Don't you miss when the bad guys were clear? It used to be simple that the Germans in World War II were the bad guys, but in movies and games, it's become murkier. Around the time Spider-Noir came out and people dreaded seeing a certain set of military villains play bad guy, I kind of had to stop and go "Wait...what happened to media?

I think it's time we look at that thumbnail and say what it says in one, STRONG voice.

Editing by @TheRealDanTheManYT

Thumbnail by @thecrimsonender

Special Appearance by @skittybitty

Source for Skitty quote:

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/aug/03/john-boyne-accidentally-includes-zelda-video-game-monsters-in-novel

Chapters:

0:00 Why Are They Bad Guys (Spider-Noir, Weird Al)

3:21 Have We Forgotten About World War II in Modern Culture? (Red Skull, History Channel)

5:35 The Early Era of Cinema (Casablanca, The Great Dictator, The Wolf Man, Elie Wiesel)

7:43 Turning Adolf into a Symbol of Evil (The Twilight Zone)

10:31 Adolf and Friends Are Pathetic Losers (The Producer, Indiana Jones)

13:54 The Danger of Turning World War II into a Farce (Life is Beautiful)

15:47 Humanizing Monsters (JoJo Rabbit, Schindler's List, Historical Romance)

17:34 The Boy in the Striped Pajamas (Special Appearance by Famous YouTuber SkittyBitty)

22:50 You Are Not Immune to Propaganda (The Rocketeer, Hellboy, Wolfenstein, Overlord)

25:18 Red Skull, Winning the War, Project Paperclip

27:16 They Invaded Fantasy, Myth, and Punk Scene

30:19 Call of Duty

33:13 What's Our Way Out? (Tarantino)