...Critical Analysis of Sound from Selected Scenes in the Film Pearl Harbor The genre of the film Pearl Harbor is a combination of an action/drama/romance war film and was released in 2001. The film was directed by Michael Bay. Jerry Bruckheimer and Randall Wallace produced the movie. The screen play was also written by Randall Wallace. The film was ranked the sixth highest-earning picture of 2001. Pearl Harbor was nominated for four Academy Awards in 2001.Pearl Harbor was nominated best sound editing, best sound mixing, best visual effects, and best original song. Among the four awards Pearl Harbor took home the Academy Award for best sound mixing. The film was also nominated at the Golden Globe Awards for best original song and best original score. The score for Pearl Harbor was composed by Hans Zimmer. It is Hans Zimmer’s original score that will be the basis analysis for non diagetic sound presented in this paper. Both diagetic and non diagetic sound are of importance in this film. (Wikipedia). The film Pearl Harbor takes place in the 1940’s and continues on till then end of World War II. Pearl Harbor tells the story of two best friends Danny and Rafe through out the war and their love life over the course of the war. While in the military Rafe meets a navy nurse named Evelyn while getting his physical examination to receive his pilot wings. Evelyn and Rafe begin dating and eventually fall in love. While they are dating Rafe volunteers to fly and serve with the Royal Air...
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...James Harold Doolittle Edmond Pukaj Spartan College of Aeronautics Abstract James Doolittle was a man with an outstanding resume in the American Air Force and one of Americas most well-known aviation pilots whose contributions in the Second World War was extremely crucial to increasing American morale. Doolittle also played a major role in creating new instrumentations to improve night flying and flying in hazardous weather. Doolittle broke and set many records in the aviation world and made the impossible possible with his extraordinary flying skills. Made himself a role model for upcoming generations of pilots. General James “Jimmy” Harold Doolittle was a very important individual in American aviation history. Many recognize Jimmy Doolittle as the individual responsible for coordinating the planes that took off on the aircraft carrier The Hornet, for the raid on Japan in the Second World War. James Doolittle was placed in charge of defining which plane to use for this mission. He decided on the B-25 plane determining that it had the highest potential to make the short take-off of the Hornet. Doolittle was known as being a daredevil, scholar, pilot and General. Doolittle’s particular expertise and passion was for flying. He is considered to be the American aviation pioneer. Although his flying expertise is what he is most commonly credited for his accomplishments far exceed this criterion (Daso, 2003) James Doolittle was born on December 14, 1896 in Alameda, California...
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...Tora! Tora! Tora! Is a mostly accurate account of Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor. This film has both the Japanese and American accounts of the events preceding and up to the attack. They were filmed separately and then edited together to make one story. Tora! Tora! Tora! was the code word used by the Japanese to show that a complete surprise attack had been achieved. In the first part of the film the Japanese are planning their attack on Pearl Harbor. It starts with a summation of the events that led them to the point to start planning their attack. The film and book state that two of these events were the signing of the Tripartite Pact, which was a loose defense treaty with Germany and Italy, and the freezing of Japan’s assets in the United States. The film goes on to describe how Japan plans to attack Pearl Harbor. The Japanese segments in the first half of the film are very interesting as Japan’s side of the story isn’t told very often in American film. It gives Americans a historical view that many have not seen or heard about....
