The eyes of empire. Literature & Language Movie Review

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For centuries, wars have caused destruction all over the world. These destroy the lives of any parties involved. Everything is tragic, no matter what side you took. This paper reflects on the negative impact of wars and how are wars reflected on strategic games.
Dyer-Witherford & de Peuter (2009) discussed the damages incurred by those who were personally involved in the war. Most people only sympathize with the country that suffered the most damages. However, people often do not consider those wounded soldiers whose only wish is to fulfill their duties. All of us understand that whatever principles they have, their allegiance is with their sworn country and deviating from their duty is a taboo. However, despite possibly having the upper-hand, deep within their souls, the soldiers are damaged too. Physical damage is controllable, but the emotional and mental repercussions of the experience may have a long-term or even permanent effect. After their battle in Iraq, the soldiers went back to the United States. Many of them were wounded and suffered from mental health illnesses secondary to physical trauma and emotional shock. This led to the proposition of the use of virtual therapies where the soldiers are subjected to a simulated experience to bring out their repressed emotions and memories about the war (Dyer-Witherford & de Peuter, 2009, p. 97).
On my account, this is the American government’s way to push the wounded hearts back to a battle they never want to participate in again. What is worse is that the American government will do everything to mask its evil actions against those who are ostracized and to those who banished their land to seek for asylum to other more peaceful countries. In the YouTube Video published by Al Jazeera English (2012), the US military collaborated with Hollywood to create the film, “Act of Valor,” and employed the real soldiers to become actors. The objective of the military is to show the public the struggles of solely the soldiers. While it may seem tantalizing to the viewers’ eyes, it omits the fact that many innocent people became migrants because of the conflict started by the highly militarized or powerful countries.
The same situation is portrayed in the game, “Oligarchy.” Here, the setting is after World War II, where the petroleum companies began to extract oil in poorer countries such as Nigeria and Venezuela. The oil company displaces the indigenous peoples and the natives of the lands to extract oil. If the natives voice out of their concerns through rallies, the company may opt to bribe some parts of their government and to hire a team to kill the demonstrators (MolleIndustria, n.d.). This situation is very much the same as the one previously explained. Although throughout the game, the government made actions to prevent further destruction of lands, the oil companies prevailed and silenced all the others employing killing and neglect. The oil company serve as the oppressor, and it displaces those who live peacefully. Despite that, the oil company gets all that it needs, from recognition down to revenues while the natives become the losers purely. The ...