Editing Ultranationalism (section)

== Portrayals of ultranationalism in fiction ==
The action film ''[[Air Force One (film)|Air Force One]]'' features a [[terrorist]] mastermind named Egor Korshunov, played by actor [[Gary Oldman]], who kidnaps a set of hostages including the United States president by hijacking the leader's plane. Korshunov seeks revenge due to the arrest of Kazakh dictator Ivan Radek, played by actor [[Jürgen Prochnow]], and the militant became an ultranationalist radical after having formerly served as a Soviet soldier. In February 2022, the United States Armed Forces related website [[Military.com]] published a story labeling the character as one of the best "Russian Movie Villains" in American cinematic history.<ref name="Barber">{{cite news|url=https://www.military.com/off-duty/movies/2022/02/28/8-great-russian-movie-villains.html|title=8 Great Russian Movie Villains|journal=[[Military.com]]|date=28 February 2022|first=James|last=Barber|accessdate=21 June 2023}}</ref> Writer [[Todd McCarthy]] of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' also lauded the nature of Oldman's "fanatical" character, with McCarthy stating that "in his second malevolent lead of the summer, after ''[[The Fifth Element]]'', [he] registers strongly as a veteran of the Afghan campaign pushed to desperate lengths to newly ennoble his country."<ref>{{cite news|date=July 27, 1997|last=McCarthy|first=Todd|author-link= Todd McCarthy|title=Air Force One|url=https://variety.com/review/VE1117329619|journal=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|accessdate=June 22, 2023|archivedate=September 1, 2012|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120901234944/http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117329619/}}</ref>

The Israeli movie ''[[Incitement (film)|Incitement]]'' portrayals a fictionalized account of ultranationalist activist and murderer [[Yigal Amir]]. The production details his personal life prior to his assassination of Israeli Prime Minister [[Yitzhak Rabin]]. Film critic [[Nell Minow]] stated that the killer, played by actor Yehuda Nahari, projects a [[superficial charm]] and skill at [[persuasion]] while at the same time failing to generate audience sympathy due to his true nature still coming out. Amir seeing himself in a callous, "instrumentalist" way as a living weapon up to and including [[Rabin's assassination]] feeds into, in Minow's opinion, the movie's "chillingly" [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]]-type quality.<ref name="Minow">{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/incitement-movie-review-2020|title=Incitement|first=Nell|last=Minow|author-link=Nell Minow|website=[[RogerEbert.com]]|date=31 January 2020|accessdate=21 June 2023}}</ref> Writer Carla Hay of CultureMixOnline.com also found Nahari's performance to be a compelling portrayal of a [[Fictional portrayals of psychopaths|sociopath in film]], with much left to audience interpretations.<ref>{{cite web|date=30 January 2020|first=Carla|last=Hay|url=https://culturemixonline.com/review-incitement-starring-yehuda-nahari-halevi/|title=Review: 'Incitement'|accessdate=23 June 2023|website=CultureMixOnline.com}}</ref>

The 2007 video game ''[[Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare]]'' gained notice for its depiction of a [[civil war]] inside Russia between the country's government and an ultranationalist faction. Its sequels, ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2]]'' (2009) and ''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3]]'' (2011), are set in the aftermath of an ultranationalist [[coup d'état]] in Russia and a subsequent war involving the American military. Militant leader Vladimir Makarov, a character in multiple games, notably declares at one point, "Russia will take all of Europe, even if it must stand upon a pile of ashes."<ref>{{cite news|accessdate=21 August 2023|work=The Guardian|title=Modern Warfare 3 hits the $1bn mark in record time|date=13 December 2011|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2011/dec/12/modern-warfare-3-breaks-1bn-barrier}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|work=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]|title=Russia's Ultra-Nationalism, False Flag Op: 'Call Of Duty' Predicted It 10 Years Ago|date=5 March 2022|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/international/russia-ultra-nationalism-false-flag-op-call-of-duty-news-185308|accessdate=21 August 2023}}</ref>