| Until Vietnam, most American war films were the
kind that made little boys pray for an invasion so they
could pick up a gun and kill themselves a baddie.
After Vietnam, most little boys weren’t allowed
to go see the war movies anymore and if they did they came
out traumatized. Vietnam,
for all practical purposes, ended Hollywood’s “My
Country, Right or Wrong” policy and started the era of
the gruesome and “realistic” war films that claimed
the sole message: “War is bad.” |
Apocalypse Now (Widescreen
Edition)
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War
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This change in tone, however, did nothing to stop
the moviegoers’ fervor for a good war film.
From the ultra-exciting Brotherhood, Honor and Victory
war films to the ultra depressing Nobody Wins,
Everybody Dies war films, everybody’s got a favorite
that they think kicked more tail than Patton on his
meanest day. The
war film is as much a part of Americana as the Cowboy
film, serving as clear presentation of our best and worst
moments, documenting our history and history’s take on
it. Whether
produced to give a message or remind, or produced to
recapture history or excite, the War film will forever
hold an honored place among the genres of Cinema.
Christian De Matteo,
HugeReviews.com
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