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Question/Rationale: How has movie industry brainwashed us with American war propoganda?

**Rationale.** War movies are a frequent on the list of American classics.Band of Brothers, by HBO, is one of the most watched mini movie series ever. Movies are still coming out today that focus on the America military and its heroic portrayal. I want to analyze how this is in essence propaganda for the US military. I'll go briefly into the history of US War propaganda via the media, but focus more on recent films such as the just released Battle: Los Angeles.

Method. Using library and internet research I will explore the background of Hollywood's relationship with the Government and the history of US Military propaganda. I will also do research on how other countries have propagated the military I will use that as a foundation to analyze, compare, and contrast Band of Brothers, Battle: Los Angeles, and other military movies to see what methods they share in propagating the US Military.

Expectations.I expect to find that these Hollywood war blockbusters do much more than entertain people, they also propagate the US Military. In this manner the American people's faith and support in the Army has been reinforced and glorified.

Now this is a great topic to explore --- a clear example of 20th century propaganda, of course, but one that has been explicitly ratcheted up over the past 10 years. Offer some more details about your plan of action in terms of researching this topic. You might want to compare and contrast Band of Brothers to Battle: Los Angeles, for example...