Synopsis:

Cinematic depictions of military conflict have been common since the first crank of a shutter. From early films like The Birth of a Nation to recent entries The Hurt Locker and Dunkirk, the atrocities of war have never strayed far from the silver screen. Whether praised by critics or criticized by veterans who were there, war films play an integral part of our cultural understanding.

War Movie is a five-part documentary series that examines not only the history of war in American cinema, but how this medium has shaped our country's perspective on conflict, foreign policy, race, masculinity and national identity.

Episode 4: Into the Jungle: 1976 - 2000

The Vietnam war on film, the Reagan Years, the Gulf War and the return of the Civil War and World War Two narratives. How war films have both the power to heal the country of it's past, but also perpetuate concepts of violence, nationalism and false masculinity. The Boys in

Company C (1978), Apocalypse Now (1979) , First Blood (1982) , Platoon (1986), Top Gun

(1986), and Saving Private Ryan (1998).

Title: War Movie: The American Battle in Cinema