| War films both reflect and sculpt a community's view on war. Films about the Vietnam War shattered American's trust in their warriors because they were unable to overcome war's scene or control the weapons of war, but more importantly, American's questioned the purpose of war. Popular culture has seemingly rehabilitated the image of the warrior, but has yet to remedy our culture's belief in the efficacy of war. This thesis argues that the reemergence of World War II films, specifically Saving Private Ryan, The Thin Red Line, and Pearl Harbor, remedy the Vietnam Syndrome by reaffirming the possibility of a just war. |
