Analyzing the Narratives Portrayed in World War II Films

In my research, I plan to analyze recently made films about World War II to determine what demographic's narratives are most often portrayed. My research question is, "Which demographic’s narratives are most prevalent in recent films about World War II from the major countries involved?"

Overview of Methodology

I will conduct a conceptual content analysis on twelve films from the United States, Great Britain, France, Germany, Italy, and Japan. I will assess the presence of certain categories relating to the race, gender, and occupation of the characters. I plan to apply these categories to two different types of characters: leading and supporting characters. After I collect my results, I will be able to determine the highest frequencies for each character type. This will allow me to ascertain which category occurs the most and therefore, which demographic is represented the most in the movies.

This is the list of films that I plan on analyzing:

United States: