Robocop, released in 1987 directed by Paul Verhoeven, is a film about the city of Detroit which suffers from many crimes, to stop these crimes they create a part human robot that is indestructible, but they encounter problems a long the way. On the other hand, WarGames was released in 1983 directed by John Badham, this film is about a teenager that discovers a glitch in the military computer and almost causes a war with Russia. The film Robocop and WarGames are ones that focus on the time periods of the 1970’s and the impact that the government had on the people.
For starters, we are able to see that in Robocop, most of the film is dedicated to explaining violence in Detroit and the importance of law enforcement in areas such as Detroit. Detroit
We are first able to see this when they guy hesitates to launch the missile because he knows that many people will die. This scene shows one not only the hesitation by the man, but it’s a representation of the hesitation that many Americans face in the previous years with the Vietnam war. Additionally, when the Thermonuclear war game was shown it only gave to countries: Soviet Union and the United States. This was a representation of the tension that American and the Soviets had during the 1970’s. The fact that American and the Soviet Union were in such high tension also explains why in the movie they wouldn’t just talk to each other an explain the confusion. Throughout, the whole missile lunching crisis, both American and the Soviet Union were both ready launch missiles at each other. This is another example of how thin the string was between these two countries. Moreover, in one of the last scenes where they are unsure if the missiles are real or not we are able to see the effect that war has on people. In this scene we are able to see the emotions that these people felt when they believed that thousands of people were going to die. This is a great portrait of how people felt during the war years and the happiness they would feel when the war was finally over. Lastly, the biggest impact that the last line of the movie had on people was far more the most important one. The last thing that said was “the only winning move is not to play” which is how many American felt during the Vietnam war. This was just an emphasizes on this opinion that many Americans
Americans during the 60s lived in constant fear of nuclear war, especially after the Cuban Missile Crisis. The film shows how easy it is for one person to destroy the world in a nuclear firestorm if governments are not careful enough. Ripper’s argument about fluoridated water also reflects the belief of some Americans that fluorine was actually a Cold War weapon by the Soviets to turn American communist. General Jack D. Ripper himself also served to present an American stereotype along with General Turgidson. They both seeked to destroy the Soviet Union without any care to logic or human life. Turgidson, in particular, reminds me of Patton, who wanted to invade the Soviet Union after WWII, and MacArthur, who wanted to invade China during the Korean War. Both of these generals epitomize how people thought of Americans as zealously anti communist and violently stupid. Additionally, Dr. Strangelove and his proposal for fallout shelters show how much the Cold War interfered with Americans’ lives with the constant duck and cover drills and shelters for nuclear war. Finally, the captain of the B-52, King Kong, also represents American stereotypes with his southern accent and his patriotic final act of sitting on top of the bomb while it is falling down towards the Soviet Union. When he found out about the orders, he did not question them and went down fighting. Many people regarded Americans as gun toting southerners who were just as patriotic as they were trigger
Most of us would like to think that history is based on civil negotiations between representatives from around the world. The fact is, war has always been a disease that spreads not only in the battle field, and infects all those who come in contact with it. In the case of nuclear weapons, the United States, like many countries, raced to produce some of the most deadly weapons. Kristen Iversen shares her experiences surrounding a nuclear production facility in Boulder Colorado called Rocky Flats. The events at Rocky Flats are fuelled by secrecy and widespread hazards, it is the integration of these concepts to various aspects of her life that are at the center of Full Body Burden.
Stanley Kubrick’s sexual parody, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb, illustrates an unfathomed nuclear catastrophe. Released in the midst of the Cold War, this 1964 film satirizes the heightened tensions between America and Russia. Many sexual insinuations are implemented to ridicule the serious issue of a global nuclear holocaust, in an effort to countervail the terror that plagued America at that time. Organizing principles, such as Kubrick’s blunt political attitudes about the absurdity of war and the satirical genre, are echoed by the film style of his anti-war black comedy, Dr. Strangelove.
Kubrick came across the novel Red Alert, and instead of deciding to make the work into a film that tackled the notion of nuclear war in a serious manner, he chose to make the film a satire. This was immensely risky. Only two years after the conclusion of the Cuban Missile Crisis, which nearly plunged the world into a nuclear holocaust, as the topic of nuclear war as a film subject, let alone a satire, was considered taboo and by no means socially ac...
