How does the Media Glamorize Violence?
Most Vietnam stories glamorize violence by having brooding soldiers who say something poetic in a time of heat, or sacrifice themselves for their buddies. A lot people wish to be thoughtful brooding types, and so this appeals to the sensitive side of us all. Most TV shows portray the protagonist at some point doing something cool with a gun/knife/car/rocket launcher. This is just the act of doing something above the human norm; thinking better, acting faster, talking with a poetic ring. We all wish we were more powerful, and so this appeals also.
