Movies and the Military

Abstract

Whether you call them "movies" or "films" is not important. What is important is that movies both reflect and have a strong impact on our society, thus they should not be taken lightly. The way a film depicts a military officer can have enormous impact on how young people react to an officer when they meet him face to face. The slant taken by the producer, director or writer of a film can contribute to public attitudes toward a war-witness the films produced during World War II and those produced during the war in Vietnam. Lieutenant Colonel Greynolds, working on a limited canvas due to space limitation, shows us that movies don't just entertain. They influence.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1972
Accession Number
ADA593953

Entities

People

  • William A. Greynolds

Organizations

  • United States Army War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artillery
  • Civil War
  • Governments
  • Green Berets
  • Health Services
  • Intergovernmental Organizations
  • International Organizations
  • Korean War
  • Motion Pictures
  • Navy
  • Recreation
  • Second World War
  • United States
  • Vietnam War
  • War
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Surface Coatings Technology.

Technology Areas

  • Space