“Three Kings” (“Es ist schoen Koenig zu sein”) is a 1999 war film written and directed by David O. Russell. It tells the story of four American soldiers in the immediate aftermath of “Operation Desert Storm” in Kuwait and Iraq, as they scheme to find a secret trove of stolen Iraqi gold. While the film contains unique filmmaking and narrative techniques, it has clear signs marking it as a traditional American three-act film. In the first act (Set-up in Syd Field’s “Paradigm”), we see the exposition of the film.
The references and inclusions of the Mardi Gras celebration, political events, and eyewitness accounts and stories from citizens of New Orleans curates an emotional response within the audience - whether it be the imagery of starving men, women, and children - or the irony of the government’s statement of preparedness. These emotions and feelings of desolation and resentment help empower and unite Spike’s views of our country’s failure and dishonesty towards it’s own proactivity.
Last night, the Japanese attacked Wake Island.” This reinforces the severity and really drills it into the minds of his audience. These facts not only effectively show that the Japanese are powerful enough to attack the US, but powerful enough to attack various other nations within 24hrs of Pearl Harbor. His audience was shocked, and feared for their nation, this set up his chance to push them towards agreeing with and supporting their decision to enter the war.
Many Nebraskan readers probably had no idea about the three POW camps that were here during World War II. As such, Marsh’s book was informing on the effect of World War II in Nebraska. In addition, when sources on the POW camps allowed, Marsh conveyed to her readers the impact education classes, religion, and recreational activities had on the POWS while at the camp during the 1940s. Discussing these interests the POW had within the camp strengthened her argument as to why the POW had such fond memories of their time in Nebraska. In addition,
For example Santa recalled to his men of Congress’s December 1835 edict “that the insurgents were all pirates worthy of extermination,” (153). Randy Roberts and James S. Olson both combine to explain the power that this battle had on America. For instance, the most powerful figure in America, the president Lyndon Johnson, had left the White House with “a legion of Texas politicians who remembered the Alamo as if it were recent history” (294). Everything about the Battle of the Alamo influenced so much later on in America, the authors’ even point out that people heard the story many times, watched plays about it, and even acted out the battle in games they would play as children. This thesis and idea was greatly enhanced when Walt Disney and John Wayne both got involved and now the battle was getting displayed cinematically to America.
An individual merely following their suggestion of fate, such as Pilgrim, are the people who don’t amount to anything. The only people who are remembered past their deaths are those who accomplish the extraordinary. These people are the ones who exhibit the most free will, the most resistance and grit in a world that is dedicated to crushing that spirit. These are the people that ‘Slaughterhouse Five’ argues don’t truly exist, telling us from the perspective of the aliens “”. This however, is a sentiment that the characters of ‘The Wars’ stand in strong opposition to.
Standing among the heroes of days long past, President Ronald Reagan delivers a speech commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Storming of Normandy. He stands in front of the crowd on the very point that the American Rangers captured, the surroundings are suitably overcast leaving a sense sadness at those who fell this day. President Reagan uses striking imagery to draw you into the world that the soldiers lived in, while also using alliterations that build momentum upon each word that he utters. He uses purposeful pauses and a calm demeanor to convey his thoughts. Reagan uses the context of this occasion to try to battle the ideology of isolationism that plagued our nation and to reassure U.S citizens of his determination to oppose those
An entire generation of brave, young men was lost to the cruelty of warfare due to their belief in America. Men, women, and children did not give their lives for the expansion of territory, the resolution of a royal feud, or the acquisition of valuable resources. They died for the hope of a democratic future, a fervent sentiment so strong that it provides the impetus for triumph in
Chris Hedges, a former war correspondent, has a memory overflowing with the horrors of many battlefields and the helplessness of those trapped within them. He applies this memory to write War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning, where he tutors us in the misery of war. To accomplish this goal, Hedges uses impactful imagery, appeals to other dissidents of war and classic writers, and powerful exemplification. Throughout his book, Hedges batters the readers with painful and grotesque, often first-hand, imagery from wars around the globe. He begins the book with his experience in Sarajevo, 1995.
‘’ In America ’’, ‘’ Into The West ’’ and ‘’ Brooklyn ‘’ are films that experience extreme loss and migration. These films deal with the internal struggle of the characters as they try to comprehend the losses and struggles they have each faced and their attempts to overcome them. ‘’ When you have a holy thing happenin', you don't mess with it, ‘’(David Edelstein) this is what the director Jim Sheridan said after the screening of his semi - autobiographical film In America. Jim Sheridan is a foundational figure of Irish film with My Left Foot, The Field to name but a few of his exceptional films. Sheridan uses race, family, otherness and Americana in general, to dramatise Ireland’s affinity with America.
Michael Curtiz’s Casablanca (1942) is a film based in WWII around different nations involvement in the war. Casablanca is a stylistic piece of propaganda based in Casablanca, Morocco, a hotspot for Europeans escaping the war and Nazi government. Within the movie each character represents a nations stand in the war. Because of this each character is compromised in certain ways and has clear flaws. Ilsa Lund, the main female character in the film is renowned for being extremely manipulative and overly emotional because of the way women were seen in this era.
What was World War Two’s effect on American culture during the war? Although World War Two was mainly fought in Europe, Asia, and Africa, there is no doubt that its devastating effects had reached the United States. The war had a profound impact on American culture that touched virtually every aspect of American life, from the foods people ate, the clothes they wore, the jobs they worked, and even the movies and music they enjoyed. The grand shift in American culture during the era can be mainly attributed to the lottery draft of millions, restrictions on food staples, limitations on material resources, along with the great sorrows the war brought to the nation.
Casablanca, a Romantic Propaganda Introduction Casablanca is one the classic Hollywood movie which is one of the most critically acclaimed Hollywood movies of all time and also very famous. Casablanca is a romance story that happens during World War II but the question is does it end there? Is Casablanca just a Romance movie? In this essay, I will be discussing how the movie Casablanca which is one of the most famous and critically acclaimed films of all time is a propaganda movie and what message is sending and the effects that propaganda movies make and why it’s important for governments.
While exploring this topic, I intend to consult Edward Said’s Orientalism, debates about “otherness,” scholarly interpretations of Apocalypse Now, historical evidence about Americans’ attitudes toward the Vietnam War, and biographical information about Francis Ford Coppola.
On December 7th of 1941, an attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese changed the course of history of the United States and the world. This attack on an American naval facility claimed a staggering 2,403 lives and wounded 1,178 others forcing the United States’ formal entrance into World War II. I was very fortunate to visit and participate in a South Washington County ISD 833 group band performance at this historic site, in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Pearl Harbor attack. While visiting this monument, I learned about the significance of this International aggression on the American soil. This attack symbolized a threshold point for Americans from just offering support to the Europeans to becoming actively involved in the war.
