Kurtz's Mission

Officer Terry Hoitz, played by Mark Wahlberg, displays numerous examples of low emotional intelligence throughout the

The award winning black and white film Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb by Stanley Kubrick is a production of the year 1964. The ninety-five minute film satirizes the Cold war and how many fear the conflict between the USSR and the United States. This film stars Peter Sellers who plays three roles throughout the movie (Captain Mandrake, President Merkin Muffley, and Dr. Strangelove), George C. Scott (General Buck Turgidson), Sterling Hayden (General Jack Ripper), Tracy Reid (General Turgidson’s secretary and mistress), and Slim Pickens (Major T.J. King Kong.) The film attempts to tackle a social issue including those dealing with the military. With a $9.614 million box office total gross, Kubrick’s film is

On the Waterfront is a film directed by Elia Kazan which illustrate the difficulties that the protagonist, Terry Malloy, has struggled in the early period of 1950s. Terry Malloy was a former prize-fighter who was bought up in a dark and brutal world of men. Since his career has ruined by the corrupted union which was controlled by Johnny Friendly, Terry was being recognized as a ‘bum’ within both the longshoremen and the mobs. This poor environment has created a false philosophy within Terry himself, ‘Do it to him, before he does it to you’. However, after he met Edie and Father Barry, Terry realized how wrong his philosophy was. Thus Terry, with his remaining conscience was able to stand up against Johnny Friendly and gain a new

Scelli. Caught by his conscience, Terry must choose sides, and thus he struggles to decide between the values of his corrupt brother and the powerful mob, and those of his innocent and angelic girlfriend and the strongly moral local priest. “On the Waterfront” is clearly the story of the battle for a man’s soul, and the triumph of good over evil.

The documentary follows a platoon of U.S. soldiers who are deployed to Afghanistan's remote Korangal Valley, an area undoubtedly infiltrated by Taliban fighters and considered to be one of the most dangerous outposts in Afghanistan. Named after Juan Restrepo, a platoon medic killed in action, this 15-man outpost comes under fire several times a day and, at times, from

“Holy shit we’re not ready for this” Aaron HijarTim Hetherington and Sebastian Junger 2010 award -winning documentary film Restrepo: One Platoon, One Valley, One Year, chronicle one year of the Second Platoon, Battle Company branch of the United States Army ; during their station at the Korangal Valley and the impact it had on them. The film opens with a bunch of joyful soldiers a week before deployment and attitudes within the plane are ecstatic and full of youthful naivety and optimism but as the film progresses and as we are introduced to the Korangal Valley, those bright smiles are soon replaced with frowns. This is the effects of war, the one that is not often talked about nor acknowledge.“Nobody going to help you, you’re in no man land” JonesThe films itself was difficult to watch, because you read so much about the war in both print and digital media but at the end of the day it’s all words. Hollywood depiction of “war” is often over-glamorized, and doesn’t show the real nitty-gritty and the emotional strain that soldiers face. This film was brutally honest and refreshing because it was shot from the POV of soldiers as they went about their daily life. The film is candid and doesn’t pull its punches it showcases real footage of soldiers handling automatic weapons, quasi-problem solving and just lying around relaxing. It isn’t a thriller that’ll keep you on the edge of your seat nor is meant to be. Its real life and sometimes it can be disturbing, amusing and violent. The films also address the language and culture barrier that exist that often time isn’t present in literature or Hollywood movies. There are a few subtitles shown throughout the film , and there isn’t any Hollywood makeup artist on standby to smear dirt on the faces of the troops to give them a more “harden” look; this is real and it’s unsettling. It forces us to analyze the impact of war on an individual and the necessity of war and our definition of “security threat”, if we apply that definition too haphazardly we risk turning friend into a foe and increasing underlying animosity but if we loosen our definition it’s a sure death.“I’m going to die here” CortezThe most poignant scene in the documentary was “Operation Rock Avalanche” which

In conclusion, the characters in “Goin’ Fishin’” show strong examples of courageous

The Vietnam war was mostly fought between the U.S. and North Vietnam. It started around 1965 and lasted until 1975. The book describes multiple scenes that Tim O’Brien had experienced and how they all relate. In The Things They Carried by Tim O’Brien, he depicts scenes of cruelty to show the true emotions of a man. Tim O’Brien uses the cruel shooting of the baby buffalo to show how the loss of a loved one can put a lot of stress on a person.

Peter Kurten was born in Germany in 1883 to a particularly large family that was tormented by a sick and twisted father. With 12 other siblings living only in one room, Peters father was a brutal alcoholic who scarred his children for life in unimaginable ways. Peters father would have them watch as he made his wife strip and engage in sexual intercourse forcing peter and his siblings to watch. Peters father also attempted to rape his own daughters and went to jail for it. Learning from his father, Peter also started to molest his sisters.

In the fall, Twentieth Century Fox will release The Diver, the story of Brashear's struggle. Cuba Gooding Jr. stars as Brashear. The film also stars Robert DeNiro as Billy Sunday, a senior officer and Master Diver who is at first another

Disc Jockey Adrian Cronauer is sent to Saigon from Crete, Greece to be the new Armed Forces Radio DJ. In the beginning of the film Cronauer is met by Private Edward Montesquieu Garlick

“Twelve O’Clock High” has stood the test of time for over 50 years as an in-depth look of leadership in adversity. The compelling characters are buffeted by actual combat scenes that add a stark realism to the dangers faced in combat; both physical and psychological.

“Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World” is a 2003 American historic naval warfare drama starring Russell Crowe and Paul Bettany. Director Peter Weir crafted an intriguing adventurous movie that balances masterfully crafted fierce battle sequences with smart intimate scenes.

The renowned 1962 motion picture, Mutiny on the Bounty sheds light on the leadership styles of Captain William Bligh (Captain Bligh) and Lt. Fletcher Christian (Christian) who were the two main characters in the movie. Both men occupied positions on the ship that was bound for destination in Jamaica, West Indies. Captain William Bligh throughout the film portrayed qualities of an autocratic leader which is also called authoritarian leaders interchangeably. Lt. Fletcher Christian however, had leadership styles of a democratic leader.

Most war films focus on the conflict between two opposing nations, and the struggles that the comrades must face during the war. War films, however, rarely focus on the feelings and actions of the soldiers during a ceasefire. One such film, Kings Go Forth, centers on the love triangle between two American soldiers, Sam Loggins and Britt Harris, and a black, Parisian civilian, Monique Blair. It is through their civilian struggles that the soldiers, especially Britt Harris, realize their inherent alienation from their peers. Britt Harris becomes an Other throughout the film as he is differentiated from his comrades and constantly marked by blackness.