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Captain Tempest at ✈️RCCC H-05✈️ @captempestcomic.bsky.social

I mean, at that point you're talking about most heist movies, too. The "defending a community they're outsiders to" mission is so specifically repeated in movies that I think it's inherent to the formula. And that's setting aside that a Dirty Dozen gets pressganged rather than volunteering.

jul 17, 2025, 2:27 am • 2 0

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Michael Avolio @michaelavolio.bsky.social

I do think of heist movies - starting with The Asphalt Jungle, if not before - as being in the same family. Maybe 7 Samurai is a combination of the "assembling a team & doing a mission" trope & the "defending a community you're not part of" trope - heists are the former, lone knights do the latter.

jul 17, 2025, 2:36 am • 2 0 • view
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Michael Avolio @michaelavolio.bsky.social

& I mentioned The Dirty Dozen being a more conscripted version. Both have "assembling a team for a mission & doing the mission," regardless of whether the assembly is voluntary or what the mission is.

jul 17, 2025, 2:37 am • 1 0 • view