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Many of the dramatic war films in the early [[1940s]] in the [[United States]] were designed to create consensus at the expense of "the enemy." In fact, one of the conventions of the genre that developed during the period was that of a cross-section of the United States which comes together as a crack unit for the good of the country. |
Many of the dramatic war films in the early [[1940s]] in the [[United States]] were designed to create consensus at the expense of "the enemy." In fact, one of the conventions of the genre that developed during the period was that of a cross-section of the United States which comes together as a crack unit for the good of the country. |
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(See also [[propaganda]], a related topic in some history of the genre.) |
(See also [[propaganda]], a related topic in some history of the genre.) |
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''What about the post-war films about various wars, e.g., "Apocalypse Now"? How are these referred to? ("War films" or something else?)'' |
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Many of the dramatic war films in the early 1940s in the United States were designed to create consensus at the expense of "the enemy." In fact, one of the conventions of the genre that developed during the period was that of a cross-section of the United States which comes together as a crack unit for the good of the country.
(See also propaganda, a related topic in some history of the genre.)
What about the post-war films about various wars, e.g., "Apocalypse Now"? How are these referred to? ("War films" or something else?)