Films Reflect American Culture in Essay

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These films. Swing Vote (2008), The Queen (2006) Rules of Engagement (2000) The Quiet American (2002) and Jarhead (2005) clearly support this hypothesis and build on the idea that art reflects life and life reflects art.

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