Army of One: Remixed (2003)

A Political Remix Video critical of the US army's TV recruiting campaign. Think of it as a bit of Identity Correction. This remix video is a critical satirical transformative work and constitutes a "fair-use" in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107.

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• fairuse
• parody
• satire
• remix
• mashup
• comedy
• spoof
• political
• iraq
• war
• army
• commercial
• rebelliouspixels

[JacquilineMist]

Is this anti-terror or anti-soldier? It blurs the line a little and that's what's troubling to me.

[rebelliouspixels]

@JacquilineMist - Its meant to be "anti-military advertizing". The real Army commercials don't tell the whole truth about what its really like to be a soldier, instead they make it seem all glamorous, honorable and cool. But of course the truth of military service is much more complicated and its often dangerous and damaging on a number of levels. This remix is meant to provide an idea for an alternative, more truthful, military ad.

[scarletsmith]

Most of your stuff I really like. This one I didn't. Maybe because it's not as subtle with the satire. As much as even I cringe when I see an Armed Services recruiting ad (I'm VERY conservative), just coming out and saying "join the army and die" is a little too direct to get much humor out of it.

[rebelliouspixels]

@scarletsmith - Yeah I agree this was my first remix in 2003 and I had not figured out how to really use the subtle angle yet. I grew up on living on military bases so the issue is very personal to me. When the war in Iraq started I was obviously very angry about it, especially that the news media refused to show the horror of what happens on the ground to both the solders and the civilians when they are wounded or killed.

[rebelliouspixels]

Before you comment, just so everyone knows I'm a military brat, I grow up on military bases.

[D4R3W]

:06 the trailers. looks like a scene from Independence day

[TheAlternaBilby]

I want a sword!

[PnutFilms]

great!!