What are 2 films, one made before the mid 1970s and one made after the mid 1970s to the present reflect the drastic change in the image of the American soldier. Also, how do they do it?
2007-12-13 11:13:16 · 4 answers · asked by Alan 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Apocalypse Now - Showed US soldiers as drug using, demoralized, worthless thugs.
We Were Soldiers - Showed US soldiers (and their enemy as well) as competent professionals who had a hard job and did it to the best of their ability with courage and honor.
2007-12-13 11:22:57 · answer #1 · answered by Tim 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember Films are made to separate the green-backs from the public's hand, 95% of them are not 100% accurate but rely on a "loosely based upon" by-line they are moulded to provide entertainment for the public and not reflect the true character of either the soldier or warfare.
Best movies about Vietnam:
Hamburger Hill (the battle for a hill in Vietnam)
& the Killing Fields (immediate post war Cambodia).
These have to be kept separate from movies made with a definite political motive in mind depending on the producer
(think of Kubrik here)
WW2.
Das Boot (The Boat) German production about life on a German submarine in WW2.
Saving Private Ryan. (Reflects the daily life of a US Soldier in Europe from the point of D-Day!).
The rest I rate as entertainment.
2007-12-14 05:19:51 · answer #2 · answered by conranger1 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Forest Gump
2007-12-13 19:22:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Conservative producers and directors make fairly accurate war movies, while libs are anti-American anti-military and paint our soldiers in a very bad light....typical.
2007-12-13 19:28:04 · answer #4 · answered by Bill 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