Hm....now, I know I'm new to these boards, so my opinion won't carry much weight, but....I'm a little disheartened in the lack of faith the older generations (at least, represented here on the RPF) seem to have in the younger generations. I mean, I don't want this to devolve into some pointless debate, seeing as this thread is about a friggin' movie remake....but....I think the subject matter here begs some illumination.
As an 18 year old, no, I can't speak from personal experience as to the fear felt by those growing up during the Cold War. But as a History major at CSULB, and as a person who's most interested in the Cold War as a period in history, I can say that I can only imagine what I would have felt in regards to near paralyzing fear at the thought of a "Red Dawn" situation. In fact, I probably wouldn't be such a "leftie" (As someone above put it) as I am now if I hadn't grown up in a period of (relative) safety. Although....I will say that growing up in a post-9/11 world (having been 6 years old when the Twin Towers fell), I have a small taste of what that fear must have been like.
But...the point of this post is to say that I sincerely hope you older members here who did indeed grow up in the Cold War, and seemingly have little to no faith in my generation's ability or will to defend this country gain a little more faith in us...I can reassure you, my friend and I (actually after having seen this remake's trailer, and discussing this situation exactly) spent a good 2 or 3 hours discussing what we would do in a "Red Dawn" senario. Also, since I was 6, I have been racked with the fear of a coordinated terrorist strike (a fear that isn't just shared by the older generation of this country, I assure you), and have devoted many hours of my life contemplating a "contingency plan" of sorts, if (I hate even saying it) such a thing were to come to be. So from personal experience, not just with myself, but with many friends as well, I can say that if it were up to this generation to defend this country...well, it wouldn't just be up to the dishearteningly-oblivious examples we see in the media all the time. In all likeliness, they wouldn't make it very long, haha. But I can assure you, many of us would fight, tooth and nail, to the last breath, defending our loved ones and this country. And yes, all of this is coming from one of those bleeding heart liberals. So I just hope you guys understand that my generation is not so different from yours. We both experience the same motivating fear, the same drive to defend our home, the same guttural necessity when thinking of such a terrifying situation. THAT much, at least, hasn't changed.
As to the movie....looks good to me! I want to see it opening day.
