[on the prevalent portrayal of military personnel in many Hollywood war movies]There are these enduring stereotypes - Jungian archetypes - and they often show up in uniform in movies and TV shows. One of the things that comes up all the time is [that]to be a hero you have to defy the rules of your organization because they're no good. And you also have to do it as a loner. Going on your own and recklessly prevailing seems to be a very popular way of portraying people, and of course antithetical to the military ethos.