"The truth is bad enough--but nowhere near as bad as you probably think. The truth will do away with a lot of silly ideas, a lot of completely wrong notions, which millions of people now believe about the atomic bomb. These ideas could easily cause great panic. And right now the possibility of panic is one of the best weapons any enemy could use against us." (Gerstell, How to Survive an Atomic Bomb 1)
The people who fought in the World War II were not happy that they had to go to war. They were often heros, they suffered a lot. That does not mean they wanted to. They were drafted and could do nothing else but fight. The war took their lives, literally and figuratively. They lost part of their humanity in the war. They saw the horrors of the war and it became normal for them to talk about it in any situation. This scene highlights the contrast between normal life and war life. I think that this scene contradicts the notion of the “greatest generation”. The horrors of war change people, but not for
There is a scene in this movie where the coach takes the team on a long run in the middle of the night. They end up at the break of dawn at a cemetery. The coach tells the young men of the battle that was fought on that ground. He told of the blood shed on those grounds that turned the whole area red. This can help many people that want to make a difference in this world. They had to stand up for their new knowledge to people that they love and trust.
This documentary takes place in Newark, New Jersey. One of the most crime filled cities in the United States. Murder, drugs, and gangs fill this city. Many police officers work hard to keep their city safe and others for other intentions. This documentary shows how the police work, their tactics, and the reality of how police officers are working with the community.
John Hersey shows that the atomic bomb is merciless by explaining the effect of the bomb on children. Hersey describes a mother’s search for her children to do so, “She heard a child cry, ‘Mother, help me,’ and saw her youngest, Myeko… buried up to her breast and unable to move. As Mrs. Nakamura started frantically to claw her baby, she could see or hear nothing of her other children” (Hersey 10, 11). He uses an example of children in danger because they are usually perceived as vulnerable, which helps Hersey make his point. Consequently, the reader undergoes feelings of sorrow because those who are attacked are not capable of defending themselves. Hersey is able to easily prove his case by illustrating the suffering of the most vulnerable of victims.
To be a successful teacher not only in physical education but in all classroom settings you must be able to fully stimulate your students to think critically about the problem at hand. In sports thinking critically and making split second decisions can be the difference between winning and losing; through repetition students will be able to better identify which situations call for which moves. This ability to identify one's current situation in a given activity and react appropriately is referred to as tactical awareness; this is the basis for the tactical games model. Through implementing the tactical games model in your classroom your students will better understand not only the games being played but the tactics that are universal to all sports.
It has often been asked what was behind the dropping of the atomic bomb. Was it greed in the fact that nations would be captured and brought under the regime of another? Was it a precise move in the ultimate game of chess in which the execution was the “check mate” needed to highlight the country which possessed this power? It may never be known as fact to why President Truman gave the green light on a technology which he was well aware would...
This movie is a wonderful production starting from 1960 and ending in 1969 covering all the different things that occurred during this unbelievable decade. The movie takes place in many different areas starring two main families; a very suburban, white family who were excepting of blacks, and a very positive black family trying to push black rights in Mississippi. The movie portrayed many historical events while also including the families and how the two were intertwined. These families were very different, yet so much alike, they both portrayed what to me the whole ‘message’ of the movie was. Although everyone was so different they all faced such drastic decisions and issues that affected everyone in so many different ways. It wasn’t like one person’s pain was easier to handle than another is that’s like saying Vietnam was harder on those men than on the men that stood for black rights or vice versa, everyone faced these equally hard issues. So it seemed everyone was very emotionally involved. In fact our whole country was very involved in president elections and campaigns against the war, it seemed everyone really cared.
The first theme is the aggressive actions and posturing (political as well as military) of the Soviet Union (whether it be Stalin through Andropov) forced the West and its allies into an ever increasing response to the perceived threat of a Soviet attack. The second theme is the United States confronted this aggressive posturing responded in kind; in turning raising the stakes back to the Soviet Union. In the last theme attempts to counter what the Soviets/Americans believed an encroachment to their spheres of influence required a response. The reality in this nuclear poker was everyone could afford to lose the small hands, but would not commit to all out confrontation unless threatened with the threat of total war. The commitment of the United States represented its stake to become active responsible for the freedom and
...read communism. The leaders who decided to drop the bombs did what they saw as necessary at that time. People often look back now and see what decision could have produced a better outcome, but the leaders made the best decision they could have with the information they had at the time. They knew the bombs would have a huge impact on the world, but there was no way they could have predicted the extent and length of the Nuclear Era that was to come.
The report is based on the roles of technology in developing marketing strategies for Robi. This report is broadly categorized in six different parts. At First there is prefatory where describe the telecommunication sector in Bangladesh along with introduction, objective, scope, limitation and methodology. The main objectives of the report are analyzing the roles of technology in developing marketing strategies for Robi.