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Militainment, Inc.: Militarism & Pop Culture

Militainment, Inc.: Militarism & Pop Culture (2007)

June. 11,2007
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| History Documentary War

Militainment, Inc.: Militarism & Pop Culture

2007  / 2 hr 4 min

Militainment, Inc. offers a fascinating, disturbing, and timely glimpse into the militarization of American popular culture, examining how U.S. news coverage has come to resemble Hollywood film, video games, and "reality television" in its glamorization of war. Mobilizing an astonishing range of media examples - from news anchors' idolatry of military machinery to the impact of government propaganda on war reporting - the film asks: How has war taken its place in the culture as an entertainment spectacle? And how does presenting war as entertainment affect the ability of citizens to evaluate the necessity and real human costs of military action?

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Director
Roger Stahl

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