Coming Home War

The central idea of the”From war to america” by Kristen Lewis is Hope is stronger than fear. I know this because in the text it said, “By 2p.m., it had come clear that the family needed to leave. They headed down to the street, which was poked with bullet holes-only to find that their escape route would put them in full view of armed fighters. We didn't have time to think,francois says,we just ran.” This shows hoping to get out but they also are bevling that they can get out it might be scary but they have to get out. Also, i know the central idea is in the article is states” they leave because they have no choice:staying means putting their lives in danger.” This means that the are hoping to set out and not letting fear get in there way.

As time goes on, history has a way of getting distorted from its most truthful form. Time causes people to drift away from accuracy and become more interested in what they want to remember. Hollywood has a reputation of creating films that cater more to the average viewer, rather than the history buff. Inglorious Basterds, by Quentin Taratino, take very liberal liberty with a history story, and creates a story that will sell to the crowd. This may seem dubious, but it is often not such a bad thing. Hollywood can take a story that may have one connotation, may it be serious or dreary, and turn it into something that evokes different emotions, will still addressing historical issues or topics. Taratino chooses to film a movie of this type

     It seems to me that, producers take a chunk of our history and rearrange it to satisfy and appeal to the interest of today’s audience. I now know that we the American audience are very gullible indeed. Let’s take the story of Titanic for instance. It wasn’t until just recently that the tale of the doomed ship was made into a three hour, Hollywood film, becoming the #1 grossing movie of all time. It was this movie that caused people to become astonished and even obsessed with Titanic.

Film makers use many historical events to spark up and idea for a movie. One historical event that is commonly used is war. One advantage a film maker has when using war as a movie plot is that there is already a lot of drama in war. This may seem like a good advantage for the film maker, however focusing on all of the drama of war leaves much of the actual info. When watching a war movie, you may feel like you have an understanding about the war, but when you really compare a war movie to an actual war you find that there is a lot of factual information left out. One may ask why would directors and film makers leave out the facts of war and focus on the drama? After reading The Faces of Battle by John Keegan and reviewing war movies

War is portrayed as something emotional that every living being goes through in their lifetime. Most of the people experience.

Howard Zinn starts off his speech about the biggest conflicts in history, war. He discusses that wars in movies often focus on the leaders of the conflict. He offers up a different perspective of focusing on the common soldier, losing his comrades and morals, to bring a horrid reality to glory seeking war films. Additionally, Professor Zinn brings up how war movies are linear for who are the antagonist and protagonist, when in reality, wars are not as simple. He tells of another side to the US military, where they are ruthless killers that massacred innocent people and are celebrated for it. He uses examples of the Mexican War and the Philippine War to prove his point. He wishes for movies to depict war as something truly terrible. Unfortunately,

War on the home front was not a shaped many Canadian negatively in WWI. The Wartime Elections Act had an effect on Canadians politically. The great influenza affected Canada socially. Lastly, propaganda and victory bonds caused Canada to fall economically. Canada’s home front during WWI had a negative impact on the Canadian people politically, socially and economically.

For the general public, a major draw for going to see a film was the escapism from the hardships and negative emotion of the ‘real world’. There were many different forms of escapism that Hollywood took major advantage of in the years proceeding 9/11. A major form of escapism were films about monumental struggles between light and darkness which were extremely popular during those years. Many argue that Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings Trilogy (2001-2003) was so popular due to this need for comfort in stories about the good vs the bad. War had changed: it was originally nation vs nation but now it was subtler, with the enemy possible even being down the street or your next door neighbour.

The horrors of war were depicted by the constant threats to the characters lives, the brutal conditions of the bad weather, hunger and combat. Soldiers had to battle the enemy along with nature. Soldiers would become stressed, paranoid and start losing their personalities. As Captain Miller says, “I just know that every man I kill, the farther away from home I feel.” This quote shows the mental toll on these soldiers.

The Hurt Locker can give almost anybody the nerves with its numerous suspenseful moments. But what lies inside all the tension filled scenes is a much deeper meaning. Kathryn Bigelow stresses an important message in this Oscar-winning epic. Although the film depicts the gruesome horrors of war, Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker is not an anti-war film. The Hurt Locker is a film about James’s addiction to war because it shows his desire tension risk filled scenes, his lack of resentment for the war, and his inability to integrate himself back into “normal society”

Since 1968, there have been at least 25 films made that portray the events of the Vietnam War. Historians have to ask themselves when watching these films, "Did the fictional character represent historical figures accurately? Is this how a soldier would react in this situation?" The point of view of the director of the film can change with simple alterations in camera angles. For example, a view from the ground of a battle seen can show how the innocent people had the war in their own backyards. The view from a helicopter can show Viet Cong firing rounds at American troops and the troops can't tell the difference between the innocent and the enemy. The audience feels empathy and sympathy for the person from whose point of view the

All of the characters presented in the movie have a distinct personality, making the viewer engage deeply in the heart pumping action and drama.

Mainly because it tells a very interesting story and really catches your attention and keeps it through the entire film. I do not think that this movie was completely historically accurate. There was many moments where you would notice that things were not how they were supposed to be. Then when I researched I found many more that I had not noticed in the movie. Therefore my answer to the question, “Is it Hollywood or History?”

War has been present since the beginning of human history. Likewise, war movies have been present since the movie industry began. Just like most other genres of film, war films have been created as a form of entertainment to profit a person or organization. More people are willing to spend their money and time on a feeling of action, excitement, heroism, and patriotism than gruesome and horrid images of real and common human destruction. Propaganda has been used by governments for a very long time and when motion pictures came into existence, governments almost immediately saw the new medium as an opportunity to influence the public. Governments such as the United States of America, cooperate with the movie industry to

While watching this film you may find yourself experiencing some of the same emotions as the characters in the film this allows you to be in the movie letting you be a part of an important event in our history. This is what makes the film so unique. Its full of different scenarios that keep you wondering what is going to happen next. I think that this film is a very close representation of what WWII was really like.