

Critic Ratings

Rotten Tomatoes logo
4.8
Metacritic logo
5.6

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