Rambo: Vietcong, black historical revisionism in First Blood

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Autor(a) principal: Hermann, Victor
Data de Publicação: 2023
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: por
Título da fonte: Rebeca (São Paulo)
Texto Completo: https://rebeca.socine.org.br/1/article/view/883
Resumo: This article aims to contribute to studies about the role of the cultural industry in processes of historical revisionism. The chosen object is the first film of the Rambo franchise, First Blood (1982), a central piece for the revisionism of the Vietnam War undertaken during the Reagan Era. We will analyze the plot of the work in order to elucidate some of the strategies employed to manufacture the myth of the war veteran, used to cover up the failure and guilt of the USA after a disastrous and immoral military action. We will use the theory of myth as a critical method. Our hypothesis is that the film appropriates the experiences of the Viet Cong and the marginalized black communities to rebuild, on a mythical plane, the image of an indestructible white super warrior, whose function is to protect the status quo of the hegemonic military power of the USA from contradictions and historical failures. His function is also to guarantee the mobilization of working-class youth for military action, as well as compensate for the socioeconomic failures of the white urban middle class in the context of the emergence of a financialized neoliberal society.
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spelling Rambo: Vietcong, black historical revisionism in First BloodRambo: Vietcong, negro revisionismo histórico en First BloodRambo: vietcongue, negro: Revisionismo histórico em First BloodRamboRevisionismo HistóricoIndústria CulturalGuerra do VietnãRamboHistorical revisionismCultural IndustryVietnam warRamboRevisionismo históricoIndustria CulturalGuerra de VietnamThis article aims to contribute to studies about the role of the cultural industry in processes of historical revisionism. The chosen object is the first film of the Rambo franchise, First Blood (1982), a central piece for the revisionism of the Vietnam War undertaken during the Reagan Era. We will analyze the plot of the work in order to elucidate some of the strategies employed to manufacture the myth of the war veteran, used to cover up the failure and guilt of the USA after a disastrous and immoral military action. We will use the theory of myth as a critical method. Our hypothesis is that the film appropriates the experiences of the Viet Cong and the marginalized black communities to rebuild, on a mythical plane, the image of an indestructible white super warrior, whose function is to protect the status quo of the hegemonic military power of the USA from contradictions and historical failures. His function is also to guarantee the mobilization of working-class youth for military action, as well as compensate for the socioeconomic failures of the white urban middle class in the context of the emergence of a financialized neoliberal society.Este artículo tiene como objetivo contribuir a los estudios sobre el papel de la industria cultural en los procesos de revisionismo histórico. El objeto escogido es la primera película de la franquicia Rambo, First Blood (1982), una pieza central para el revisionismo de la Guerra de Vietnam llevado a cabo durante la era Reagan. Analizaremos la trama de la obra con el objetivo de esclarecer algunas de las estrategias empleadas para construir el mito del veterano de guerra, utilizado para ocultar el fracaso y la culpa de los Estados Unidos después de una acción militar desastrosa e inmoral. Utilizaremos la teoría del mito como método crítico. Nuestra hipótesis es que la película se apropia de las experiencias del Viet Cong y de las comunidades negras marginadas para reconstruir, en un plano mítico, la imagen de un super guerrero blanco indestructible, cuya función es proteger el status quo del poder militar hegemónico de los Estados Unidos frente a contradicciones y fracasos históricos. Su función es también garantizar la movilización de la juventud de clase trabajadora para la acción militar, así como compensar los fracasos socioeconómicos de la clase media urbana blanca en el contexto de la emergencia de una sociedad neoliberal marcada por una lógica financiera.Este artigo visa contribuir aos estudos acerca do papel da indústria cultural em processos de revisionismo histórico. O objeto escolhido é o primeiro filme da franquia Rambo, First Blood (1982), peça central para o revisionismo da Guerra do Vietnã empreendido durante a Era Reagan. Vamos analisar o enredo