War & Conflict
Our Persepective
Based on what we had read and viewed upon war we feel that war is only good to an extent. War may be nessasery if theres a reason to it, not just any reason but one that would do some good for not just us but others around us too. In general we feel that war can only be justified if its for the peace and not for natural resources in another country.
Questions
1. After scrantons response "a lot of us are very uncomfortable with having conversations about war because we're worried that we disagree." its clear to understand that Scranton feels that no one but themselves who have experienced the war will ever understand what they had went through.
2. It seems as if Scranton used handheld footage from active military because it shows how war is, no edits, no acting and no cuts. Its better to show a better live footage so it gets people a better understanding of where the ones in the armed forces are coming from.
3. Theres a variety of reasons why this film may be important but its clear that its important to our unit because it shows how war not only effects the soldiers but also the civilians in the other countries and the soldiers families.
Explaining our quote
In the documentary one of the soldiers mentions, "at the moment it seems as if they are doing bad but if you think 20yrs from now this countries going to be a better place because we were here" but will it really? He thinks being there would do good and help or change for the better
Reviews
- After reading "All's fairs in love and war" you can conclude that the New York Times feels that soldiers do go through a lot, which is why we agree. We feel that the Sergeants Steve Pink and Zack Bazzi and Specialist Mike Moriarty were able to get themselves out there through handheld footage so people can understand their own perspective upon war. http://nymag.com/movies/reviews/17154/
- "'The war Tapes' provides a soldier's- Eye view of the days over there" by the New York Times explains that the war tapes was a good way of the men getting out what they need to by using their own film that the men shot, made by self interviews and images captured by soldiers, it may be a bit complicated movie that both us and the review agree with because it illuminates, with heartbreaking clarity, confusing war. http://movies2.nytimes.com/2006/06/02/movies/02tape.html
Analyze & Explore
Example of how others are affected.
Ways family are torn apart yet affected.
Patriotism & Consider
Consider: After reading the "the war tapes" & "How to tell a war story" we thought both O'Brien and Scranton had two totally different views upon the truth yet were quiet similar on how they would let their anger out. O'Brien states, "a war story is never really true but Scranton is telling us their true war stories that people don't want to believe it's the truth when it clearly is from handheld footage.
Important press notes!
We felt that once Mikes wife had said, "He so badly wants me to understand what he went through. I will never understand, just as he will never understand what I went through." was important because it shows how being in the armed forces doesn't just affect the one fighting but the ones around them too.