American Sniper & the Soldier in American Cinema - Film School’D скачать в хорошем качестве

American Sniper & the Soldier in American Cinema - Film School’D

American Sniper's been killing it at the box office (HA!) But the American Solider has been killing (and being killed) on screen for decades. Time to take a look back... Get ready to get Film School’D SUBSCRIBE: http://goo.gl/9AGRm War has been a popular topic for movies for a long time. After all, the source of conflict is built in, and heroes and villains are easy to find when life, country, and freedom are on the line. In the last 40 years, the American Soldier has played every role possible: Hero, villain, anti-hero, victim, clown, dramatic foil… If war is a where a man finds himself, then perhaps war movies are where nations find their collective selves. How has the American Soldier as a character changed from Patton to Chris Kyle? Does presenting a soldier as damaged threaten our perception of her heroism? What current political ideologies influence filmmakers during times of controversial wars? We’ll answer all this and more. In WAAAAY less time than that Film Studies elective you were considering. You’re welcome. What did you think? What’s your favorite war movie? What do you think is the truest representation of the American Soldier in film? Have you seen American Sniper, and what did you think of it? Do politics influence your enjoyment of movies? What other topics in filmmaking would you like to se us cover in the next episode of Film School’D? Let us know in the comments! Want to know what's going on with Cinefix in the future? Follow us Twitter for updates:   / cinefixnetwork   Oh and we're on The Facebook:   / cinefixnetwork   Welcome to Film School... 'D: where we cover everything film. From what it all means, to who what when where and why things get made... we do it all with some animation and a laissez faire attitude. Because history already happened, so what's the rush?