For my film research I watched the movie Thirteen Days- by Roger Donaldson. The topic of research was The Cold War, and Thirteen Days focused on The Cuban Missile Crisis. Many films have historical backgrounds or have snippets of historical fact and fiction, but what does it mean to truly be a historical film. A historical film is one that's main point is sincerely for people to learn more about a historic event. It should be centered around the historical event and have mostly historic facts. Examples of historic films 12 years a slave- about slavery, Glory- About The Civil War, and Smoke Signals- about the history of Native Americans. All of these films had the purpose of displaying a historic event, and I believe that Thirteen Days is an excellent historical film because of the accuracy that it shows in centering around The Cuban Missile Crisis.
When it comes to a historic event like The Cuban Missile Crisis the media and so many other factors over the years can cause information to be misplaced, construed, or just plain forgotten. That is why it is important for historic films like Thirteen Days to set the record straight and give people a true perspective on the way that the event unfolded. The events that take place in Thirteen Days were incredibly accurate. I learned so much from the plot of the movie, and after I did some research, it was clear to me that almost everything was perfectly factual. The movie's opening scene shows a spy plane picking up the images of the Soviet missiles in Cuba, which was the same way that the missiles were found in real life. The movie also shows many of the white house meetings between President Kennedy, Robert Kennedy and staff rooms full of military generals and political advisers, which nobody knew the details about until Thirteen Days displayed it perfectly. I was also not aware that warning shots were fired at a Soviet vessel in the blockade of Cuba, Commander Ecker's plane was shot at in an intelligence fly over the missiles, and that Major Rudolf Anderson Jr. of the U.S Airforce was killed after being shot down by a missile flying high over Cuba. All of these events could have been the start of a nuclear war between the Soviets and the United States and without the movie showing them, people would never know how close the crisis actually brought the two countries to war. All of the Characters were real as well. President J.F.K, his brother Robert Kennedy, his political adviser Ken O'Donnell, Major Anderson, General LeMay, -ex.. were all real characters that made the movie more factual. As I began to fact check events from the movie, I looked at movie reviews by Roger Ebert and The Guardian, that backed up the movie's historical accuracy. Because of how much the movie taught me about the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the accuracy in which it displays it in, Thirteen Days will forever be one of my favorite historical movies that I will recommend to my family and friends
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Post WWII film research post 4
Works Cited
BLINKEN, ANTONY J., DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROAD, Michael Krepon, CHOE SANG-HUN, DAVID E. SANGER, CHOE SANG-HUN, CHRIS BUCKLEY and MICHAEL R. GORDON, Richard Goldstein, Steven Erlanger, JAVIER C. HERNÁNDEZ, Alessandra Stanley, DAVID E. SANGER, Michiko Kakutani, David Nasaw, Jim Rutenberg, RUSSELL GOLDMAN and DAMIEN CAVE, and Frances Robles. "Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)." The New York Times. The New York Times, 18 Apr. 2017. Web. 16 May 2017. <https://www.nytimes.com/topic/subject/cuban-missile-crisis-1962>.
"Cuban Missile Crisis." John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 May 2017. <https://www.jfklibrary.org/JFK/JFK-in-History/Cuban-Missile-Crisis.aspx>.
Ebert, Roger. "Thirteen Days Movie Review & Film Summary (2001) | Roger Ebert." RogerEbert.com. N.p., 12 Jan. 2001. Web. 16 May 2017. <http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/thirteen-days-2001>.
Evans, Michael. The Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962: A Political Perspective After 40 Years. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 May 2017. <http://nsarchive.gwu.edu/nsa/cuba_mis_cri/>.
Tunzelmann, Alex Von. "Reel History | Thirteen Days: On the Brink of Nuclear War, Hollywood Steps in." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 26 Nov. 2009. Web. 16 May 2017. <https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/nov/26/thirteen-days>.
U.S. Department of State. U.S. Department of State, n.d. Web. 16 May 2017. <https://history.state.gov/milestones/1961-1968/cuban-missile-crisis>.
Post WWII film research post 3
Menu
Arroz con Pollo - A popular appetizer from Cuba, because the issue of the missile crisis takes place in Cuba
Buffalo Chicken dip- A popular American appetizer, because the American government is the one trying to solve the crisis
Cuban Sandwich- Because the missiles are located in Cuba and the Cuban sandwich is the most famous dish from the country.
Cheeseburger- The most iconic American dish in history, similar to how President Kennedy is one of the most iconic American presidents in history
Pelmeni- A popular Russian dish because Russia is the antagonist of the U.S, and they planted the missiles in Cuba. It is a meat dish because The USSR and The U.S have "Beef"
Flan- The most popular desert from Cuba where the missiles are located. If the Missiles were launched it would leave American cities "Desert"ed
Apple pie- The most iconic American dessert that became popular in the 1960's around the crisis
Arroz con Pollo - A popular appetizer from Cuba, because the issue of the missile crisis takes place in Cuba
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| Arroz con Pollo |
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| Buffalo Chicken dip |
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| Cuban Sandwich |
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| Cheeseburger |
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| Pelmeni |
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| Flan |
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| Apple pie |
Post WWII film research post 2
Exhibit
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| Original newspaper from the day after Kennedy's blockade was placed on Cuba |
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| The American press posted this to scare Americans into being dependent on media |
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| American blockade Cuba, and Quarantine soviet ships |
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| Adlai Stevenson confronting Zorin and the UN about the missiles in Cuba |
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| Footage of soviet missiles in Cuba, taken from spy plane |
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| Map of U.S cities in range of Soviet missiles in Cuba |
| American fallout shelter in long island 1962 |
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| Adlai Stevenson addresses Soviet Ambassador at UN meeting |
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| President Kennedy addresses staff about missiles in cuba |
Friday, May 12, 2017
Post WWII film research post 1
Guest list:
- President John F. Kennedy
- Robert Kennedy
- Ken O'Donnell
- Gen. Curtis LeMay
- Adlai Stevenson II
- Gen. Maxwell Taylor
- Gen. Marshall Carter
- Com. William B. Ecker
- John F. Kennedy was invited because he is the President of the United States and any major decision must flow through him first. He will ultimately have to decide if we go to war or not
- Robert Kennedy was invited because he is the attorney general and he is The president's brother, he is always present in the same room as the president and always helps him make decisions.
-Ken O'Donnell was invited because he is the political advisor to President Kennedy, and he will play another key role in effecting President Kennedy's choices in the crisis
-Adlai Stevenson was invited because he is the U.S ambassador in the UN, and he will play the role of communicating with the Soviet ambassador during the crisis, and attempting to get other countries to side with the U.S
-Generals LeMay, Taylor, and Carter were invited because they are all leaders in the U.S armed forces, and they need to give the president advice on how to handle the crisis from a military standpoint and get the military ready to defend against attacks.
-Commander William B. Ecker was invited because he is a pilot in the U.S Airforce who is the only one attempt to fly low over the soviet missiles in cuba to get footage without being shot down
-Ken O'Donnell was invited because he is the political advisor to President Kennedy, and he will play another key role in effecting President Kennedy's choices in the crisis
-Adlai Stevenson was invited because he is the U.S ambassador in the UN, and he will play the role of communicating with the Soviet ambassador during the crisis, and attempting to get other countries to side with the U.S
-Generals LeMay, Taylor, and Carter were invited because they are all leaders in the U.S armed forces, and they need to give the president advice on how to handle the crisis from a military standpoint and get the military ready to defend against attacks.
-Commander William B. Ecker was invited because he is a pilot in the U.S Airforce who is the only one attempt to fly low over the soviet missiles in cuba to get footage without being shot down
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