Dr Strangelove History

Motion pictures began to move from being seen as a fad to an accepted method of documenting historical events—even though some films depicting events from the war were actually re-enactments.”

Could it be due to artistic license, which is, their freedom to create a piece of writing based on their interpretations of history? Do we take into account how much knowledge we have of the historical piece prior to watching the movie? With this in mind, it allows for the above stated questions to be answered, but does this artistic license harm or help our understanding of history? For example, in “Saving Private Ryan,” the author explains that the movie depicts the German army as a uniformly expert and professional force. However, the reality was, “Due to the loss sustained by the Soviet Union, the Normandy defense was made up of old men, boys, or conscripted Soldiers from Poland or the Soviet Union,” but why would they change these facts? The reason: many of these Soldiers would simply surrender as soon as they encountered the American Soldier. Does the historical inaccuracies harm or help our understanding of past events and historical figures? In my opinion, it does not. As the Author goes on to explain, “Saving Private Ryan is not a fully accurate representation of the attack on Omaha Beach, but it depict – realistically and memorably – how Soldiers conferred meaning on the heedless calculus of modern warfare.” The screen writers or director took artistic license of a pretty historic moment and altered a few things to pay honor to those who served World War II. I don’t

After the war a new set of viewer ideals were established and Hollywood responded with the anti-hero; characters whose actions were sometimes questionable. In the later half of the 1950s, with the expansion of independent movie houses, there was a dramatic shift in subject matter. Movies introduced the more taboo themes of sex, drugs and race.

Without understanding this very important concept we face the danger of sublimanally getting a message that consciously we might not adhere to. Furthermore, we would also be unable to speak to why it was that we felt that way about whatever the issue might be. This is by no means a complete list of how films are utilized as cultural artifacts but it begins to give us, the viewers, a better

First of all Hollywood is an over dramatization of everything depicted in the big screen;therefore, all the movies were based on true events but the events margined away from the true outline. The movies do contain facts, but are very minimal in the wholesome of their composition. Hacksaw Ridge was an almost perfect example to depict the uttermost importance it was to serve for your country was at the time. Although, the war scene are over dramatized in the senses they are too gory with blood squirting in ways never deemed possible. On the other hand, Pearl Harbor was an almost accurate representation to how devastating the event of December 7, 1941 were.

Hollywood v. History. Many believe that films concerning historical events and figures can accurately present the past. How trustworthy are these glamorous depictions of yesteryear? Oftentimes, filmmakers crave the action of past times, but tend to leave out some of the facts.

Fiction and History The kind of impression Hollywood has always tried to portray in their films, which are based on actual events, is to incorporate a combination of the story itself and add fictional work. This would ensure that the film does not resemble a documentary. Hollywood uses events that have happened throughout history without having to incorporate any dramatic spin to it.

The way the world views film today, has vastly shifted over time. The perceptions individuals hold has greatly changed due to the images that have been projected onto the screen to a large audience, subjecting information, entertainment or propaganda to those viewing the text. The meaning behind the moving images, differ from each viewing the content. I might assume that the television show ‘ ’ is one of the greatest hits of all time while my friends, colleagues or even lecturers view it to be boring, uneventful and a waste of time. However, one of the most influential texts that film has produced through the years includes action, war movies.

ABSTACT Many years ago films have entertain people. These stories have made history and also the filmmakers. Films have impact people’s imagination and the way they tell a story. Also behind film are director, music, production, and actors.

Historiography Historiography is a historical film theory that focuses on the assumptions, principles, and methodologies of historical study (Giannetti, 528). Giannetti divides this theoretical study into four different types of film history: aesthetic, technological, economic, and social. According to American scholar, Raymond Fielding, “the history of motion pictures—as an art form, as a medium of communication, and as an industry—has been determined principally by technological innovations” (Giannetti, 531). With time comes much technological advancement that will allow filmmakers to accurately portray what they want and give the audiences the intended experience.

Can history be learned through Hollywood films? I would say yes. But one would have to know there history fairly well in order to know where the fact stops and the falsehood begins. For example in Apollo 13 Thomas “ken” Mattingly after getting the German measles was yanked from the crew and after hearing of the oxygen explosion on bored went back to NASA and spent most of the last of the movie in a simulator.

A variety of critics can shower a film with rave reviews for its cinematic themes and concepts but these accolades do not always mean a film is presenting a truthful version of the actual events.

Watching historical movies has brought me closer to seeing how World War II affected the world as a whole. The relationship between movies and history varies throughout movies as some movies mask some of the truth to please an audience.     The movie “Alone in Berlin” was based off of 1940 WWII era where a couple used letters to try and change society. The accuracy of this movie is beyond belief as most of the events happened factually from the death of the boy starting the plot to the old lady committing suicide. In “Pearl Harbor” based on the 1941 attack the movie follow the sequence of events leading to the attack.

1974 Words Do historical films help or hinder our understanding of the past? Discuss with reference to two of the following films. Historical films have the opportunity to enhance our knowledge of the past in ways a written source is not able to. Historical films have the chance to educate people on a topic, they are able to get people involved in a particular period or issue, give a visual depiction of the time and historical films can also be used as some kind of source material. Schindler’s List is a good example of how a historical film can help people’s understanding of the past as it was created to educate people on the Holocaust.

There is no question as to whether or not historical cinema affects how people view different historical events, even if they are not documentaries. Film makers being allowed to interpret history their own way allows us to see how society views different events/issues at the time. In a way, I can see how this is appropriate, because at every point in history, someone thought they were telling the story right, based on their own perspectives, and to downplay that limits the wide array of points of view from which it is possible to view an event. However, viewing a historical event through the medium of a dramatic film could also potentially taint the authenticity or historical accuracy of the actual event for the sake of “artistic expression”