Postwar Realism

American Postwar Film

       Hollywood movies dominated American films for such a long time with its fantasies, but some time after World War II, there was a chance for Americans to make more “honest” and a little different kind of films.

The Best Years of Our Lives, was a collaboration between director William Wyler, cinematographer Gregg Toland, composer Hugo Friedhofer and some very talented actors. It is a three-hour movie about American soldiers’ return and re-adjustment to their homes; where we can see how it isn’t a fantasy story, and is much more a real-life thing.
Also, the main three soldiers of the movie, were each of them from a different social class. This shows how life-based the film is.

The next video shows one of the most famous scene form this movie.