Living in the comfort of what one may deem as ordinary can be easily taken for granted. Knowing what is going to happen gives one a sense of stability. Most do not expect this to change suddenly in an extreme way. This scenario occurs in the film Red Dawn. Two brothers living in a quiet suburban area are thrown into the whirlwind of a communist takeover. In the process they become fugitives of the now ruling Korean forces in there small town in Kansas. Fortunately, Jed, the oldest brother, is military trained and uses this skillset to help train his brother Matt and their friends. The group develops the skills necessary to become a resisting force in the fight for their homeland. This abrupt situation is countered by their necessity and will to become what can be deemed soldiers fighting for what they know and love. They realize life can change in an instant; current standings can be altered in the blink of an eye.
The idea of a sudden change to one’s life resonates throughout the movie. Many people die and others have to deal with an unanticipated consequences of a hostile takeover.. The most outstanding example of this occurs when Jed, the assumed leader of the group is killed. This act leaves his younger brother Matt alone with his peers. Due to training provided by his brother Matt and the rest of his group, The Wolverines, are able to escape the scene alive and unharmed. Matt’s life is changed forever, but his reaction was not one that may be expected from the typical young man who has lost his brother.
Noticing this change was made easy by the director. Camera movement was precisely used to exemplify the abrupt nature of events in the movie. As Jed and Matt talk the camera is fixed on them. It moves back in forth, but in a ...
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...onger a typical high school kid, but the leader of a now elite team of resistance and must speak accordingly.
Adaptation to what is occurring is a key quality for all characters to possess in order to survive. This is because change was constant throughout the movie and the ability to modify one’s self is the only way surviving is possible. The scene discussed was the best example of this change. However, it was present countless times in similar ways. Many of the characters have to adjust like Matt due to the loss of their love ones in many ways. Also many characters meet a change such as Jed with the loss of their life. At the closing of the film change for good was hinted at. The rebel force now lead by Matt was shown recruiting more members, and also freeing people who are held captive by the invaders. Red Dawn showed an extreme situation of amendments to life.
In the story, six close friends are persuaded to go to war to serve their country by their schoolteacher, kantorek. They go through the necessary training under the, malevolent sergeant Himmelstoss. The friends dislike the training. Their sergeant is very arrogant and tortures Paul and his friends, but after realizing his mistakes he tries to get along with them. After, reaching the battlefront, most of Paul’s friends die or are injured in cruel ways. Especially, Kat was shot in the head. Now, Paul’s friends’ no longer believe war is noble, and what is the point of going to war. As war continues, they live in constant alarm. They never know when the next attack was going to happen. This novel depicts the soldiers’ day-to-day experiences on the front, including violent scenes of battles, gas attacks, and loss of youth.
Band of Brothers is a fascinating book that captures moments lived by soldiers during World War II. It specifically relates to the History of a small unit of paratroopers known as Easy Company, 506 Regiment, 101st Airborne. It is a story that follows the company from its inception to the capture of Hitler’s nest. It begins with the training of these soldiers at Camp Toccoa, Georgia. The 140 members of easy company who were young men from different social levels were physically and mentally trained. This particular company had an extremely harsh training, but many believe it is because of this training that they were considered as one of the best rifle companies in the army.
Through out his waiting and searching for Eddy he changes dramatically. He feels the need for his live to be fulfilled, and he strives for it by doing new things. He acquires a new load of friends and things from swapping, but he was sad for those who did not have what he could have and for other reasons.
Robert Ross’ is introduced to characters with varying outlooks on the world, based on their own social and economic backgrounds. The soldiers around Robert Ross differ greatly,...
Nothing in life is permanent, everything one day will have to change. A basic necessity of life, change is the fuel that keeps our society moving. In the novel Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes, Johnny Tremain, a fourteen-year-old boy gifted in craftsmanship, experiences changes in all aspects of his life. From a crippled hand to fighting against the British for his country's independence, war transforms Johnny Tremain from a selfish child into a patriotic hero. As the war relentlessly continues, Johnny learns the effects that it has on him as he must focus on the real issue rather than centering around his individual concerns. By reading this novel, we can learn from Johnny how in times of conflict, young men like him must mature into men who
A soldier’s wounds from war are not always visible. Louise Erdrich, the author of The Red Convertible, presents a short story about two Native American brothers Henry and Lyman, who live in North Dakota on an Indian Reservation. Henry and Lyman purchased a Red Convertible and took a trip across the United States with the car. Upon their return, Henry is drafted to fight in the Vietnam War. When Henry finally came home, he was a different man. Like Henry, I have a nephew named Bobby, who serves in the United States Army. Bobby has seen more combat than most soldiers would like to see. The effects of war can be tough on a soldier when they are reintroduced back into society, just like Henry, my nephew had a tough time dealing with the effects of war.
The soldiers must depersonalize themselves. They must be detached."This is a book about seeing and not seeing, about not being there in order to be there. It presents the paradoxes of a psyche, of an art that is compelled to examine itself, and yet is determined to control reality in a way that makes it able to be indured."
