ideology and narrative of the film

Question 1

what is the ideology of THL?

Answer 1

• war is addictive
• opposite to many war films where the focus is on returning home to families
• perhaps james represents america and its government whilst sanborn and eldridge represent actual soldiers in iraq

Question 2

what is the narrative of THL?

Answer 2

• circular structure - the narrative begins and ends in the same place and the audience are taking a journey and arriving where they started
• this is an anti-war film - saying war is never-ending and addictive for some people whilst being destructive for others