Presentación de la ponencia presentada en la 12th SAAS Conference. Madrid, 25 de marzo de 2015.

1. How USA Has Represented and
Interpreted the Pacific War on its
Movies
Comparison between
history and interests of
Hollywood and
Washington
Sergio Mena
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

2. How USA Has Represented and Interpreted the Pacific War on its Movies
Comparison between history and interests of Hollywood and Washington
WHAT
TITLE
La guerra del Pacífico en el cine estadounidense.
Representación e interpretación de un acontecimiento
histórico (1941-1991)
Sergio Mena
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
The Pacific War on American Cinema. Representation
and Interpretation of a Historical Event (1941-1991)

3. WHAT
THESIS STATEMENT
“Social , political and economic circumstances given at the time of
production of these films have determined the treatment approach
of its scripts , characters, actions and plots”
How USA Has Represented and Interpreted the Pacific War on its Movies
Comparison between history and interests of Hollywood and Washington
Sergio Mena
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

4. WHAT
OBJETIVES
How USA Has Represented and Interpreted the Pacific War on its Movies
Comparison between history and interests of Hollywood and Washington
Sergio Mena
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
The Battle of
Midway
John Ford
1942
Midway
Jack Smight
1976

5. HOW
How USA Has Represented and Interpreted the Pacific War on its Movies
Comparison between history and interests of Hollywood and Washington
Sergio Mena
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- Historiographic sources
- Interviews to experts
- Quantitative Analysis of films
- 180 films
- Qualitative Analysis of films
- 40 selected films (Ticket, Awards, Critics…)
- They depict battles and events (13) of the war
- At least there are two films depicting each event
- Relation between content and context of time of production

6. HOW
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Comparison between history and interests of Hollywood and Washington
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Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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7. WHO
IS DOING THIS WORK
How USA Has Represented and Interpreted the Pacific War on its Movies
Comparison between history and interests of Hollywood and Washington
Sergio Mena
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- Journalist
- Ph. D. In Journalism
- Currently working as a Non Tenured Professor
- Degree in Audiovisual Communication
- Mixture
Tutored by
Carmen de la Guardia

8. WHO
ARE THE MAIN SOURCES
How USA Has Represented and Interpreted the Pacific War on its Movies
Comparison between history and interests of Hollywood and Washington
Sergio Mena
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

9. WHO
WERE BEHIND THE CAMERAS
How USA Has Represented and Interpreted the Pacific War on its Movies
Comparison between history and interests of Hollywood and Washington
Sergio Mena
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

10. WHY
How USA Has Represented and Interpreted the Pacific War on its Movies
Comparison between history and interests of Hollywood and Washington
Sergio Mena
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- No previous essays made in Spain
- To prove hidden relation between Hollywood and
Washington
- Hollywood films were and are the main sources of
Western sterotypes around the World

11. WHEN
How USA Has Represented and Interpreted the Pacific War on its Movies
Comparison between history and interests of Hollywood and Washington
Sergio Mena
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
11FEBRUARY
2013
30SEPTEMBER
2017

12. PARTIAL RESULTS
How USA Has Represented and Interpreted the Pacific War on its Movies
Comparison between history and interests of Hollywood and Washington
Sergio Mena
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
- The number of films has been decreasing by the time
- Films made at the time of the war were influenced by the OWI
- Vietnam War was a milestone between pro-war films and
pacifist ones

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Comparison between history and interests of Hollywood and Washington
Sergio Mena
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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