Episode 2 The Imitation Game and the Allied Forces as the Good Guys

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War, What is it Good For? World War 2 on Film

Willis' Westover Colloquia

6 episodes

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World War II is represented in the U.S. as a “Good War,” a war in which Allied powers, especially Americans, were the good guys fighting the incomprehensible evil of Nazi Germany and Imperialist Japan to save others. "War, What is it Good For? World War 2 on Film" is a college class's collaborative effort examining popular World War 2 movies in relation to this "Good War" myth. The podcast discusses how each film stands on its own to contribute to or subvert this popular cultural idea.

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Episode 2 The Imitation Game and the Allied Forces as the Good Guys

War, What is it Good For? World War 2 on Film

26 minutes 27 seconds

4 years ago

Episode 2 The Imitation Game and the Allied Forces as the Good Guys

In episode 2, Taylor, Jenna, and Lauren discuss the 2014 film The Imitation Game, which tells the story of Alan Turing's attempts to crack the German Enigma Code. They focus on the way the movie highlights Turing's personal life, and discuss it as a non-traditional war movie that still positions the Allies as the Good Guys racing to save the world from the Bad Guys of World War 2.