This matter could be examined clearly under the scope of the two films about the tragedy made by the two countries in the years that followed: The Beginning or the End (1947) by American and Children of Hiroshima (1952) by Japanese. With certain stark differences, the two films subtly underlie how America and Japan's perceptions of the incident diverge. Firstly, The Beginning or the End and Children of Hiroshima chose to focus on different clusters of character with the American film mostly revolves about the upper social class and the Japanese film primarily concentrates on the lower so...

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A great film or book always has certain characteristics. ... All of this has to do with the specifics events in World War II, and the reactions of the people, or filmmakers, that followed. ... While the men knew what they were doing, they may have been so terrified of Hitler that they decided they had no choice but to follow orders. ... This may have been a point to be shown countless times in both film and fiction. ... This could be the reason for the showing of the guilt in the Italian film. ...

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The Ministry's objective was to ensure that the Nazi ideology was successfully communicated through art, music, theatre, films, books, radio, educational materials, and the press. ... Within the film the use of the traditional propaganda technique "appeal to authority" is used significantly and critically with the citing of the prominent figure Hitler- their Fuhrer- as a means to support the course of action taken within the documentary. ... Although not a propaganda source itself, within the film it shows the propagandist dictatorship of the country's late leader. ... Therefore, wit...

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Most will not just follow the crowd or follow some dictator, because they know better. ... In addition to the newspapers, the film industry was also very closely supervised. ... Karl Ritter, a fanatical Nazi, film director, glorified death in battle in his films (Rhodes 21). ... "The effect of these films was inordinate. ... Under Allied interrogation, they revealed the influence these films had had on them"(Rhodes 21). ...

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They subpoenaed 43 witnesses from the Hollywood film industry in September, 1947. Many witnesses were supporting the accusation that communists had infiltrated the film industry. ... This was followed with the policy of Brinkmanship, going to the edge of all-out war. ... Then the Soviet Union followed in this same suit. ...

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Press, radio, films- all were carefully supervised to manufacture the illusion that fascism was " the doctrine of the 20th century- Under his dictatorship, the parliamentary system was virtually abolished. ... Mussolini followed the Nazis in adopting a racial policy that led to persecution of the Jews, and the creation of apartheid in the Italian empire. ...

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Many Americans were afraid of a communist take-over and all the violence that followed it. ... These films all presented traits similar to either the communists or the stereotypical description of communists. ...

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(Mulvey 121) In the mid 50's there was a beginning of the growth of teenage market with film stars like Sandra Dee popularizing the idea of slumber parties. ... Hair followed the corporate rule and had to look soigné. ...

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Americans were very afraid of a communist take-over and the ensured violence that would follow. ... Under U.S. influence, congress began to use HUAC; a committee to pursued Hollywood films to be less communist or anticommunist. ...

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There are those who call hard power as the use of a "carrot and stick" approach wherein the political entity with the greater military might impose on the weaker entity in order to make the weaker entity follow its will (Pallaver, 2011). ... If a nation believes that the objectives of another nation are legitimate, they are more likely to persuade them to follow their lead without using negative force (Pallaver, 2011). ... The appealing side of the United States that is found through the spread of popular films, TV shows, sports and music is something that entices foreigners to emigr...

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