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Looking at the shift in Civil War movies over time, what do you think the future hold for Civil War movies? -Megan Mc. | Looking at the shift in Civil War movies over time, what do you think the future hold for Civil War movies? -Megan Mc. | ||
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| + | The first reading talks about how Birth of a Nation used real cowboys from California as extras. Does the fact that most movies and documentaries about the Civil War are filmed in California affect our memory of the war? Have ya’ll noticed that the California landscape in the background of most movies makes it seem like the Civil War was fought in the New Mexico desert? Most Civil War movies have a western feel, why? Logan T | ||
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| + | Do you agree that the Lost Cause will be gone from cinema? Do you think the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and now Libya means that there won’t be another movie made about the Civil War for another 15 years? Do you think that a movie made about the Civil War now will over compensate for the Lost Cause like Cold Mountain did? Do you think the South will be demonized in all future movies made about the Civil War? Logan T | ||
