Episode 4 Dunkirk and the Main Goal: Getting Away from the Germans

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

Willis' Westover Colloquia

6 episodes

2 days ago

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 4 Dunkirk and the Main Goal: Getting Away from the Germans

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

20 minutes 58 seconds

4 years ago

Episode 4 Dunkirk and the Main Goal: Getting Away from the Germans

In this episode, Molly and Elizabeth discuss the 2017 film Dunkirk in relation to the myth that World War 2 is a Good War for the West. They frame the Dunkirk evacuation as a romanticized rescue mission where the goal is to get away from the Germans, while acknowledging the film's complex portrayal of the civilian sea rescue and soldiers' suffering.