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...U.S History II Student name: Tran Thi My Ngoc Date: Apr 4th, 2012 Extra credit: Pearl Harbor Movie; Micheal Bay Overview of the movie: The Second World War is always an interesting topic in different fields such as dramatics, literature, etc. And of course in movie industry, it is not exceptional. There are many classical movies that surround this topic and Pearl Harbor is one of the most impressive one. In this movie, Micheal Bay focuses on the situation of the U.S in the first stage of WWII and the attack of Japanese on Pearl Harbor; the response of the U.S after this event and the love story of three main characters in the war time. Main ideas covered the movie: In the first stage of the war, the U.S maintained a position of isolationism. Focusing on trading weapons, they transported their products to the customers by non-American ships in order to avoid involving in the war. However, after Germany invaded Poland in 1939, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed the Lend-Lease Act to Congress for giving military aid to British without any repayment. At that time, the U.S, they did not seem to be neutral anymore. In the side of Japan, although the U.S was waiting for a peace treaty from them, they did not reply and prepare secretively for an attack to American battle fleet which Pearl Harbor was the target. They wanted to destroy the influence of the U.S in Asia. The attack took the Americans completely by surprise, it occurred on the early of Sunday in 1941 when...
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...them, they will both ultimately be affected by the events of the war. This film is very well done, yet difficult to watch. While there is no graphic violence depicted on the screen, the film is none the less heartbreaking. Because the story is told through the eyes of an 8-year-old boy, much of what we see seems mostly benign. Bruno simply doesn’t understand the things that he sees. Unfortunately for us, as adults, we do. All of the actors in the film are to be commended. Both young boys offer stellar performances. Butterfield, especially, shines as the naïve and curious 8-year-old German boy trying to figure out whether his father is good or bad, and attempting to understand the hatred of his relatives toward the Jews. Though the movie is being promoted for kids, parents should note that it is rated PG-13 due to its thematic...
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...The attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7th, 1941 was not right. Especially considering the facts on why Japan did it in the first place. One reason was because they were trying to scare off America from going into WWII. However, the attack only put the U.S. straight into the war. Secondly, Japan bombed Pearl Harbor because Japan was short on oil and didn't have enough for them to be ready for the war. They sought their solution for more oil in the Hawaiian Islands. Overall, the attack on Pearl Harbor was not right because the reasons they had were not very solid and the damage they had done was outrageous. On the other hand, America did not do all it could do to prevent the attack and damage at Pearl Harbor because they were...
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...TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT CATHERINE PALOMA CAJURAO I – 1 1. What type of Aviation used in the movie? * The aviation used in the movie was the Military Aviation. 2. What categories of aircraft used in the movie? * The aircrafts used in the movie are Propellers, Prop Planes and Jet Prop planes. Japanese planes such as: A. Mitsubishi A6M Zero-Sen * The Mitsubishi A6M Zero-Sen, or simply the Mitsubishi, were a single-seat fighters used in the first attack wave on Pearl Harbor's ships. The plane was also used as a bomber, with a 132-pound bomb under each wing. At the time of its creation, the Mitsubishi was considered the best of all Japanese aircraft. The maximum speed for this aircraft was 310 miles per hour and it was able to climb to 10,000 feet in less than 10 minutes. Mitsubishis had a wingspan of 39 feet and length of 29 feet. The Allied forces referred to this plane as "Zero" during the war. The plane was first conceived in 1937, and it was a primary aircraft for the Japanese until the end of World War II. B. Aichi D3A * The Aichi D3A airplanes were dive bombers and the principal planes of the Pearl Harbor attack. The Aichi aircraft manufacturing company first conceived this airplane model in 1936, and the Allies referred to the model as "Val." The plane carried one 550-pound bomb under the fuselage or two 130-pound bombs under each wing. The plane carried both a pilot and a gunner. The plane had a range of 874 miles and could fly...
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...December 7 1941 Written by Gordon W. Prange, this book gives great details leading up to, during, and just after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Through extensive research Prange was able to give us not only firsthand experiences of the Americans, but he also gives us some from the Japanese men who carried out the attack. During the days leading up to the attack there was lots of activity in Washington related to the Japanese, and what their intentions were. Our leaders were deep into negotiations with the Japanese trying to broker a peace deal. The U.S. fully believed Japan was preparing to strike somewhere, but Pearl Harbor was at the bottom of the list. They were instead focused on the Philippines, Thailand, the East Indies, and Malaya. This was because they believed Japan’s sights were on the Chinese. After reading the book, it seems the Japanese Diplomats in Washington and in Hawaii were unaware of the intentions to attack Pearl Harbor. As the negotiations were still taking place on Saturday December 6th, a task force of Japanese ships was heading to the Hawaiian Islands under the command of Chuichi Nagumo. At this point he already had a telegram confirming the beginning of the war, which was dated December 3rd. It was obvious the Japanese had been planning this attack for several months. It was just another day at Pearl Harbor. There were some readiness exercises and drills, but nothing out of the ordinary. The talk around the base was that Japan was going to strike,...
