Monster Essays - The Vietnam War and Hollywood Movies
The Vietnam War and Hollywood Movies
"Vietnam was the longest war in American history." It lasted more than ten years and killed hundreds of lives. The media was a big part of the war. Back at home in the U.S., televisions, radios, newspapers, and especially Hollywood movies portrayed the war in Vietnam. During the late 60’s to late 80’s, Vietnam movies from Hollywood changed their views of the enemy to the U.S. forces. The early movies tried to show how the Vietcong tortured and killed the Americans. However, by the late 80’s more movies started to portray Americans killing the Vietnamese civilians.
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