da obra a fim de elucidar algumas das estratégias empregadas para a fabricação do mito do veterano de guerra, utilizado para encobrir o fracasso e a culpa dos EUA na Guerra do Vietnã. Utilizaremos como método crítico a teoria do mito. Nossa hipótese é a de que o filme se apropria das experiências do vietcongue e do negro periférico para reconstruir, num plano mítico, a imagem de superguerreiro branco indestrutível, cuja função é proteger o status quo de potência militar hegemônica dos EUA das contradições e fracassos históricos, garantir a mobilização da juventude operária para a ação militar, bem como compensar os fracassos socioeconômicos da classe média urbana branca no contexto da emergência da sociedade neoliberal financeirizada.Socine - Sociedade Brasileira de Estudos de Cinema e Audiovisual2023-07-31info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionArtigo avaliado pelos paresTextoapplication/pdfhttps://rebeca.socine.org.br/1/article/view/88310.22475/rebeca.v12n1.883Rebeca - Brazilian Journal for Cinema and Audiovisual Studies; Vol. 12 No. 1 (2023): Rebeca 23Rebeca - Revista Brasileira de Estudos de Cinema e Audiovisual; Vol. 12 Núm. 1 (2023): Rebeca 23Rebeca - Revista Brasileira de Estudos de Cinema e Audiovisual; Vol. 12 No 1 (2023): Rebeca 23Rebeca - Revista Brasileira de Estudos de Cinema e Audiovisual; v. 12 n. 1 (2023): Rebeca 232316-9230reponame:Rebeca (São Paulo)instname:Sociedade Brasileira de Estudos de Cinema e Audiovisual (SOCINE)instacron:SOCINEporhttps://rebeca.socine.org.br/1/article/view/883/567Copyright (c) 2023 Victor Hermannhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessHermann, Victor2023-07-31T15:58:56Zoai:ojs.emnuvens.com.br:article/883Revistahttps://rebeca.socine.org.br/1ONGhttps://rebeca.socine.org.br/1/oairebeca@socine.org.br2316-92302316-9230opendoar:2023-07-31T15:58:56Rebeca (São Paulo) - Sociedade Brasileira de Estudos de Cinema e Audiovisual (SOCINE)false
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Rambo: Vietcong, black historical revisionism in First Blood
Rambo: Vietcong, negro revisionismo histórico en First Blood
Rambo: vietcongue, negro: Revisionismo histórico em First Blood
title Rambo: Vietcong, black historical revisionism in First Blood
spellingShingle Rambo: Vietcong, black historical revisionism in First Blood
Hermann, Victor
Rambo
Revisionismo Histórico
Indústria Cultural
Guerra do Vietnã
Rambo
Historical revisionism
Cultural Industry
Vietnam war
Rambo
Revisionismo histórico
Industria Cultural
Guerra de Vietnam
title_short Rambo: Vietcong, black historical revisionism in First Blood
title_full Rambo: Vietcong, black historical revisionism in First Blood
title_fullStr Rambo: Vietcong, black historical revisionism in First Blood
title_full_unstemmed Rambo: Vietcong, black historical revisionism in First Blood
title_sort Rambo: Vietcong, black historical revisionism in First Blood
author Hermann, Victor
author_facet Hermann, Victor
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dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Rambo
Revisionismo Histórico
Indústria Cultural
Guerra do Vietnã
Rambo
Historical revisionism
Cultural Industry
Vietnam war
Rambo
Revisionismo histórico
Industria Cultural
Guerra de Vietnam
topic Rambo
Revisionismo Histórico
Indústria Cultural
Guerra do Vietnã
Rambo
Historical revisionism
Cultural Industry
Vietnam war
Rambo
Revisionismo histórico
Industria Cultural
Guerra de Vietnam
description This article aims to contribute to studies about the role of the cultural industry in processes of historical revisionism. The chosen object is the first film of the Rambo franchise, First Blood (1982), a central piece for the revisionism of the Vietnam War undertaken during the Reagan Era. We will analyze the plot of the work in order to elucidate some of the strategies employed to manufacture the myth of the war veteran, used to cover up the failure and guilt of the USA after a disastrous and immoral military action. We will use the theory of myth as a critical method. Our hypothesis is that the film appropriates the experiences of the Viet Cong and the marginalized black communities to rebuild, on a mythical plane, the image of an indestructible white super warrior, whose function is to protect the status quo of the hegemonic military power of the USA from contradictions and historical failures. His function is also to guarantee the mobilization of working-class youth for military action, as well as compensate for the socioeconomic failures of the white urban middle class in the context of the emergence of a financialized neoliberal society.
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