How do Hollywood movies portray the American war hero?

 

 

 

          I first came across this question when reading an article by Alyssa Rosenberg for a class project. In the project, one of the subjects addressed was the soldier image and the ideal soldier was a strong Caucasian male. Women and men of other ethnic backgrounds were not perceived as ideal for the soldier image and so never though of as an American war hero. Then as I began to research different movies and how they display an American war hero I found that in many war movies men and women of many different ethnic groups are portrayed as American war heroes. These video clips show how diverse the American hero can be. The American hero is someone who cares enough for their country to fight for it. Its not just one person, but anyone and everyone who chooses to protect their country.