WWII and Movies

Paper Summary:

The paper presents the thesis that World War II caused the movies and Hollywood to produce pro-war films during the period before the US joined the war and propaganda films at the height of the war. The paper shows how the movie industry was in support of America's war against Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. The paper discusses how Hollywood encouraged the war and then worked to positively bring the realization that the war was a fight between good and evil and its soldiers were heroes and defenders of democracy.

Outline:
Introduction
Thesis Support 1
Thesis Support 2
Thesis Support 3
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"Moving pictures, the cinema or films are some of the terms used to describe the movies. America has been known to give birth to the motion picture industry and as such, Hollywood becomes the Mecca not only of the American film industry but set the worldwide standard as well. Hollywood and the movies have become part and parcel of the American culture and as years or decades go by, the U.S. film industry mirrored what is happening in America at a particular period and produced films that captured the lives and histories of the time. One of the pivotal moments of the American film industry is during World War II when the film genre produced pro-war support themed movies."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Dirks, Tim. Film History of the 1940s. 2006. 08 December 2006. <http://www.greatestfilms.org/40sintro.html>.
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