Thursday, March 22, 2007
Film Lesson "Night and Fog"
My reaction to "Night and Fog" was that I was very shocked to see that "that" was happening after all of the killings. Yes, I did find the film as powerful as you did. Most of what saw was beyond con traversal for me because I saw how they were killed after they were killed. I would say that even though I couldn't understand what was being said because it was being read in French, I still got a pretty clear image on what was happening in the film. The brutalizing tactics were horrible because after the people were killed, they were either chopped up, buried underground, and some people were not lucky enough so they have gotten burned up and thrown into a pile of other bodies. The way both of these movies compared are that they both explained that causes and effects of the Holocaust thoroughly. They explained what would happen to anyone who would disobey or not follow instructions correctly in both of the films to me. The film that I think illustrates the Holocaust more effectively is the Hollywood version for the simple fact that "that" film was longer and it started from the beginning so that we can get a glimpse or idea on what it is was like or what it must felt like to be like in those dangerous situations. Even though the movie seemed kind of fake as far as all of the violence, the Hollywood version was still more effective in my opinion.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Film Lesson: "Schindler's List"
I think that "Schindler's List" was much more than just con traversal because there were million's of ways showing how all Jewish people were being tortured. Some of the brutalizing tactics that the Nazi's have used were to shoot them, strangle them, cut them, made them suffocate,
die of starvation, exhaustion of the heat, die from spreading too much diseases, the very cold winter, and so on and so on. I know that know one should have to live like that because that's way worse than being in jail. Just imagine it, you have to do whatever your master tells you to, you always have to move from place to place, and some people will go as far as having sexual intercourse with you because they can. This is what the film "Schindler's List" tried to show you. The scene that was the most powerful for me to watch was all of them but mainly Auschwitiz because thats where things were really heating up. Can you also imagine being separated from one or more of your family members? That's what really hurt me the most because of the fact that you as a child or adult had to watch your own brother, father, mother, sister, etc be taken away from you and it was not like you did not know where they was going either. EVERYTHING thing will stay with me. I say it like that because all of those scenes are just that you can forget easily. It goes from the Krakow Ghetto, to the labor camp, back to even Auschwitiz. All of the traveling, killing, slaughtering, torturing, that for sure will be memorable for me. As I have said before, can you think or even wonder what it was like for them?
die of starvation, exhaustion of the heat, die from spreading too much diseases, the very cold winter, and so on and so on. I know that know one should have to live like that because that's way worse than being in jail. Just imagine it, you have to do whatever your master tells you to, you always have to move from place to place, and some people will go as far as having sexual intercourse with you because they can. This is what the film "Schindler's List" tried to show you. The scene that was the most powerful for me to watch was all of them but mainly Auschwitiz because thats where things were really heating up. Can you also imagine being separated from one or more of your family members? That's what really hurt me the most because of the fact that you as a child or adult had to watch your own brother, father, mother, sister, etc be taken away from you and it was not like you did not know where they was going either. EVERYTHING thing will stay with me. I say it like that because all of those scenes are just that you can forget easily. It goes from the Krakow Ghetto, to the labor camp, back to even Auschwitiz. All of the traveling, killing, slaughtering, torturing, that for sure will be memorable for me. As I have said before, can you think or even wonder what it was like for them?
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
US Bombing of Japan in 1945
Yes, in much ways do I think that the United States Bombing Of Japan deserves to be the number one news story of the century. So yes, I do agree with that specific statement because that story talks about how life was live like before and after the bombings. If you think about it, it's kind of like cause and effect. As I think about it, one of the documents that I have read while taking my test in global history talks about life in Japan after the war was over. Some of the things that the document said I completely agree on. For instance, "This war is useless because what is this bombing going to solve?" and also another document talks about how things went from bright and sunny to dark and hazy. Back to the real question though, Could I think of a new and better story? Well, honestly I do not know. There are lots of things to talk about now like the War In Iraq. As far as the 100 top stories list goes, I would probably not change anything but I would add and give opinions on the stories so far. Well, the only reasons why I would do this is because the people have the right to know what is going on in the world. That would be like waking up in the morning and not have a newspaper to read or even watch the news either. Think about it.
Monday, March 19, 2007
Germany at War - WWII
The word propaganda means the thought of details, ideas, or rumors that deliberately spread to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, country, nation, etc. in any way. This poster talks or is trying to tell us (The Readers or Viewers) about Germany and Great Britain. This poster says Eucopas Siea Dien Wohlstand. Well Germany (Adolf Hitler) or "The Huge Fist" has turned it's attention to Great Britain "The Huge Head" after the failed attempt to conquer the British Empire for himself in 1940. Now "The Huge Head" represents Great Britain after a few attempts by Germany. Also, as you can see "The huge fist" is connecting with "The huge head" because this poster is also trying to tell you that Germany has destroyed Great Britain. This is why "The Huge Head" looks sort of in a knocked out position. (It just looks that way to me.)
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