Before you watch the filmTitle of Film: Ritualized warfare in New GuineaWhat do you think you will see in this film?This video might be about the practice of ancient warfare methods in New Guinea. Young men will fight each others tribes using basic weaponaryList three concepts or ideas that you might expect to see based on the title of the film. 1. Primitive warfare 2. Tribal conflict3. Basic weaponry List some people you might expect to see based on the title of the film. 1. Focused on Papua New Guineans 2. Young, strong men3. People in tribes | Before you watch the filmTitle of Film: WW1 combat in color 1914-1918What do you think you will see in this film?It will show clips from World War I, and how modern deadly weapons can cause a lot more destruction.List three concepts or ideas that you might expect to see based on the title of the film. 1. Industrial Revolution2. Trench war3. DeathList some people you might expect to see based on the title of the film. 1. Strong young men2. Armed men and some women3. Dead men | While you watch the filmWhat type of film is it? Documentary. | While you watch the filmWhat type of film is it? Documentary. | After you watch the filmWhat is the central message(s) of this film?To show the type of war they had in the past, prior to industrial revolution. They had basic weaponry, and fought the war at a much less destructive scale. Consider the effectiveness of the film in communicating its message. As a tool of communication, what are its strengths and weaknesses?I think it communicated the message the best by showing us a video of the actual war happening. There wasn’t much of an explain in the film of what was going on. How do you think the filmmakers wanted the audience to respond?The might have wanted us to be surprised because the video really showed the contrast of the war that we had in our minds, to ancient wars. Does this film appeal to the viewer's reason or emotion? How does it make you feel?It really makes us see the impact of modern weaponry. People back then fought the war in a much more casual and friendly way. List two things this film tells you about primitive warfare during the era depicted. 1. People were wounded but were not likely to die.2. Basic weaponaryWhat information do you gain about this event that would not be conveyed by a written source? Be specific.It showed us the raw video of how war as fought at the time. We could see the weapons they used and how they fought. It helps us see the kind of the war they had, and how silly it was compared to WW1. | After you watch the filmWhat is the central message(s) of this film?It showed about that industrial revolution really had widened the destruction effecting lots of people. Consider the effectiveness of the film in communicating its message. As a tool of communication, what are its strengths and weaknesses?Like the other video, there wasn’t much of an explanation, but the video showed us the war and really captured how people felt. How do you think the filmmakers wanted the audience to respond?It really showed the impact of weapons on a war, and how it can bring such disaster. Does this film appeal to the viewer's reason or emotion? How does it make you feel?It made me angry because countries are so selfish and willing to sacrifice the lives of millions of young men and women to prove a point. List two things this film tells you about modern warfare during the era depicted. 1. Millions were dead2. It was more serious because the war was deadlyWhat information do you gain about this event that would not be conveyed by a written source? Be specific.The destruction that the war caused could only have been captured by video. It displayed emotion and really gave me an insight into an extent of how serious the war was. | After viewing both of these films, what do you think the main differences between total warfare and primitive warfare are? List at least 3, in full sentences.A big difference between primitive and total warfare was the kind of weapons that were used. In primitive warfare, basic bows and arrows were used, and in total warfare, there were tanks. It really made a difference in the deadliness of the war. In addition, in total warfare, women were used, we could see that back then, women would just sit on the side watching the war. Finally, total war killed a lot more people. | |