Hard Bodies in the Cold War

Question 1

? (200?)

• ? was a secret war that the ? fought and won without ? in ?…the biggest secret war in history
• An example of ? stepping ?; ? of the 80s

Answer 1

Crile (2003)

• Afghanstan was a secret war that the CIA fought and won without debates in congress…the biggest secret war in history
• An example of side stepping beaurcracy; zeitgeist of the 80s

Question 2

? (1994)

• Reagan ? ? through his ?
• ? body as an ? of ? from Vietnam
• After the first ?, he is devoid of ? and is pure ?, and barely reacts to ? in later films
• Die Hard marks big ? limits, but also how ? are the roof of all problems
• Luke’s all-American ? body versus the ? Palpatine, and ?-Vader

Answer 2

Jeffords (1994)

• Reagan anchored masculinity through his affect
• Rambos body as an archive of trauma from Vietnam
• After the first Rambo, he is devoid of emotion and is pure muscle, and barely reacts to torture in later films
• Die Hard marks big government limits, but also how women are the roof of all problems
• Luke’s all-American Aryan body versus the mutiliated Palpatine, and techno-Vader

Question 3

? (200?)

• ? body is pure ?, created in ? but can be ? anywhere in the world
• ? body is ?, but ? and trains to become ? with great power via his ? ?

Answer 3

Valatin (2005)

• Rambos body is pure rage, created in Vietnam but can be weaponised anywhere in the world
• Skywalker’s body is scrawny, but suffers and trains to become attired with great power via his dark clothes

Question 4

? (200?)

• ? 198? can be understood as ultra-? man, who utilises ? market ? to become a ?-warrior
• Dons ? armour, harking back to ?
• ? violence of the ? Joker as opposite to ? ? of Batman

Answer 4

Powrie (2004)

• Batman 1989 can be understood as ultra-capitalist man, who utilises free market anyonmity to become a techno-warrior
• Dons romanesque armour, harking back to masculinity
• Random violence of the Communist Joker as opposite to calculated justice of Batman