{"id":71761,"date":"2021-05-07T10:36:44","date_gmt":"2021-05-07T17:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=71761"},"modified":"2021-05-07T22:16:19","modified_gmt":"2021-05-08T05:16:19","slug":"prelude-to-war-1942","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=71761","title":{"rendered":"Prelude to War (1942)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;We were a nation that wanted peace &#8212; but we hadn&#8217;t yet learned that peace for us meant peace for all.&#8221; <\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-Poster.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-Poster-210x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-71762\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-Poster-210x300.png 210w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-Poster-90x128.png 90w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-Poster-189x270.png 189w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-Poster.png 615w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nWalter Huston narrates a propaganda film produced by America&#8217;s Office of War Information (OWI) on why our country needed to become an ally in World War II.\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Documentary <\/li>\n<li>Frank Capra Films<\/li>\n<li>Propaganda<\/li>\n<li>Walter Huston Films<\/li>\n<li>World War II<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nThis first entry in Frank Capra&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Why_We_Fight\">&#8220;Why We Fight&#8221; series<\/a> &#8212; comprised of seven films produced between 1942 and 1945 &#8212; was initially crafted to convince American troops to join the war effort, but eventually released more broadly to rally public support for the war. At the time, Americans were not inclined to involve themselves yet again in world affairs: <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-No-Foreign.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-No-Foreign.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71764\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-No-Foreign.png 592w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-No-Foreign-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-No-Foreign-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-No-Foreign-357x270.png 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; so a strong case needed to be made on behalf of interventionism. At just 52 minutes, this short film covers the basics of how WWII began, focusing on the aggressions of Japan, Italy, and Germany. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-Trio.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-Trio.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71766\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-Trio.png 592w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-Trio-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-Trio-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-Trio-357x270.png 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It is very clearly a piece of propaganda, yet arguably a necessary one at the time, with an admirable focus on global unity and concern. As a title in the public domain, this film can be easily viewed at archive.org. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A potent example of wartime propaganda<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-Still.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"448\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-71763\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-Still.png 592w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-Still-300x227.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-Still-128x97.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Prelude-to-War-Still-357x270.png 357w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, once, simply for its historical relevance. Selected (along with the other six films in the series) to be part of the National Film Registry in 2000 for its &#8220;cultural significance.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0035209\/?\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blu-ray.com\/movies\/Mr-Capra-Goes-to-War-Frank-Capras-World-War-II-Documentaries-Blu-ray\/216414\/#Review\">Blu-Ray.com Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;We were a nation that wanted peace &#8212; but we hadn&#8217;t yet learned that peace for us meant peace for all.&#8221; Synopsis: Walter Huston narrates a propaganda film produced by America&#8217;s Office of War Information (OWI) on why our country needed to become an ally in World War II. Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Documentary Frank Capra Films Propaganda Walter Huston Films World War II Review: This first entry in Frank Capra&#8217;s &#8220;Why We Fight&#8221; series &#8212; comprised of seven&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=71761\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71761","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71761","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=71761"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71761\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71773,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71761\/revisions\/71773"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=71761"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=71761"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=71761"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}