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Here's a list of tons of leftist movies.
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They do, for exactly the reason you think, to try and make them sympathetic characters who were "at least sad about it" instead of the obvious reality that they were laughing the whole time.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shooting_and_crying
Its not even a made up name, that's the name of the actual genera of films they produce. We produce them too, like American Sniper.
Shit, I didn't realize it originated as a Hebrew expression!