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Machine Gun Preacher - dumbest American propaganda ever !

posted 12 years ago by ilokk
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Seriously, this film is such a propaganda that I don't even know where to begin :)

1. American who is ex-gang member and who in some miraculous, unknown way suddenly believes in Jesus. we don't even know what caused cold-blooded criminal to become some weird "form" of Christian. He becomes one just like that and even though he killed a man doesn't have a problem with that ;)

2. He wants to help so he builds a church. Of course he is not like the rest of Christians, I mean why would he want to go to an already built, old church. if he's a Christian, Sam thinks, it's HIM who has to build a church cause only him knows the best and only he is a REAL Christian so it's only HIM who has to preach ;)

3. He wants to help and this part makes sense for a while. He builds a church in Africa but of course bad guys decide to destroy it.

4. Now, our hero decides he will lead the soldiers and beat bad brothers even alone if he has to. Now more ridiculous part, it's NOT the soldiers who train him , hell no ! He's American have you forgotten ? he knows everything, he's a Rambo, Superman, Batman , you name it ;) He even explains to the black "brother" how to clean a weapon cause Sam Childers is an ex-gang member and Deng happens to be JUST a well trained soldier ;)

Sorry for my 3 buckets of sarcasm but I just had to say this.

NOW, it just happens that I KNOW about Sam Childers and believe he did some good job in Africa but I'm also sure that too many things in the film were exaggerated. Exaggeration always sells better.

[–] Prismark10 9 years ago

If the events depicted in the film are true, then the preacher is an unlawful combatant. He is neither Sudanese nor Ugandan and has no interests in taking arms against the various factions and is not a member of a recognised armed force operating there. At worse he is a murderer given that we see him kill people in cold blood.

Its that man again!!

[–] bigdaddyfatty 9 years ago

Well.... it IS a movie, dumfck

[–] Prismark10 8 years ago

A movie we are told that is true.

Which kinds of make you dumb given that the supposed hero is shown killing people.

It's that man again!!

[–] gengar843 9 years ago

Says the commie.

[–] Augustus_Octavian 8 years ago

4) It is completely legitimate to portray third-world soldiers as being poorly trained. Isn't that exactly what they are noted for? A lack of discipline and attention to detail. Isn't as if they have a resounding reputation for a through training program now then, is it?