A Boring Dystopia

Yeah Activison hires people from the CIA. Couple of executives are former CIA execs. Many of the stories in CoD are bending the truth in the US military’s favor.

ArmA was a military sim for the military before they turned it into a game, and it's still one of the more popular ones.

America's Army anyone? Seriously seemed like a cool game, never got into it.

It's interesting to be old enough to experience the trajectory of celebrity looks. This photo made me think of Kurt Russell.

Big budget movies apply digital makeup to their geriatric cast. It’s an open secret in the CGI world. It’s like the de-aging tech but toned down.

Gonna bet CGI for his recent films and a army of Scientologists who shut down bad photos of him also helped.

Perils of aging and plastic surgery. He is 63.

The Best Ever Use Of Real Military Assets, Ever

The first Transformers Movie got green-lit in large part because of the involvement of the US military. Same with the GI Joe films.

Like its predecessors, the latest "Transformers" movie uses hundreds of military members from all the services and from throughout the country to make the film feel more realistic.

"I enjoyed being able to walk on the set and there are a hundred real soldiers as opposed to walking on and it's a hundred actors from Orange County or LA in fatigues," said Megan Fox, the film's female lead actor. "It was just an overall pleasant experience, and I have an immense amount of respect for the Soldiers and for our troops."

That realism extends to military equipment as jet fighters roar from the deck of an aircraft carrier to the recoiling sounds of M1-A1 Abrams tanks firing 120mm rounds at their deceptive and, at times, overpowering foes.

"What [the military] bring to it is obviously a sense of reality. But for us what is most interesting about it is our interaction with them," Mr. di Bonaventura said. "Because you actually get to see these people who have made a life choice and the honesty of that choice comes through each and every time you meet these guys. So, for us, that's the really exciting thing. We get to hang out at the base and see the joy they get out of being a part of us, and you also see us get affected by their level of commitment."

This latest "Transformers" film shows an extreme example of what the military does in everyday life.

I have no problem with this. We have the Blue Angels and people (not from here) bitch about the expense and waste. Turns out, they're a better recruiting tool than paying for advertising, by a huge margin.

Military recruiting is somewhat like a business. They have to pay to get their message out. And as long as all the soldiers and gear have to be kept moving about, why not use them for marketing?

And like a business vying for top-tier customers, the military is always looking for top talent. Not top-tier? Then we have plenty of other jobs for them.

It is known that SG-1 had an impact on USAF enlistments. The show got a good deal on access to military assets for filming, but they weren't under duress to change the show at the behest of the USAF. The deal was that an adviser would give them notes, and they chose to adhere to the notes or not. I think as the show got more futuristic they had less of a deal with them.

How is it sexist? Samantha Carter is one if the great depictions of women in sci fi.

Also I don't remember any homophobia. The topic of sex or orientation was rarely brought up on the show. In the 19 seasons and 3 movies of the franchise there is exactly one sex scene, and fans were upset that the show did it at all.

It makes your nose wide?