A Companion to the War Film
contains 27 original essays that examine all aspects of the genre, from the traditional war film, to the new global nature of conflicts, and the diverse formats that war stories assume in today’s digital culture.
Includes new works from experienced and emerging scholars that expand the scope of the genre by applying fresh theoretical approaches and archival resources to the study of the war film
Moves beyond the limited confines of “the combat film” to cover home-front films, international and foreign language films, and a range of conflicts and time periods
Addresses complex questions of gender, race, forced internment, international terrorism, and war protest in films such as
Full Metal Jacket, Good Kill, Grace is Gone, Gran Torino, The Messenger, Snow Falling on Cedars, So Prouvédly We Hail, Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War, Tender Comrade,
and
Zero Dark Thirty
Provides a nuanced vision of war film that brings the genre firmly into the 21
st
Century and points the way for exciting future scholarship