Independent Study: Research

What types of films are you interested in?

War, Action, Adventure, Sci-fi, thriller, Horror

Why are you interested in these sort of films?

Since a young age I've had an interest in WW2 along with that action and adventure. I just like watching things blow up and protagonists mow down hundreds of bad guys with a machine gun.

My interest in Sci-fi films is quite recent. I've only really started to like them in the past few years.
I really like being able to see what the world could potentially be like e.g a utopian society ( Star trek) or a hellish, over populated world with an ultra elite class ( Elysium ).

Give an example of one particular film from this genre that you find exceptionally interesting?

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
Flags of our Fathers (2006)
Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)

Give your reasons for why this particular film interests you?

The films listed above are all WW2 films which is a genre I love, mostly for the action.
I also like how Flags of our Fathers and Letters from Iwo Jima interlink to tell the story from both sides of the war.

Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)

Who made this: Clint Eastwood

Why: To show the battle of Iwo Jima from a different perspective but to also show how the men who fought were very similar in that they were all fighting a war that they didn't necessarily want to fight.

What can you tell about the Filmmaker: Clint Eastwood was very interested in making a film about the Battle of Iwo Jima since there had never been one before

For Whom was it made: 

What is the nature of our engagement with film: 

What outside influences can we perceive in terms of finance, ownership, institution, socio-cultural context: Paramount Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures

What tradition is it in: US War Film

To What other works might it be connected: Flags of our fathers