War On Terror

Question 1

Fahrenheit 9/11

Answer 1

Moore 2004

Question 2

9/11

Answer 2

Naudet brothers 2002

Question 3

American sniper

Answer 3

Eastwood 2014

Question 4

United 93

Answer 4

Greengrass 2006

Question 5

Boggs and Pollard 2006

Answer 5

• terrorism has gone up since 1960’s so therefore there are more films about it
• political violence has strong appeal in the US
• 9/11 inspired public fascination with terrorism

Question 6

O Tauthail 1998

Answer 6

Anti-geopolitics
Gulf war and Iraq were just the US asserting power because of Vietnam and Iranian hostage crisis, they needed to show they are still military powerful.

Question 7

Lofflmann 2013

Answer 7

‘Hollywood films can reaffirm Americas geopolitical vision’

Department of defence involved in Hollywood films

Question 8

Stahl 2006

Answer 8

War increasingly like a game

Question 9

Packer 2006

Answer 9

Us treats even their own like a threat, everyone is a bomb

Question 10

Power and crampton 2005

Answer 10

• watching 9/11 unfold it reminded them of films

* resurgent in Hollywood interest in narrating US global military adventures and they’re very popular

Question 11

Dittmer 2010

Answer 11

American exceptionalism
Post 9/11 34 super hero films made (2010)
Military force valorising masculine militarisation