Many movies and novels throughout world war history talk about experiences such as the increase of nationalism and patriotism, but “All Quiet on the Western Front” based on the novel by Erich Maria Remarque does the complete opposite and engages the audience in the real horrors of war such as the lost of pride, innocence, and emotion that eventually leads to the defeat of the central powers. The movie only talks about those changes, but how patriotism fueled the war and the millions of men that fought in the war.The movie takes place during the “Great War” and it’s all based on the feelings and emotions of a young man by the name of Paul Baumer. Like all wars, the war started off with the full undivided support of the people caused by their nationalism and pride of their nation. They all believed the war was going to end quick, but later find out that was nowhere near possible.…
Sexual Assault was not a well-established topic until the 1970’s when victims of assault started to come forward with their stories. The media played a huge part in reliving the victim’s stories and drawing forth the emotions and empathy of the public. It also played a fragment in the victim shaming and blaming because most did not believe that a survivor of sexual assault was telling the complete truth of their assault. The most well established part of mass media that tells the victim/survivor’s story in a more empowering way is movies.…
2. The image of the American soldier stopping the Hun from attacking the woman and her child and the words “HALT the HUN!” created an emotional appeal which helped persuade Americans to buy U.S. government bonds to fund the war and also helped persuade young men to enlist in the war. The German is posed as a threat to society so this helps persuade Americans that Germany is the enemy and that they need to stop the Germans. The fight that is assumed to be is World War I.…
At first glance what this documentary expresses is the freedom that was very bluntly practiced in the sixties. They describe the strong beliefs that young people possessed at this time of confusion, passion and era of rebellion. As we further get into the film they give an explanation of the possible causation of this era, which would be the 1950's, and the social repression enforced at this time.…
In analyzing Casablanca and taking in mind the film’s endorsement of interventionism and its primary argument of fighting for the right cause despite any risks to personal safety, I can easily say that the movie could be effective pro-war propaganda. I have already stated many examples for the film’s interventionism, but this is especially relevant to the use of Casablanca as pro-war propaganda in the year it came out. When it was released in 1942, the United States had just declared war on the Axis Powers after almost two years of staying neutral during World War II. America had just switched ideals from isolationism to interventionism in retaliation for the Attack on Pearl Harbor, but it is likely that many American citizens were not completely…
A) This video is about the attack on Pearl Harbor and the events that led up to it. The narrator talks about America still stinging from the horrors of World War I, and not wanting to get involved in another European war. President Roosevelt, however, created a bill that would draft american men to defend our territories. Thus, we were in a state of flux, not really in the war and not really out of it. This all changed when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, which up until 9/11 was the deadliest attack ever on USA soil. After the attack, over 140,000 patriotic american men enlisted to help fight the war.…
There are many differences and similarities in the book and movie Our America. The book and the movie Our America is a story about two best friends, both teenagers named LeAlan and Lloyd. They went throughout their neighborhood recording everything that happens in their daily life and what happens in their neighborhood on a daily basis. The reason it is called Our America is because they want to show the readers “their America” in the ghetto. I think that the book and the movie version of Our America have more differences than similarities.…
The War Room is a 1993 documentary that shows the behind-the-scenes in Bill Clinton’s presidential campaign. The documentary focused on communications director George Stephanopoulos, and lead strategist James Carville. The film changed how campaigns are viewed because it showed how chaotic a campaign is and how many people it takes to win a presidential race.…
The second world war broke in Europe in 1939 with majority of Americans wanting to avoid America from getting involved in a third war. They were still fresh from the casualties and experiences from the World War I and still recovering from the Great Depression. America eventually joined the war after the attack on the Pearl Harbor by the Japanese. There is a big conspiracy behind the attacks on the Pearl Harbor, some historians say Americans were expecting such an attack from the Japanese others argue that it was Roosevelt’s plan to retain his presidency and the government needed a reason to enter the war, who believed that “war is good for the economy”.…
In the early 1930's, war was forming in Europe. Totalitarian dictators were strongly influencing their countries, and those around them. The most prominent dictators consisted of Benito Mussolini of Italy, Josef Stalin of Russia, and Adolf Hitler of Germany. The United States didn't want to get sucked into another war that wasn't their problem, so they proclaimed neutrality with the Neutrality Acts of 1935, 1936, 1937, and later 1939. On December 7, 1941, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii was attacked by Japan, and a few days later, the United States entered World War II. The United States had to make a national effort to provide for the Allies now fighting in Europe. Despite the national effort to do better for the country, discrimination towards certain racial groups existed. Patriotism is the love of and devotion to one's country, and patriotism was definitely prominent while entering the war, because the United States was defending itself and rebelling against the communism within the world. The statement saying that discrimination continued during World War II despite the groups of American patriots is true. The discrimination can be noted within the history of the Mexican-Americans, the African-Americans, and the Japanese-Americans.…
One lesson that you could learn from this film is that you shouldn’t be scared to speak your mind. When Jack Ryan says that Marko Ramius might be trying to defect no one listens to him and they just think he is going to attack. What really is going on is that Marko Ramius wants to live in America and escape where he has come from. When Jack goes out to see if he is right he finds that he is right. People can use this lesson when taking on an issue of public concern because you should be able to say what you think about a topic.…
The parallels between the theme of the film and rising fears of communism and related topics of concern during that time are captivating. Communism was an ideology originating in the Soviet Union with the ideas of establishing a classless, stateless society with a common ownership in terms of production. The idea was that the commonly disliked supremacy would be overthrown. Out of WWII came The Cold War, where during the war they were common allies against the Nazi regime, they now had disagreements in how to re-build there individual societies. The Cold War essentially was a competition of sorts between nations in terms of ideologies, industry, military and in terms of progress with space exploration. The Soviet Union launched Sputnik when the U.S wasn't even close to such an incredible feat. This was one of the many catalysts propelling the Cold War that lasted for nearly five decades.…
America's hesitancy was shaped by various factors, namely "the desire to avoid entanglement in European affairs...the conviction that intervention in World War I was wrong [and] the focus on domestic issues during the Great Depression. " The following shall analyze and explain why the United States did not enter World War II until December 8th of 1941 and advocates of American intervention were not able to do so previous to Pearl Harbor. To obtain a clear understanding of America's late entry, one must firmly grasp the pertinent aspects of US history in the years leading up to the outbreak of World War II. The United States became the forum…
In the past, there were direct discrimination toward African Americans such as police brutality and racial stereotype about African Americans. Policemen stopped the marching violently when they knew that those African Americans are protesting the rights they always deserve. People produced songs with lyrics like “if you are white, you are fine; if you are black, go back, go back”, and they published cartoons that had African Americans been drew in an ugly and terrifying way. Those are the dues African Americans have to pay, and they suffered all these terrible acts of the white people in order to survive in the United States. This film uses the unavoidable facts about the discriminations African Americans suffered to emphasize the big ideas that African Americans have done a lot of effort to gain their freedom should always be memorable by the people of the world. Nobody should ever deny African Americans’ suffering because those are part of the U.S…
Twenty percent of women are sexually assaulted while serving in the United States Armed Forces (Citation). The Invisible War, a hard-hitting investigative documentary, exposes one of the United States’ best-kept secrets: the rape epidemic within the military. The film puts forth an idea of how big this problem actually is in American society – today, that a woman is more likely to be sexually assaulted or rape while serving than to be injured or killed by the enemy’s hand (Citation). Focusing on victims’ stories and accounts of their attacks, The Invisible War exposes the corruption and secrecy of our government in regards to one of the most under-reported social issues in history. Produced in 2012, the director, Kirby Dick, wished to put…