Modern U.S. history places a large emphasis on the historical events of WWII. The war is popularized by the media and popular culture. While often they are portrayed in a realistic manner, the media often represents these wars inappropriately. In feature films World War II is portrayed with a romantic approach. Modern movies show a humanistic aspect to the war by illustrating the war through romances. The Oscar winning film the English patient shows the war through the eyes of the fatally injured Count Almasy and his love for a woman named Katherine. The film illustrates a love that overshadows the atrocities of war. Another popular film, Pearl Harbor, depicts the devastating effect Pearl Harbor and the war had on two best friends and their love for a woman named Evelyn. Again, WWII is portrayed in romantic fashion. The film is a love story surrounded by the backdrop of WWII. In a more recent film, Atonement, though it depicts the war, once again through a love story, does a better job of depicting the realities of the war in Europe. The movie is shown through three very different perspectives. It is shown through two women who work as nurses and see the extensive casualties suffered at the hands of the axis powers and a soldier who witnesses first hand the carnage in France and the evacuations of the British at Dunkirk. It revolves around the love of Robbie and Celia. The ending, though devastating is a more realistic portrayal of the war, though it is still riddled with romanticism. Often, popular culture leaves out the real atrocities. The holocaust is not often portrayed. The U.S. reluctance to enter the war is not often portrayed. A more historical representation of WWII would illustrate the atrocities of the war, such as the U.S. treatment of the Japanese in interment camps, the extermination of jews in Europe, and the gruesome casualties suffered at the hands of bombs and technologically advanced weapons. The media tries to hide these atrocities and show a more appealing version of the war, through romance.