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A 15 page research paper on the film Windtalkers (2002) directed by John Woo. The writer argues that Woo misses the goal of honoring the Navajo code-talkers of WWII who provided an unbreakable code based on the Navajo language that the best Japanese code-breakers could not decipher. The writer discusses Marine involvement in the production of the film and the principal premise, which is that the Marine bodyguards charged with the safety of the Navajos were under orders to kill the code-talkers if it appeared they would be captured, is historically wrong. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Pacific over the Japanese. The Navajo code-talkers provided an unbreakable code based on the Navajo language that the best Japanese code-breakers could not decipher. However, instead of delivering on this
promise, an examination of the film demonstrates that it the principal focus is not on the Navajos, but rather on the white Marines who were charged with their safety. Furthermore,
while audiences have come to expect realism that shows the horror and carnage of war, much of the violence in Windtalkers is gratuitous, as it does nothing to advance the
plot line or the characterization of the principal players. On the other hand, it can be granted that, in some ways, the movie can be viewed as homage to
the classic war movie genre. However, perhaps because John Woo was out of his own cultural environment of Hong Kong, the film fails on a number of levels and cannot
be viewed as supportive of either the marines or the Navajo code-talkers, which it seeks to honor. The official evaluation of the Marines is that, despite the lofty goals expressed
by the producers of Windtalkers, the movie does "little to enhance the image of the US Marine corps or give the Navajo code-talkers their due" (Suid 36). The movie
The film opens with panoramic shot of Monument Valley, which is the home of the Navajo tribe (Doherty 36). The lulling serenity of the opening shot is quickly shattered by
a machine-gun blast and a quick cut to the Solomon Islands. The year is 1943 and Marine corporal Joe Enders (played by Nicholas Cage) is under fire from Japanese infantry.
In this scene, it is quite clear that Enders men are being slaughtered by the Japanese. Despite this fact, however, Enders insists on following his orders to the letter and
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