Realism In War Films After Ww2
Extended Essay:
How has realism in war films developed since WW2, and what effect has this had on audiences?
Candidate name: Daniel Fairweather
Candidate number: 001851-0012
School name: Haut-Lac International Bilingual School
Supervisor: Barend Schweigman
Subject area: Film
Word Count: 3’334
Abstract:
The aim is to examine the role that realism plays in war films particularly post World War Two as this is seen as a key point in the progression in development of war films. It is a well-known fact that there have been many discussions about the reality behind Hollywood’s “realistic war films”, but the question isn’t to do about truth behind the films but what effects they impose on the viewers. So my question isn’t so much about …show more content…
The soldiers open fire on an enemy gunman but don’t feel remorse but become exited and laugh at how his body was torn up by machine gun fire. “Yeah, that mother fucker is done. Is he? Let me see. Yeah! You got a direct hit on that dude. That mother fucker is done. Yeah he’s done man. It was him running, then him blasting into pieces. There you go mother fucker.” This quote is taken from Restrepo in a scene where the soldiers are attacked by the Taliban. One of the soldiers then goes on to say “Fuck you bitches’!” 9All whilst pointing the middle finger in the direction of the enemy. In my point of view, this is really where you see the reality of war, mainly due to the fact that these men have not been censored and the fact that we can see that they are enjoying fighting and killing others really shows that censorship in recent years has gone down and we are starting to see more footage of what actually happens in war torn areas. The soldiers are shown as being immoral and not caring about the enemies that they are fighting against and more surprisingly the soldiers don’t become horrified of seeing gore. It is almost as if it is normal to them. They had become immune to the sight of blood and bodies. This doesn’t mean that the men have no morals, but what they see as wrong and right is far different to what we would expect living in a normal
How has realism in war films developed since WW2, and what effect has this had on audiences?
Candidate name: Daniel Fairweather
Candidate number: 001851-0012
School name: Haut-Lac International Bilingual School
Supervisor: Barend Schweigman
Subject area: Film
Word Count: 3’334
Abstract:
The aim is to examine the role that realism plays in war films particularly post World War Two as this is seen as a key point in the progression in development of war films. It is a well-known fact that there have been many discussions about the reality behind Hollywood’s “realistic war films”, but the question isn’t to do about truth behind the films but what effects they impose on the viewers. So my question isn’t so much about …show more content…
The soldiers open fire on an enemy gunman but don’t feel remorse but become exited and laugh at how his body was torn up by machine gun fire. “Yeah, that mother fucker is done. Is he? Let me see. Yeah! You got a direct hit on that dude. That mother fucker is done. Yeah he’s done man. It was him running, then him blasting into pieces. There you go mother fucker.” This quote is taken from Restrepo in a scene where the soldiers are attacked by the Taliban. One of the soldiers then goes on to say “Fuck you bitches’!” 9All whilst pointing the middle finger in the direction of the enemy. In my point of view, this is really where you see the reality of war, mainly due to the fact that these men have not been censored and the fact that we can see that they are enjoying fighting and killing others really shows that censorship in recent years has gone down and we are starting to see more footage of what actually happens in war torn areas. The soldiers are shown as being immoral and not caring about the enemies that they are fighting against and more surprisingly the soldiers don’t become horrified of seeing gore. It is almost as if it is normal to them. They had become immune to the sight of blood and bodies. This doesn’t mean that the men have no morals, but what they see as wrong and right is far different to what we would expect living in a normal