Like Fallen Angles and Restrepo, the books Maus 1 and 2 and Night go together very well. For those who like comic books, i would recommend Maus but for those who enjoy a indepth all words story, Night is the way to go.
These books are very similar in many ways, for example in both books there is a lot of pain and suffering. Both books describe the Halocaust as an unbeliable horrible occurance that strongly affected jews and eveyone in not onlt europe but the whole world. both stories give an in depth example of the life in a concentration camp. they show that no matter who you are or who you were you will be a victim if not with your body then most defiantly with your eyes. Reading this in both books really opened my eyes to how messed up the halocaust really was and how horrible it would have been to go through selection and not get chosen or see someone you love not get chosen.
Both of these books give amazing, in depth examples of the true life during the Halocaust but even with that being said, i enjoyed and think that Night should be read next year and not Maus. I thought that Maus was a little bit of overkill on the depressing reading of the Halocaust. So for next year, Night would definatly be best to read because for me it effected me ALOT more the both Maus 1 and 2.
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
Restrepo Blog
Ther are many times in the movie Restrepo that gave me a better understanding of the book Fallen Angels and war itself, here are some examples.
1. In the movie after the squad killed a few of the taliban, they go into a city and see that they had killed some innocent civilians. This also happened in the book, and now that i saw the faces of the families who lost these men in the movie, i feel more sad about the situation.
2. watching the movie really made me realize who scared the soldiers were in the war. you could see it in their faces that they were scared and worried.
3. seeing the movie and the people talking to the local people, made me see how hard it was for them to communicate and how hard it was to sometimes agree on a solution.
4. in the book, the bond between the squad was described as an unbreakable love. in the movie this was proven to me, you could tell by the way they messed around and danced and talked that they alll had a very special connection.
5. in the book, some of the squad mates had pictures or items from home, that they treasured deeply. in the movie some of the men had pictures and you could see how much they missed the people in them everytime they saw them.
6. IN both the book and the movie the soldiers talked about how they felt like they were in the middle of nowhere. but after seeing the movie and seeing the camera pan around, i realized that they really were in the middle of nowhere.
7. also theyre were fights within the squad in both the movie and the book. the movie made me realize that fighting or wrestling wasnt necessarily beacsue of hated, it was just for fun and to pass the time.
8. in both the movie and the book, the captains, or higher ranked soldiers were definatly looked up to. in the movie when the head soldier was talking about death and everyone was quiet and attentive, i saw forreal that the soldiers really do respect their commanders.
9. in both the book and movie there were black and white soldiers, but in the movie there was no racism whatsoever. and in the book there was, but not between the closer squadmates. this shows that the closeness of a army squad can overcome any obstacle.
10. finally, the death of fellow crewmates, affected people in the book and the movie. the biggest similaritie that was showed very well in the movie was the care and the appriciation of squad mates who die. when the soldiers in the movie named the base restrepo, this showed that the men missed him unbelievably and proved how strong the bond was.
1. In the movie after the squad killed a few of the taliban, they go into a city and see that they had killed some innocent civilians. This also happened in the book, and now that i saw the faces of the families who lost these men in the movie, i feel more sad about the situation.
2. watching the movie really made me realize who scared the soldiers were in the war. you could see it in their faces that they were scared and worried.
3. seeing the movie and the people talking to the local people, made me see how hard it was for them to communicate and how hard it was to sometimes agree on a solution.
4. in the book, the bond between the squad was described as an unbreakable love. in the movie this was proven to me, you could tell by the way they messed around and danced and talked that they alll had a very special connection.
5. in the book, some of the squad mates had pictures or items from home, that they treasured deeply. in the movie some of the men had pictures and you could see how much they missed the people in them everytime they saw them.
6. IN both the book and the movie the soldiers talked about how they felt like they were in the middle of nowhere. but after seeing the movie and seeing the camera pan around, i realized that they really were in the middle of nowhere.
7. also theyre were fights within the squad in both the movie and the book. the movie made me realize that fighting or wrestling wasnt necessarily beacsue of hated, it was just for fun and to pass the time.
8. in both the movie and the book, the captains, or higher ranked soldiers were definatly looked up to. in the movie when the head soldier was talking about death and everyone was quiet and attentive, i saw forreal that the soldiers really do respect their commanders.
9. in both the book and movie there were black and white soldiers, but in the movie there was no racism whatsoever. and in the book there was, but not between the closer squadmates. this shows that the closeness of a army squad can overcome any obstacle.
10. finally, the death of fellow crewmates, affected people in the book and the movie. the biggest similaritie that was showed very well in the movie was the care and the appriciation of squad mates who die. when the soldiers in the movie named the base restrepo, this showed that the men missed him unbelievably and proved how strong the bond was.
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