2000
Making War
Wake Island (1942)
Directed by John Farrow, B&W, 88 Minutes
Go Tell the Spartans (1978)
Directed by Ted Post, Color, 114 Minutes
Saigon: Year of the Cat (1983)
Directed by Stephen Frears, Color, 106 Minutes
Americans learn their wars primarily through the movies. Who, except for the few who were actually there, can imagine World War II without thinking of John Wayne? The popular medium gives us a way to digest what would otherwise be too terrible to contemplate, to absorb it into the national psyche.
Cassandra’s Lament
In a previous column I expressed irritation at those numerous folks who confess to having voted for George W. Bush in 2000 (and even 2004) because they were deceived into believing he was a “conservative.” For anyone believing that Bush was a “conservative” in 2000 the only deception going on was self-deception. Here is a little satire that appeared in Chronicles’ July 2000 issue.
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