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Attack! The Battle for New Britain

Name: Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Director: Frank Capra
Released: 1944
Duration: 56 min

Representation Score

0.3/10

Minimal

1944

Approved

Director

Frank Capra

Runtime

56 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

This 1944 Signal Corps documentary serves the purpose of wartime mobilization. Its narrative is shaped by the logistical realities of the South Pacific theater, focusing on real soldiers rather than constructed characters. This limits the potential for nuanced storytelling. The film reflects the social hierarchies of its time, emphasizing a homogeneous, hyper-masculine military environment. It functions primarily as a tool for patriotism, highlighting the necessity of military action and the defense of the state. The lack of diversity is a result of its genre and historical context, designed to reinforce nationalistic cohesion and traditional power structures.

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Category Breakdown

Does Attack! The Battle for New Britain have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film serves as a military document and does not depict any non-straight or non-cisgender identities or same-sex relationships.

How does Attack! The Battle for New Britain portray gender?

Minimal

The footage focuses solely on male soldiers in active roles, reinforcing traditional wartime hierarchies by excluding female presence.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Attack! The Battle for New Britain?

Limited

The focus is on U.S. military forces, with primary combat units highlighted without centering non-white perspectives.

How does Attack! The Battle for New Britain represent religion and culture?

Minimal

The film promotes Western values and national unity, presenting the military mission as a moral duty without questioning Western dominance.

Does Attack! The Battle for New Britain include disability representation?

Minimal

The footage highlights physical capability and combat readiness, showing environmental challenges like jungle terrain without addressing human physical or mental disabilities.

Present on Screen

Provides authentic historical footage of the 1943 landing and attack on Arawe Beach.
Offers a direct look at the environmental challenges and tactical realities of the South Pacific jungle.

Limited or Absent

Lacks any depiction of female presence or non-straight identities.
Does not center non-white perspectives or diverse viewpoints within the tactical narrative.
Does not explore neurodivergence or human physical disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Actual footage by the United States Signal Corps of the landing and attack on Arawe Beach, Cape Glouster, New Britain island in 1943 in the South Pacific theatre of World War Two, and the handicaps of the wild jungle in addition to the Japanese snipers and pill-box emplacements.

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