When asked about how I felt about the war, the first word that came to my mind was confused. After watching the video, my mind was racing with a series of questions however one question overthrew the rest. The question being: ‘Why?’.
From the very beginning of the video, I was a bit concerned. It was mentioned that the required age for a man to go into war was 19-35, yet boys younger than 19 were supposedly excited to go. They even went as far as lying about their age just to become a soldier. That left me questioning why those young boys wanted to go into war. What was so amusing about the war? What made them want to go into a war ground not knowing if they’ll live to see their families again? Questions like these were circulating my mind.
Another thing that struck me in the video was the amount of excitement these soldiers seemed to have before they went into war. Most of them didn’t even regret going. At this point, I tried to envision myself as a soldier and put myself in their shoes. If I was about to go into war, I’ll be freaking out. In fact, nothing would even make me think twice about going.
The soldiers’ capacity and mental strength to witness death and various disturbing casualties every single day while they were at war was another thing that amazed me. Those soldiers were probably traumatized every day but they still had the will power to keep fighting for their country. Their bravery is something that should be applauded.
Overall, my opinion on WW1 varies. Yes, I am a bit confused by it but I am gradually understanding why it was important. Due to the war, many empires were destroyed which led to the creation of numerous new nation states as well as encouraging independence and much more. Over time, I hope to be more educated on the war and I hope to understand it in a wider point of view.
Good job on the post! I think overall the post was very descriptive on how you were feeling as you watched the documentary and you got to the point. Some feedback I would give you in the future though is to be more specific when mention the vents in the movies.
I liked how you expressed your emotions and curiosity in wanting to learn more. I think this conveys emotion greatly.
I admire your capacity of trying to imagine what they feel and lived. The question “why?” was something that I also asked myself watching the documentary, but they way you try to empathize with the soldiers and putting it in your post was amazing.
I liked the beginning of your writing because I think that we all have made that question to ourselves, why does war happens? what is the purpose?. I also liked the way you explained your emotional journey through the whole film.
I really enjoyed your work! I do suggest being more specific when mentioning traumatizing events as it helps the readers understand if you describe exactly the hardships the soldiers suffered. Other than that I really appreciated the way you used the word “Why” when explaining your feelings about the young boys who found excitement in going to war.
Your post was very enjoyable to read, as it was very specific and personal to you. You included questions that you thought of and thoughts that were going through your mind, take the end of paragraph two for example. It’s important to be personal in a personal response, and you did that to perfection!
The fact that you tried to put yourself in their situation and consider things from their point of view and still were left wondering “Why” really stood out to me about your post.
I like how you had begin this blog post because it makes us readers wants to continue and know the “Why?” you mentioned in the first paragraph this sure is a great blog post I also like how you brought out your emotions.
I like your introduction in your post, because you are butting the question “why?”, whit only one question that only has one word makes the reader want to read all the text.