This was probably due to the Cold War which created a general paranoia of anything not American, as well as the infamous Roswell spacecraft crash in 1947, which heightened an already large fascination with UFOs. ... However, such subject matter was undoubtedly heavily influenced by Cold War politics. The war of words between America and Russia contributed to suspicion and paranoia of anything "un-American". ... The prospect of nuclear war continued to haunt America as the Cold War continued to drag on into the 1970s. ... Science Fiction films often attempt to depict the future. ...

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Insinuations to the Nazi Holocaust and the holocaust of nuclear war are copious in Not Wanted on the Voyage. Clearly, just as the Nazis wanted to mend the European society from the so called malady of those judged less than human, and just as during the Cold War the proliferation and possible detonation of nuclear weapons were deem as the only measures of liberating the human race from a constructed evil. ... I strongly think that Not Wanted on the Voyage not only renders the ludicrousness of the killing-healing paradox of the nature of war, but more it poses a problem on the hierarchal system...

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The civil rights movement tackling racial segregation, the assassination of Present Kennedy, and the continuation of the cold war, involving the 'space race' between the United States and Russia. 2001: A Space Odyssey began production in 1964, just after the assassination of President Kennedy. ... Despite the cold atmosphere of the film, the emphasis is on the advancement of the human race. ... As the Vietnam War continued, social revolutions raged and attitudes began to change, questioning whether the American government's decisions were right. ... Psychedelic music emerged, a...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate