One of, if not the best depiction.
Needs to be shown to all kids. If that doesn't traumatise them, bring out Watership Down.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Fri 31 Jul 2020, 16:59,
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Which is the one with the man with the wonky eyes and the rifle?
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brb welcome to my reed organ repair blog, Fri 31 Jul 2020, 17:40,
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Threads 1984
They made it as realistically nasty as they could, properly traumatic.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=Q0zL5whtUbg
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Fri 31 Jul 2020, 17:48,
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No I'm thinking of... *searches hard*... The War Game (1966)
archive.org/details/TheWarGame_201405
The one funny bit is about 10 minutes and 10 seconds in, the rest is absolutely harrowing.
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brb welcome to my reed organ repair blog, Fri 31 Jul 2020, 18:10,
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Both brutal. Both well worth watching.
I was rather taken by the Hole in the Ground as it seems to be from the early stages of the cold war, where there was a naive optimism about how many weapons would be used. Like there would be a few, but nothing too much to worry about.
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Fri 31 Jul 2020, 18:18,
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The execution scene bothers me,
firing 6 .303 Lee Enfield rifles at a 4-5m distance from a brick wall is risky.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Fri 31 Jul 2020, 20:05,
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How far back do you recommend standing when executing a brick wall?
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Fri 31 Jul 2020, 20:37,
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Far enough so the flaming hammers don't bounce back.
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FeralCatMan Unusual disease collector., Fri 31 Jul 2020, 21:20,
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