THE KILLING FIELDS
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THE KILLING FIELDS
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How was the U. S. Government depicted in The Killing Fields?
Vittorio Planeta
Stockton University
Khmer Rouge's wicked practices of torture, massacre, and dehumanization are recognized with disgust throughout the world. Historical injustice like the genocide of more than three million innocent women, men, along with children has entered the books of history not only in great nations but also in the less developed nation since such massive deaths is a universal crime. However, "The Killing Fields" is the worst brutal instance that happened after WWI and WWII in the 20th century and within these times. "The Killing Fields" is a film entitled that integrates the cruelty of the bad regime of the Khmer Rouge. The movie has many facts engulfing the participation of the American government. Therefore, these facts were incorporated into a dramatic as well as an authentic true film. Therefore, the analysis will entail a pragmatic picture of a real historical incident, an irate illustration of the mounting American discontent with the Cold War, and calling for a peaceful as well as a diplomatic outcome for today and the future generation. Finally, the essay will demonstrate on how the American government depicted itself in the film.
"The Killing Fields" was made in 1984 and is a realistic and disturbing view of warfare in Cambodia in the 1970s. Its plot follows a factual life narrative of Western reporters that, included a journalist of New York Times Schanberg Sydney, with the Cambodian counterpart reporter Dith Pran. The movie takes the current world to the events of 1973, the time the American administration led a clandestine bombing operation in Cambodia in the quest for what emerged as hideouts of the Viet Cong. This saw a single B-52 being dropped, hence, resulting in...
