Ilya : LOL this is like your third comment EVER so ill make it good. How lucky WE ARE? that a nuclear bomb doesn't land on our heads. that shouldn't even be an option , but man's curiosity for destruction and war knows no end.

War is a drug - Hurt Locker

i believe we should instate a policy that whenever the president wants to shoot a nuclear bomb he should be subject to severe torture afterward. This way they can think twice before ordering an attack

Diana said...

I dont understand why your acting like your disagreeing with me, when your reiterating exactly what I was saying. I was putting what you said in nicer terms. The fact that the people who actually make the wars dont live through them, they are sheltered for the most part from the harm and dont truly understand its impact. I said that we may perceive ourselves lucky that were not in the same predicament at this time. I agree with you on the policy, if the people who made the war actually got to feel its impact they might think twice about it. I disagree that its mans curiosity, I feel like its more of their ego.

I thought this was very important . War is a game for those who create it, but for those who have to fight it - its something much greater.  I think its also very important and devastating how we dont realize how certain decisions effect our world so greatly. How the tests, while not necessary were preformed and devastated not only the lives of many people but our own earth.   How the film depicted  the people who create war, as people who  see the world and its people as resources  and machines to fight against each other.

The documentary

I find this new film the one that has the greatest impact on me for it is the only one that depicts events that have occurred. While the others I could have brushed off and said that they were only acted out and filmed, this one I know is true. When you see the faces of the people, or the images of their wounds, you cant just brush that off. Thats reality. Then it hits you, how lucky you are. How these people who create this war, dont really live through it , they dont see its impact, its reality, the way it changes other peoples lives. They see it as a game.

While the film we just watched was not my favorite, it did present a very interesting and logical idea as well as allowed me to understand in greater extent the events that unfolded or could have unfolded with the encounter between Russia and the United States. It was very interesting to see the idea that war is made by man of wealth but fought by men of lower status. While the film didnt really allow the audience to see the actual tragedy of war because it didnt show it from the perspective of a soldier, it did show us the perspective of a politician, which is valuable within itself.  We are also able to see through the film the effect human error has on the unfolding of events. It inevitable is out to get us. I also found it very interesting how the two presidents were very friendly while the countries hated each other.