... all-American himself. By simply using Sinatra, and American icon, to portray the hero of the film, the American is depicted as an all-around wholesome do-gooder. Within the context of the film the character of Marco is constantly dedicated to the cause of keeping a free world which is safe from communism; this sends the message that this is what ... . There is only a sense that true ideological standpoints are not the true problem, but rather it is the deception by both sides that is perpetuating the war. The ordinary people with their ordinary beliefs are more harmed by the underlying s...

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