Article: In the wake of Desert Storm: a consideration of modern World War II films.(Critical Essay)

Abstract: James Agee once described the "war film" as a triple-distilled image of collective dreams, habits, or desires. In other words, Agee was saying, a war film is hardly ever just a war film. Using this idea as a rough guide, the author drew on a number of journalistic, historical, and theoretical texts in an examination of World War II films produced during the decade following the Persian Gulf War. More specifically, the author attempted to explore how certain films and filmmakers from this period used fictional World War II stories as a cinematic "framework" through which to address significant issues (such as the psychology and morality of modern warfare) raised ...

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