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| The influence of ] has been profound and diverse, having an impact on many parts of culture. | |||
| ==Movies and television== | |||
| World War II has provided material for many movies, television programmes and books, beginning during the war. The movie aspect had reached its peak by the 1960s, with movies such as '']'' (which had been adapted from a ]), '']'', '']'' and '']''. In the ] the actor ] became particularly associated with war dramas, such as '']'' (1954), '']'' (1955) and '']'' (1958), and was seen as the personification of Britain at war, conveying heroism and humility. | |||
| Movies about World War II continued for the rest of the 20th century, though less in number and included '']'' (1998) and '']'' (1998). Movies and television programmes about the war continued to be made into the 21st century, including the television mini-series '']'', '']'' and '']''. The majority of World War II movies are portrayed from the Allied perspective (increasingly being limited to that of the Americans). Some exceptions include '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', and '']''. World War II used to provide most of the material for the USA TV channel, the ]. ] used the theme in the fictitious musical "Springtime for Hitler" and in his 1968 film and 2001 musical, '']''. | |||
| A number of television comedy sitcoms are based on the war, eg '']'' from America, which follows the actions of a group of Allied POWs involved in covert activities. Three British sitcoms from ] are '']'' which makes fun of the French Resistance forces; '']'' which satirizes the British Home Guard, an anti-invasion force of men who are old or in poor health so cannot join the forces; and '']'' about a Forces Concert Party entertaining troops in India and Burma. In the ] of ], ] (played by ]) bases his comical routine on the paramount need that he and his staff be polite and "''don't mention the War!''" to their German guests, a task in which he signally and repeatedly fails himself. | |||
| Many non-war-related TV shows in the USA such as ], ] and ] frequently make reference to World War II-related persons and subjects, such as ], ], battles during the war, the ] and the bombings of ] and ]. During the war several ] shorts were also propaganda films. | |||
| === Holocaust movies === | |||
| Also some movies and TV series in an attempt to show and educate the future generation about the horror of racism and discrimination when taken into a national frenzy by making movies based on the Holocaust and other German war crimes atrocities committed by the Nazi Party. Movies like ], ], ], ], ], ] and many other movies depict the hardship the Jews, Gypsies, homosexuals and communists had endured in Auschwitz and other concentration camps. | |||
| === Eastern Asia === | |||
| Due to the still sensitive subject between ], ] and ], the ] and the ] is hardly made into any historical ]s intended for entertainment use in these countries. However, reference about the ongoing war as a background setting is heavily used as a setpiece to drive the storyline on. For example, Hong Kong ] have used the "]" portrayal of Japanese soldiers or generals being defeated by the Chinese lead character in an attempt to stop the Japanese from using biological weapons or stealing Chinese treasures (movies like ], ] and ]). Some movies that depict ] were also made, such as the controversial exploitation movie ]. | |||
| More serious documentary style movies have also been made such as the German made documentary "]". However the depiction of the ] was made in 1938, one year after the actual ], probably one of the earliest Sino-Japanese war movie intended for entertainment and moral boosting propaganda. Also recently, to celebrate the ] first victory (out of two major battles the Communists actually fought) over the Japanese, a heavy-handed propaganda film that depict the ] was made in 2005 to commemorate the 60th anniversary. However it was heavily criticised by the government of ], accusing the ] government for hiding the truth by discrediting the ] who took the brunt of the battles as it was they who did most of the fighting against the invaders in more than twenty battles. Actually, the PRC has made several movies focusing on battles fought by Nationalist soldiers, such as the ] and ]. | |||
| ], which still has strong ], recently made a TV series about the Japanese assassination of ] and the unfair treatment of the Korean people, also several movies based on ] as a freedom fighter were made. | |||
| == The Soviet Union and Russia == | |||
| The Soviet Union incurred the heaviest casualties in World War II, and its history gave rise to an impressive number of films, poetry and prose, both in Russian and in many other languages of the country. The cultural homage to the Soviet soldiers and victims of World War II has been brought for decades; films about the war are shot in modern-day Russia up to present day. | |||
| A few pinnacles of the Soviet cinema dedicated to World War Two include: | |||
| ] by ], | |||
| ] by ], | |||
| ] by ], | |||
| by Stanislav Rostotsky. | |||
| Poetry: ] by the renowned Dagestani poet Rasul Gamzatov, | |||
| by ], | |||
| by ], | |||
| “It has snowed for three days” by , a Bashkir poet. | |||
| ==Games== | |||
| One relatively new development of the "World War II media franchise" is that of ]s. They are an extremely lucrative aspect of the gaming industry, and many titles are usually released every year. Some established games series about World War II include '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'', '']'' and '']'', as well as the ] game '']''. An RTS game was released based on America's western campaign called '']''. In 2001, a massively multiplayer online game ] '']'' was introduced, and has thousands of players refighting the 1940 Western Europe campaign. There are however also much older games about the war, the arcade game '']'' being one of many examples. | |||
| Traditional board ] has replicated World War II from the tactical to the grand strategic levels. '']'' and other such games continue to be popular. ] and other wargame companies produced such complex games as '']'' and '']'' in the 1970s. Other popular World War II games still in production include Australian Design Group's '']'' and Decision Games reproductions of SPI World War II games. | |||
| World War II has also been replicated through miniatures tabletop wargaming. Games like '']'', ''Command Decision'', ''Spearhead'', '']'' and others have become popular among historical miniature wargamers. A novelty is the upcoming of free internet based wargames in high quality such as '']''. | |||
| ==Literature== | |||
| The war also figures prominently in many thousands of novels and other works of literature, including many published in the 1990s and 2000s.There are thousands of books about the war.A example of a reference of the war is from the novel,the cider house rules(by John Irving) which one of the character go off to fight world war II. | |||
| == Pop culture reference == | |||
| The war has also influenced ] (soccer) rivalries. Most notably, the subject of World War II is used as chants by fans of the ]. One such chant is "2 World Wars and 1 ], do dah, do dah." | |||
| Campaigns, battles and so on have been commemorated throughout the 20th century and into the 21st century, mostly by veterans of the war and people that lived through it. In 2004 the commemoration of the ] landings took place which included, for the first time, German veterans of the war. Later that year, the commemoration of the campaigns in Italy and the Netherlands also took place. The 60th anniversary of the liberation of the ] was commemorated in January 2005, while many other campaigns will also be commemorated, as well as the end of the war in Europe and the Far East. | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| * ] | |||
| ==References== | |||
| * {{cite book | |||
| |title=Worshipping the Myths of World War II: Reflections on America's Dedication to War | |||
| |first=Edward W. | |||
| |last=Wood | |||
| |publisher=Potomac Books | |||
| |date=2007 | |||
| |ISBN=978-1-59797-163-8 | |||
| }} | |||
| {{World War II}} | |||
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