War Movies Decoded: Understanding the Logic of War Movie Making from Hollywood to Bollywood and Its Use to Spread Propaganda

Abstract

In my thesis statement, I will analyze why war movies are made and how they can be made effective in spreading propaganda of the interested groups, especially the government. To help analyze the movies in the correct perspective, I shall introduce the triad of interest groups in war movie appreciation, namely, the producer, the government and the target audience. These three interest groups that form the three legs of the triad interact with each other in a dynamic relationship. It is important for us to understand contextually which sides of this triangle are significant.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2014
Accession Number
AD1023430

Entities

People

  • Prasanth B. Nair

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Counter WMD
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Department Of Defense
  • Globalization
  • Governments
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Military Operations
  • Motion Pictures
  • National Politics
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Vietnam War
  • Warfare
  • Websites

Readers

  • Computer Programming and Software Development.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.
  • Systems Analysis and Design