Content Analysis of Sacrificing Scenes in Iran-Iraq War (Holy Defense) Movies (1981-2007)

The related Values of Iran-Iraq war (Holy Defense) are categorized in social values within our Islamic society. We can now assume them as national and civil values in our society. Regarding to their exciting and profound contents, these values can be discussed as a new cultural discourse. Based on above mentioned causes, the present essay has been studied sacrificing scenes in 166 Iranian war movies for the years 1981 to 2007 with content analysis method. Emergence of sacrificing scene and the way it changed was analyzed in a sample of 62 movies using quantitative content analysis technique. Results indicates that the scenes were mostly individual and masculine with religious named actors rather than being collective and feminine with non-religious named actors. Most of sacrificing actions happened in risky areas exposed to enemy forces. Sacrificing scenes in post war movies somehow were more than the movies directed during the war. The way these scenes happened was also different to some extents.