Is it possible to make dozens of movies about something but have it not create another genre? The war in Iraq officially began on March 20, 2003, and has been going ever since. The conflict in the region, invasion, and debates over why it started have inspired dozens of films and TV shows... but have they inspired their own genre of storytelling? Are there tropes you associate with these kinds of stories? And where do they fit within war movies? While we list Academy Award winners and have seen some of the best storytellers take on these kinds of projects, many of them feel narratively different and unrelated, although there are some overlaps. like shooting a very yellow desert and someone uttering, "I don't even know why we're here!" Jack Nugent of Now You See It explores this idea in the video essay below. Check it out and let's talk after the jump. Read More...
Published By: NoFilmSchool - Tuesday, 3 November, 2020