A Comparison Of Kennedy And The Cold War

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The film JFK was created in 1991 and it was directed by Oliver Stone and the cast included many actors such as Kevin Costner and Gary Oldman along with Tommy Lee Jones and Kevin Costner. The film depicts a lawyer named Jim Garrison trying to find out and solve what really happened to JFK and who murdered him. The film correlates to our textbook Chapter 20 “The New Frontier and Great Society”, and 20.1 and 20.2, “Kennedy and the Cold War” and “The New Frontier” to be precise. Both the film and the textbook reflect Kennedy's achievements throughout his span as the president including but not limited to conflicts throughout his time that would ultimately lead to his downfall.
JFK is about the events leading up to the assassination of the president …show more content…

Garrison believes he has an idea of who he thinks killed JFK or is at least involved and he file charges against Clay Shaw (Tommy Lee Jones) who he believes is involved and that he had pinned the crime on an innocent man named Lee Harvey Oswald (Gary Oldman) which the Warren Commission had acquitted him for the crime. This movie is based on the real life Clay Shaw trial and the time period that the movie takes place in is early 1960's to late 1970's. The key characters that are the protagonist of the film is Jim Garrison (Kevin Costner) and Lee Harvey Oswald (Gary Oldman) the bad/antagonists are Clay Shaw (Tommy Lee Jones) and the Warren Commission. The problem of JFK is to decide if John F. Kennedy was killed by Lee Harvey Oswald or is there something extraordinary about the case and if Clay Shaw(Tommy Lee Jones) had …show more content…

Newspapers and magazines filled their pages with pictures and stories about the president’s young daughter Caroline and his infant son John. With JFK’s youthful glamour and his talented advisers, the Kennedy White House reminded many of a modern-day Camelot, the mythical court of King Arthur” (U.S. History 672). The textbook also states that the media was an influential part of helping Kennedys image because they were memorized to be specific the text states, “Kennedy often appeared on television. The press loved his charm and wit and helped to bolster his image.” (U.S. History 672). During the beginning of the film we hear through a narrated scene that John F. Kennedy and the rest of his family are a symbol of the new freedom of the 1960’s and signifying change and upheaval to the american people even JFK winning over his candidate by a landslide from the american public. The portrayal of John F. Kennedy portrayed through the film accurately depicts how the the real life situation was in which John F. Kennedy was loved and admired by hundred thousands of people and everyone fell for his charm and believed that he could create change and difference in this world

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