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...and believe by some people, relatives are slaughtered. No, we are not referring to another event such events at Pearl Harbor or other atrocities. We are referring to the slaughter at Taiji Cove. More than 20,000 dolphins are killed or rounded up and sold around the world for aquarium display from this location each year alone. The smartest animals of the sea and our closest relatives; why kill them. In a season that last from September to March. The local government places a quota on rounding up dolphins and small whales 2,026 per season (Wakatsuk, 2014). Tiaji locals believe it is customary perfectly fine to kill the dolphin. According to CNN locals believe it is no different than killing other animals for meat. (Wakatsuk, 2014). Organizations such as Sea Shepherd are leading the way to end the practice and Japanese leaders that to continue only brings shame and dishonor about the image of Japan (Sea Sheperd, 2014). Reference Wakatsuk, Y. (2014). CNN. Retrieved from http://www.cnn.com/2014/01/20/world/asia/japan-dolphin-hunt/index.html Sea Sheperd. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.seashepherd.org/world-love-for-dolphins-day.html Slide 1 JAPAN Known for: Amazing Architecture Beautiful Sceneries Best Automobile manufacturing processes in the world Darker side to Japan • Not Event such as Peral harbor • Slaughter at Taiji Cove • >20,000 Dolphins killed o Food o Aquarium market across the...
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...Connor Cohn 3/4/11 Curry, period 4 Final Aircraft Carriers in WWII Many of World War II’s greatest battles were fought at sea, making naval technologies crucial to all sides. Many kinds of ships, such as battleships, submarines, and aircraft carriers, had been used in previous wars, but the global nature of World War II made naval battles especially important. These vessels ranged from heavily armed warships to numerous support craft such as fuel ships and troop landing boats. Of all the ships used in the war, aircraft carriers were the largest. Thus, how and why were aircraft carriers so effective in World War II, specifically how was it more effective than a battleship, and how did both Japan and the US utilize this revolution in technology? An aircraft carrier is a ship whose primary purpose is to bring airplanes closer to distant battle areas. Since most World War II aircraft had a range of just a few hundred miles, it was necessary to bring the aircraft to the battlefront, and using a ship to do so made a lot of sense in the Pacific, where much of the fighting took place on islands and along coastal areas. The first true aircraft carriers were built by the Japanese in the 1920’s. Japan remained an innovator in aircraft carrier design and construction during the years leading to World War II, operating nine aircraft carriers by 1941. Their largest carriers of the war were the Akagi and Kaga, each capable of launching over 90 aircraft (doc. Navy), only 25% of these...
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...World War II: The Internment of Japanese Americans Josh White Sothern New Hampshire University WORLD WAR II: THE INTERNMENT OF JAPANESE AMERICANS The topic of Japanese American Internment during the Second World War is a very important part of American history.It happened during the Second World War when nations were against each other and after the Japanese attack on the Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, Japan automatically became an enemy to the United States thus leading to the government of the day led by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1942 to take several measures against Japan and its origins mainly living in the United states. What followed was an executive order by the president to allow forceful removal of Americans of Japanese origin from their homes and incarcerated into camps.The government had feared another attack by the Japanese would be imminent and so they had to come up with some measures to get rid of Japanese spies that were living in the west coast. This led to one of the lowest moments in American history as these camps were an absolute human rights violation to these Japanese Americans. Most of these Japanese Americans who had been taken to these camps were actually legal American citizens thus showing that this move was based on racial stereotypes and propaganda that was being peddled during that time referring to the Japanese as less of human beings. This incarceration seriously affected these Japanese Americans...
