Platoon 3

Seeing how much the war had affected these young men and women and how they were transformed into entirely different people was pretty shocking. I knew war was brutal but I totally forgot to take into account what toll it takes in civilian life. The movie was rather depressing because it shows promising young men being tortured by their mind and conscience. It showed America's bravest men snorting cocaine and mugging innocent people. But it sends a good message as well. Although it shows the hardships of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder it also shows how good direction and positive reinforcement can turn someones life around. So overall it was an eye-opening movie.

Powerful

This movie was very moving and at the same time it is very depressing. knowing that people are being tortured and murdered right now and nobody can do anything to stop them without getting killed is a saddening thing. I was disgusted to find out that some countries are even helping.overall it makes you feel like we could do moe to help than we are right now

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Reaction to Seoul Train

After watching Seoul Train my initial response to it was that I felt so guilty at how great we have it. Seeing the people trying to escape from their own country made me sick. The fact that a country is so badly governed that one would feel the need to flea is unfathomable to me. When the woman and child were being pried from freedom by grown men, trained soldiers, trained to do such a thing.

Seoul Train

Being a korean, I had no idea that in North Korea people there were so desperate to get out of Korea to go find a better life out side of their country. This documentry really showed me that even though life can seem great when your here, but in other parts of the world it is the exact opposite. People in North Korea are starving and their health was way below avarage than anyone else in the world. Heres a link i found that had the same problems where a government is cruel to their people
http://www.hrw.org/en/news/2002/02/25/afghan-refugees-mistreated-exile-afraid-go-home

Seoul Train

I had no clue things were so bad in North Korea. It's crazy to think that there are countries that are still in that kind of condition. You would think that by the 2000s a lot of countries would be in better shape. I know that America is like more "advanced" and better off than a lot of countries, but it was still shocking to see how North Korea is. The Koreans don't really have any rights. I did find it interesting that the North Koreans have an underground railroad too; just like we had in the Civil War.

http://www.amnestyusa.org/all-countries/north-korea/page.do?id=1011213

That movie was pretty brutal, I had no idea that was going on in North Korea. It was frustrating that the Chinese sent the North Korea illegals back to Korea to be tortured and condemned to death.

Watching this video was really eye opening to me. I had no idea all those crucial things were happening. I feel really bad for all the people that have suffered. I don't understand why China won't let the refugees pass through to go to another country. This situation is completely unfair and cruel. After seeing the video I realized how easy Americans have it. I'm really glad I got to see this movie because it taught me a lot.