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Haven't watched the movies you mentioned (if "awesome military" is a prominent theme in all promotion, I won't watch it), but it's worth noting that if a film features the military and says nothing positive or negative about it, then it defaults to positive. Not commenting on something controversial while featuring it prominently in something as propagandistic (stylistically, at minimum) as Hollywood films is itself saying that it is not controversial, which itself is a positive statement.While I understand that sentiment (especially with Call of Duty) I still enjoyed the G.I. Joe movie (the first one not the sequel with The Rock and Bruce Willis sadly) and I haven't seen any military propaganda in there.
Same with Top Gun Maverick. Maybe the first one but then again it was the era of the US vs the USSR so it's not surprising.
I'll be honest, I'm also annoyed at stories saying "military is bad" while same country the writers are in is safe thanks to the presence of a defence army preventing any attack.
I'll be the devil's advocate but it worked well in Buffy because they were teens/young adults in the 90's (back when things were cool and dark but not too edgy so this was a nice change of pace).
When everyone is doing a Deadpool in their series is where it loses its power.
PS: Also nice pun on irony and poisoning.
It's possible for one to be against a current military campaign and also be in favor of its general use to prevent a potential dangerous outcome. I've seen anarchists argue that our military did the right thing by killing Nazis in WWII despite them being generally anti-military. I've seen politicians who are anti-war for a current war insist we need strong military presences in key regions. None of this is hypocritical; it's just taking the specific context into consideration instead of generalizing everything. Media can do this too, but doesn't have to add a bunch of disclaimers to let you know what the writer's general feelings are about Realpolitik while they are commenting on one point in history.
As for Buffy, I watched a few episodes late in its run and felt it was just more Whedon being Whedon. By the time I saw it, I had already gone through a decade of "oh god, Joss Whedon wrote this, didn't he?" while watching movies, so I wasn't too keen on seeing more despite friends insisting I needed to give it a chance.
The thing people miss with Deadpool (et al) is that lampshading and winking at the camera is a difficult balancing act. Do it a little, and you are showing your own faults in a relatable way. Do it too much, and you're saying to the audience "this is garbage, but you're too late to get your money/time back, sucker." And the difference between a little and too much is hard to measure.
Worst meal I ever had was an MRE. And I haven't forgotten the times I got food poisoning from McDonald's."Military grade" being used as a descriptor of good quality, oh you sweet summer child.