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“The Guest” and “War Games” both tell different stories but are connected at the same time. They both have themes pertaining to morality, absurdism, and limits of human knowledge. I came across many different emotions while reading “The Guest”, as well as watching “War Games”. There were many conflicts and plot twists while reading and watching these two stories. I will express my opinions, thoughts, and relations to “The Guest” and “War Games”. Moreover, one of the themes that both stories share is limits to human knowledge. In “The Guest” Balducci doesn't know why the Arab killed his cousin, or why Daru must take the Arab to the police. He simply has his orders and follows them. Daru doesn't know whether the Arab should be released …show more content…

I saw it coming when the Arab was going to go to prison because I knew there was a plot twist that was going to occur. Also, the ending should’ve been better. It should’ve ended in something that makes you sit at the edge of your seat or makes your heart race. An alternative ending could be the Arab pretending to go to prison to show righteousness, but when Daru leaves he will have freedom and show cowardness. Moreover, the ending for “War Games” I thought was perfect. It ended in simplicity but at the same time it blows your mind. The answer at the end of the movie “the only way to win the game, is to not play” is so simple yet it is so obvious, but nobody would ever think of saying it. These days, ,all we ever do is overthink and stress but the answer is right in front of you. The ending was very clever. Ultimately, “The Guest” and “War Games” share themes which are absurdism, morality, and limits of human knowledge. The ending for “The Guest” was too dull and simple, while the ending for “War Games” was perfect and mind blowing of how simple it really was. Overall, my experience reading these two stories was successful. The meaning of absurdism really kept me thinking if life even has a true

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