American soldiers have battled in conflicts they were involuntarily forced into by the draft, only to recognize the war formed within their minds would never truly cease and become a destructive syndrome hampering their ability to cope with society. In 1919, by Toni Morrison and The Red Convertible, by Louise Erdrich, Shadrack and Henry Lamartine are both attempted to reintroduce themselves into society, but suffered extreme psychological damage implanted by their experiences in military conflict. Although Shadrack and Henry attempted the same feat, they were still subject to differences caused by the era of their existence and the situation they were reintroduced into. Both Shadrack and Henry endured extensive amounts of Post-Traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD for short, causing virtually intolerable difficulties and consequently, exposing the idea of either Shadrack or Henry mentally returning to their pre-war psychological state as a fabricated hope.
War slowly begins to strip away the ideals these boy-men once cherished. Their respect for authority is torn away by their disillusionment with their schoolteacher, Kantorek who pushed them to join. This is followed by their brief encounter with Corporal Himmelstoss at boot camp. The contemptible tactics that their superior officer Himmelstoss perpetrates in the name of discipline finally shatters their respect for authority. As the boys, fresh from boot camp, march toward the front for the first time, each one looks over his shoulder at the departing transport truck. They realize that they have now cast aside their lives as schoolboys and they feel the numbing reality of their uncertain futures.
He receives nasty letters constantly reminding him of the night of the crash. “I wanted you to remember how you ruined the lives of these people,” says Shae Lynn’s father. (Walter, 85) He faces two different conflicts, Man vs. Self and Man vs. Man. It is possible that the conflict he has with himself is fueled by the conflict he shares with the father of the young girl he crashed in to. Matt—the father of Frank—too faces Man vs. Self and Man vs. Man conflicts. Matt must decide whether he wants to avenge his son’s murder by killing Richard or if he should just move on and forget. This turns to a Man vs. Man challenge when Matt begins the actual process of hunting down and killing Richard. It is unknown if Richard faces a Man vs. Self conflict as well. The author makes it appear as if Richard has no remorse over his actions, so saying his death was an escape from his antagonist is not a certain argument. It goes this way for Matt too, though he got revenge on Richard by killing him, readers will never know the long-term effect this will have on Matt. Killing Richard may only be a temporary solution to getting over the death of his son Frank.
The director of the movie Lone Survivor has shown the viewers of the movie about war. The viewers are able to have an image on how is the situation like during an on going war. Besides that, the viewers were also able to see the hardships and tough trainings gone through by soldiers in order to carry out their mission and complete it. Despite all the life risking battles, the soldiers had determination in going through it all together as a body of soldiers. The director was also able to touch the viewer’s by the love and care shown in the soldiers that were was willing to take the bullet for their soldier mates. This shows how good relationships are important for soldiers in the army during a war. This movie suits the theme of ‘brotherhood’ very well as the relationship formed between the soldiers were close and they each treat one another like they were real
Director Peter Berg based this movie off of Marcus luttrell the survivor of Operation Red Wings. This powerful war film features actor Mark Walberg who portrays the real life situation of Marcus Lutrell. The movie is centered on patriotism and the struggles that the soldiers faced. Peter Berg displays the mental and physical suffering that soldiers go through during battle. The film begins with troops training preforming exercises, drills, and tests that regular individuals could not imagine. The beginning of the film is an important part in setting the tone that is seen throughout the movie. The producer sets the film up in a realistic manner that showcases morality, brotherhood, and honor.
...es your life and everyone around you. No matter what anyone says, you are a lot different after your life (or another’s) has been placed in the hands of others. The boys not only matured a lot, but leadership roles emerged. It became obvious that Gordie was a leader in the group less than halfway through. And as groups tend to do, they relied on his leadership more and more until the end. The group was faced with the additional challenge of dealing with difficult group members. But the group discovered the concept of synergy when they found if they stuck together and used teamwork, they are a lot stronger unified than individually.
Set in a futuristic dystopia Chicago there is a society that is divided into five factions: Abnegation; selflessness, Amity; peaceful, Candor; honest, Dauntless; brave, and Erudite; knowledgeable. Each represents a different virtue of living one’s life. The children of this society have to decide whether they want to stay in their faction or switch to another, the choice is theirs. The young Beatrice “Tris” Prior makes a choice that surprises everyone including herself. After what seems to be the wrong choice, Tris and her fellow faction members have to go through a very competitive training in order to live with their new faction. They must go through intense psychological tests and extreme physical training that can either transform them or destroy them. If they fail to complete their training successfully they will be left frictionless and an outcast to society. While the Dauntless train, the Erudite devolve a life threatening plan that is carried out that night. They developed a serum that stops the brain’s thought process and all of the Dauntless become sleeper soldiers for they were injected with it. The serum does not work on Tris or Tobias “Four” Eaton because they are both Divergent. When they try to escape they are both caught and brought to Jeanine, the Erudite leader. She then sentences Tris to death and Tobias is sent to the control room to view the attack. Tris is locked inside a glass tank that fills with water, but moments later her mother saves her life. ...
...nd embarrassed with their true desires not to fight. There is no freewill at this point because they feel obligated to be the patriotic men. They are confused not knowing the reason for this war but that it is “to stop the Communists, plain and simple” (O’Brien 45). Unfortunately is it not plain and simple, even a million words would not be able to express the experiences that these young men endure. Unlike the Lone Ranger, the soldiers would rather flee due to the natural human instincts toward a dangerous situation. Yet, they suppress their true feelings and fight with all they have. As we can see, the ones that fight to help people that they hardly know are indeed the regular, normal, and everyday human beings. With this in mind, we cannot count on the Lone Ranger to come to the rescue; rather, the heroes are right before our eyes. They are an “everyman.”