January 19, 2017
..The Disneyland of War? We know that promoting a positive image of war and violence to people, especially to children (as is done at the Miramar military air show), is extremely dangerous. There is absolutely nothing cool, exciting, or heroic about ripping limbs, burning flesh, or shredding the organs of another human being.
In this film, director Chris Smiley and Producer Michael Hanes, member of Veterans For Peace and an Iraq War combat veteran, challenge the glorification of war and violence in our culture while exposing the propaganda of the Miramar military air show. This air show is one of many outlets where war and violence is given a warm, inviting, and exciting aura.