Vietnam Flashcards
? (200?)
- ? million ? dead, however films only recognise that as the evil ? ? and not as people worth dying.
Aleng (2002)
- 4 million Vietnamese dead, however films only recognise that as the evil oriental Other and not as people worth dying.
? (199?)
- Rambo ? comrade dies of ? from chemicals, ultimate ? of ? soliders
- Rambo looks like ? in his ? seen (?god), suggests he was left to ?, ?, but has rose ? ?
Anderegg (1991)
- Rambo black comrade dies of cancer from chemicals, ultimate betrayal of minority soliders
- Rambo looks like christ in his torture seen (demigod), suggests he was left to die, betrayed, but has rose again stronger
? (200?)
- ? popular as it argued ? state betrayed ?
Barkawi (2004)
- Reaganism popular as it argued big state betrayed soldiers
?witt (198?)
- ? was seen as a ? defeat by an ? civilisation
Hewitt (1983)
- Vietnam was seen as a humiliating defeat by an inferior civilisation
? and ? (2003_
- - The ? cause of defeating ? and righteous cause of defeating ? connected ? and? by the same rhetoric of American’s basing their ? as just cause to ? locations of the world.
Kelly and Spanos (2003_
- - The righteous cause of defeating communism and righteous cause of defeating terrorism connected Veitnam and NY by the same rhetoric of American’s basing their exceptionalism as just cause to annihilate locations of the world.
? (200?)
- ? was a ? lab for counter-communist ?,
Mercille (2008)
- Veitnam was a Kennedy lab for counter-communist techniques,
?cum (2007)
- ? is within the ‘? ve’t sub-?, and this never expilicity is ? to Vietnam war, just the ? of returning soliderds.
Slocum (2007)
- Rambo is within the ‘returned ve’t sub-genre, and this never expilicity is oppositional to Vietnam war, just the treatment of returning soliderds.
? (200?_
- Forest gump alters ? to make ? a ? to be proud of
- The idea that ? body and ? loses control and experimenys oin the ?s, as a response to the ?l and cultural ?.
- The film ends with the ultrimate realisaition/? of a ? society, whereby Forest has gained a ? and his ?, peverted ? is dead, thus Forest can teach his son without influence of ‘weak ?;
Wang (2000_
- Forest gump alters memories to make Vietnam a narrative to be proud of
- The idea that Jenny’s body and sexuality loses control and experimenys oin the 60s, as a response to the political and cultural confusion.
- The film ends with the ultrimate realisaition/fetishiation of a masuciline society, whereby Forest has gained a son and his polluted, peverted mother is dead, thus Forest can teach his son without influence of ‘weak women;
?well (200?)
- Rambo adopts the ‘?’ myth of the American ?, adopting ?, ?, and ? and arrow, harking back to American ? (Rambo as myth/demi god)
- The ? outsider nature of Rambo reverbates with the ? messege that an ? is the most effective
Westwell (2006)
- Rambo adopts the ‘native’ myth of the American hunter, adopting headband, knife, and bow and arrow, harking back to American frontierism (Rambo as myth/demi god?)
- The individual outsider nature of Rambo reverbates with the Reaganist messege that an individual is the most effective
?sen (198?)
- ? considers the mistreatment of Vets through ?, and a lack of ?-? ? in the USA
Christensen (1987)
- Rambo considers the mistreatment of Vets through torture, and a lack of socio-economic opportunities in the USA
? (199?)
- - The changing ? of the 70s and 80s (?) allowed ? ?, and thus the film became a thing that could be ? that viewers can ? in their own terms
Corrigan (1991)
- - The changing technology of the 70s and 80s (VCR) allowed home cinema, and thus the film became a thing that could be performed that viewers can understand in their own terms
? and ? (200?)
- Rambo can be read as an ? film who ? technologies to primitively ? the third world
- Rambo body ? to appeal to ? class representation
- Vietnam is reffered to as ? in Rambo, and creates the potential idea that ? were forced in a ? through Hell in the ? ?, and were returned home without an applauding public.
Dittmar and Michaud (2000)
- Rambo can be read as an imperialist film who forgoes technologies to primitively dominate the third world
- Rambo body weaponised to appeal to working class representation
- Vietnam is reffered to as Hell in Rambo, and creates the potential idea that Christians were forced in a crusade through Hell in the Oriental Other, and were returned home without an applauding public.
? (199?)
- Rambo becomes the mythological ? who cannot ? into the world of ?
- America, therefore, becomes the mythological ? via ?, who deserve to live at the top of ? and reign over the international community below.
Muse (1995)
- Rambo becomes the mythological demigod who cannot integrate into the world of mortals
- America, therefore, becomes the mythological representation via Rambo, who deserve to live at the top of Olympus and reign over the international community below.
? Weapon, 1980s
- Mel ? charcter is a ‘crazy’ ? cop, crazy potentially from his experience as a young man in ?
- The film considers that many of the ? vets went on to become ? and crooks, even if they found a ? life again, they would choose to be ?
Lethal Weapon, 1980s
- Mel gibson’s charcter is a ‘crazy’ individualist cop, crazy potentially from his experience as a young man in Vietnam
- The film considers that many of the Vietnam vets went on to become corrupt and crooks, even if they found a stable life again, they would choose to be corrupt
? Gangster (200?)
- ? washingston’s ? empire uses returning ? vets as ? mules. Idea that the vets ? were ‘dangerous’ for ?
American Gangster (2007) - denzel washingston's drug empire uses returning Vietnam vets as drug mules. Idea that the vets bodies were 'dangerous' for society
