“M★A★S★H Mash” Wars and armies are worthless! Unraveling the masterpieces of anti-war films created by master filmmakers

“M★A★S★H Mash” synopsis

Two military doctors, Hawkeye and Duke, are assigned to a field hospital during the Korean War. However, as soon as they arrive, the two ogle a female officer. What's more, he hangs out with Trapper, a military doctor who shares a room with him, and does whatever he wants, ignoring military regulations. A female officer teams up with Barnes, who sees the three of them as enemies, and prepares a complaint to complain about poor military discipline, but Hawkeye and the others find out about her and her bed scene with Barnes is broadcast on military television. All three of them are unconventional, and they do their best to play pranks against the stupid The Game called "war" created by humans.

Index

• A rebellious spirit who brought anti-war ideas into the script
• How to make an anti-authority film under a conservative production system?
• That unspoken word appears for the first time in a major Hollywood production!
• More radical, more black: Altman changed filmmaking

A rebellious spirit who brought anti-war ideas into the script

Among American film directors, Robert Altman is a master of masters who commands the respect of filmmakers. There is no need to explain to movie fans that, in addition to his track record of winning the world's three major film festivals, he did not cater to the majors, always had a rebellious spirit, and continued to create works according to his own vision. He created such masterpieces as `` Nashville '' (1975), ` `The Player '' (1992), and `` Short Cuts '' (1993), but his breakthrough work in 1970, ``M In this article, we will look back at ``AM*A*S*H'' (*hereinafter referred to as ``Mash'').

``Mash,'' a black comedy that satirizes war and is a masterpiece of American new cinema, is set during the Korean War in the 1950s. The setting is a mobile field surgical hospital for the US military, which is what the title ``MASH'' means. Young surgeons such as newly appointed captains Hawkeye and Duke, and Trapper, who joins later, create a merry ruckus while making fun of military discipline. He sets a headstrong senior doctor in a trap and causes his downfall, saves a colleague from suicidal thoughts, and plays a prank on a female officer. It depicts such a daily life where you can do whatever you want.

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The original is a non-fiction work by Richard Hooker, a doctor who served in the Korean War. After being asked to review the book, screenwriter Ring Lardner Jr., who had read it during the galley stage, recommended film producer Ingo Preminger to make it into a film. Preminger brought the project to Richard Zanuck of 20th Century Fox, and production on the film began. Lardner, who was hired as a screenwriter, was once forced out of Hollywood due to the so-called "Red Scare," which excluded communists. His rebellious spirit was expressed in the introduction of anti-war ideas that were not present in the original work. It was after this that Altman was selected as director.

How to make an anti-authority film under a conservative production system?