Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Exploration #7: Restrepo

This was a very powerful documentary and a lot of things stuck with me. Although there were many things that stuck with me there was one in particular stood out. The fact that all the soldiers kept saying that they weren't prepared or ready for being in the Korengal Valley. They were all relatively young and for a lot of them it was their first experience in active duty. Just seeing that for a lot of them it was their first time in combat, but also in what President Bush described as, "the most dangerous place on Earth" was really strong and stuck with me. I'd never known war to be that constant barrage of firing from all sides. It's just a new thing for me because none of my family has ever been in the military. Just how nieve were these soldiers to what they were to experience? They were all thinking that it was a shoot-em up video game and is very evident when one said, "I wanted to go in their with an open mind. being shot at everyday. I'd fix it and we wouldn't get shot at anymore."

The scene that was most memorable to me was when the soldiers came in and had to see the innocent people and children that they had accidently killed or hurt. It stood out to me because it is terrible that in war some people have to die when they shouldn't in order for the ones that ought to be killed to be killed. These people and kids were innocent and probably carrying out chores and everyday life when they were brutally bombed unexpectedly.

I would definitely recommend this movie to any adult who does not understand the concept or severity of war like me. I had no idea that the soldiers were under this constant fire from all sides. It was just amazing.

10 comments:

  1. Hey nice post! Like you I hadn't been well informed or educated on what war is really like, and this video was great way to put in perspective what the soldiers go through everyday.

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  2. The scene with the dead children really stuck with me to. It's so sad that they had to die.

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  3. Wow, you have some really good points about the film. It does show somebody who has never experienced anything to really do with the war, the reality of it. Like I stated in my blog my brother is a marine and has never went into active duty but i still know more about the war than i think i want to. good thoughts though

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  4. I really agree with what you said about showing it an adult because it seems to me that most people do not understand what is actually going on over seas. Most teens our age dont understand or sometimes seem that they dont even care. Its was hard for me to watch that because I have friends and family over there right now and to think that that's what might be happening to them scares me.

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  5. Good post I like how u mentioned how young the soldiers were when they were shipped out I really never thought of it that way.

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  6. I like how you noticed the fact that they felt like they weren't prepared. Soldiers are taught the basics and trained well but when they get to where they need to it seems as if there was no amount of training that could prepare them for what they had to go through.

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  7. President Bush saying "This is the most dangerous place on Earth" was also the thing that stuck with me the most.

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  8. You made some good points. I cant imagine the feeling of not being prepared for war. Especially for the inexperienced soldiers.

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  9. Cody! I really liked your post. I completely agree with you about how horrible the killing of the innocent people, especially children. Very sad!

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  10. It really stood out to me as well how young they were. Its hard to believe that they could die so young at war.

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