War and Story : Sci-Fi and the Ghosts of Conflicts Past

War is Hell, but movies about war are awesome. What began as an examination of the influence of popular perception of war and fictional depictions reinforcing each other took a turn as I went off-script and, looking back, this is the introduction to what I really want to say on this subject. Think of this one as a sort of thesis statement with the in-depth study to follow.

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00:00 Intro
01:35 Nam and Aliens
02:40 To the Next War
04:40 Going Off-Script
06:30 A Terrible Love of War
07:28 Life Imitating Art
09:22 Wars are Built on Stories