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...as a capitalistic society stop being so self-involved with money and possessions. We have to realize that history repeats itself in one way or another. Each generation needs to stop and take the time to learn from parents, grandparents, and great grandparents about their lives. The lives of those before you help shaped the ways and methods of thinking for the next. This could be passing along family history or traditions. I have often regretted not hearing more of my father’s stories of his time in the military. He was in, what was then known as, the Army Air Corps. This was also during the time that segregation wasn’t fully integrated into the military system and society as well. My father was also in Hawaii when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. My grandfather also was in World War II as well. From what I was told my great grandfather was in World War I. The Second part of my philosophy is the social aspect....
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...World War II: Pearl Harbor Cynthia Klabbers His 204 Professor Macek June 14, 2010 On Dec. 7, 1941 the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. It was a tragic event in American history which led to the US into World War II. I will discuss the events that led up to the attack and the attack itself. I will also discuss the possibility of our government letting this happen. It is hard to accept or to believe, but there are questions that many people ask about this tragedy. How could our government not have known this was to happen? This question has been asked time and again with no definitive answer. I will discuss this further in my paper. I will also discuss the Japanese-American Internment camps that were formed after the attack. The US and Japan were not on the best of terms before the attack on Pearl Harbor. In 1931 the Japanese occupied Manchuria and a year later converted it to Manchukuo. “This was a direct threat to the Versailles system and the open door.” (Davidson, et al. 2008, p. 763). The US would refuse to recognize Japan’s takeover of Manchuria. In 1933 Japan withdrew from the League of Nations because of being condemned for their takeover and bombing of Shanghai. “The seeds of war in Asia had been sown.” (Davidson, et al. 2008, p. 763). We also need to remember the embargo America had on Japan on July 24, 1941. “Japan stood ready to conquer the entire Southeast Asian peninsula and the oil-rich Dutch Indies.” (Davidson, et al., 2008, p. 769). This angered the...
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...Yoshiko Uchida wrote her memoir to explain her being mistreated, held captive, and uncomfortable in the Japanese internment camps during World War II. She conveys this purpose by explaining what she had been through during this time of grief. These experiences include: The women of the family clearing their home without their father’s guidance, deciding which things they needed during encampment and which they had to sell or give away, and herself sitting quietly in her stripped bedroom, sorting through the clippings, letters, and poems she had to throw away. She writes, “My sister and I were angry that our country could deprive us of our civil rights in so cavalier a manner, but we had been raised to respect and to trust those in authority.” This quote proves her struggles by letting us know how cruel her country treated her, but also how well she was raised in it. Yoshiko Uchida also wrote this memoir for young Japanese Americans to know something of their past, but as well for all Americans, with the hope that through the knowledge of their past, they will never allow another group of people in America to be sent into a desert exile ever again. She writes again, “The confluence of all these, coupled with the fear and hysteria exacerbated by severe United States losses in the Pacific war, eventually combined to make the evacuation a tragic reality for us.” This was a horrible event for the Japanese Americans. With all that being said, Yoshiko Uchida wrote her memoir to show...
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...The first article is written in support of the Japanese internments, that were made my President Franklin D. Roosevelt after the bombing of Pearl Harbor by the country of Japan. The author describes the removal of Japanese-Americans, from their homes and communities, as a demonstration of their loyalty to the United States. At that time, that internment camps were made in the United States, there was a growing anti-Japanese sentiment throughout the country. Americans were afraid and angered by Japanese, subsequently they decided to put them into camps, so they would not cause them any harm. The author does his best to try and pursue Japanese-Americans to just leave their homes not even try to fight it. The author mentions that yes, it might be an “inconvenient” and maybe “even work serious hardships”, but overall...
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